I think Galaxy is better than 3, I don't think it's better than World. Here is where everybody reads that statement and goes "WAIT A SEC, YOU THINK WORLD IS BETTER THAN 3?!" Yes I do.
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To each their own. I didn't enjoy Mario Galaxy nearly as much as Mario 64, which I still consider to be the best 3D Mario title. Even still, there's no way to me that 64 even gets close to SMB3, World, or especially Yoshi's Island (which I do consider a Mario title, and the best one, at that).
That said, I'm still eager to play Galaxy 2 whenever it drops! But for me, 2D platformers > 3D platformers any day of the week. Actually, I could probably amend that statement by replacing the "platformers" with just "games."
These past few years, I can't play any Mario games that I once considered 'phenomenal'. The magic is dead to me, the nostalgia is a lie.
SMW is the one I can 'tolerate' playing the longest. It all started when I picked up Mario Sunshine on the cube. Mario's presentation went from being Pre-teen to Pre-school. This is still why I think SMG could have been 'much better' even though the game play was solid.
I'm no 'Nintendo is too kiddie' basher, just someone who would much rather be entertained by 'teenage mutant ninja turtles' instead of 'teletubbies' when it comes to existing franchise expectations.
Knuckle Duster is right: Super Mario Galaxy was awesome.
I have to admit, although I loved New Super Mario Bros DS, NSMB Wii pretty much blows it out of the water. I was particularly surprised by how incredibly cool and useful the Penguin Suit and Propeller Hat power-ups were, which means they trump virtually every previous Mario power-up since the original fire flower.
Too bad it doesn't have online play! That would of been nice! But definitely fun multiplayer all the same! Not really a good idea if you want to GET anywhere in the game, single player is a must if you wanna beat this game, but multiplayer is great for a good laugh! I didn't like the DS version either, but this game kicks ass, I'm on level 8-3! It getting really difficult now! It's really alot like a GREAT Mario 3 upgrade! Same feel, basically same level style and ideas, but just taken to the Next Level. Pun not intended! I like it when you have the propeller hat and you almost die falling in a whole, and you "instinctively" shake the wiimote, and you fly back up! WOOHOO!
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AAAHH!!!
I first played the demo of NSMB Wii at VGXPO and really liked it, when I got it I still liked it but not as much, since I don't really like the story mode. The demo had the free-for-all mode playable, which is still really fun. The level layout in story mode annoys me with the Toad rescuing and all the item houses, it all seems too easy. I wind up with way too many power-ups sometimes, and it seems like I don't even use the ones I had.
Still a really fun game though.
It really depends on who you're playing with. I have friends that like to share the power-ups, and a friend who likes to throw you off cliffs and take all the power-ups and not pop the bubble when you're at the flagpole.
Either way it's still a really fun game.