Of course I want New Super Mario Bros Wii -- what good retro fan wouldn't? It looks pretty, it's sidescrolling, I can play it multiplayer, there's lots of Yoshi. The list of reasons go on. And perhaps I expect to be able to breeze through it, since it's a Wii game and most Wii games aren't that hard. Right?

Perhaps wrong, if MTV Multiplayer has anything to say on the matter. They got some time with the later levels in the game, and had some interesting comments to share on its difficulty:

You remember those ghost house levels from "Super Mario World" where you had to stay on the moving platform and it slowly chugged past ghosts and other obstacles? Ok, imagine that, but turn the platform into a slavering bone dragon and speed it up by about 3 times. Oh, and throw on three other homicidal friends who would rather jump on your head than let you make a perfectly timed jump. I went in expecting instant success, I left with zero lives and a lower sense of self worth.

I'm not sure I'd go as far as to compare that kind of difficulty to Contra, but hey, it could be possible. When I think of hard now, I think of being endlessly punished in games like I Wanna Be The Guy. This sounds challenging, but manageable with practice, just like the good old NES days. I personally am really looking forward to it when it hits next month. What do you think about this? Would you welcome that sort of challenge?

http://www.destructoid.com/new-super-mario-bros-wii-as-hard-as-contra--151400.phtml

"Would you welcome that sort of challenge?"

Definitely.

So much for autoplay making the game too easy! I'm glad this game will be tough! I loved Punch Out!! Wii and that game is also very hard!

I guess I won't be playing the later levels multiplayer then.
I would like some other impressions though.

I expect Nintendo to get sued quite a lot because of broken controllers and TV's before the end of this year.
Anyway, sounds good. I love how you can sacrifice your friends to save your own skin.

..... Dang I hope its diffculty isn't a cruel joke you play on your friends

well i am able to beat contra when i was just 6 years old ;).

Well since (the real) Super Mario Bros. 2 was harder than Contra, they could do it again. But I doubt the whole game is hard, just a few levels.

i am not gonna show picture when i was 6 year old!. ¬¬