LordTheNightKnight said:
UncleScrooge said:
LordTheNightKnight said:
There are two likely explanations.
1. Nintendo would have put more into it if they knew how high the demand would be.
2. Malstrom is right, and Nintendo doesn't see 2D Mario as worth the effort (because they like making 3D Mario more), which is why Galaxy 2 got all the polish over this game and NSMBWii.
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The real answer is probably this: Some random guy at Nintendo thought "hey we could do something for Mario's 25th anniversary!" and they had to make a package that was worth buying in less than 3 months. So all they could do was pack the SNES game on a disc and put effort into the booklet and package. Fear of bad Christmas sales probably helped here.
This game definitely got priority from a production standpoint: The box looks really great, they made a cool manual for it, the booklet is high quality and the soundtrack CD looks cool. (And it doesn't look like the people responsible for music wanted to show their "genius" with the CD, really. It is just a random collection of songs and the Mario Galaxy soundtrack is definitely one of the most amazing soundtracks in any Mario game)
All that "booh Nintendo hates 2D Mario" is just a stupid Malstrom thing. Last year we got a 2D Mario, this year we got the classic collection, a Mario bundle (and a Donkey Kong Country) and I'd take any bet in 2012 we will see a new 2D Mario for the DS. 2D Mario is probably the most used AAA franchise in Nintendo's developer kitchen right now. 
Edit: That also reflects my opinion regarding the OP. I would'Ve liked some more sugar and spice in here as well but I guess the game didn't have much, if any, development time. And I'm really happy we got it I love Allstars 
  
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Um, there were loads of complaints about lack of polish from even the gaming community, so saying it's just Malstrom shows you haven't been paying attention.
The sales are showing what the public wants, not necessarily what Nintendo wanted with Mario.
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I bolded the line you picked on. It was about Malstrom's constant "Nintendo hates 2D Mario" complaints not about the lack of polish in this game. I agree there is a lack of polish and they could've done more but as I said it was most likely a very late decision so they couldn't add anything to the game. Who's the one not paying attention now? 
(just joking)
And as your last sentence truthfully sates it is about what the public wants not what Nintendo wants. And with these sales Nintendo definitely won't put Super Mario Bros. on a 15 year break this time I don't care whether Miyamoto curses all throughout the development time, he's gonna make it and he doesn't have the heart to just rush such a game...poor guy
