First up, the sheer nostalgia factor of bringing back side-scrolling Mario. into its distinct design components, to better illustrate how Nintendo has tapped into it as a template that New Super Mario Bros. The NostalgiaSo let's break down the oldest New Super Mario Bros. It's living on and refreshing itself over and over again – once on Wii already, and twice again on the 3DS and Wii U later this year. But what we once saw as a singular homage to days gone by has, instead, become the template for an entirely new series of "New" sequels. still feels "New." Chronologically the original game is aging, yes. A certain mistake.Īnd yet New Super Mario Bros. It seemed like a bad bit of branding on Nintendo's part. wouldn't stay that way forever, destined to have its meaning depleted by the passage of time in the same way that New Mexico, New Jersey and New York are all now ill-described by that same adjective. is officially "Old." It's been over six years now since Nintendo released its revival of 2D Mario side-scrolling on the original DS, and even then we all laughed at the choice of name – "New" Super Mario Bros. I think it's safe to say it now – New Super Mario Bros.
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