Wow, no votes for Gen 1 that's a shock!
My favorite has to be Gen 5 though, because I liked the music, the games, and all of the Pokemon in it (except Pidove). Plus my copy of Pokemon White means a lot to me.
Close behind is Gen 4, because my first Pokemon game was Pearl. Then Gen 2, then 1...
Re: Mario Kart 8
I kinda want to see the return of character exclusive items, though with new things instead of 3 shells going solely to Koopa/Paratroopa, etc..
I hope the full Wii roster makes a comeback. King Boo should look more like King Boo from Luigi's Mansion if he returns, too. I also...
Wow I can't believe just read this entire topic....
Birdo is annoying, but it's wrong to hate them just because of the gender mishap/trans* thing going on with them. I personally really like Birdo though.
Also Metal Mario is silly and I don't care for them much, but I think Robo Mario is a...
I liked the final Bowser fight in Super Mario Galaxy. Don't care much for his other fights in other games.
I also liked: Petey Piranha, King Boo (or Boss Boo; the Super Mario Sunshine one), Bouldergeist, King Kaliente, Bob-Omb King (N64 version), Whomp King, Prince Froggy, Hookbill the Koopa...
I grew up mainly with Super Mario 64, but I think my dad bought it for himself. I think the first Mario game that was given to me intentionally was Super Mario World for the Gameboy Advance.
I've had a very similar experience to that, though the first thing was a banana I didn't see. Mine was on Rainbow Road on the Wii during online matches so that was embarrassing to say the least.