Donkey Kong, in my opinion, has always been harder because the center piece of it is rythym. I don't want that to change. As you learn timing mastery, you are able to play it better. Mario games are fun and all, but not challenging in the SLIGHTEST. When I want to play easy games I'll play Super Mario Bros or Yoshie's Island, when I want a challange I go Donkey Kong. I don't want them to change that or to even include an easy mode, because then there is no sense of accomplishment when one beats the game if one knows that a bunch of 5 year olds beat it on easy mode.
Edit* We always hear people complain how Nintendo isn't targeting the "hardcore gamers" but when they have a game that is RIDICULOUSLY hard for once (and I loved it) like Tropical Freeze, the complaints are there too.
