I REALLY hope that "going back to the basics of RPG" and "Events brought us to a dead end" doesn't mean the game will have a shell of a story... the story is one of the things i'm most excited about this game...
Bet with Dr.A.Peter.Nintendo that Super Mario Galaxy 2 won't sell 15 million copies up to six months after it's release, the winner will get Avatar control for a week and signature control for a month.