30 May 2008
Ferry

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

New 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?

18 September 2008 20:42
MKK

Yeeeeeeeeeeeeees!!!!!!!!!!!!!

28 September 2008 11:21
scott

i would love to see one too. but a 3-d one wouldnt be a sequel to new super mario bros, it would just be a new game. i want another side scoller nut this tmme more like super mario world with a full world map yoshi adn flying.

29 September 2008 16:30
blazingdude11

9 rating

if only htey could make a cpu on the minigames and mario vs luigi so you don’t have to go on ds download and play

also play as wario and waluigi and peach plus more and better mario mini games like in super mario 64 ds

1 October 2008 13:07
Camewel

I think that it should be a sidescroller again, but this time, make more levels, more hidden stuff to get, and put MvL online. Also, you could add Wario and Waluigi to the fun, having them as playable characters in the co-op and versus modes and hidden characters in the main game (exactly the same though)

13 November 2008 01:00
J

I’d like to see them do a 2D sequel with a huge Super Mario World style map and lots of different paths and secrets. They should bring back flying and Yoshi or something similar!

Maybe if Nintendo adds an analog stick to their next handheld a 3D Mario would be awesome, but until then 3D just doesn’t work for me or the DS.

24 November 2008 13:04
Luigi

I just want to see a Mario and Luigi co. mode. Other than that, the other game rocked!

24 November 2008 13:10
Cecily

I want it the same, but with 2 player co. mode, and add Yoshi and Toad as characters please!

24 November 2008 13:14
Mario

The co. mode sounds good, but more Minigames would really do the trick.

5 December 2008 05:53
Anonymous

I really hope they release it. I cant wait!

17 December 2008 19:22
Joseph

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