Man your nuts no offence. Nintendo EAD has been working on this Mario game for a few years, over one that we know of. Miyamoto commented on it at E3 2010 saying he was already working on a 3D Mario that would use 3D to implement the feeling of depth.
The title has been in the works probably since Mario Galaxy 2 was released if not earlier. As for re-using the art style of Galaxy, theirs only so much you can do to make block's look different. I look at it and it looks alot like Mario64 to me too, does that mean they stole the visuals of Mario 64?
Super Mario 3DS was built likely from the ground up. Is it Mario Galaxy 3 I personally hope not I want big open levels to explore like 64 had. But even if it was Galaxy 3 it would still be a good game and not flop I liked Mario Galaxy 1 2. I hope we see Yoshi gameplay in this new Mario that would be awsome.
I'm very excited for Mario 3DS.
As for SkyWard Sword , the visuals to me look like a cross between the cell shaded look of WindWaker and the ultra realistic look of Twilight Princess. While I don't particularily like the art direction I wouldn't say its going to flop. I will buy the game a millions of others will too. You say Nintendo will see lower financial numbers I think Skyward Sword might undersell TP but it will still be far from a flop. Gameplay wise this game is coming from Nintendo EAD and Nintendo EAD rarely makes a bad game.
I expect to see nothing but good results for either of these two titles!
-JC7
"In God We Trust - In Games We Play " - Joel Reimer
