New Super Mario Bros Wii out today – thoughts?

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1. I picked up my copy already. Only thing stopping me from playing is that darned system update that they want me to install… Looks like I'll have to hold off on it until I know which system menu its updating me to. Until then its gonna be sitting on my shelf tempting me to play it.

2. after playing about 30 mins solo, It was all cool. Then I promised my sister she could play with me. Two hours later, and only in the begining of world 2, she has died over a hundred times. It told her we should stop playing. unfortunately I'd be the worst brother in the world if I started playing it again with out her, so it'll just have to wait…or will it? *Cue Evil Laugh*

3. I love it and I can't put it down. I am really happy that Nintendo made this game!

4. Idk why this game is just getting mid 80's ratings, it's so much fun!

5. Why didn't Nintendo do this sooner? Playing with friends is so much fun! Everyone I play it with gives me a different experience. I have friends that just want to dick around and throw each other into the lava, which is fun. I have friends that are all business and finding all the star coins is imperative, which is fun. It's all fun!

6. You know, I was initially unimpressed. I breezed through and by the water level in the first world I was worried this would be a generic upgrade over the DS version. Then I got to the multiplatform giant mushroom area before the castle at the end.

   Boy was I wrong.

   This game has flavour, powerful music, great level design, and all sorts of quirks that give it a real mario charm.

   Only beat the first world so no real challenge yet… but I'm loving it and cant wait for multiplayer.

7. Played up to World 2 tower (with a brief detour to world 5 via cannon) in multiplayer, and up to World 3 Tower in single player. Nintendo, it is a crime that you have waited so long to do this. Don't you dare deprive us of the kind of excellence only 2D Platforming can achieve for another 18 years. Honestly, this is the most pure fun I've had playing a video game in a long time. No boring cutscenes, no stupid narrative, no tutorials, or instructions screens. Just running, jumping, sliding, flying, and shooting balls of fire and ice. And I love every second of it. =P

8. Amen, Nickius. I read one review that said the closing comments, "But rest assured, this is the best 2D Mario game Nintendo has ever released." He then proceeded to give it an 8.9/10.

   Better than Super Mario World AND Super Mario Bros. 3? And an 8.9? I don't care what online features the game has or what its graphics look like: if you're telling me it's better than Super Mario World AND SMB3, you give that game a 10 and you do not think twice about it.

9. I feel like I'm 10 years old again. Loving it.

10. Mine has been ordered online, just waiting to get it. My wife & I will have a blast. We always have a great time with our NSMB on the DS, this will be more of the same and then some.

11. i LOVE it!!! I got ALL the star coins in world 1 already, and i already had to go back to certain levels and figure out how to get some of them, which wasn't too easy (water level) !! so far i've played single player.

    Now i'm on the first level in world two, but i wont start until my brother gets here, then even MORE fun will begin. =)

12. The music is mediocre. I wish KOJI KONDO had composed it!

13. I picked it up this morning and played through the midpoint of World 2. It's a perfect update of Super Mario Brothers: The controls are sharp and classic (even the motion control elements work well!) and the visuals and sound are wonderful.

    Love the hilarious details that make it clear that all the characters realize they're in a game: Koopas and Goombas dancing to the music! Cheep-cheeps doing synchronized swimming routines! Even the coins start swaying to the music at one point. This game has the exact proper attitude.

    So far, every level has something new and clever to offer. I can't wait to see more, but I need to get some sleep before work tomorrow! 🙂

    As an older, average-skilled player, I find the challenge about right, with a couple of levels already making me tear my gray hairs out. I finally got offered the "Green Box" on one level, but pressed on without it…I'll probably need it at some point. Love the mini games and the super skill movies.

    I'm sorry to see no sign of Bowser yet. I hope his appearance at the end is suitably epic!

    BTW, I think Princess Peach arranges these "vacations" from the castle to get away from Toad's voice.

14. This game is SOOOOOOOO hard, it's not even funny!!! (after getting used to the controls, it's CAKE – until 1-Castle…) I really miss the music from NSMB on the DS… I wish they would've used that instead… Especially for 1-1… I got it about 9 hrs ago, and I've only gotten to 2-Tower!!! Too bad my USB loader wont play this yet… They've fixed the European version, but not American yet… Oh Well!!! I had to clean all the dust out of my Disc Slot to play this, lol.

15. I got this, and probably would've been towards the end of world 3 had I not played with my girlfriend. She died so often, it wasn't funny anymore… ok maybe it was. We laughed so hard each time, that some of her deaths caused mine… stupid goombas…Anyway, I beat world 1 (entirely) and 5, and beat the mid-tower of world 2. In the end, my girlfriend and I had a lot of fun.

16. Simply put, this game is epic.

17. I played for an hour tonight and beat all the levels in the first world. First impressions: did they really have to re-use the music from the DS game that often? And why does Mario have to slide around so much? I had forgotten how much that annoyed me in the DS game (and how many stupid deaths happened as a result of the controls not feeling as "tight" as they used to in older Mario games). However, decent game so far. I like the helicopter hat thing. The ice flower seems just like the fire flower. I'm hoping it gets more interesting in future worlds (or when playing with friends… I've only had the chance to play solo so far).

18. this is surprisingly difficult.
    when i heard miyamoto saying that its going to be harder i brushed it off and said no it will be easy, but i was wrong.
    and multiplayer is so much better but when i have my 8 year old brother play with me it gets soo annoying since hes bad.

19. I bought the game yesterday and have been having a blast playing it. I wasn't that excited about this game a few months ago, but the multiplayer videos convinced me this would be a good purchase. I love the art style and music to this game. The worlds are unique and have a lot of energy in them.

    I'm playing through world 4 right now and I've seen the game gradually ramp up in difficulty. The DS NSMB was a walk in the park compared to this game. Luckily for me I managed to find an area that can give easy 1ups so I have plenty of lives.

    I'm looking forward to this weekend… I'm going to have another 3 people over and we're going to do some multiplayer.

20. im in love! this has been nothing but fun so far and i still havent played with the wife or family.

21. Finally they bring back Super Mario Brother's it's crazy I needed this yea yea finally…

22. I'm kinda glad that it supports local multiplayer instead of online. Its more enjoyable when you get to laugh it off when someone screws up.

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