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[birdchili]

So maybe it's just doing new types of measurement? But what?

having the balance board detect rotational force would be pretty useful.

i *do* think nintendo is getting a little worried about accessory fatigue.

 

[kman3000]

I'm hoping this new Mario game is Paper Mario 3

I would cry tears of joy if that was it

 

[The Hermit]

Wii Fit Plus is obviously using the motion plus technology.

Also about the Mario title:

Of course, as is customary with Nintendo, it’s very rare that we are able to announce any games until they’re ready for release, but I can say that these are themes that both of those teams are taking into account and the hope is that for both of those franchises, when we do release the next installments of the “Zelda” [franchise] or maybe the next “Galaxy,” hopefully they will feel newer and fresher than their most recent versions.

He said new Galaxy, not new Mario.

 

[KeeSomething]

The very reason I stopped playing Super Mario RPG right after the intro and never looked back, and that was 20 minutes of pressing A btw.

That's too bad; you're missing out on a great game.

The difference between SMRPG and SMG is that Mario RPG is... an RPG. Galaxy is a platformer. Don't make we watch a bunch of boring cutscenes and tutorals, just let me play.

That's Galaxy's biggest flaw, in my opinion. It takes way too long to get into a level, and the levels really don't even seem to last that long. It feels like I'm spending more time in the porrly designed Observatory than in the levels. There should have just been a SMW-esque map instead of the Observatory, which I felt is by far the worst hub of all the 3D Mario games.

 

[darkwings]

I am all for a new Mario again. During the N64 and Gamecube period I always favored Zelda > Mario, but ever since Galaxy it is Mario > Zelda.

 

[yoopoo]

So focus on Wii Fit Plus confirmed this year. Yay.

 

[J-Rock]

The odds for a Mario Galaxy 2 seem high and I'd be quite happy with a sequel to one of my favorite Wii games.

 

[DCX]

You know thinking about it, the new Mario could be a new " Play Control " update to either Sunshine or Mario 64 with a hi res texture pack. 29.99 and maybe some new level or something.

DCX

 

[camineet]

You know thinking about it, the new Mario could be a new " Play Control " update to either Sunshine or Mario 64 with a hi res texture pack. 29.99 and maybe some new level or something.

Massive disappointment incoming :/

 

[AniHawk]

So move the C-stick controls to the d-pad? It's been long enough since I played that I don't remember if it being analog was a very big deal.

That's how you control the camera for Galaxy. It's not great, but you pretty much never have to use it.

 

[WrikaWrek]

Can't wait for Wii Fit 2: Fit harder.

 

[Haunted]

So focus on Wii Fit Plus confirmed this year. Yay.

A third of the conference devoted to Wii Fit +, calling it now.

 

[J-Rock]

Not sure if this has been mentioned...

Some time ago on the Gametrailer forums a user by the name of HeavenlyHerman said he knew someone at Nintendo and stated that Nintendo would be releasing:

A Metroid Prime Trilogy
Wii Fit Plus
4 player Mario
story-centric Metroid
and a new Donkey Kong

He's got 2 right so far...hmm...

 

[Door2Dawn]

Why are we getting another Wii Fit? Didn't we get the first one last year?

 

[WrikaWrek]

You know, nintendo isn't even scratching the surface with Wii Fit, they should pull the Guitar Hero routine.

"Wii Fit with Hugh Jackman"
"Wii Fit with Megan Fox"
"Wii Fit with Nadal"
"Wii Fit with X"

Seriously, bunch of add ons, etc. It's going to take over the world.

 

[AceBandage]

Not sure if this has been mentioned...

Some time ago on the Gametrailer forums a user by the name of HeavenlyHerman said he knew someone at Nintendo and stated that Nintendo would be releasing:

A Metroid Prime Trilogy
Wii Fit Plus
4 player Mario
story-centric Metroid
and a new Donkey Kong

He's got 2 right so far...hmm...

A story centric Metroid? Hmmm. I wonder if it would be DS or Wii. Personally, I'd love it on Wii, again, 2D and done by the animation studio that did Shake It.

 

[AniHawk]

Not sure if this has been mentioned...

Some time ago on the Gametrailer forums a user by the name of HeavenlyHerman said he knew someone at Nintendo and stated that Nintendo would be releasing:

A Metroid Prime Trilogy
Wii Fit Plus
4 player Mario
story-centric Metroid
and a new Donkey Kong

He's got 2 right so far...hmm...

Let's not go to Crazyville. A couple of those were rumored a long time ago. Actually, all except that Mario game have been around in rumor form for years.

Why are we getting another Wii Fit? Didn't we get the first one last year?

It's a big genre on the system.

 

[frankie_baby]

Not sure if this has been mentioned...

Some time ago on the Gametrailer forums a user by the name of HeavenlyHerman said he knew someone at Nintendo and stated that Nintendo would be releasing:

A Metroid Prime Trilogy
Wii Fit Plus
4 player Mario
story-centric Metroid
and a new Donkey Kong

He's got 2 right so far...hmm...

how long ago was this though? As wii fit plus first popped up a couple of months ago on retailer lists and i swear there was a rumour last year somewhere about a metroid prime trilogy so the others could be little more than guesses

 

[[Nintex]]

Not sure if this has been mentioned...

Some time ago on the Gametrailer forums a user by the name of HeavenlyHerman said he knew someone at Nintendo and stated that Nintendo would be releasing:

A Metroid Prime Trilogy
Wii Fit Plus
4 player Mario
story-centric Metroid
and a new Donkey Kong

He's got 2 right so far...hmm...

Hmmmm

 

[Starchasing]

how long ago was this though? As wii fit plus first popped up a couple of months ago on retailer lists and i swear there was a rumour last year somewhere about a metroid prime trilogy so the others could be little more than guesses

miyamoto said once that they tried galaxy with 4 players

 

[Wii Will Rock U]

Hmmmm

That's not what you think it is.

miyamoto said once that they tried galaxy with 4 players

Well they did Zelda so I don't see why not with Mario!

 

[J-Rock]

Let's not go to Crazyville. A couple of those were rumored a long time ago. Actually, all except that Mario game have been around in rumor form for years.

Yeah, I'm just throwing out what I've heard around. Obviously this guy could be BSing everyone. Typical rumors. All part of pre-E3 fun.

 

[schuelma]

This thread is great- usually we take vague words and turn them into megatons and in this thread most people are doing the opposite!

 

[AceBandage]

This thread is great- usually we take vague words and turn them into megatons and in this thread most people are doing the opposite!

Mario's How To Assemble A Nuclear Bomb?

 

[Dascu]

This thread is great- usually we take vague words and turn them into megatons and in this thread most people are doing the opposite!

"New Mario is coming to Wii" -> Pff, Mario & Sonic Party Sports 2: Electric Boogaloo
"Nintendo will be announcing a new title" -> OMG ZELDA WII BY HIDEO KOJIMA

 

[Starchasing]

i just have the feeling that most of you guys will be dissapointed...

if they want wii sales to surge again they know that they are not going to do it with games like:

galaxy 2

mario party 9

2d mario

they will show some expanded audience wm+ mario game

 

[birdchili]

Wii Fit Plus is obviously using the motion plus technology.

sensible. i kind-of doubt we'll see a big new wii peripheral from n this gen.

He said new Galaxy, not new Mario.

action rpg with this engine please?

 

[Aaron Strife]

if they want wii sales to surge again they know that they are not going to do it with games like:

2d mario

18.45 million copies of this did wonders for the DS, you know

in fact it's the best-selling, standalone game ever apparently (discounting Wii Play because of its bundle value)

 

[Starchasing]

18.45 million copies of this did wonders for the DS, you know

in fact it's the best-selling, standalone game ever apparently (discounting Wii Play because of its bundle value)

You said it, on the DS

Big games like brain training, nintendogs never made to Wii succesfully

Also all big sellers on wii have a social component on them


So this game would be

expandend audience plataformer multiplayer super mario bros

gaf is gonna hate it anyways

 

[Aaron Strife]

i dont think they will use a sequel of this generation to boost the sales of wii.

Also all big sellers on wii have a social component on them... so it would be

expandend aundience plataformer multiplayer

gaf is gonna hate it anyways

It will probably have a multiplayer component to it, like a battle mode.

It wouldn't be a sequel to NSMB either. It would just be Mario Wii or something.

 

[Jackano]

I will be curious to see a true Mario multiplayer game.
I loved to play Super Mario Bros. 3 with a friend, and trying to get this feeling in real time instead of alternatively could be awesome.

And it makes sense for Nintendo to try to use their game engine again. They actually did it for Zelda on DS... Why not for Mario on Wii? Only problem, everyone wanted Zelda on Wii and NSMB2 on DS, and in this case, maybe we will get Mario on Wii, and Zelda on DS :lol

 

[Josh7289]

Didn't Nikkei or someone do this in a previous but recent E3 (leak Nintendo's new stuff)?

Weird that they'd screw up twice.


And I have a hard time thinking the new Mario will be a 'real' Mario.

 

[Mutagenic]

A gorgeous new 2D Yoshi's Island that lets you point with the remote to throw eggs, please.

 

[Starchasing]

It will probably have a multiplayer component to it, like a battle mode.

It wouldn't be a sequel to NSMB either. It would just be Mario Wii or something.

Yeah i agree but it will so different from what people are expecting. It will not have a multiplayer component, it will be a vital part of it.

Thats why i dont expect a plataformer, i expect as i have said many times before some form of art game with mario on it to prevent a wii music fiasco

 

[Cow Mengde]

Now that I think about it, a coop centric Mario game (side scrolling or 3D) would be AMAZING. Just imagine levels like Super Mario 3/World with a friend playing with you. I'm probably one of the few people who got a huge kick out of the coop in Galaxy. The final battle with Bowser was hilarious since I kicked Bowser's ass in his second form before my friend realized what happened (he was player 1).

 

[pakkit]

i just have the feeling that most of you guys will be dissapointed...

if they want wii sales to surge again they know that they are not going to do it with games like:

galaxy 2

mario party 9

2d mario

they will show some expanded audience wm+ mario game

Mario Party 9 is expanded audience. Hell, all those games you mentioned are expanded audience. Mario is global now, a mainstream Mario game still rakes in the dollars, and I think a surge in Wii sales would be frontlined by the mainstream gamers. Mainstream gamers are always the ones that jump for a product first, day one.

 

[Shadowlink]

A gorgeous new 2D Yoshi's Island that lets you point with the remote to throw eggs, please.

This please

 

[ShockingAlberto]

Just a general tip, guys

"Trying to help slagging sales" does not mean "Making a game that only GAFers will like and then hate a month later".

 

[Shiggy]

That's not what you think it is.

What is it?

 

[evilromero]

I personally want to see a return to the Mario 64/Sunshine level design with some kind of new gimmick ala the water pack (but obviously something new). I'm curious about this 4-player element but honestly I hope it really centers on single player since I don't have the time or energy to gather up three friends to play through an adventure game.

 

[Scrubking]

This thread is great- usually we take vague words and turn them into megatons and in this thread most people are doing the opposite!

It really is incredible. When I first saw the thread I was expecting 20 pages of hype. Instead we get a thread full of people saying they don't want Super Mario Galaxy 2.

 

[Wii Will Rock U]

What is it?

PM me or Andrex.

 

[Aaron Strife]

Just a general tip, guys

"Trying to help slagging sales" does not mean "Making a game that only GAFers will like and then hate a month later".

2D Mario would be something that everyone would like.

I mean, what gamer doesn't like Super Mario Bros.?

It really is incredible. When I first saw the thread I was expecting 20 pages of hype. Instead we get a thread full of people saying they don't want Super Mario Galaxy 2.

I would love Mario Galaxy 2.

I'd just love a new 2D Mario more.

It's kind of like having to choose which one of your kids you'd save from a burning house.

 

[AceBandage]

2D Mario would be something that everyone would like.

I mean, what gamer doesn't like Super Mario Bros.?


I would love Mario Galaxy 2.

I'd just love a new 2D Mario more.

It's kind of like having to choose which one of your kids you'd save from a burning house.

The smart one, duh.

 

[GCX]

I mean, what gamer doesn't like Super Mario Bros.?

I remember seeing a hate thread about 2D Marios a long time ago.

That was the moment I understood gaf hates everything.

 

[EmCeeGramr]

PM me or Andrex.

gonna beat u up if u dont tell

 

[Starchasing]

Mario Party 9 is expanded audience. Hell, all those games you mentioned are expanded audience. Mario is global now, a mainstream Mario game still rakes in the dollars, and I think a surge in Wii sales would be frontlined by the mainstream gamers. Mainstream gamers are always the ones that jump for a product first, day one.

I think that a sequel just wont cut it.

I think it will something new, with m+ and Mario

 

[Aaron Strife]

I remember seeing a hate thread about 2D Marios a long time ago.

That was the moment I understood gaf hates everything.

I said gamers, not GAF

 

[SonicMegaDrive]

I remember seeing a hate thread about 2D Marios a long time ago.

That was the moment I understood gaf hates everything.

Where was I when this was going on?

Hating 2D Mario is like hating oxygen. Or receiving free money.

It's just not possible.

 

[MisterHero]

Where was I when this was going on?

Hating 2D Mario is like hating oxygen. Or receiving free money.

It's just not possible.

whereas hating 3D Mario is possible? well I never

dark and sinister vanguards of 2D, have at thee