I think Glorb may know what he's talking about, he means there are not much of the classics that made Mario fans in the begining, meaning all this sport, ect. stuff is only getting other's attention, and none of the original Mario fans, and the older fans want what they had back in times like 1985, they like Mario not because he'd look awesome as a sport player, but because of the way he started, and Nintendo's not releasing much of the games that made Mario fans in the first place.