Angry, Over the top, Jaded Nintendo GAF:
"We're SICK of NSMB series!!! We want something new!!"
Nintendo: "OK, here's Super Mario 3D Land."
Angry, Over the top, Jaded Nintendo GAF:
"Wow, the E3 videos for this look soooo boring, the levels look dull and uninspired. Who cares that they brought back the Tanooki suit after 20 years? They're just playing on nostalgia."
*New trailers and extremely positive import impressions start rolling in, hype grows among the former naysayers, the game is released*
Angry, Over the top, Jaded Nintendo GAF:
"Wow! This is one of the greatest Mario games I've ever played! The level design is an excellent balance of new and old platforming philosophies and there's so much replay value!"
*A few years later, Wii U launches with NSMBU.*
Angry, Over the top, Jaded Nintendo GAF:
"We told you we're SICK of NSMB series!!! And why are you soooooo lazy with the multiplayer, Nintendo?! Why can't we play as another character like Peach instead of an extra Toad?!"
*At E3 2013 Nintendo debuts Super Mario 3D World which features Mario, Luigi, Toad and Peach all as playable characters in both single and multiplayer*
"Wow, the E3 videos for this look soooo boring, the levels look dull and uninspired. I loved 3D Land but this is just a cut and paste."
*Months later, a detailed new trailer showing more gameplay is released featuring all four characters running through vibrant new levels packed with a variety of exciting power ups.*
Angry, Over the top, Jaded Nintendo GAF:
"Wow!! This looks incredible! The game sure has come a long way from what we saw at E3! This looks like the Mario game of forever!"
*Game is released to rave reviews scoring 9s and 10s across the board. The game is praised heavily by gamers, the gaming media and non-gaming media alike for its creativity, level design, variety of power ups and collectibles and highly polished multiplayer mode and is also widely declared as a must-own title for the console. Personal tastes and preferences aside, the OT on GAF is filled with mostly positive discussion and overall enthusiasm.*
*Game tanks in Japan during its launch week due to low install base, initial sales are disappointing.*
Angry, Over the top, Jaded Nintendo GAF:
"THAT DOES IT! NOW NINTENDO IS PAYING, YOU SEE??!!! Well, you know what? I'm GLAD it's having bad sales in Japan!!! Oh, it's a step backwards and a painful lesson to be sure, but hopefully this is the catalyst that will cause Nintendo to finally come to their senses and learn that they're going to have to stop releasing all these sequels and rehashes that nobody asked for and aren't interested in seeing anymore!"
Oh well. Sales aside, like many others, I absolutely love the game myself.