[quote name='AfricanFruitWaynely']I'm with you. I don't understand why Nintendo is willing to pimp out the 3D Marios, whilst leaving the 2D ones stagnant in the 90's.
Scratch that, I do. It's because it'll sell any way! Throw in some koopa kids and you've got yourself a GOTY. Heck, they're even rehashing SMG.[/QUOTE]
Personally, I believe 3D mario has been straight garbage since the original success of the SM64. Sunshine was less than average and while Galaxy may or may not have been better than SMS, it bored me to tears in the first 20 minutes. People who agree with me probably long for the "glory days" of SMB3 and SMW, the same way we long for the "glory days" of Sonic and his 2D platforming greatness.
Some of my best gaming memories stem from 2-player SMB3. That game was a blast. Not only should this game be what NSMB should have been, but the possibility of playing coop instead of alternating turns seems very promising.