Mario collects coins because everyone wants money?

[CM30]

According to Miyamoto. They were actually planning on making him collect fruit once:

http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/article.php?id=22376

"When we were thinking about something that anybody would look at and go 'I definitely want that!', we thought, 'Yep, it's gotta be money.'"

 

[SuperMarioFanX100]

Better than fruit........

 

[Star Bright]

Makes sense when you think about it, you know. Bananas being coins in DK? Makes sense now with that logic...

 

[Ev!l Hydr490]

It does sound reasonable. DK has his bananas, Sonic has his rings, and Mario has his coins.

 

[(DL)]

Crash was supposed to collect fruit at one point. And he still does.