Yes, this.

Not a fan of Galaxy, I presume?

Guess I don't see the difference. 

Mario 3D World is about as true a 3D Mario game as Sonic 3D Blast is about as true a 3D Sonic game.

OT:  While I do feel bad for Wii U owners who essentially got the shaft for most of the Wii U's life, it doesn't surprise me at all that the console turned out this way, and I can only say that next time (NX), don't be in a rush to eat the slop that Nintendo continues to feed you.  Before you go running out to pre-order or stand in line for an NX, make sure A: it's actually got solid software support behind it (by both Nintendo AND 3rd parties), and B: that the hardware isn't just a mid-gen upgrade from their existing console (Wii U), and that it can actually go toe to toe with PS4 and X1 not just in raw power, but with all the features and support that X1 / PS4 users enjoy like a robust online infrastructure.

I mean, that's a personal problem.

I'm fine with The Wind Waker HD and 3D World so too bad for you :p

Okay, I'll get into it.

The only reason threads like this exist and this is even a topic of discussion is because Nintendo was really stupid when naming Super Mario 3D Land. Nintendo made an isometric platformer for their new 3DS platform. The reason they chose to make the platformer isometric like this was because they wanted to make a game what showed off the new stereoscopic 3D feature of the 3DS. I guess they could have made a 3D platformer, but the lack of a second analog stick and the overall increase in budget wouldn't make sense for a handheld game like that.

So they made their game. And then they named it. They named it Super Mario 3D Land. Obviously they'd name it that. The game's marketed gimmick was the stereoscopic 3D. The issue is that when they brought that formula to the Wii U, it already had a brand. Super Mario 3D Something. But the Wii U doesn't support stereoscopic 3D. So what did they do? They kept the name anyway like absolute morons.

If the 3DS didn't have stereoscopic 3D, the franchise wouldn't have 3D in the name. It would be called Super Mario Iso Land/World or something, because that's what it is. It's an isometric platformer. Your movement is restricted to an 8-way grid. The camera is restricted to an 8-way grid. The level-design is rectangular. That's not a stylistic choice - that's isometric game design.

And stop calling the other stuff "real" 3D Mario. It's pretentious. 3D World isn't "fake" 3D just like Triple Deluxe isn't "fake" 2D. It's just an isometric game rendered in 3D because that's cheaper than modeling isometric sprites.

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3d World is a 3d Mario game regardless of whether or not people like it. Sighz about the Zelda tho, no defending that one. 

No Zelda is obviously a shame, coming from a Zelda fan, but to say 3D World isn't a 3D Mario is beyond ignorant. It was the fourth highest rated game that year, behind the biggest GotY triple threat match of all time, and was absolutely adored by most of the player's that picked it up. Would you call Sonic Colors or Generations "not true 3D Sonic" games? They're predominantly 2D sections by volume. But people love them, and there is 3D gameplay in them, so they're 3D Sonic games.

Get off your pedestal.

I liked 3D World, but no exclusive Zelda is unforgivable.