Developer:
Nintendo EAD Tokyo
Publisher:
Nintendo
Genre: Platformer
Platforms: Wii
U
Age Rating: 3+
(PEGI)
I made a bold statement not long ago that Rayman had
knocked Mario off his perch. In all honesty, that’s only half true, with Rayman
being the best 2D platformer while Mario still reigns supreme in the 3D space.
I mean, look at Super Mario Galaxy on the Wii and Super Mario 64 before that on
the N64. Sublime games with plenty of imagination and silky smooth controls
that seem to get better all the time.
With the Wii U now a year old, a full scale Mario game is
slightly overdue and somewhat needed in the face of the Xbox One and
Playstation 4, but the fact it seems to be a somewhat upgraded version of a
fine Nintendo 3DS game hints at potential imagination bankruptcy. Is Super
Mario 3D World the game the Wii U needs?
