I hear that, I'm actually in 100% agreeance with you, and every one else that's posted thus far.

But I will say that the person who posted about SMB not pushing boundaries, graphically, and having simple art simply isn't true. It may not look like it now, but 2D Mario was always a graphical powerhouse before the 3D Mario's started being made, which have also alsways been given high pv's. World had excellent graphics for its time as did Mario Bros 2 and 3.

Only recently has the 2D games been met with low production values, which begs the question why?   

I don't really care about the production values, but what is more important to me is the lack of new worlds. Besides that jungle one with the acidic lakes, the game just recycles the usual suspects we've played for years - desert land, water land, etc..

How can it be relying mainly on nostalgia to keep people interested, when somewhere around half the players are unlikely to have played 2D Mario games back in the day? There are 16 freaking years between Super Mario World and New Super Mario Land, they're not all the same buyers. Add to that the fact that NSMB is looking to sell around 50% more than SMW did, which is the best selling of the old Marios, and it gets even odder. (I'm excluding the original SMB here, for obvious reasons)

If it attempted to just rely on nostalgia, I don't see how it could avoid being a huge miss sales-wise.

I'd like to see a reworking of the graphics. It doesn't have to go full polygonal 3D, but I just think the graphical style of the world is a little too "Photoshopy". What I mean is everything looks like it was designed in Photoshop. Can you imagine how crazy awesome it would look if it was hand drawn like Rayman Legends? That's what I'd like to see.

Oooh, now this is really good. Like some others in here you mention a continuous map, I'm guessing similar to SMW. And I must agree that that was awesome, it made the whole adventure more seamless and connected. Also there were seperate passageways and you could bring Yoshi to every level with you except the castles. And the different color Yoshi's had different abilities..That was awesome.

You didn't even mention an online mode which I think is an absolute neccesity.

I'd really like a retro throwback, graphics-wise, cut the silly 2.5D stuff and go back to the beautiful sprite stuff from SMW and SMB3, it's a sidescroller, plus, running on Wii U, the artwork could be incredible. The maps from the overworld would be welcome too, SMB3 and SMW's maps were packed with secrets and as already said, often let you choose your difficulty through their secrets if you paid close enough attention. Mega Man did it, why not Mario? It'd be very easy to sell as a whole 'the legend returns to his roots' sort of thing, so it would be good fiscally too! Bring back the retro! :D

^Here here. I approve this message lol

The f*ing possibility for us to kick turtle shells UPWARDS!!!!!! I hate NSMB for not having the upwards kick even 1991 Super Mario World had it and it was awesome!

I was playing NSMB and was totally happy and after almost completing a level I remembered the upwards kick and tried it but instead of kicking the shell upwards i simply kicked it forward it hit a pipe and then killed me............... sad story i know!


P.S. lets make a petition I dunno "operation flying shell"?

Lol! That's funny. And true I tried to do the same thing! That was a great addition.

It will need. Online mode 100%.

Downloadable (cheap price) new levels and powers up.

Unlockable new quest. Like "the untold parallel quest of Toad".