What if Mario started as female?

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This is Mario as a girl called Maria:

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She would have a sister called Luise. :p

But no. I don't think it would be a success because the point of Mario is to save Princess Peach; the damsel in distress. It wouldn't work very well with Maria because it would have an awkward ending in every game. :p
 
I actually think it would have sold about the same. You gotta realize that Metroid was revolutionary in that it was the first game series to feature a prominent female protagonist, and now the series is cherished as a classic (yeah, yeah, it has less games and Other M sucked, but still). As long as the gameplay was kept the same, I honestly doubt that it would have strayed from it's popularity.
 
I feel like this could be a whole sexist thing, where woman don't get enough attention as compared to men. But the original was a simple save the damsel in distress, I'm guessing Nintendo wanted something simple at the start, then expand outward, like with Metroid.

But I can't really imagine what the Mario games would be with a female plumber inn charge, if it started like that with good gameplay, I'm pretty sure it would've sold well though.
 
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