GDC ~ Nintendo's Conference.

[Mr. Fister]

MaxwellGT2000 said:

noname2200 said:

So the new Mario shows a mini-Mario, which is the first time he's shown up in a 3D game.   There's also no health bar in sight.  I'm wondering, does this mean the game will have the two-hit life system of the 2D games?  And if so, does that imply that the games will feature the smaller, but more tight, levels of the 2D games, but in a 3D environment?  I'm imagining something along the lines of the challenge levels of Sunshine.  That'd be cool...

Remember the health bar disappears when you're at full health in like every 3D Mario

It's also likely that they have the HUD turned off for those pictures.