Super Mario 3D World was the Wii U pseudo-sequel to Super Mario 3D Land on the 3DS - even the creators themselves say so. Perhaps it was this urgency, then, that made the company finally attempt what it had neglected to do for twenty-five years: make a follow-up to Super Mario Bros. The year prior it had lost money for the first time in its modern history. Brexit was years away, Donald Trump was just another reality TV host, and Nintendo had its back against the wall in a way it never had since entering the video game industry. When Super Mario 3D World first released for the Wii U in 2013, the world was a very different place. In this piece, Jon Irwin discusses how Nintendo seems reluctant to return to the mechanics of Super Mario Bros. Soapbox features enable our individual writers to voice their own opinions on hot games, trends and topics - opinions that may not necessarily be the voice of the site.
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