Is SM3DW A Placeholder For Another 3D Mario Game or Is It The Evolution of 3D Mario?

[Veknoid_Outcast]

It's a good question. I'm inclined to say it's the "evolution" of the 3D Mario sub-series. That's not to say EAD won't go back to something similar to Galaxy, but I think for now the 3D Land/World design is here to stay. It's a really interesting concept anyway: a 3D Mario that plays like a 2D one.

Personally, I wouldn't mind if there were three sub-series: a 2D Mario, a 3D Land/World Mario, and a spiritual successor to Mario 64. But, right now, I think 3D Mario World IS the successor to Mario 64.