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New Side-Scrolling 2D Mario Game Coming To Nintendo 3DS

By Ishaan . January 26, 2012 . 6:21pm

New Side Scrolling 2D Mario Game Coming To Nintendo 3DS

While Super Mario 3D Land is doing well, strictly 2D side-scrolling Mario games are among Nintendo’s biggest sellers. New Super Mario Bros. Wii (above), for instance, has sold over 25 million copies worldwide since its release.

 

And New Super Mario Bros. on DS? That’s at over 28 million. Not surprising, then, that Nintendo are keen to develop another one of these games.

 

At Nintendo’s latest financial results briefing this evening, Nintendo president, Satoru Iwata, announced that “totally new side-scrolling action Super Mario in 2D” will be released for the Nintendo 3DS in the company’s next fiscal year.

 

That puts it at somewhere between April 2012 and March 2013. The game’s official title hasn’t been announced yet.


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  • http://thrust-the-sky.deviantart.com/ WildArms

    I want paper mario and animal crossing already!!!!

  • James Beatty

    GIVE IT TO ME NOW! MY BODY IS READY!

  • https://twitter.com/#!/SplashdownTiger STiger

    Give me high-res sprites… 2.5D Mario games such as NSMB just don’t have the same feel as SMB3 or Super Mario World.

    • EDGEucator

      This. I agree with 100%.
      Maybe take a cue from Rayman Origins.

      • RupanIII

        That would be awesome

    • PrinceHeir

      Super Mario World style would be delicious O________O

  • http://twitter.com/DanijoEX DanijoEX

    What will Nintendo think of next?

    • PoweredByHentai

      Mushroom colored dildos?

      • https://twitter.com/#!/SplashdownTiger STiger

        Whoa now.

      • James Beatty

        Doesn’t peach use toad for that in super smash bros?

        • PoweredByHentai

          I’ll bet that’s why she’s always in another castle.

      • http://twitter.com/DanijoEX DanijoEX

        Quite likely…not.

        • PoweredByHentai

          Why not?  Nintendo did announce the Vitality Sensor.

          • http://twitter.com/DanijoEX DanijoEX

            Sometimes your mind baffles me…

          • PoweredByHentai

            Quite the contrary, for I am powered by Hentai.  :D

          • http://twitter.com/DanijoEX DanijoEX

            @PoweredByHentai:disqus  Then I’ll shall respect your title since you live up to the name quite well.

      • MrSirFeatherFang

        You live up to your name. I want to see more of this from now on

      • http://www.facebook.com/people/Jeremiah-Velasquez/100001627819376 Jeremiah Velasquez

        Wow…

        Some imagination you got there….

  • James Beatty

    I kind of knew this was coming after i saw the new super mario bros “tech demo” for the 3DS. Hopefully it will look like that :D

  • Ben Lyd

    Hopefully it’s actually 2D instead of the 2.5D silliness we got from the titles mentioned in the article.

  • Novac

    Hopefully it’s not mario but a new Warioland instead.

  • Solomon_Kano

    Much as I loved NSMB, am I the only one who wants a Super Mario World-esque 2D Mario now? I mean, I know I’m not, but are we that much of a minority?

    • Exkaiser

      NEW SUPER MARIO WORLD 3D

      • Solomon_Kano

        YES!

  • Zonic505

    Calling it now, New Super Mario Bros. 3D.

    Sure hope we get a trailer at E3 or something.

  • http://twitter.com/GameGodZER0 Ben Sylvia

    Who else thinks the Tanooki Suit will be in it??
    Hope they keep the Boomerang flower too, love to see that in a 2D Mario.

    Can’t wait to see what new power ups will be in it.

  • Deluode Koyor

    Paper Mario

  • KaruCgSt

    New Super Mario Bros Frog Adventures D: !

    http://images.wikia.com/mario/images/6/65/Frog_suit_mario_large.jpg

    Or Super Mario World 2 ? :p

  • kylehyde

    Surprised and at the same time not so much, I mean, I didn’t expect that we are going to get news of another mario (not spin-off) very soon, however is not surprising of this considering the reasons. Even if they are on a process of trying to regain a safe position, they need really need to began to print money and certainly the number don’t lie about the 2D, anyway more classic mario is good for me.

  • http://www.genkaibreak.com Code

    Nothing new, but still good to hear, I’m hoping I’ll have a 3DS by then T3T’

  • neetyneety

    welp, that’s another title to add to my ever-growing list of must-buy 3DS games… never thought having a 3DS would be so expensive. OTL

  • SteveEdwards

    ugh so many mario games
    seriously gimme a break between releases or I’ll just keep skipping and passing some of them over.
    this seems like it will cannibalize 3d land’s future sales.

  • http://myanimelist.net/profile/Kuronoa Kuronoa

    I prefer a new 3D game, especially if it is like Mario 64.  NSMB I thought was disappointing, the Wii sequel was awesome and (So far) 3D Land is feeling like it is lacking somethign from both the 2D and 3D side of the series.

  • http://twitter.com/ZnTxn Mike

    I hope is a second Super Princess Peach, or at least make her playable

  • Tom_Phoenix

    Since noone else has said this yet, let me be the first to say…..FINALLY! This should have been a launch title, Nintendo!

    But anyway, I’m glad they are finally keeping their word and making a 2D Mario game, beacuse I love 2D platformers. Plus, the success of the two New Super Mario Bros. games shows that there is more than enough financial incentive to do so, so they have no excuse to not make them anymore.

  • necrosex

    DLC levels incoming!

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Kingdom-Singers/100001128908058 Kingdom Singers

    I hope they make new mario and luigi game that you can play as wario and waluigi!

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