[@MUWANdo]

Just to clarify, is there any difference in price between retail and eshop?

No, but you can buy digital download cards from brick-and-mortar or online retailers which may or may not sell for less than the boxed game.

EDIT: you WILL get double the Club Nintendo coins for buying digitally, though, at least in NA.

[StayDead]

My heart wanted the gold box so now It's being shipped to me, but my brain is telling me how stupid I am as I spent the same amount on it but I have to wait a week to play it.

I may go digital only with Nintendo games in future so I don't have to wait. Animal Crossing much like Oni Training is going to be great to have on the system 24/7.

Reading this topic is just getting me more hyped. :p

[Shiggy]

My heart wanted the gold box so now It's being shipped to me, but my brain is telling me how stupid I am as I spent the same amount on it but I have to wait a week to play it. I may go digital only with Nintendo games in future so I don't have to wait. Animal Crossing much like Oni Training is going to be great to have on the system 24/7. Reading this topic is just getting me more hyped. :p

The golden box is coming to all territories, isn't it?

[Holy Order Sol]

Is there a way to install the game on the system if you have a physical copy?

[Mik2121]

Is there a way to install the game on the system if you have a physical copy?

LOL! Nope, this is Nintendo we're talking about here..

My heart wanted the gold box so now It's being shipped to me, but my brain is telling me how stupid I am as I spent the same amount on it but I have to wait a week to play it. I may go digital only with Nintendo games in future so I don't have to wait. Animal Crossing much like Oni Training is going to be great to have on the system 24/7. Reading this topic is just getting me more hyped. :p

Oh my god, yes!!!

[Shiggy]

Is there a way to install the game on the system if you have a physical copy?

Yes, but you need to buy it again from the download store.

[Mailenstein]

So how do I get the second star coin in the first (small) castle in world 1? That's the only star coin I'm missing in world 1...

[Holy Order Sol]

K, will definitely buy digital then. The golden box does looks really nice, but I don't value that over convenience.

[Mik2121]

So how do I get the second star coin in the first (small) castle in world 1? That's the only star coin I'm missing in world 1...

Can't play it right now, but after she's done I'll go have a check and let you know if you still haven't found it by then.

Either way, I didn't have much trouble finding it so it shouldn't be very hidden. I guess you've tried a few times already?

Edit: Wait, you mean the tower? Argh... yeah, I believe I'm missing that one too (the only one missing in World 1).

[DjRoomba]

LOL! Nope, this is Nintendo we're talking about here..

You jabone troll, Nintendo is the most generous game company and you know it. What company would let you do this?

[StayDead]

The golden box is coming to all territories, isn't it?

No idea, I'm just hopping the mail coming through Heathrow isn't held up due to the Olympics. :p

[Hasemo]

So how do I get the second star coin in the first (small) castle in world 1? That's the only star coin I'm missing in world 1...

+1, I've done about 15 runs and have no idea where it is. I think I've checked every nook and cranny...

[Mailenstein]

Can't play it right now, but after she's done I'll go have a check and let you know if you still haven't found it by then. Either way, I didn't have much trouble finding it so it shouldn't be very hidden. I guess you've tried a few times already? Edit: Wait, you mean the tower? Argh... yeah, I believe I'm missing that one too (the only one missing in World 1).

Ah yeah, the tower sorry. It's driving me insane lol.

[Diomedeskun]

That may work in regions where 3DS is popular but even though I live in a large city in Germany I don't get a whole lot of streetpasses in order to make this interesting. Online leaderboards are not always about being on top too, you can still have friends' leaderboards, etc. Heck, even some Nintendo games implement this. Nintendo is just too Japan focused with a lot of their approaches.

Honestly, even in Japan, it doesn't work so great everywhere. I almost never get streetpasses in my town, and I get one or two occasionally when I ride a train to the capital of my prefecture. Most of my streetpasses come from visits I've made to Osaka and Nagoya.

[@MUWANdo]

The golden box is coming to all territories, isn't it?

NA is getting the standard white box, IIRC. NOE is definitely doing the gold box.

[Shiggy]

NA is getting the standard white box, IIRC. NOE is definitely doing the gold box.

You guys really don't have any luck these days.

[Spieler Eins]

NSMBDS says no, NSMBWii says yes. Which do I listen to?

The first. I'll skip this and rather get the home console game again. Even if this is supposed to be better than the snorefest NSMBDS, it feels too cheap with the whole super rehashing going on, while the ,,gimmick'' should have been a new Wario Land.

[Astrosanity]

You jabone troll, Nintendo is the most generous game company and you know it. What company would let you do this?

You're being sarcastic, right? Valve's let me reinstall my physical copy of Orange Box and given me the choice to download them on a number of different PC's.

[Mailenstein]

Star Coin Guide - World 1


1-1
1. above the first set of music notes
2. above the fourth set of music notes
3. get in the first green pipe and hit the P button; coin at the end


1-2
1. enter the underground; after the two blue pipes between the 3 koopas
2. enter the first golden pipe; above you (run!)
3. after getting the big mushroom run to the right and crush the blocks which surround the third star coin


1-3
1. above the third tree; coins mark your way
2. fly from the first star coin to the right until you see the 50 coin block and from there again to the green pipe on the tree to the right
3. after you obtained the second star coin fall down and you will see it below you; crush the wall the left


1-Tower
1. after the red rings to the left; easy to get
2. MISSING! HELP!
3. near the end; can't miss


1-4
1. easily to see above the second orange mushroom in front of the golden ring; can't miss
2. get in the blue pipe on which you see above; coin at the end
3. a bit after the save point, hit the middle block on the wide red mushroom and climb the plant; you have to be fast after you've hit the P button


1-5
1. near the first violet fish; can't miss
2. get in the first golden pipe you see; can't miss
3. after the glass item box, watch out for small openings on the roof, the coin is right there above


1-A
1. see the first yellow gate with the red arrow? get down there
2. after the big ass piranha flower to the right; easy and can't miss that one
3. right before the end near the pole, get below the 4 piranha flowers and go to the left; there is an invisible block between the two pipes; find it and get in there


1-Castle
1. below the second rope; can't miss
2. after the second rope, you'll need raccoon mario and go above the blocks you see right after; you'll need to fly to the right from above there. the coins will lead you to the second star coin
3. near the end, can't miss


Canon
- enter 1-Tower, get to the save point and enter the door above it, exit through the right in that room

[M3d10n]

That may work in regions where 3DS is popular but even though I live in a large city in Germany I don't get a whole lot of streetpasses in order to make this interesting. Online leaderboards are not always about being on top too, you can still have friends' leaderboards, etc. Heck, even some Nintendo games implement this. Nintendo is just too Japan focused with a lot of their approaches.

Wait a goddamn second, you people!

--edit--
I was wrong. Only gifts use strangers miis.

[SpacePirate Ridley]

Watched a 54 minutes video

Good:
-New elements just as level 1 starts, seems like the game knows youve already beaten NSMB in DS and starts with a higher level than the majority of Marios, something like Lost Levels but not so hardcore.
-Also some new a cool enemy twists. Also some harder (a little, but harder nothenless) koopalings boss battles from the get a go.
-Makes you want to run the majority of the time, but you have to calculate parts were stopping and collecting gives you a huge coin bonus.
-The lightning affects and particles of the 2nd castle in each world. Also its music (the best one form the old NSMB)
-The return of Reznors as a boss. And its cool SMW music!

The Normal:
-Im still in the fence if the new "chorus" part added to the old music enhaces the old tracks. I think yes.

The Bad:
-The artstyle is bad, but we already knew this.
-Still too much SMB3 tributes, too little from SMW.

Much better than what I thought from all the trailers.

[Mailenstein]

Wait, you mean the tower? Argh... yeah, I believe I'm missing that one too (the only one missing in World 1).

+1, I've done about 15 runs and have no idea where it is. I think I've checked every nook and cranny...

Just to let you know, if you thought you probably need Mini Mario to enter any of those holes, that's not the case. Still can't find it tho :(.

[JoeInky]

Wait a goddamn second, you people! 3D Land also downloads record times via SpotPass. I've only ever had three street passes (including special event Reggie) and my 3D Land map is filled with scores from people from my friends list and also from strangers I've played against in Mario Kart 7. It's not a true online leaderboard, but it's not local-only either.

Oh wow, I didn't even notice this, time to go and do some speedruns then.

[Spiffy_1st]

Wait a goddamn second, you people! 3D Land also downloads record times via SpotPass. I've only ever had three street passes (including special event Reggie) and my 3D Land map is filled with scores from people from my friends list and also from strangers I've played against in Mario Kart 7. It's not a true online leaderboard, but it's not local-only either.

Where are you seeing this? I'm looking right now but can only see my times and the ones on the other files.

Edit: Oh right, my other files have higher times than the people I've streetpassed.

[watershed]

Wait a goddamn second, you people! 3D Land also downloads record times via SpotPass. I've only ever had three street passes (including special event Reggie) and my 3D Land map is filled with scores from people from my friends list and also from strangers I've played against in Mario Kart 7. It's not a true online leaderboard, but it's not local-only either.

I didn't know that. That's pretty cool. Occasionally I like competing against other's times. With NSMB2 it should be even funner going for coin totals if there is spotpass sharing.

[M3d10n]

Where are you seeing this? I'm looking right now but can only see my times and the ones on the other files.

I had one massive brain fart and mistook the scores for the gifts. Sorry.

[S1kkZ]

Watched a 54 minutes video Good: -New elements just as level 1 starts, seems like the game knows youve already beaten NSMB in DS and starts with a higher level than the majority of Marios, something like Lost Levels but not so hardcore. -Also some new a cool enemy twists. Also some harder (a little, but harder nothenless) koopalings boss battles from the get a go. -Makes you want to run the majority of the time, but you have to calculate parts were stopping and collecting gives you a huge coin bonus. -The lightning affects and particles of the 2nd castle in each world. Also its music (the best one form the old NSMB) -The return of Reznors as a boss. And its cool SMW music! The Normal: -Im still in the fence if the new "chorus" part added to the old music enhaces the old tracks. I think yes. The Bad: -The artstyle is bad, but we already knew this. -Still too much SMB3 tributes, too little from SMW. Much better than what I thought from all the trailers.

do you have a link to that video?

[Spiffy_1st]

I had one massive brain fart and mistook the scores for the gifts. Sorry.

No you're right, I've found a couple.

[Mik2121]

Argh... can't find the second coin in World 1 Tower...

[mrklaw]

Don't get the apathy. It's the first 2D mario on 3DS, NSMB DS was years ago and I more than got my money out of that one. Looking forward to this and the WiiU version.

[Visualante2]

So is there any reason why this isn't also DS release?

[JoeInky]

do you have a link to that video?

Here's one that has quite a lot of footage: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPdqHukYTps


Can anyone tell me how the co-op works in this game? Can you co-op your single player file or does it have it's own 3 files? Is the co-op even the full game or is it just a level select? and can you co-op the coin rush mode?

So is there any reason why this isn't also DS release?

It wouldn't run on the DS, for one thing.

[Toru]

So how do I get the second star coin in the first (small) castle in world 1? That's the only star coin I'm missing in world 1...

The second star was really hard to find. I accidentally spoiled myself while reading 2ch.
1. Enter the red pipe after the checkpoint.
2. After hitting the P button, do not collect blue coins but go up quickly. The second star coin is there.

[Mik2121]

Alright, found the second medal in World 1 Tower:

Go to the checkpoint and keep going up until you find the first red pipe. There, instead of spending time picking up the blue coins, just jump up, climb and you'll find the medal there.

Edit: Wow, beaten by a minute lol

[Visualante2]

It wouldn't run on the DS, for one thing.

Too many coins?

[Nibel]

So is there any reason why this isn't also DS release?

[Zeer0id]

So is there any reason why this isn't also DS release?

Is this a serious question?

Nintendo's already shooting themselves in the foot a little bit by releasing new DS Pokemon RPGs, but to release another NSMB on DS too?

[Spieler Eins]

So is there any reason why this isn't also DS release?

Why is this new gen game not coming to last gen hardware? Really?

[Mailenstein]

Oh wow, that was mean! Thanks guys!

[Amir0x]

StreetPass leaderboards! EDIT: Beaten, lol. But still yay. I loved Super Mario 3D Land's StreetPass record swapping. This will be no different. It's fun to try and be the top player in your area. At least that's a much more achievable goal than trying to be the top among all players online. Plus there's a certain sense of satisfaction you get from beating records of people around you that online leaderboards can't replicate, at least to me. I have no motivation to even try for online leaderboards because there will always be crazy, insanely good people at the top, that's never going to change.

good thing there's such a thing as 'regional leaderboards' and 'friend leaderboards' and all other sort of leaderboards which can help your gaming ego in this regard, instead of just Nintendo being shitty at everything online as always

[JoeInky]

Too many coins?

Also the fact that all the graphics are upgraded to be on-par with/better than NSMBW, I think you might be forgetting just how bad the first game looked compared to W, 2 and U. I doubt the DS could run it without time-consuming downgrades.

[Zeer0id]

-Still too much SMB3 tributes, too little from SMW.

from what I'm seeing so far, looks like NSMB U is more of a SMW throwback

[DjRoomba]

You're being sarcastic, right? Valve's let me reinstall my physical copy of Orange Box and given me the choice to download them on a number of different PC's.

how is that in any way related to what I said? That is not being generous, that is giving you what you paid for...

[SpokkX]

Here's one that has quite a lot of footage: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPdqHukYTps Can anyone tell me how the co-op works in this game? Can you co-op your single player file or does it have it's own 3 files? Is the co-op even the full game or is it just a level select? and can you co-op the coin rush mode? It wouldn't run on the DS, for one thing.

Yea how DOES coop work? Is it like nsmb wii where you coop the campaign or only level select?

[gamergirly]

So is there any reason why this isn't also DS release?

You might want to replay the old one just to see the drastic differences in graphics for this. NSMB2 3DS on DS would look AND play horrible. You must not own a 3DS?

[Currygan]

So is there any reason why this isn't also DS release?

[Visualante2]

Also the fact that all the graphics are upgraded to be on-par with/better than NSMBW, I think you might be forgetting just how bad the first game looked compared to W, 2 and U. I doubt the DS could run it without time-consuming downgrades.

Right, I can appreciate that. Any significant use of the 3D or gyro? I'm asking purely from a business point of view. It will be interesting to see if this game drives 3DS sales significantly.

[SpacePirate Ridley]

do you have a link to that video?

Oh yeah, sorry, thought someone already put it here.
Also the quality of the video is really good:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5QXVWuIfuI

[nullset2]

Rayman Origins, which had awesome visuals but lacked interesting level design and responsive controls.

What? Origins is "level design: the game"...

[AkimbO_Arcana]

Oh yeah, sorry, thought someone already put it here. Also the quality of the video is really good: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5QXVWuIfuI

Can't watch. Skill too low.