An entire thread of Nintendo, and not a single mention of this fella.
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The plumber was replaced as Nintendo's seminal character, by a certain superhero at around the time that the game voted as one of the best of all time was released.
Ocarina of Time.
N64, and Nintendo's greatest moment.
Though "Gamerankings" presently has Super Mario Galaxy, just edging out Ocarina of Time by the smallest of margins, followed by Galaxy 2!!
That's tripe!! Galaxy is a great game, but no where near compares to Ocarina!
The consoles/games and series have never been the same since IMHO.
And despite the protestations I have come across, the 3DS version is not sacrilegious, I think it's awesome - and that's from a true Zelda fanboy.
If you have not played Ocarina of Time, you do not fully know Nintendo. It's widely regarded as the greatest game of all time.
And deservedly so, I've never played a game since, that has felt more complete. The only one I have ever played as much since, is Uncharted 3 online - which is, admittedly, brilliant.