New Super Mario Bros. 2

[Vipershark]

As much as I hate to admit it, I agree with Koopaul.

This needs to be less "expansion pack: the game" and more "completely new mario game"

SMB > SMB3 > SMW may have used the same base formula, but there's no way you can convince me that they were the same game. They all had completely different graphical styles and each one built upon the strengths of the previous game while adding in its' own fun, new mechanics to play with.

This, on the other hand, is literally "hey guys let's take the existing mario ds engine and just put new stages in it (and i guess maybe like one new powerup) and then charge full price for it" and so was NSMB Wii. Yeah, NSMBW had co-op and some new powerups, but overall it was still just the same game with a small amount of new features. (Though I suppose I find NSMBW to be a bit more acceptable as far as being a rehash since it doesn't try to be anything except an enhanced console release of a previous game and is literally just NSMB (for the Wii)) For this new game to call itself a true sequel just seems wrong.
Unfortunately I'll end up buying it anyway since I enjoy the games but I still find it incredibly lazy on Nintendo's part.

I know it's a lot easier said than done, but really, how hard is it for them to make an original game?
What happened to Nintendo's magic?