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[Zekes!]

what was the Mario game shown last year again? I totally forgot

 

[Feep]

I played NSMBM or whatever the hell it was at last E3. Awful.

This completely counterbalances the awesome Pikmin 3 news.

 

[TriGen]

If it's a 2D NSMB game, then I say it's definetly a launch title. If it had been a 3D Mario I could have seen them releasing the 3DS 2D game this year and then the 3D Wii U game a year later, but if this is a 2D game as well I imagine they are connected as Nintendo will try to show off their new online/connectivity skills, as oppose to showing off their new graphics.

 

[Spiffy_1st]

Super Mario Bros has become the worst Nintendo franchise, what a twist.

 

[Slappers Only]

Here's hoping this new game fundamentally overhauls the way everybody makes games, for the better, ala Super Mario 64.

 

[Plinko]

I'd love to see them take this the route of the Rayman Origins art, but I know there's absolutely no chance of that happening.

Bet on a game compatible with the 3DS version.

 

[TheGreatMightyPoo]

Super Mario Bros has become the worst Nintendo franchise, what a twist.

Galaxy 2 says hi.

 

[Peff]

Two brand new 2D Marios during the same period? Weird. I guess the 3DS game will have some kind of twist ala SPM or Epic Yarn.

 

[orioto]

I told you so. There is just no reason to take risks and invest in a brand new Mario (they'll do that after) when they can just rely on something already half done and successful.

 

[shadyspace]

Galaxy 2 says hi.

Galaxy 2 isn't a SMB game.

 

[TriGen]

I just hope the graphics and art style are better than what they showed last year, if so great, if not then it will be a little dissapointing.

 

[ismk]

I played NSMBM or whatever the hell it was at last E3. Awful.

This completely counterbalances the awesome Pikmin 3 news.

Why would make your mind up on a demo? This is Nintendo, they rarely release horrible/bad games, especially platformers.

 

[Somnid]

Galaxy 2 isn't a SMB game.

Nobody said it was a Super Monkey Ball game.

 

[TheGreatMightyPoo]

Galaxy 2 isn't a SMB game.

You're right, it's a SUPER mario brothers game.

I thought he meant Mario games, they're all Mario games to me.

 

[ksamedi]

Fucking Christ. The quality between nsmb & 3d land/Galaxy is mindboggling. It's like night and day. I really hope this is the last one.

Funny I have it the other way around

 

[A Twisty Fluken]

NSMBW was fucking incredible, so people who paint this as bad news won't have me on their side.

 

[shadyspace]

You're right, it's a SUPER mario brothers game.

I thought he meant Mario games, they're all Mario games to me.

My point is that there has never been a 3D Super Mario Bros. game. Something I imagine most people only realize accidentally.

 

[Deleted member 30609]

Striking out a word is subtle?

on the subtle continuum, relative to the other post, sure

 

[Kusagari]

NSMB is trash.

 

[Pociask]

Don't cross the streams, Nintendo! Keep the Mii's out of Mario. Actually, ditch the Mii's altogether - while they were pioneering in their day, they've already been done better by others.

 

[ItWasMeantToBe19]

NSMBW is pretty awesome in its insanity, but Mii looked terrible last year, hope the rep is misinformed.

 

[ViewtifulJC]

Fucking Christ. The quality between nsmbwii & 3d land/Galaxy is mindboggling. It's like night and day.

I agree with this post, but probably not in the way you intended

 

[Feep]

Why would make your mind up on a demo? This is Nintendo, they rarely release horrible/bad games, especially platformers.

Because I generally dislike the "New" series, and the NSMBM stuff was the worst of the lot. It's unlikely the general style of the game will change.

 

[CrAzYLeGzLU]

I'm really hoping we see more added to this game than the ability to use Miis and some new levels.

Now that I think about it this could be a perfect pack-in game for them. Using an existing formula/engine means it'll probably cost them very little to make, and if they pack it in the with console they can make it as feature light as possible without taking much crap from fans.

 

[SykoTech]

http://kotaku.com/5902458/nintendos-bringing-new-wii-u-pikmin-and-mario-to-e3



Ugh.

Let me know when you want to make a new 2D Mario that's actually worth playing Nintendo. My money will be ready until then. In the meantime, I guess it's been awhile since I played World and 3.

 

[Truth101]

Let me know when you want to make a 2D Mario worth playing Nintendo. My money will be ready until then.

Woah... NSMBWii is the 2nd best 2D Mario after Super Mario World.

 

[J-Rock]

I wonder if they'll add online multiplayer to this one.

 

[Zekes!]

Oh yeah it was New Super Mario Bros. Mii, right?

Man people are seriously getting salty over NSMB? NSMBWii was awesome. I have faith.

 

[jman2050]

Nintendo makes two awesome NSMB games and people are mad about a third one?

Okay I guess?

 

[Gouty]

Woah... NSMBWii is the 2nd best 2D Mario after Super Mario World.

What?

You think that flavorless shit is better than Super Mario World 2 and SMB3?

 

[WillyFive]

Disappointed it's based on New Super Mario Bros. Mii.

I was hoping for something more...next-gen.

 

[Truth101]

What?

You think that flavorless shit is better than Super Mario World 2 and SMB3?

Yoshi's island is a Mario game in name only.

 

[TriGen]

My point is that there has never been a 3D Super Mario Bros. game. Something I imagine most people only realize accidentally.

Yeah, I mentioned that in a earlier post, the 3D Mario games aren't Super Mario Bros. Most people seem to miss that. The 3D games have always been Super Mario games, no Bros.

 

[zroid]

interesting, that means they're making *two* 2D mario games simultaneously? Maybe the 3DS one is legit Super Mario Bros. 4!? YESSSSSS

 

[Mistle]

Please have a new art style. Please have a new art style.

I bet it'll look like the Wii game with minor improvements :/

 

[Deleted member 30609]

NSMBW was a great version of a game I've played a million times before. It was the moment the Mario mainline series became like the Mario Kart series, for the worst. They're technically and mechanically competent games, maybe even marginally 'better' than their predecessors, but playing a new Mario Kart or NSMB is like listening to a band that releases new albums that sound the same as their hit album from the 80s/90s. It doesn't aspire beyond anything that doesn't already exist. It's boring. It's totally lacking in imagination.

 

[Days like these...]

NSMB is trash.

Agreed 110%

 

[Karsticles]

People who hated NSMBWii probably played it alone, and thus missed out on a fantastic and memorable experience.

 

[Zekes!]

I'm sure 3D Mario is in the pipeline. It's probably in their best interest to drop a 2D Mario near the release of the Wii U since it sells gangbusters. I ain't hatin' on more NSMB though. Playing NSMBWii with random people/friends/relatives is some of the most fun I've had with gaming.

 

[guek]

gaf, you never fail to disappoint.

I have little interest in paying for NSMBMii but it could be a pretty nice pack in. Everyone should have foreseen nintendo would develop the demo into some sort of title, but there's nothing that suggests what we see at E3 wont be significantly different from what we saw last year, and even if it looks identical to the demo, I'll sleep soundly knowing this isn't the only game nintendo is making. Sheesh.

 

[Adam J.]

The NSMB series is fun, but the graphics and music suck--almost like they let the interns design them.

Really hope they reconsider the vibe/look with the Wii U game. There is really no excuse for it not to be as good as Galaxy or Land.

 

[Vidiot]

People hate NSMBW? It has such a fantastic final "boss" though! Plus Koopalings! And Yoshi's Island references!

Not that I wouldn't have preferred a 3D Mario instead mind you.

 

[TheGreatMightyPoo]

People who hated NSMBWii probably played it alone, and thus missed out on a fantastic and memorable experience.

I played it alone and thought it was stellar.

Wish I played with multiplayer, looked crazy.

 

[pramath]

My excitement reached uncontrollable levels, and then died all of a sudden

I hope they've improved on it greatly. I love the NSMB games, but the third one needs to be something special if they're going to woo me in.

 

[Shion]

Oh yeah it was New Super Mario Bros. Mii, right?

Man people are seriously getting salty over NSMB? NSMBWii was awesome. I have faith.

The problem with NSMB is the awfully generic looking 2.5D style and the crappy art. I was really hoping for something different this time.

 

[Azure J]

I mean, I share the nitpick about the NSMB art direction not being all that, especially when we got the Galaxy series this generation, but damn GAF is in full on piranha mode regarding NSMBWii today. Weird though, it had some really excellent level design.

 

[Thoraxes]

@the new News.

I hope they at least make the game look decent. Game was fun for multiplayer with my 3 bros, but I honestly don't care for it on the WiiU.

 

[WillyFive]

The NSMB series is fun, but the graphics and music suck--

what?

NSMB had really great music.

Sure, they recycled it for NSMBWii, but the music was superb Mario.

 

[Kandinsky]

That update made me cry D:

 

[King of the Potato People]

New Super Mario Bros games are ok but nothing mind-blowing, there were no moments that made me feel like I've discovered something special, like using the P-Wing to hover to a secret world exit, or the secret entrance for the original 1-2 or finding the star road and activating all the Switch Palaces in world. NSMBs were covering old ground and whilst fun on multiplayer, they had derivative level designs.

It wouldn't be enough for me to justify buying a Wii U. Now if Retro announce a Metroid on par with Prime...