OMG when the organ music started playing at the beginning of the final battle (then Bowser laughed)... younger-me thought that was the coolest thing ever! :O
Nah, the total number of gamers is expanding, especially by the Wii last gen, to a group of people that wouldn't buy a console before the Wii launched.
A new group that'll explore for example Mario, but also other 3D platformers.
The genre still sells good, won't die anytime soon. If the COD madness continues though... God I hate that n00b game, still based on COD4 engine from 2007 with a yearly upgrade on it.
Am i the only one thats getting sick of these pathetic doom and gloom articles in the world of gaming? every other day these "journalists" post articles begging questions no one was asking. "Is (whatever random thing hasnt been around much lately) DYING?!?!" well...no, not really. the 3d platforming genre is doing just fine actually. multiple examples that i wont even bother to list prove it. Why is anyone even attempting to bring this up? website hitss.
How can someone say 3D platformers are dying when technically some of the top games incorporate heavy platforming mechanics: From Tomb Raider and Prince of Persia to Uncharted and Assassins Creed and Crackdown or even the very recent I Am Alive. Sure, these games are also about either shooting, hack-n-slashing or other mechanics, but the platforming is still there. After all, even Mario wasn't *just* a platforming game - especially the later games in the series that incorporated many other element. The platformer is not dead, it just evolved.
Platformers are a sub genre after all: Mario, Metroid and Ratchet for example are action/action-adventure games sub-categorized as platformers. Mario can shoot fireballs, right?
Because developers want to make their games all realistic and open-world with cinematic cut-scenes and giving the player unlimited freedom. No wonder why I feel that HD console gaming is redundant.
Great... Just looking at that screenshot makes me want to play Mario 64 again lol.
Ummmmm. No. Sly Cooper Thieves in time? We just got Ratchet and Clank A Crack in Time not long ago.Isn't kind of early to be saying this?
i want a platformer thats multiplayer,has shooting elements& or fighting& vehicles.that would be sweet.
Don't worry Little Big Planet 3D will revive it :D
Skylanders on the 3DS was a fun 3D platformer.