What does NSMB for Wii U need?

[Arius Dion]

NightDragon83 said:

Gnac said:

NightDragon83 said:
NSMB on the whole has been a disappointment for me, because instead of being a true successor to the originals, it's just a lazy mishmash of elements from Mario 1-World and relies mainly on nostalgia to keep gamers interested.

How about introducing some completely new gameplay elements, and not just a couple of new suits that suck hard (penguin especially).

How about you use this thread to tell us what those new gameplay elements should be

For starters, how about a new way of finishing off each level instead of the tired "flagpole", and some nice bonus levels too.

Second, introduce a new suit/powerup that plays an integral part in level design and gameplay, the same way the leaf / raccoon suit in Mario 3 was a game-changer, and the introduction of Yoshi in Mario World plus the cape and spin jump opened up even more gameplay elements.

Third, give us a unique over world on the scale of Mario World that allows for all kinds of secrets, branching paths and exploration, rather than the incredibly linear overworlds currently featured in NSMB that basically just serve as a placeholder between stages.

I hear that, I'm actually in 100% agreeance with you, and every one else that's posted thus far.

But I will say that the person who posted about SMB not pushing boundaries, graphically, and having simple art simply isn't true. It may not look like it now, but 2D Mario was always a graphical powerhouse before the 3D Mario's started being made, which have also alsways been given high pv's. World had excellent graphics for its time as did Mario Bros 2 and 3.

Only recently has the 2D games been met with low production values, which begs the question why?