Will Super Mario Galaxy 2 ACTUALLY be hard?

[SHMUPGurus]

RCTjunkie said:

I've been pondering this for awhile, and I haven't really come to any conclusion. The original Super Mario Galaxy was arguably average in difficulty (not hard, but not easy either), and Nintendo has said that the next installment will be harder. From screenshots and videos I have seen, it doesn't seem any more difficult then the first one, and arguably looks easier.

So what do you think? Have faith that what Nintendo said is true, or expect similar difficulty as the original?

Sorry, but to me it was very easy. The only time I died was because I was trying to skip over an enemy (was doing a speedrun) and I accidentally touched him and got pushed back and fell in some black hole... With that said, the low difficulty level didn't make the whole package bad, but it wasn't as memorable as the other games because of it me thinks. Only the soundtrack and atmosphere made it worthwhile IMO.

I really hope it's going to be harder, but that's because I like to think that what I'm doing in a game as a point in the end, to get to the credits and feel a great sense of accomplishment (believe it or not, some games even today can make me feel that way). Still, what can I say? Won't be able to comment on this until we get the game, no?