Question about the “Mario Mandate”
So we all know that ever since Sticker Star, strict development restrictions were put on the devs to only use existing Mario characters instead of making original ones. I’ve always had a problem with this, because how are completely original characters like Kersti, Huey, Olivia, and King Olly allowed to exist, but a, for example, maroon colored Bob-omb with a beanie named Billy, not? The “original character” in question really isn’t that original, just an existing character barely changed, while the other characters are completely unique with their own lore and stuff.