Super Mario 3D World (Wii U)

Super Mario 3D World reunites Mario Galaxy composers

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I had a blast with Super Mario 3D World at the Wii U software showcase this morning. It was easy to fall in love with the game's art style, the return of one of my favorites enemies from Super Mario World, Charger Chuck, and the new cat suit which adds a whole new dynamic to the game.

We were fortunate to get a question in with the game's directors (via the super official Chad Concelmo!), and of course, I was interested in the game's audio. They were able to confirm the return of series composer Koji Kondo and recent-addition Mahito Yokota (Super Mario Galaxy) for the game's soundtrack. When asked about the possibility of live orchestral recordings (which were featured in Galaxy), we got some whispering, a wink, and a coy, "Wait for more information about that soon."

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Excellent news about Kondo and Yokota. Hopefully that hint about orchestral recordings proves true, that would be great.

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Originally Posted by Yoshi

Who said anything about consoles? Can I plug the Mario Paint mouse into the Wii U? And please don't compare Pikmin to Total War or Company of Heroes in terms of controlling them.

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Well when you specify Nintendo platforms twice

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Originally Posted by Yoshi

because Sega publishes and makes games that wouldn't work on Nintendo platforms

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Originally Posted by Yoshi

So RTS games are going to work on Nintendo platforms?

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It makes one assume you're saying they can work on other consoles. So if you meant consoles in general, you should have just said consoles instead of specifying Nintendo platforms.

In regards to RTS, fine they can easily release a wireless optical mouse for the console if you don't want to use the already perfectly usable for them touch pad.

No, I said Sega makes games that wouldn't work on Nintendo platforms. That is 100% true. Games aren't even remotely limited to consoles. Sega makes PC games, mobile games, etc. Hell, "Nintendo platforms" doesn't even limit it to consoles.

I wish you luck convincing any fan of the genre that the touch pad is "perfectly usable for them." It's slower and less precise, even worse than playing a FPS on a controller. Screw that.

Nintendo makes french toast from stale bread. The results are often really good, but not enough to sell me a Wii U, especially when that console is the under-performing successor to a console that I couldn't care less about.

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Originally Posted by kedawa

Nintendo makes french toast from stale bread.

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This ... is perfect.

Super Mario 3D World: Keeping Mario weird

Boomerang power-up returns, all right.

That does look pretty good.

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Originally Posted by Shin Johnpv

In regards to RTS, fine they can easily release a wireless optical mouse for the console if you don't want to use the already perfectly usable for them touch pad.

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Touch pads are not usable for RTS games, no.

Note that there is a fine line here between the classic RTS style (StarCraft, COH, etc.) and more modern takes. Dawn of War II would work on a controller, I think. Total War would too. But not a game like Company of Heroes.

Introduction video (edit: now without voiceover):



So good.