2D Mario games should ditch wall sliding and wall jumping

[Smear-Gel]

noname2200 said:

Smear-Gel said:
Removing wall jumping would make some level designs impossible, and any change that lowers the variety of the levels in a 2D Mario is a bad one.

Except that, again, these new possibilities go unexplored outside of the optional Star Coin stuff. Nintendo may feel it can't use these mechanics outside the optional challenge areas, or it risks alienating large segments of the population. I would argue there is some merit to that concern, although I concede they have not made any concerted effort to even test that theory.

Not really, many levels have wall jumping portions. Levels can be more vertical now and wall jumping is a way to get to hidden areas.