The 3DS one wasn’t poorly times, it was simply not up to par. It was arguably the worst 2D Mario game since Gameboy. It was too repetitive. The Wii U one is actually fairly good, and one of the most underrated in the franchise; if any game suffered from poor timing and a poor platform, it was that one. Also, one major draw to the franchise is the multiplayer, and NSMB U felt more like a single player game because everyone wants to use the Gamepad, which really hurt it. Nintendo’s strength with these sorts of games is the multiplayer.
Having NSMB U ported would be a great idea, but it should be rebranded since the title makes sense and is a little on the toxic side of marketing.
For a new game? Nintendo knows best, but I would love to see some of the design philosophy of Super Paper Mario/Yoshi Switch make it in. The fact that everyone can have their own screen will make multiplayer far stronger than ever before, add in the multi-layered SPM/Yoshi design, and that will potentially be the greatest 2D platformer ever made.
Last edited by Jumpin - on 18 August 2018I describe myself as a little dose of toxic masculinity.
