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Chibilobolib on 15 October 2009

new super mario bros. wii is not likely to sell 20 million copies. There you go, problem solved!



      I traded my Wii for a PS3  :)

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Chibilobolib on 15 October 2009

new super mario bros. wii is not likely to sell 20 million copies. There you go, problem solved!



      I traded my Wii for a PS3  :)

Majin-Tenshinhan on 15 October 2009

As several people have said, I think the result will be that 3D and 2D Mario-games coexist in the same way that NSMBWii and SMG2 will, within a year from now.



Metallicube on 15 October 2009

I actually prefer they stick with the 2-D focus, as long as they keep the gameplay fesh. The 2-D Mario games are far superior anyway IMO. Galaxy is an extremely great looking and well made game, but it's just doesn't beat the experiences Mario 3 and World gave.



Bladeforce on 15 October 2009

Personally I'd love to see this new mario game be mainly 2D with 3D thrown in too aka Super Paper Mario which IHO is still the best mario on the Wii



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megaman79 on 15 October 2009

I think Nintendo are really trying to keep japan alive, whether their strategy will actually work is another issue.

Remember that Wario did not sell so theres no guaruntee that 2D will be a bigger priority in the near future. Wait for Sonic and NSMBW, then we can talk potential.



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Naum on 15 October 2009

SMG around 9 million... yeah sure it's doomed... WTF that is pretty much more then 96% of all games would ever dream of selling.



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WereKitten on 15 October 2009

Are we strictly speaking of platform games for some reason?

Because I expect Mario Kart to keep ahead of both 2d an 3d Mario platformers in sales, and I see that as the flagship Mario title in the future.



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ivo on 15 October 2009

platform games went into decline since the move to 3d.
my girlfriend dont play games very often but she hates 3d games as the camera and control is confusing.
she loves the 2d games though.
i guess a lot of people love to play a 2d platformer and not a 3d.

ps I really loved galaxy i thought it was as good as the old 2d marios. sunshine had a horrible camera and mario64 was something completely new at the time, but in the end i didnt love it like the (s)nes mario's



scruffybunny on 15 October 2009

If one game sells for 20Mil and another sells for 8Mil, and your company made both, it means your company sold a total of 28Mil copies of games. Iif you drop the 8Mil game, the other game is still selling 20Mil. Then err, you would sell 8,140,000 copies less. Its like people throwing money at you and they want to throw just as much or more in the future, sure, go ahead and stop that!