Digital Spy writes: "It's not often you come away from a game grinning like a Cheshire cat, but you simply can't help it with Super Mario Bros Wii. It's certainly Mario as you've always known it, retaining its timeless side-scrolling gameplay and that charismatic and irresistible charm that we would expect from any of his adventures. At the same time though, it's Mario like you've never seen it before, with up to four players scarpering around the stage and battling for each prized power-up - and it's with others where the game shines."
Super Mario Bros. Wonder is the first Mario 2D game in almost two decades without the New Super Mario art style, and it looks all the better for it
Am I missing something? It looks exactly the same, just higher resolution… Is this sarcasm?
Yes, you're not observant if you think it looks exactly the same. It immediately appeared different to me from the start. Mario's 3D model will always be the same, so not much difference there. However, the animation they've given the Super Mario Wonder makes it look more like a CGI Mario animation where as the New Mario Bros game looks more like typical video game animation movements
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You really didn't notice the difference? It's really obvious, I was surprised when I first saw the trailer.
This Mario game looks great, getting a switch for this and Mario RPG. CANT WAIT, TITS JACKED.
Yeah I liked how much more emotion could be conveyed through the new style at first glance I didn't see much difference but then rewatching the trailer I'm seeing more and more animations that remind me of the Mario artwork from the manual of smb3
I hated the new super Mario bros Style. This new one seems a lot more expressive and less generic. I hope it's a good game
I prefer the 2d Mario's. Me and my girl have played them all together and mario galaxy , Mario odyssey. The 2nd player option is extremely eh
Alex S. from Link-Cable writes: "So as a tip of the cap to the mustachioed one, we’re going to head into MAR10 Day with a look back at the top 10 best 2D Mario games!"
Super Mario U is a great one that reminds me alot of Super Mario World on snes. When ran in 4k@60fps on pc, it's hard not to love it.
Alex S. from Link-Cable writes: "if we already have the ultimate 2D Mario game – what corners of the Mushroom Kingdom are left to explore? Where does 2D Mario go from here?"
Well if Little Big Planet went 3d with Dreams then I guess marios going 3D maker next, looking forward to that
I think going forward it would be redundant to have another NSMB game on the Switch as the Mario Maker series can accomplish almost anything the NSMB series have level-wise.
I’d rather have a Zelda Maker. The dungeon builder on the new upcoming Zelda: Links Awakening looks like a testing ground.
https://screenrant.com/link...
Aonuma hinted at the possibility of Chamber Dungeons evolving into a Zelda Maker game in an interview with Kotaku during E3. Reporter Jason Schreier asked Aonuma directly if a Zelda Maker was in the cards, to which Aonuma replied:
“I can’t predict the future, but if people do love this idea of arranging dungeons, I’ll keep that in mind going forward.”
i bet we could get this game playing on the snes :P
i want an snes release, since that is the last console i ever bought.
When I click on the link to the full story, I get this:
Wii Weakness, Music Fatigue Blamed for Industry Slump
The NPD Group's October video game sales data is expected to be released on November 12, and Broadpoint AmTech analyst Ben Schachter does not expect it to be pretty. Total industry sales were essentially flat in September (software up just 5%), and Schachter is anticipating October 2009 software dollar sales to show a double-digit decline. He points out that there's a tough comparison with October 2008, which was up 35% on new hits like Fable 2, Fallout 3, Guitar Hero World Tour, and the continued strength of Wii Fit and Mario Kart.
Besides the tough comp, Schachter notes that the industry is seeing overall sales slumping thanks to three areas: Wii weakness, casual games competition, and music genre fatigue. For the four publishers Broadpoint covers (Activision, EA, Ubisoft and THQ), Schachter said the "sentiment for the group is as bad as we have seen it in 10 years."
Schachter summarized the three problem areas as follows:
1. Wii Weakness: Since few publishers outside of Nintendo significantly benefited from the Wii boom, few will be significantly hurt as the platform stalls.
2. Casual Games Competition: Again, few publishers significantly benefited from casual (though Ubisoft was the non-Nintendo leader for casual female gamers on the DS).
3. Music Games Fatigue: The genre is past its prime. While it still accounts for 9% of YTD 2009 sales, it is down 40% vs. 2008. ATVI is obviously the most impacted by this (as ERTS is only a distributor for Rock Band).
Schachter said that excluding Wii and Music titles, industry software sales are actually down 9% y/y, versus down 12% overall (including everything). "While there are clearly problems in the industry, we still think well managed companies with hits can make money. ... Our point is that publishers with core-gamer hits can do well even though the industry is hurting," he said, adding that November should be much better for the industry, especially with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 potentially breaking all records.
If it ever linked to that article it doesn't anymore. It actually is a pretty awesome hands on article on NSMB wii. Re3ally starting to get a tad excited about this. Looks like some good fun.