Before Mario took the thrown of Nintendo's ever growing sports titles they used to make sports games starring regular athletes with Mario only making cameo appearances in some. With games like Ice Hockey, Tennis, Tecmo Bowl, Baseball, Soccer and others being put on the Nintendo Switch's NES Library, constant re-releases on systems like the Wii & the WiiU and appearances in games like NES Remix and the NES Mini console these characters will always be relevant even without a new title.