>>713785597
I only play romhacks (of 2D games) and Mario Maker because they are the only ways to really take advantage of the mechanics of Mario games.
Simpler games need a challenge to make sense. For me, 2D platform need to work like shoot 'em ups, i.e., be so difficult that you feel like it's impossible. That's because these games don't have much value as a casual experience, contrary to what people think.
Many people think Mario is the perfect casual game, but I've seen a lot of kids playing Mario, both 2D and 3D, and they don't engage with those games in the same way they engage with true sandboxes like Minecraft, Roblox, and pretty much every other game of that style. 2D and 3D Mario sells to kids because their parents know the Mario brand. Mario Odyssey, which was criticized by some players for being too meaningless with rewards for the simplest things, was Nintendo's response to this. They noticed that their 3D games had lost their ability to compete, so they tried to create small sandbox worlds for children (and even so, Mario Odyssey's appeal to children is very small when compared to Minecraft and Roblox).

tldr: Mario games are good, but only when there is a challenge. They are not good for casual gaming, Mario Wonder being the latest example of this, being a super bland, super monotonous game that simply did not stay in the collective imagination of players and consumers for more than a few weeks, and only sells because of the brand recognized by parents.