I don't know about you guys, but 2-D Mario Platforming games are what got me into gaming. The original Super Mario Bros on the NES got me hooked in the early 90s, and I never looked back. These games are simply some of the funnest games in existence, easy to pick up and play, yet tricky to master. Super Mario Bros. 3 and Mario World to this day are 2 of my favorite games of all time... Since Super Mario World, Nintendo has gotten caught in the 3-D craze and has left 2-D Mario in the dust. For almost 15 years, Nintendo has abandoned its most successful franchise in favor of more complex 3-D Mario games.. Don't get me wrong, although these games are fun, they fail to really capture the quirky addictive arcade gameplay that made the 2-D Mario games so appealing to gamers (and non gamers) of all ages.

Now, 15 years later, Nintendo has FINALLY answered the cries of jaded gamers out there looking for a TRUE sequel to Mario World/ Yoshi's Island. NSMB Wii is almost here, and it is long overdue. On November 12th old gamers will be able to relive the nostalgia from nearly 2 decades ago, and new gamers will be able to experience what us gamers in our 20s once did back in the late 80s/early 90s.

Though the biggest new feature of this game is that it allows for 4 players battling through levels simultaneously similar to Donkey Kong Country, what I am most excited about is the return of many old familiar elements that made the old 2-D Marios great. Things like the koopa airship, koopa kids, Yoshi, giant bullet bills, boos, secret paths, and exclamation blocks are all making a return, paying homage to both Mario 3 and World. Of course there are intersting new things as well such as the ice flower and propeller suit, in which you shake the Wii Remote to spin yourself into the air.

After over a year of overall disappointing software on the Wii, New Super Mario Bros Wii may be the game that single handedly revitalizes my excitement in the console and make me drop the Gears of War 2 for a couple of months. This is not only my most anticipated game on Wii, but quite possibly my most anticipated game in the last 10 years.

Here are some links that give some further juicy info about this game:

Famitsu scans showing some of the elements I mentioned earlier

Ign Video Preview

Gamespot Video Preview

Iup article

Who will be buying this awesome game? Feel free to discuss the game and your likes/dislikes about it.

the aussie adverts are pretty cool actually ....what made me happy was that it seemed very oldschool with a fresh edge....

cant wait actually and on the advert there was no gameplay

you can press a button and the game beats itself for you. shit sucks. wii has no games. adding to that it looks like a fucking DS game. if the shit looked like brawl i would give it a rent...maybe.

Wesker00 wrote:you can press a button and the game beats itself for you. shit sucks. wii has no games. adding to that it looks like a fucking DS game. if the shit looked like brawl i would give it a rent...maybe.

That's actually a very smart move by nintendo. It allows for the noobs and non gamers to get right in on the action... No one is forcing you to do that. I have an 7 and 5 year old cousin who I'm sure will want to play with me and would probably die a lot if it wasn't for that feature.

And besides, I think you can only do that when there are multiple people playing, but one person always has to be actually playing. You can't just play by yourself and just float through the level on your own.

Who cares what it looks like? Quit being a graphics whore. It actually looks pretty good if you've actually seen video footage and payed attention to the detail.

MetalliCube wrote:

Wesker00 wrote:you can press a button and the game beats itself for you. shit sucks. wii has no games. adding to that it looks like a fucking DS game. if the shit looked like brawl i would give it a rent...maybe.

That's actually a very smart move by nintendo. It allows for the noobs and non gamers to get right in on the action... No one is forcing you to do that. I have an 7 and 5 year old cousin who I'm sure will want to play with me and would probably die a lot if it wasn't for that feature.

And besides, I think you can only do that when there are multiple people playing, but one person always has to be actually playing. You can't just play by yourself and just float through the level on your own.

Who cares what it looks like? Quit being a graphics whore. It actually looks pretty good if you've actually seen video footage and payed attention to the detail.

exactly, that's why everyone hates the wii. fuck people who have followed them for years, we are selling out to make more money. you guys just have abandonment issues. and wii has no games.