This debate is so stupid, MM9 proves more than anything else that people still have a great affinity for 2d graphics irrespective of graphical quality. As a gameplay mechanics choice 3d can really over emphasise the most boring parts of a game.
Rubang is right, Bad 3d games are disgusting and they completely fukd some franchises forever.
“When we make some new announcement and if there is no positive initial reaction from the market, I try to think of it as a good sign because that can be interpreted as people reacting to something groundbreaking. ...if the employees were always minding themselves to do whatever the market is requiring at any moment, and if they were always focusing on something we can sell right now for the short term, it would be very limiting. We are trying to think outside the box.” - Satoru Iwata - This is why corporate multinationals will never truly understand, or risk doing, what Nintendo does.
