Japan Up! Media Create Famitsu - Week 49, Dec 03 - Dec 09

[GuyDuke]

smbu2000 said:

guiduc said:

As much as I love 2D Mario, I wished AC was gonna bypass NSMB2. That is not the kind of Mario games I want to see in the future. Each game used to be so innovative and trendsetting... At least NSMBU is the best of the 4.

I think that is just because it seems like they've released so many 2D mario games recently, especially with NSMB2 and NSMBU both coming out this year. After this though there won't be any new 2d mario games for a long while if they stick to their one 2d mario per platform schedule. (NSMB DS, NSMB Wii, NSMB2 3DS, NSMBU), which should also help the legs for NSMB2 and NSMBU.

Also this is an interesting chart:

Two points:

1) Yes. But then again I bought every of them like a stupid sheep lol

Remember that Mario Bros came out in 1985, MB2 in 1987 and Mario Bros 3 in 1988. Every of them were drastically different from each other. New Super Mario Bros. games each released in a 3-year lifespan, with the last two ones releasing the same year, with exactly the same artstyle, with little improvements from each other. They're fantastic games, but Nintendo can do better when you're playing Galaxy 2 2D sections.

2) Very impressive curve for Animal Crossing and pretty interesting sales for MH3G, might catch up 3D Land and Mario Kart soon. Nicely found.