New Super Mario Bros U is what people want?

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That similarity in the visual style and the control style is all intentional. The things we feel like we've already promised the gamer is that Peach will be kidnapped by Bowser, and Mario will move from left to right. We know that's what people are expecting!
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We know that there are all types of Mario games. So for us, with the New Super Mario Bros series, we don't really need to mess with it. This is what people want. Peach will be kidnapped by Bowser, and Mario will move from left to right. This is what people want.
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One thing we learned via the DS system was that touchscreen control was something that's best used only when necessary. It wasn't the key controller. We didn't want to throw it in and use it everywhere. To be honest, we didn't feel that traditional Mario [directional pad] movement married with touchscreen at the same time worked that well. So that's why using the touchscreen only where it made sense, as we learned with the DS, was something that we brought to [this new game]. With the touchscreen, our feeling is that it really depends on the type of game you're developing. So if you've a game where you're stopped, thinking about things and checking stuff out, or you've got inventories and whatnot... then man! The touchscreen is fantastic! But Mario is a game that's always on the move, so it's not necessary to have it as a key control feature.
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In other words, people expect basic things from a 2D Mario game, so the people making them provide exactly what people want. Originality? Not sure what that is, people want a Peach kidnapped plot, Bowser as a villain and other simple things.

I don't blame him for saying a touch screen would be a poor control method for a Mario game, there's a reason platformers on the iPad/iPhone tend to suck.

Do you agree with him? Or do you wish the New Super Mario Bros series would vary stuff up a bit more?
 
I agree with Spoony. NSMBU has a lot of cool looking stuff as where NSMB2 has gold. I still think they need to make a completely new 3D game like Mario 64, Sunshine, and Galaxy.
 
I think that is completely idiotic that they think bowser has to kidnap peach
 
SpoonySage said:
The series definitely needs some new ideas, but I think NSMBU sounds like it has a bunch of new ideas that will make it fun.

Can't say the same about NSMB2....
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I know, right? There are too many Mario games right now. NSMBU looks awesome, but NSMB2? It's too generic.
 
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