im talking odds here. Last major core "brand" release, before PO and EB, was Wario a 2d game. Odds dictate that they will not do another 2d game, its very simple.
I understand the sprites/2.5d argument but i think that is irrelivent when it is still a 2d platformer. I also preffered the 2d sections in Galaxy, or rather it was the mix of both 2 and 3d that made it so clever, but in terms of what should happen it should be a 3D game.
If both DK and Mario come out this yr maybe then theres a good chance that one of the two will be 2d but we'll see.
“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.
