Actually that's just the New Super Mario Bros. series, not the Mario series as a whole. Remember Mario at one point was just releasing one main platformer game per system. (Well the NES actually had three.)
If you ignore the NSMB series nothing has changed. We're just still waiting on the next new Mario game that's the true big title for the Wii U system. Just like we did for the N64 (Mario 64), Gamecube (Sunshine), and Wii (Galaxy). Trust me, once you see the one for the Wii U, you'll be impressed.
It's unfortunate that the NSMB series is ruining Mario's reputation lately.
If you ignore the NSMB series nothing has changed. We're just still waiting on the next new Mario game that's the true big title for the Wii U system. Just like we did for the N64 (Mario 64), Gamecube (Sunshine), and Wii (Galaxy). Trust me, once you see the one for the Wii U, you'll be impressed.
It's unfortunate that the NSMB series is ruining Mario's reputation lately.