>>713207697>MarioHalf the total cast are animal people, even before getting into the Rare-verse.
>Commander KeenA literal-who to most people, even Doom fans.
>Duke NukemMultiple genres, predominantly known for the FPS era.
Tomb Raider and Prince of Persia would've been better examples I'd agree with, but going up against Crash, Spyro, Gex, Croc, Banjo-Kazooie, Conker, Ty, Frogger, Ratchet & Clank, Sly Cooper, Jak & Daxter, Ape Escape and countless Indie examples that took notice, it's a unanimous point to say cartoonish animal people hole a majority stake in the genre's face-value marketing.