C'mon :) you don't think clouds with smiling faces is cheesy? cuz they had those from the start :) Cheesyness is part of Super Mario. I understand that you don't like the art style, and I'm niether too impressed - I'd love to see something similar to the "2D" aspects of Mario Galaxy (where they played with gravity 'n stuff), but saying that you won't buy it cuz Nintendo is cashing in on it is like saying that you won't buy the Wii U, you know since they're only releasning THAT to make some money...

And Hello to you too btw :) nice to be greeted when stoping by to make a comment :D

I truely understand you dilemma. I use to do this same thing, but now I have gotten to the point where I don't buy a new system until there are plenty of games out that I want to play.

Though as I stated in another thread, I would get a 3DS if Nintendo sticks Shy Guy in another Mario game on it as an enemy. I loved Mario Bros 2, even though many claim it's not a real Mario game.

@Danne

Thanks

To be honest, I don't know why, but I never found the clouds or the other mario graphics cheesy before. But these I do, they are too kiddy, really.

When SMB came out, it was matte, it had an appeal for all ages. SMB3 followed in those awesome footsteps, nothing too kiddy, yet appealed to everyone. SMW was a little on the bright side, but that was just due to the SNES' new HW capabilities I guess. I guess I kind of accepted Yoshi and all because I was still a kid. Mind you no one else in my family seemed to mind it.

But some of the things I see here (the spiders, the lack of detail on the walls and such) is almost less detail than the bricks in Mario 1! :( It really doesn't appeal to me at all for some reason, and I don't know if I'm alone to think so.

Some graphics in the new 3D Marios I find also kiddy, but the game's luster in general is one that shouts "Quality". I don't see that here, but I hope as hell I'm wrong.

@Wiibox3. I really wanted the 3DS also for other things too (such as having SFIV on my Nintendo console yay), for playing some old DS games and other great 3DS games. But Mario 2D was an important consideration in my purchase, as will be the next portable installment of LoZ.

I know what you mean... I've missed out on LoZ: WW cuz of it - but I'm thinking of getting it! I would looove to see Nintendo do something like Rayman: origins with Mario! That's cartoonish, but at the same time gorgeous!!

Could we just stop whining and wait 'til they present the full product at E3 please? Goddamnit, we only have 4 bad quality screenshots and a name.

Oh, it would seem that I have failed to grasp the meaning of being a member of a video game forum; I was under the impression that we came here to express our thoughts about video games - but I must have been wrong. It wasn't my intention to insult someone by discussing games here, my apologize.

@guiduc

No, we can't. If people can praise it already, then so can people express their early doubt and feelings of being underwhelmed. It should be a fair compromise.

It baffles me that people can't grasp a simple truth about gaming: graphics are there to present the rest of the game; that's all there is to it. Graphics help tell the story or give the game charm, they should not be the focus of the experience, but merely a pleasant cherry on top of an already good game; doubly so when it comes to Mario. We already know the story, we already understand the gameplay, there's absolutely no reason in the world to complain about perfectly charming graphics just because the game isn't utilizing the full power of the system it's on. That doesn't mean you can get away with the bare minimum, but a game like mario has always been about solid platforming and level design, no mario game (with the plausible exception of super Mario RPG) has ever been about stretching the boundaries of its respective hardware.

Frankly, if I'm going to complain about anything regarding New Super Mario Brothers 2, it's going to be about what I expect to be a shortage on levels. given the inevitably huge sales this game will get, it wouldn't kill them to take the time to add more levels, it'll still make a monstrous profit.

Graphics whores bother me.

It looks fine.

How do you think they could improve it anyways? More polygons/higher resolution textures aren't going to make it look that much better imo