Talk:DBX/@comment-29605082-20160830222907/@comment-25430354-20160831001017

The difference is in terms of vs debating, Marvel, DC, MK, and SF don't have as immature fanbases as Mario and Sonic (Ive been to several forums, wikis, comment sections and google plus pages to come to this conclusion) that will stare each other down to no end. Not only that, but in terms of main and supporting characters that people care about more, Mario and Sonic are quite limited when compared to the rest of them. Marvel vs DC has a near unlimited amount of vs matches with characters that are popular and people care about.

And judging from recent comments I've seen, people have gotten sick of MK vs SF matches, myself included. And in scenarios like those, it's hard to tell if future requests are done just because it's wanted or because one side wants to get a win over the other one (The period between Luigi vs Tails and Knuckles vs DK comes to mind, can't tell you how many comments I saw that said, "Finally a Mario character beats a Sonic character!"). With MK vs SF, it's a bit easier to solve given that there are a number of fighting games the two franchises could be fighting otherwise.

And in terms of Death Battle, Shadow's gotten more variety alone in his two fights than the majority of both franchises. Take those away and Sonic's side has only fought against Mega Man, and Mario's only fought Zelda, Killer Instinct, and itself. It's more fresh to see Mario take on other franchises rather than deal with the endless flame wars against Sonic again.