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HEATED DEBATE ENSUES
(Turns down the heat a little)

Anyways Roto13 I'm glad you agree that Link shouldn't take over Mario's position as Mr. Nintendo and I guess which one looks and is cooler is a matter of preference. I still disagree with some points though.
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Popularity is kind of a lame reason to hate a character and a game. (I hate Final Fantasy VII because it bored me to tears, not because it's so popular. xP) Link and the Zelda series receive higher praise because the games are so consistently awesome. Zelda games, with one or two exceptions, are always adventure games. There are very few spinoff games. Mario is more of a brand than a series of games, and because of that, it's difficult for one person to love all of his games because he's in just about every KIND of game.
You got a point there. A lot of Link’s games are Adventure and RPGs which would make them have a better story and feel more complete. That still doesn’t give fans the right to bash on all Nintendo games that aren’t The Legend of Zelda. I know you probably haven’t encountered many people like that, but personally I’ve seen it a lot and I’m tired of seeing it. Also having people like a game too much makes them not give other games a chance (that's my problem with Link's games Skyblade). That's a little too common with Link fans. I know you'll probably say Mario is worse but that's what all the Mario haters are for: discouraging people from liking Mario too much and making them give other games a chance. Link doesn't have many which unbalances things.
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Zelda is a type of game that doesn't lend itself well to multiplayer. (Even though several of the Zelda games do have multiplayer modes.) Plus, Four Swords is way more fun than almost any multiplayer Mario experience. :P
I agree with you there. Playing multiplayer games cooperatively is really fun. There isn’t much multiplayer Legend of Zelda games out there though which is why I usually stick to games like Mario and Bomberman. I’m kind of hoping that they make another Four Swords game for the DS or Wii.

Basically there’s nothing wrong with liking a game. But when it gets too popular to the point where it’s ridiculous, annoying, and it’s making their fans hate other game series just because they aren’t that game, it gets me angry.