10-04-2012, 04:52 PM
(This post was last modified: 10-04-2012, 04:53 PM by NICKtendo DS.)
It was called New, because it was literally a new Super Mario Bros. game since World. Calling it Super Mario Bros. 4 wouldn't be correct as that is Super Mario World and calling it 5 would confuse the non-Japanese.
Because New Super Mario Bros. was a success, the name stuck. The reason the sequels are called New is because their prequel was. The same story goes for the word Super in the 4 (5 if counting SMB2USA) original SMB games.
Ironically, because of the word New in the titles, people know to expect something New Super Mario Bros.-like.
Because New Super Mario Bros. was a success, the name stuck. The reason the sequels are called New is because their prequel was. The same story goes for the word Super in the 4 (5 if counting SMB2USA) original SMB games.
Ironically, because of the word New in the titles, people know to expect something New Super Mario Bros.-like.
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