I'll start off by saying this:

I am not too excited about this game. Don't get me wrong, I am still anticipating this title, and I may even get it opening day, but I won't be over the moon waiting for this game. One reason I was excited for Mario 3D Land is that it was a full length 3D Mario game. No telling what was going to go down. Well, for the most part. :P Let's turn the clock back.

- New Super Mario Bros. (DS) was Mario's first true 2D platformer since Super Mario World, a game released over a decade ago. Lush graphics, tight controls, great level design, you know the drill. New Super Mario Bros. wasn't all that innovative, but it was a fun return to form.

- New Super Mario Bros. Wii - Well, this is another 2D Mario platformer. Nintendo added a great four player option, and that really shook the game up. However, as fun as the game was, as I was playing through the game in single-player mode, I got that nagging feeling that this was the same game I had been playing for the past 20 years. The lack of innovation was really beginning to show.

- The bottom line is, I really hope Nintendo changes up, well, something, with this new title in the series. Oh , and one more thing, I want more than 9 worlds and I want the game to be really difficult. New Super Mario Bros.(DS) and New Super Mario Bros. Wii were cakewalks.