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New Super Mario Bros. 2 might be a 3D DS platformer

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New Super Mario Bros. for DSNew Super Mario Bros. 2, when will it arrive on DS? Before Super Mario 64 DS arrived in time for the Nintendo DS launch in November 2004, New Super Mario Bros. development was already started. Two years later — the month after the May 2006 release of New Super Mario Bros. — many interviews were given by its lead designer Takashi Tezuka.

As we reported back then Mr. Tezuka, who has worked on every major Mario platformer with creator Shigeru Miyamoto, wasn’t able to comment about a New Super Mario Bros. 2, except to say that he’d love to make any sequel into a 3D Mario on DS as he looked back on Super Mario 64.

A week later the developer dropped another hint of a New Super Mario Bros. sequel in a survey hosted on the Nintendo of America website that read: “Assuming a reasonable price, how likely are you to purchase a sequel to New Super Mario Bros. or ask for it as a gift?” [On a scale from 1 to 7 it could be indicated between “no purchase”, “neutral opinion” and “will definitely purchase a sequel”.]

Obviously sequels to Mario games are no surprise as long as they sell well. Luckily the game has many fans, by the end of 2007 New Super Mario Bros. sold over 13 million copies worldwide! By comparison worldwide sales of other fan favorites are: Super Mario Bros. 3 = 18 million, Super Mario Land 2 = 11 million, Super Mario World = 20 million, and Super Mario 64 nearly 12 million. Sounds pretty favorable for the chances of a sequel, especially since the “Super Mario” development team at Nintendo must’ve been busy on something the past two years.

Outside of the question if the sequel should be in 2D or 3D, what about new gameplay modes? Did you know that early versions of New Super Mario Bros. had a 2-player co-op mode during the main game? While the 2-player battle and 4-player mini-game modes remained in the final version, the co-op mode was removed. That sounds like a fun new feature for a sequel. What would you like to see added in New Super Mario Bros. 2?

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29 Responses to “New Super Mario Bros. 2 might be a 3D DS platformer”

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  1. 21
    Anonymous Says:
    December 5th, 2008 at 5:53 am

    I really hope they release it. I cant wait!

  2. 22
    Joseph Says:
    December 17th, 2008 at 7:22 pm

    I would love a sequel. But this time, I want more challenging boss battles, and a co. mode with Mario and Luigi.

  3. 23
    Taylor Says:
    December 20th, 2008 at 8:37 pm

    I loved the first one, so I really hope they make a sequel. Maybe they could add more worlds and more things to unlock. And more characters to play as instead of just Mario and Luigi. Like Wario, Yoshi, Waluigi, Toad, etc.

  4. 24
    Cemal Yianniz Marasli Says:
    December 24th, 2008 at 3:38 pm

    I agree with Taylor too. We need more maps and NEW CHARACTERS! Isn’t it about time we new characters, Maybe like Wario and Waluigi’s princesses? =D I also want more of the bad characters that was in SNES MARIO WORLD and Paper mario on gamecube! It will be cool if we finally meet bowser juniors mother too? =P O o o Add yoshi to the game too! =D Hmm I don’t know what else. =)

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    msr Says:
    December 28th, 2008 at 9:38 pm

    If it were a sequel to the original Super Mario Bros 2, I would buy a DS just to play it. That game was so weird and mysterious that to this day I explore every nook and cranny!

  6. 26
    nana Says:
    December 30th, 2008 at 5:22 pm

    que fino coño que chafa

  7. 27
    Calztchi Says:
    December 31st, 2008 at 9:47 pm

    I agree with all of you. But there are 3 main things I’d like to see in the sequel:
    1. It should be different to the first one in a range of ways,
    2. It has to be good,
    3. and They have to release it.

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    lacaras Says:
    January 2nd, 2009 at 2:50 pm

    my votes on another 2D game but i’d settle for another 3D one thing i’d like to see is the battle mode from SMB3 online with up to 4 players

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    Aistonbeed Says:
    January 4th, 2009 at 11:45 pm

    wait, 3d? ish. keep the side-scrollin goin. flip.

    co-op would be so flippin cool. that never even crossed my mind.

    but what absolutely needs to be in the next NSMB is mario vs. luigi on WIFI. holy flip.
    or even 2 v 2 battles. EPIC. think of it, like clan battles online…or even more characters then mario and luigi too, whip out some bonus ones for the star battles. like toad and princess peach and bowser and shy guy and waluigi and yoshi and wario and ….woah, i got a little excited there…

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