Topic: Super Mario 3D World - OT

I'm gonna play through every level as Peach first, at least it's a guarantee I'll get all the gold flagpoles on my first run.

I think Plessie is adorable. I struggled with his first level, but then I managed to master the controls.

Any idea yet how well this game has sold in America?

just picked up, now roll on 5 o'clock!

Haven't seen any of that yet but for the week of its release, which I think was just two days, Wii U sales in NA jumped ~53%. For comparison it jumped by ~35% in Europe with no Marios and ~36% in Japan with it. So it seems to have done fairly well in America comparatively.

..... although even with that boost the Wii U in NA is the sixth best selling console. Behind XBOne and PS4 (expected) 3DS (also expected) but also still the 360 and PS3. Ok signs though especially with a title which tends to have a very, very long tail in terms of sales. Definitely better than the numbers in Japan.

For my fellow Americans. Is the game short? I don't want to blow through the game in 3 days.

I just downloaded it today, very fun game. I was just 1 or 2 lvls in and found a shortcut to World 2

I got it from toys r us at lunch time, only £40 so well chuffed. Ended up buying a minion for the missus though (secret Xmas pressie) and came out £110 lighter than when I went in!

Can't wait to play it when I get back from the pub

Those ants are a giant pain in the bum to jump on!

I love the Mystery House levels. Wouldn't mind seeing more of those as dlc.

I've completed the main campaign yesterday (took about six to seven hours for me) and is starting on the special worlds today. Excellent game as expected, though with minor flaws.

A few notes:

• I only played the first two worlds in multiplayer since my brother only felt like going so far, the rest of the way I played alone.
• The randomizer really seems to favor Peach.
• The early levels were so easy you had to try to get killed, but it does get challenging towards the end even for a Mario veteran like me.
• I did not expect the Bowser carnival to be the final world, that's a neat change of setting from the other games.
• The final bowser battle was really cool, but I wish the music was more epic like in the Galaxy games.
• Getting all green stars isn't as easy as it looks.

As I'm playing I'm trying to make sure I get every green star and stamp before moving onto the next level/world, which for the first four worlds has been okay. A couple have been annoying or challenging to get. I don't know if I'll keep that up as I move into the second half of the game where I'm sure they'll become more frustrating to get and I'll just wanna move on..

Hi guys, did anyone one pre-order this in from Game.co.uk but did NOT receive the pre-order bonuses of the furry sleeve and exclusive key ring? Didn't get mine and was wondering if they came separately.

My word this game is amazing.

The only issue I'm having is that as soon as I start a new level I recognise it immediately from trailers and other clips etc which I know is entirely my own fault. It will be nice to get some new surprises towards the end of the game.

I loved that level in World 5 where you only had 100 seconds to get the three cherries and find all the stars. I've not seen that in any trailers so that was exciting.

I'm sure I seen a thread about this over on Gamefaqs, I think a lot of people who ordered from Game never received a copy on launch day.

yeah i also seen a thread on reddit about the same. seems quite a few people are in your position, thats game for you though.

Lol, it doesn't work like that. The 3D in Mario 3D world just means the levels are three dimensional, meaning they have a Z-axis.

Are there no Shy Guys in this game?

I miss them

I don't know what's cuter, Cat Peach or Tanooki Peach . XD

I'll tell you what's cuter, everytime Peach says something through the gamepad speaker, especially when you get a double cherry.

"Peaches"