Topic: Unpopular Gaming Opinions

I understand why people want more Galaxy content, but I personally don't want a Galaxy 3 either. Most of the time with 3D Mario I don't want direct sequels, gives them less restraints during development. That said, one way I'd love to get more Galaxy content would be through a 3D Mario Maker game.

Very unpopular opinion.
I want the next Mario games is taken from the scene of Super Mario movie 2023, the Brooklyn Street part and the Donkey Kong co-op part to save Princess Peach.
Also, I want to see some Ratchet & Clank influence for next 3D Mario games.
Mario can have his own weapon like Mario + Rabbids but with their power up style.
And I'm tired to see plumber outfits of Mario all the time.
Maybe some new outfits style but still maintain his Red & Blue color / Red & White color.

@Anti-Matter honestly i agree with you (which is rare 🥳) a mario movie game would be rly cool! i love the designs of the characters in the movies, and am glad they are changing donkey kong’s design in the new mario kart! also we need more couch co-op games haha! maybe when the mario movie sequel launches in 2026!

I don't mind having a Super Mario Galaxy 3, or a sequel to any other preexisting 3D Mario game, but yeah I'd prefer something more original. As long as it still feels like Mario, then I'm happy. I think Nintendo would agree with that too. If I recall correctly, Super Mario Galaxy 2 was made partly because they couldn't implement any more of their ideas into the first game.

@FishyS Either way I don't really want another game in that framework. I feel they've mined it enough.

@PikminMarioKirby @Dev-N I share the sentiment. I don't really want 3D Mario to be stuck in one specific style of gameplay - The last thing I want is another New Super situation.

@MarioVillager92 It's true. Galaxy 2 started as just a DLC pack for Galaxy 1 until they decided to expand on it - similarly to how Tears of the Kingdom started out.

@N00BiSH How would you organize the current games?

I tend to think of them as the more open ones versus more linear ones:

• Mario 64 and Mario Odyssey kind of similar
• Mario Sunshine sort of in the same category also but less similar.
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• Mario 3D Land and World
• The two Galaxies kind of similar feel to above but also different.

@FishyS generally, I categorize them in the same way Nintendo did for Odyssey:

In the case of Galaxy duology, I put 'em in a sort of in-between of semi-linear/semi-sandbox, since I feel they kinda try to do both. Same with Bowser's Fury, though I think it does it a bit better than the Galaxies.

@N00BiSH Interesting, I didn't realize Nintendo also categorized them that way.

So my question for you is — do you think the new Mario should be so different that it deserves a third category.

@FishyS That depends on your definition of different, but I think if they continue in the direction of Bowser's Fury, we might see a new category. Maybe.

I don't really want an Odyssey 2 and probably would be disappointed if what we get next is just Odyssey 2.

@VoidofLight Unless they had a DLC pack planned for Odyssey, I doubt we'll see a direct sequel.

I honestly think that Odyssey did enough with the concept that a sequel wouldn’t do a whole lot outside of bring back more Mario characters and locations. I’d much prefer a new idea.

There were some rumors that the 3D Mario on Switch 2 would feature a level inspired by the movie with Chris Pratt voicing Mario in that level (well, for the English version, also assuming if Mario actually has spoken lines during that level).

@MrCarlos46 Where did you hear that from?

@N00BiSH It just came up on Twitter. I didn’t say I believe them, but that rumor just came up to my head.

I think this was one of the first few tweets related to that: https://x.com/Switch2Stock/status/1887103852765422005

@MrCarlos46 Regardless, I doubt that's true in any way - especially the Pratt part.

@N00BiSH And even if it was real it would probably be a tie-in for the Super Mario Bros. Movie sequel.

Mega Man X7 is actually kind of fun, and Mega Man 2 is overrated garbage.

@StewdaMegaManNerd
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@konicstar Mega Man X7 is slow and clunky, but I haven’t encountered any glitches. It’s also unique and it has a better soundtrack. I just found running around and shooting enemies to be real fun, and the only time my deaths felt cheap was when I was fighting Red. You also aren’t severely punished for dying, unless you really care about your rank, which does nothing. Mega Man 2’s soundtrack has some good ones, but it also has a few boring and repetitive tracks. Heat Man’s stage sucks, and can easily be cheesed with the jet. Crash Man’s stage also sucks, but that can’t be fixed. All of the Wily stages suck, and Boobeam Trap and the Alien suck because they require special weapons. And I have died so many times in this game due to either incredibly common glitches, stupid enemy placement, or some other form of crap. And the boss weaknesses are a mess. Why is Metal Man weak to his own weapon? I don’t know man, I just think this game is a mess. Say what you will about X7, but at least it’s not incredibly buggy and unfair.