God did I love that mini-arc.

Now for the OT I have no problem that its in the game, now if every game was like this then yes I would have an issue.

It should have been optional or something. It's a pretty stupid idea.

Does he mean depth of field? Isn't that standard these days.

I like it.

NSMB2 honestly to me is the best looking NSMB game. The softer background look works well IMO.

i Agree!

The clear background is going to be available as DLC. I thought Nintendo made this clear.

I honestly have no idea what he's talking about...

I didn't notice it at all until I had almost beaten the game but, if you play with the 3D turned on, the background gets blurry.  It's actually pretty detailed with the 3D turned off.

Like I said, I didn't notice it.  I did notice that the 3D in some of the 8-Bit remakes and games like Mutant Mudds and Rayman Origins (demo) look fantastic.  The 3D in NSMB2 was shit.  Luckily, the game was still top notch (if a little familiar).

I adore NSMB2. It's the most magical side scrolling Mario game since Super Mario World for me. A big reason for that is the 3D. It's so amazing seeing the Mario world in 3D. It almost feels as magical as being a kid and seeing Super Mario World for the first time.

i just turn the 3D half way up. Its way less blurry and the 3D effect is still great! I agree it's a little bit weird they made it so blurry when the 3D is all the way up.

To paint the picture, here's a shot of a level with the 3D turned off:

Now, here's a shot of  level with an identical background with the 3D turned on:

See how everything is blurry as hell?  That's the price we have to pay to have the foreground pop out of the screen (but only in this game).  I wouldn't mind but, of every 2D 3DS game I've ever played, this has the weakest feeling of "popping out of the screen" that I've ever seen.  Try Mutant Mudds or Kirby's Dreamland and you'll see how good this game could have looked.