3D World will be the lowest selling 3D console Mario

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Wow, this thread doesn't have a high temperature at all! :)

3D World is probably a fine game. Nintendo would never make a BAD Mario platformer. But judging from this thread, it's success is highly doubtful. Many Mario fans, 2D, 3D and both seem to be lukewarm to the game.

Nintendo disappointed the 2D Mario fans with NSMB2 and NSMBU, after the INSANE success of both NSMB and NSMBWii, they made two cheap sequels.

NSMBWii was my favorite game in YEARS, but I have still no urge to get NSMBU, as it looks like more of the same. It's like lost levels to SMB1.

Now Nintendo is creating the impression of "more of the same" with 3D World. A lot of people will love that, but a lot of people already feel cheated. You can't argue against that, you can see it in this thread. Even if 3DWorld turns out to have fantastic gameplay, some damage has already been done to the Mario brand with the releases of the last 2 years.

personally I don't think 3D world has the capacity to lift the Wii U as much as Nintendo needs it to. Doesn't mean there's anything wrong with the game per se.