Carl2291 said:
RolStoppable said:
They don't need to put it away, they need to treat it like their flagship game instead of the disrespect it's been getting. There were six years between the two handheld games, but NSMB2 is like a sequel that was released only one year later. Probably because it was slapped together in a year or less, after Nintendo realized that something is going horribly wrong with the 3DS.
As for NSMBU, it's more like the game has shown us how god awful the Wii U is (although NSMBU suffers from Nintendo's disrespect too). It will be hard for any game or combination of games to get that brick moving off the shelves. The question then becomes if all Nintendo IPs have lost their charme or if it's the system that is holding everything back. At the end of the sixth generation the former was the general consensus, but then came the Wii and told a different story. And really, what is the Wii U, other than GameCube 2.0 with Wii branding and some Wii games slapped onto it?
Although I kinda agree with your final point in the sense that an actual flagship SMB would be wasted on the Wii U. Better make it a launch game for N7. However, the 3DS isn't a lost cause in the long term, so a proper sequel that drops the prefix "New" would make sense. The way Nintendo has treated the IP, the "New" conveys a negative image now. So best to get rid of it.
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Considering you know a whole lot more about the series than I do, how would you improve it? Im trying to think, but I keep coming to the conclusion that there isnt really much you can do with a 2D Platformer without changing the core gameplay and its that core gameplay that made Mario so popular in the first place. With 3D Mario its easy enough to change things around, but with 2D Mario theres only so much you can change.
On the other point, I think the 3DS proves that Nintendo IP is still strong and in some cases as strong as its ever been. Fire Emblem and Animal Crossing are great examples and Super Mario 3D Land is a great example of how Nintendo can still be creative with stuff and still be a success. The Wii U may be a lost cause at this point, but Nintendo IP should still be strong enough to push the system over 20 Million.
One things for sure though, Nintendo need a kick in the butt.
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they can change the art style for a start
