The popularity of 3D platformers, as a genre, has waxed and waned routinely over the last few decades. 3D platformers were at the height of their popularity in the 1990s, with games like Super Mario ...
The 3D platformer is quintessentially Nintendo. As famous as games like Crash Bandicoot, Spyro, and Astro Bot are, they all live in the shadow of (and often owe a debt of gratitude to) the big N.