Debate: Who is better? Sonic or Mario?
Side: Mario!

why Mario is better than sonic:1. without Mario their would be no more game industry.2. sonic is essentially a very loose copy of Mario with smoother landscapes, blocks that sit on the ground, supped up jump attack and faster gameplay with a somewhat larger variety of enemies (platforming games only).3. sonic has barely gotten any 10/10's for his games, many of Mario's classic games and recent very good ones have gotten MANY 10/10's both by official critics and by individuals.4. if sonic is more recognizable than mickey mouse and Mario is more recognizable than sonic. then Mario is the more popular character.5. many of sonic's games have sucked hard in the past and have cost Sega a ton of fans to boot. not to mention, the hate that sonic gets is usually more justifiable than the hate that Mario gets.6. just by looks, anybody who chooses who would be a better hero would most likely choose Mario because sonic is BASICALLY a mutant of sorts. and we all know that weird, strange, alien creatures wouldn't exactly be easy to trust.7. sonic has been in bad situations and that usually exchanges love for hate. meanwhile, Mario is making games that are wowing the community.8. Mario's side characters usually get their own spotlight in their own series or games that feature them. tails is the only sonic character that has such a privilege other than shadow. but then again, most people consider that game to be horrible along with some of tails games. meanwhile, Mario's side characters are getting their own games that receive much better reception. some people prefer Wario over Mario on various forums.9. Mario's villains have aged better than sonic's. bowser will usually get tons of love and praise from the community, and other villains have also managed to avoid a ton of hate. meanwhile, eggman becomes stand up comedy and nothing short of a joke to the community. mainly due to his name, stupidity and failures. even though he has an iq of 300 he still fails. meanwhile a monster with much less brain power has come closer to winning, and his failures make more sense then a technological superpower getting defeated by a speedy mutant and other mutated friends as well.10. Mario's games have been much more appealing to the community and overall, Mario's games are more popular than sonic games, sonic colors was called a galaxy clone and so was sonic gala- i mean sonic lost world (don't take the joke seriously). and sonic has sometimes been considered a copy of Mario games by other people other than me. overall, Mario has aged more well than sonic and is basically his master considering the that without Mario there would be no sonic. plus, Mario has revolutionized and evolved video games multiple times, while sonic is struggling heavily and has ended up in the dumps several times. Mario is in first place and sonic usually ends up in second place or hate land.conclusion: overall, not only has Mario done spectacular things but he has also aged better than most other franchises and has also still been around for 30+ years and counting while still remaining king. sonic has managed to compete with Mario and send him running some times, but in the end. Mario won and sonic became a close second and sometimes a laughing stock until cod took that place in the gaming community. sonic is good and he has many advantages over Mario. but so far, Mario has more and better advantages over sonic. and even though he has had some bad games, seriously, who remembers mario is missing, mario's time machine and hotel mario? exactly!