I need this game now!!!!!!!
Stupid Nintendo! Why can't you make bad games so I don't have to anticipate them?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

@SuperSonic95 sounds like you would love the cdi era

It's weird that NSMB2 is the first NSMB game to be released in Japan before America

I finished the 1st one yesterday, and it was ok but not a game I'd replay.

This 2nd one just looks more of the same really.

Aaaargh ! No matter how hard I try, I'm going too fast, i'm already entering the last world ! And I've just played 3 hours and 3 minutes !

I still like it though, the course design is really creative in comparison of the other NSMB, and tha is quite the good point.

My biggest gripe is the music, not because it's the same, but just because the main theme is EVERYWHERE !!! I can't stand these "Pwap pwap" every single level that's outdoors, it's driving me insane. It's the first time in a Mario geme where I want to cut the damn music, it's unbelieveable !

But you have already played this dull game before, twice in fact (unless this is your first NSMB game).

Okay, so I just got past the last mini-tower before the final castle and wow ! They went all-out on the level design, I legitimately gasped in terror !

Can't wait to see how the few last levels fare, but there, I'm in love with this game !

How are you playing NSMB2 before others?!

How would you rate it against the first one? Not sure whether to pre-order it.

It was a joke. A little reference to something I saw in someones sig here at NL. And actually, I played the DS one, but skipped out on the Wii one (I did that with a lot of Wii games because I wasn't as knowledgeable about gaming yet) and I plan to get NSMB 2 and U. It's really not getting milked as much as people say. It's just one NSMB per system. It's actually a very good financial choice for Nintendo.

I live in France, and here it's been a few years that the laws of street dates are kinda gone. Nearly all the big shops throughout the country sell it.

Compared to the DS one... Huh I don't really remember the first one, exept for the fact I got through it the weekend I had it. But I really enjoyed this one. The levels are a bit more inventive than usual, though it took me 3h45 to finish the main courses. I guess doing the 100% thing (not the 1 million coins though) could take quite a lot more time fortunately as there is the Star Road to unlock, the 2 "bonus" worlds and every other tidbit.

But yeah, I'm pretty much in love with it right now, despite the music that is still nerve racking (except the ending music, which is really Katamari-esque ^^) and the global aesthetics that I still don't like.

@Red_Acteur_2, would you say the game is more difficult than the Wii game? I know for a fact it has to be harder than the DS game, anything is.

@SuperSonic95, you lucked out on missing that game, in a way. Since this game has about the same visuals and music from the Wii game, it'll feel "New" to you. I however, won't be able to ignore the recycled presentation. Hopefully the levels are fun enough to draw me away from that though!

Will have to pre-order it now! Thanks.

Actually, I don't think I could ever tire of NSMB. Nintendo's already perfected the Mario formula. Each NSMB is like a level and power up pack to me, and I don't mind. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

@SuperSonic95, really? I'd like to have that mind set. Then again I wouldn't. Change is good. You should want something fresh. Like New Super Mario Bros. U seems to be getting it right. If every Mario were the same it wouldn't be my favorite series.

Well I don't recall NSMB Wii to be particularly difficult per se (I remember beating the last world without losing more than ten lives on a veeery lucky streak), but it was more challenging than this one, that is certain. I only lost a handfull of lives during the main game, and only because I messed up a few things.

But what it loses in difficulty it gains on exploration and ideas for level design. That said, I have yet to discover the 2 secret worlds and uncover the mysterious star World (only need 3 star coins to unlock it now ^^)

Is the main mode challenging? I don't want it to be like 3D land where I have no problems with the last world, unlike NSMBW which was HARD in the last world.

Yeah that last 3 or 4 levels annoyed me. The 3DS nearly got thrown at the wall!

Nope, the last world isn't challenging for a dime (the last boss though is a bit of a pain... an impressive one ^^), but it is reeeeally creative and fun !

What about the final castle? I kept getting hit by fireballs in NSMBW, and I at least hope for that to be true here. I want to still compete with my friend to see who can reach Bowser first in Co-op!

@Red_Acteur_2, is the final boss exactly like the Wii game? I've heard it was, but without spoilers can you say its any different?