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Soon we will know, even if they keep a significant mechanic hidden, like they did the capture mechanic in odyssey hidden until later.



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Slownenberg said:

First off, if 3D Mario isn't a launch day game that is a huge blunder for Nintendo. Nintendo needs to always launch with either 3D Zelda or 3D Mario, if all they've got is MK9 at launch that is a fail. So I expect we'll be playing the next Mario game in like 3 months.

No interest in remakes, every Mario game is already on Switch other than the strange exclusion of Galaxy 2 from 3D All-Stars, I expect them to release Galaxy 2 at some point but other than that Nintendo just needs to focus on new Mario games.

I'd like to see one of two options for the launch day 3D Mario: either a full open world game made like Bowser's Fury, or a "Galactic Odyssey" game that combines Galaxy's play with Odyssey's play to finish off both those formulas. Galactic Odyssey would be a mix of series of little worldlets with larger worlds like maybe most levels have a main planetoid but also have a bunch of satellite worldlets, and of course include cappy gameplay.

Of course I wouldn't mind something completely different that didn't continue Bowser's World or Galaxy or Odyssey at all.

And with a launch day Mario game, I'd expect one more 3D Mario 4-5 years later, 3D World 2. 3D World was soooo good it really perfected the 2D Mario formula (tho obviously in 3D). It would be a huge shame not to get a sequel to it, and at that point it'll have been more than 15 years since the original so it'll be a good time for a sequel.

We really need 2 3D Mario games on Switch 2. Wii had the Galaxy games, and they are masterpieces.

Switch has a 3D Mario game, a compilation of ports of the first 3D Mario games, and an enhanced port with a new campaign under 10 hours. So that's about 1.25-1.33 or so 3D Mario games in terms of new content. 

If Mario Kart is a launch day title, I don't see it as a blunder to not have 3D Mario the same day. I'd rather have 3D Mario come out a month to 6 months later after launch if it needs it. But of course, I hope it's ready at launch. 



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