Gordon is gonna get high up there just because of community support.
Well its more about personal ties. I mean Mario and Nintendo both saved the industry and it was like the best game I had ever played as a kid, and it's just been cool to see him slowly evolve, granted it's all marketing but he is probably the biggest icon in gaming history.Funny how you voted for mario when you found gordon not interesting
Joking out of the way, this point is as ironic as it is redundant. There is only one reason why a Nin10doh character would get this far: Fanboyism. As Caliostro pointed out, Mario hasn't changed in 20 odd years; beyond the fact that he went 3d he has been endlessly milked by Nintendo to the last sour dribbles, and then milked some more. He is as boring as he is "retro" and playing his games makes me feel like i should have taken crack to warm up.
So you enjoy boring, unoriginal and extremely bland characters that haven't involved in around 20 years?
Mario galaxy