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@Killergran:

Well, I'm going to respectfully disagree with you concerning the success of Phantom Hourglass and NSMB in terms of quality. The sales speak for themselves, for more eloquently than I ever could.

And Xponent is right, I meant that they would be rebuilding these games from the ground up according to the new philosophy, which would make them almost nothing like previous games in the series - revolutions not seen since Super Mario 64 and Ocarina of Time, in other words. That's beyond exciting.

@Xponent:

Yes, quite so! A complete reinventing of the franchises is exactly what i would hope for. The possibilities are literally limitless, and the idea of where Miyamoto and Aonuma might take the series at this point makes me slightly giddy to contemplate. They could literally do anything, and in the hands of creative people that has the potential to be immensely powerful.

@noname2200:

Gotta love some linearity in Mario games. I am not afraid to admit that Sunshine actually left me kind of dazed and without a sense of direction as to where to go some of the time I was playing. I suppose that says a lot! But the gentle directions and the overworld map in Galaxy completely fixed that feeling for me.

And yes, I also like the direction this discussion has taken. It is the way: an entirely new video game message board experience, unlike anything ever posted before...