Will Nintendo Ever Make Daisy a Staple Character?

Hey Guys!

This is a bit of a fan-girl rant here, but anyway,,,

As you can probably tell from my Avatar I am a huge fan of
Princess Daisy from the Super Mario Bros. universe, and I was just
wondering your views on why they have never made Daisy a staple
character in the series (like Yoshi and Peach), so she can one day
have her own video game?

I know they use her as a side-character in Mario Kart and the Mario
Party genre, but would it be so hard to update her status in this
regard? Hell even Rosalina who is just a clone of Peach, who was
introduced in Mario Galaxy has been bumped up as a fully playable
character in a mainstream Mario game (Super Mario 3D World).

I know it's silly, but I would love to see Daisy get more attention
in the genre. I mean she was the Second Princess (Pauline being the
first)... Mario Land anyone?

"Oh Daisy... Daisy..." :D

Thoughts?

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I was just wondering your views on why they have never made Daisy a staple character in the series (like Yoshi and Peach), so she can one day have her own video game?

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O_o

I'm still waiting on a Zelda game where Zelda is the main character... which also isn't an abomination of a game.

Considering things I've heard from associates in the industry, a lot of publishers apparently still have a "Female main characters don't makes sales." mentality.

May not be true of course, but the latest abortion in the "Metroid" series doesn't even have Samus Aran as a playable character so I'm left to wonder.

*shrug*

On that note, I think I'd rather not see any of the female characters referenced if they are going to be reduced to a "sex sales" representation.

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I mean she was the Second Princess (Pauline being the first)... Mario Land anyone?

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What?

Daisy is "Mario Land" which was after "Super Mario Brothers" which introduced Peach, and I don't recall ever hearing Pauline referred to as a princess.

As far as it goes, a "Super Princess Peach" sequel featuring Peach and Daisy as mains would certainly be welcome.

Soma

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Originally Posted by phantomotap

Considering things I've heard from associates in the industry, a lot of publishers apparently still have a "Female main characters don't makes sales." mentality.

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Of course, Nintendo's different. But equally bad. For Nintendo, it's not "a female main character will not sell," instead it's, "if we have a female main character, who's the male main character going to rescue?"

Knowing Nintendo who's just stuck in the past, I don't think Daisy will ever feature her own game. That's just a guess, though.

Maybe there could be a game where Daisy is the antagonist.

I cannot see her as an antagonist, she's 100% one of the good guys. Even assuming an evil protagonist like Wario or Bowser, you'd still face evil enemies.

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Daisy is "Mario Land" which was after "Super Mario Brothers" which introduced Peach, and I don't recall ever hearing Pauline referred to as a princess.

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Ah sorry my bad there. Pauline was the girl to save in the original Donkey Kong games. I
assumed she was a princess as that is the theme since Mario Land, but yeah your correct Pauline
was just a regular girlfriend (or so I believe).