New Super Mario Bros. Euro Release Confirmed
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Wed, 8 Mar 2006 14:23
It's certainly not a future-proofed name.
Wed, 8 Mar 2006 14:35
New Super Mario Bros. DS is out on May 5 in the US and on May 7 in Europe
That's funny, because only the other day NOA claimed that it was coming out on the 7th in the US.
The 7th is Sunday, by the way.
Wed, 8 Mar 2006 18:45
think this is a great box art.
for two main reasons,as spong highlighted in it show the simplistic genious of mario games.
but the second reason is why it will appeal to casual gamers.they will walk into game looking for a new game and they will be like,OH MY GOD look at the size of mario,i want that one.
in the age of the casual gamer the main perception of a game comes from the fancy colours that catch the casual gamers eye, the high production costs and mainstreem marketing.
I think Nintendo will be suprised by the sales figures for this one.
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for two main reasons,as spong highlighted in it show the simplistic genious of mario games.
but the second reason is why it will appeal to casual gamers.they will walk into game looking for a new game and they will be like,OH MY GOD look at the size of mario,i want that one.
in the age of the casual gamer the main perception of a game comes from the fancy colours that catch the casual gamers eye, the high production costs and mainstreem marketing.
I think Nintendo will be suprised by the sales figures for this one.
MAJIN IS BACK
Wed, 8 Mar 2006 21:02
The name is probably the best name I can think of - it completely suits the game in my opinion.
I hope it really does capture all the things that made the old 2D Marios good, or I will be disappointed (as a Nintendo fan).
The box art does look good, however I did notice the lack of the representation of the "brotheriness" between Mario and Luigi in it. Still, I'm not the designer, am I?
To be honest, though, maybe they should have called it something like "Mario For Adults - Train Your Brothers" or "Nintenbros." Because from what I remember, a large number of DS owners are actually "casual gamers"* who don't have time, or can't be bothered, to play conventional games, which meant that Nintendogs and all those actually sold better than the best Mario Kart game made so far.
With their successful reputation with online play now, hopefully Nintendo will keep pushing it and not only make some amazing (innovative) games for it, but change the way people percieve online gameplay.
Like I said, Outrun 2 is all you need, however, although I personally believe that my respect for Sony is more valuable than money, I'm sure they probably think differently.
*Does the oxymoron-ness of that phrase make anyone else feel a little bit cynical, or is it just me?
I hope it really does capture all the things that made the old 2D Marios good, or I will be disappointed (as a Nintendo fan).
The box art does look good, however I did notice the lack of the representation of the "brotheriness" between Mario and Luigi in it. Still, I'm not the designer, am I?
To be honest, though, maybe they should have called it something like "Mario For Adults - Train Your Brothers" or "Nintenbros." Because from what I remember, a large number of DS owners are actually "casual gamers"* who don't have time, or can't be bothered, to play conventional games, which meant that Nintendogs and all those actually sold better than the best Mario Kart game made so far.
With their successful reputation with online play now, hopefully Nintendo will keep pushing it and not only make some amazing (innovative) games for it, but change the way people percieve online gameplay.
Like I said, Outrun 2 is all you need, however, although I personally believe that my respect for Sony is more valuable than money, I'm sure they probably think differently.
*Does the oxymoron-ness of that phrase make anyone else feel a little bit cynical, or is it just me?
Thu, 9 Mar 2006 10:28
Super Mario World was not the last new 2D Mario game.
Have a look at:
http://news.spong.com/game/11017611
And that's if you discount Yoshi's Island (1995).
PS I think the new box art looks awful.
Have a look at:
http://news.spong.com/game/11017611
And that's if you discount Yoshi's Island (1995).
PS I think the new box art looks awful.
Thu, 9 Mar 2006 11:02
I think by '2D mario' they meant the Super Mario series, that consists of:
Mario 1
Mario Lost Levels
Mario 2
Mario 3
Mario IV: Super Mario World.
They are the only games in the Super Mario Brothers series. All others are spin offs and alternate stories.
Mario 1
Mario Lost Levels
Mario 2
Mario 3
Mario IV: Super Mario World.
They are the only games in the Super Mario Brothers series. All others are spin offs and alternate stories.
Thu, 9 Mar 2006 20:41
More importantly, by "good" I meant "the things I liked."
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