I think Media Molecule and possibly Rare could have made something similar and to the same quality if asked.

I don't agree with you about the game not being special looking. It and 3D World's graphics and style are superb.

Nobody could have pulled that job other than Nintendo.

It was foreseable as SMG, SMG 2 and the stunning enivonmental areas of Skyward Sword are showcases that Nintendo is playing in its own league.

But this doesn't come from nowhere. Take a look at those 16 bit classics like Zelda Link To the Past..

Yes. Any other company would be sued for making a Captain Toad game.

It's fez meets mario....and fez is pretty popular.

Media molecule perhaps could create something similarly awesome, considering their record. Insomniac could also create something similarly given tools of destruction clank levels. Although I doubt if they ever will and for that matter ninty is Unique.

Could? Maybe. Would? Highly debatable.

its all about the love ...

I'm not sure if they are the only ones but there aren't many that are capable and fewer yet that would be willing. I too have to disagree with the comment about graphics, it's probably not technically that demanding but by gosh it's pretty.

This game is AWESOME, I don´t see any other big company making a game like this, just when all the people wants big worlds, dirt dark ambients, blockbuster stories plenty of CGIs, Nintendo does a hyper-small, hyper-cute game with simple mechanics, simple charming story, colorfull graphics and... It´s GREAT! One of the funniest games of 2014, glad that is going to pass 0.5m so soon.

Well Sony in their PS1 days made some games like this, not LIKE it, but games of this type and caliber. Nowadays it's mostly huge, grand projects, though I have no problem with that. Of course they make smaller caliber games too. But remember this was originally just a popular feature in SM3DW, or bonus stages.

I remember when 3D World came out, and the Captain Toad stages were my favourite stages in the game. I also wrote on Miiverse that I would really like a full game just with Captain Toad stages... Other people wanted it too. Maybe Nintendo looked on Miiverse? I personally don't think that was a huge reason for making the game, but still, awesome. And yet I haven't bought the game. Need to get this asap.

Well this turned out to be somewhat off topic but at least I managed to get in one point in the start... I need to start to actually answer the topic questions...