- The game has Mario in it.
- Its DS counterpart is the second highest-selling DS game of all time and has sold consistently since its release in 2006.
- It's super fun.
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Miyamoto expects sustained sales for New Super Mario Bros. Wii
by David Hinkle 
on Oct 12th 2009 6:30PM
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Posted: Oct 12th 2009 10:12PM (Unverified) said
The ignorance of video games is annoying, but the ignorance of modern art is downright galling
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Posted: Oct 12th 2009 6:36PM The Blank Mage Returns said
It's slightly infuriating that Mario Bros is going to sell better than L4D 2, Modern Warfare, Mass Effect 2, Bayonetta, and pretty much every other game coming out in the next few months. It's like modern art; YOU know it's paint thrown at a wall, but CRAZY people think it's the best thing since ever.
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Posted: Oct 12th 2009 6:41PM The Blank Mage Returns said
Edit: Contrary to how that may sound, I don't hate Mario Bros or the Wii. I just realize how much effort went into making a 2D sidescroller like this, and how much went into Modern Warfare 2. (Hint: Not equal amounts.)
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Posted: Oct 12th 2009 6:46PM (Unverified) said
Modern Warfare will still a shitload though, I would be more worried about Bayonetta.
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Posted: Oct 12th 2009 6:53PM DonaldMick said
Considering this is the first 2D sidescroller to star Mario since the first Bush administration, I'm glad this is going to outsell CoD 6: The Search For Bobby Kotick's Soul.
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Posted: Oct 12th 2009 6:55PM (Unverified) said
I'd be worried about Bayonetta, Heavy Rain, and Alpha Protocol all being passed on because of all the AAA titles coming out.
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Posted: Oct 12th 2009 6:56PM Istari Spartan said
As much as I love L4D and CoD,
not everyone is into zombies and terrorists.
Mario has more mainstream appeal.
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not everyone is into zombies and terrorists.
Mario has more mainstream appeal.
Posted: Oct 12th 2009 6:57PM (Unverified) said
Bayonetta especiall since its made by Platinum games, and their games havent exactly sold like blockbusters.
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Posted: Oct 12th 2009 7:00PM Typicalgamer said
this should've been a 20 dollar downloadable title.
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Posted: Oct 12th 2009 10:02PM (Unverified) said
This comment is ignorant on a couple of levels, but the obvious retort is that while people of all ages and backgrounds can enjoy mario games, very few parents will be giving their young kids MW2 or L4D2. Very few seniors would be able to handle the complex mechanics of ME2 or have an interest in the gun feet and hair attacks of Bayonetta. Yet all of these groups can appreciate and play Mario Bros.
This is the same reason why movies like Ice Age or Night at the Museum do better at the box office than edgier movies.
That's life. Not everyone is interested in the exact same things as you. Get used to it.
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This is the same reason why movies like Ice Age or Night at the Museum do better at the box office than edgier movies.
That's life. Not everyone is interested in the exact same things as you. Get used to it.
Posted: Oct 13th 2009 12:52AM OnToGloryReturns said
Have to rebuke a bit there pal. Just because a game is a 2d sidescroller does not mean that it is 'easier' to make than a top tier 3d shooter. On a technical level, yes, something like MW2 may be more complicated. But on a conceptual level - especially the 2d Mario platformers which are the defacto standard, that high level of quality is not easy.
Level design, variety, pacing, balance, control. All those things in a 2D platformer are very difficuly to pull of properly, not to mention at the level Nintendo does it.
Just because it hasn't got snazzy textures and a high tech engine does not make a game easier to develop. It's a different kind of challenge but not necessarily an easier one. That's why the Mario platformers generally stand heads and shoulders above games in the same genre (and why they sell so well for so long) and why the work that IW does stands out on the crowded FPS genre.
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Level design, variety, pacing, balance, control. All those things in a 2D platformer are very difficuly to pull of properly, not to mention at the level Nintendo does it.
Just because it hasn't got snazzy textures and a high tech engine does not make a game easier to develop. It's a different kind of challenge but not necessarily an easier one. That's why the Mario platformers generally stand heads and shoulders above games in the same genre (and why they sell so well for so long) and why the work that IW does stands out on the crowded FPS genre.
Posted: Oct 12th 2009 6:37PM JuanLovesHorror said
Option one alone will make it sell milllllllllllions.
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Posted: Oct 12th 2009 6:38PM ArchiGamer said
I want to say 'duh' but that seems too redundant.
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Posted: Oct 12th 2009 6:52PM iamnotafish said
Does this play like LittleBigPlanet? The side-scrolling-ness makes me think it might?
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Posted: Oct 12th 2009 7:10PM SpeeGold said
Um, what? Have you never played a 2D Mario game? 2D platformers are a genre... so, other than that, there is very little connection to LBP... I don't even know where to begin to explain... how long have you been playing video games? There is so much about your post that confuses me...
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Posted: Oct 12th 2009 7:12PM Cypher FDP said
You just asked if a Mario 2-D platformer plays like LittleBigPlanet.
Honestly, it should be the other way around.
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Honestly, it should be the other way around.
Posted: Oct 12th 2009 9:14PM iamnotafish said
Meant to reply to myself, didn't. Surprised by the negativity and downvoting, but I guess that's to be expected.
As Sly said, I was referring to the co-op aspect. The 2D part was self-explanatory, but I was wondering about the ramifications of having 4 players on screen at once i.e could you take out another guy with a poorly aimed shell, could you distract an enemy while someone else got behind him etc etc.
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As Sly said, I was referring to the co-op aspect. The 2D part was self-explanatory, but I was wondering about the ramifications of having 4 players on screen at once i.e could you take out another guy with a poorly aimed shell, could you distract an enemy while someone else got behind him etc etc.
Posted: Oct 12th 2009 6:57PM Istari Spartan said
Also, can someone give me a link to this whole
Bobby Kotick thing.
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Bobby Kotick thing.
Posted: Oct 12th 2009 7:04PM Pure Black World Tendency said
You should have a look at these, for no other reason than that they feature Mario and are damn funny. ;)
http://imgur.com/TeGxe.jpg
http://www.sfwchan.com/pics/66050322.gif
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http://imgur.com/TeGxe.jpg
http://www.sfwchan.com/pics/66050322.gif
Posted: Oct 12th 2009 7:10PM Lord Il Palazzo said
I'm buying it SOLELY because it has Mario in it, NOT because the DS game sold so well...
...also, I can through my "friends" into pits. THAT'LL SHOW 'EM! :)
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...also, I can through my "friends" into pits. THAT'LL SHOW 'EM! :)
Posted: Oct 12th 2009 7:24PM INNUENDO 64 said
This will be more proof that even after 25 years, sidescrolling Mario platformers still sell like hotcakes. Im buying it because that's what it is.
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Posted: Oct 12th 2009 7:40PM iamnotafish said
As Sly said, I was referring to the co-op aspect. The 2D part was self-explanatory, but I was wondering about the ramifications of having 4 players on screen at once i.e could you take out another guy with a poorly aimed shell, could you distract an enemy while someone else got behind him etc etc.
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Posted: Oct 12th 2009 8:03PM Premature ejaculation man said
I'll be getting it. It seems like the kind of game where we'd spend hours on the one level because we keep killing eachother before the finish
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Posted: Oct 12th 2009 8:24PM Dr Perry Ulysses Cox said
I'm buying it day one at midnight and all that shit, but I was really hoping that they were going to announce SMB4. It would've been so awesome if they were like, "And guess what, bitches?! We have all the suits that have been in every Mario game ever and 30 ALL NEW ONES!!!!"
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Posted: Oct 12th 2009 10:43PM Dr Perry Ulysses Cox said
But I also want the Frog, Tanooki, Hammer Bros., Metal Mario, etc. I want them all.
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Posted: Oct 12th 2009 8:39PM pasta SteamXBL pastapappie said
In other non-news;
Kazuo Hirai expects the PSP Go to be a success.
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Kazuo Hirai expects the PSP Go to be a success.
Posted: Oct 12th 2009 9:07PM Vcize said
Of course it's going to have sustained sales, it's a Mario game on the Wii, where the majority of the audience doesn't follow when new games release.
Two years from now you'll be able to walk into Wal-mart and see some mom point to this game and say "hey look, there's a new Mario game for the Wii!" as if it came out the day before.
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Two years from now you'll be able to walk into Wal-mart and see some mom point to this game and say "hey look, there's a new Mario game for the Wii!" as if it came out the day before.
Posted: Oct 12th 2009 9:35PM Vcize said
I'm not being a smartass here, there's a reason why big games on other platforms sell like hot-cakes right away and then dramatically drop off, whereas big games on the Wii don't sell as big right away but hold on better over time.
It's a legitimate reason. Less casual gamers on the other consoles means more people that are aware of the big game releases and buy them up right away, and more casual gamers on the Wii means more people that don't know when new games release and just see them in the stores whenever they see them.
It's not a bad thing, it's just reality.
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It's a legitimate reason. Less casual gamers on the other consoles means more people that are aware of the big game releases and buy them up right away, and more casual gamers on the Wii means more people that don't know when new games release and just see them in the stores whenever they see them.
It's not a bad thing, it's just reality.
Posted: Oct 12th 2009 10:53PM Co said
Good god Vcize SHUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUT the fuck UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUP already
You are the kid at :11 seconds into this commercial I swear http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkR4ihH9CS8
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You are the kid at :11 seconds into this commercial I swear http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkR4ihH9CS8
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