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TanukiTrooper on 31 December 2013
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sundin13 said:
Dream_While_Awake said:
I don't think it will.

Wii U will outsell the GC but 3D World still won't pass Sunshine. I think it'll be overlooked because:

1) The fan base Wii U eventually attracts won't care for 3D World's style.
2) A true 3D Mario will be released someday splitting the sales in 3rds. (2D, 2.5 D and 3D Mario)
3) Mario in general has seen many more entries as of late causing a slight market saturation. (3D Land also exists)


I just need to say something semantics related that has been irking me lately.

...3D World is NOT 2.5D. That is already a thing. 2.5D means 3D models in a 2D plane like a lot of modern platformers. We can't just reassign terms whenever we feel like it or things will get genuinely confusing.

3D World is a 3D game. Thats it. No decimals required. It uses some design ideas from 2D mario games and limits movement to 8 directions but this has absolutely no bearing on the genre. 3D World is a true 3D mario already. There are numerous syles of 3D mario games which may come later though...


OK... this is a little silly to be irked over and I will continue to use the term 2.5D. It's a way to differentiate the multiple series that are emerging in Mario. 2.5D in concerns for Mario is referring to the bridging series of 2D and 3D. It's the inbetween series. 2.5D is the perfect short quick term for it, as everyone who knows the series knows exactly what this is refering to. You cannot group 3D Land and 3D World in the same vein as Galaxy, Sunshine and 64. Nintendo even specified that these titles are the inbetween games of 2D and 3D.

So 2.5D is fitting for this series in a Mario context. Don't be so pedantic.