LogFAQs > #961496799

Everybody on the site already knows who Mario and Samus are and when you are that well-known and established, I don't think recent games have that much of an impact unless it's some kind of "reinterpretation" like Snake getting into Smash, causing him to be exposed to a Nintendo demographic that might not normally play MGS or Zelda getting BotW, which brought in fans beyond the traditional 3D Zelda formula. I just don't see Dread or SMO or SMO2 doing that and causing a significant impact on the Mario/Samus relationship.

Like I can still see Samus beating Mario next contest, but more because of continuations of trends that's favored her in 2018 like the SNES/Metroidvania boost or the female character boost than Dread having that much of an impact.