I just can't get excited for another NSMB. It'll probably be a fun platformer but new power-ups just aren't enough any more. This will probably be considered blasphemous by some, but at this point I'd like Nintendo to change the mechanics of the game, and make Mario feel different in the way he controls. I'd like them to experiment with Mario's momentum, gravity, traction etc. I'd also like to see Nintendo introduce genuine story elements. If Pixar can do silent protagonists like Wall-e than why can't Nintendo do the same with Mario? I guess what I really want is something different and new.

I was sad to see a video preview that showed motion controls being used with the gamepad... I was hoping that was only part of wiimote.  It's my least favorite part of NSMBWii

But that's sort of exactly what new powerups do...

Why don't they bring back some Doki Doki Panic style gameplay?

YES. For freaking crying out loud, YES.

I want to see a new Mario Bros. game done in that style oh-so very badly. :'(

They tried changing the formula for Mario - we got the fantastic and tragically underrated Sunshine, which people just seemed to bitch and moan about. It also had a bit of a story - am I right in assuming you enjoyed this game?

This one looks promising, actually.  I really like the backgrounds.  I encouraged by the potential of the world maps that have been mentioned as well as the reports on the level design looks a little more complex.

You probably couldn't hear it on the showroom floor, but does it still have the same awful NMSB soundtrack?

@syn4aptik - True, but usually in quite a predictable way. Without having played this upcoming NSMB it is of course hard for me to say, but the Squirel suit looks to be quite similar to the cape from SMW, and the baloon Yoshi looks to be a variation on the Propeller suit. I have never doubted Nintendo's ability to make subtle and meaningful changes to their Mario games, but for me at least it's a case of diminishing returns. As I say, for me different suits just aren't enough any more.

@C-Olimar - You would be right sir. I thought Sunshine was a great game. Not quite as good as the Galaxy games in my opinion, but great in it's own right.

It looks like it'll be a fun game, but it's hard for me to justify a purchase at launch, when dollars have to be allocated wisely. If NSMBU was the only game in town (like NSMBW was on the Wii when it launched), then I'd be all over it, but Rayman seems to be more up my alley for now, and NSMBU just looks too similar to its predecessor for me to pick up right away.

That's the thing, the one thing this game does that the Wii version didn't, the helper mode on the gamepad, was done, in my opinion, far better by Rayman.

Yeah, for me I think right up until launch it'll be a contest between NSMBU and Rayman Legends as to which game I'll pick up...

Level design and actual platforming alone, New Super Mario Bros. Wii was more enjoyable to me than Rayman Origins, so this game is a no-brainer.

No, this one sounds like it has a good soundtrack.

Sunshine had voice acting which wasn't bad by any means, and more story than any Mario game before it or after. As I recall those portions of it were not popular. I loved it and could not wait for more. Listening to Bowser and everyone else talk was great.

To bad it wasn't received very well cause we could have had a bit more story and actual voice acting in the Galaxy games. I was actually surprised there was none when I first booted up Galaxy.

Having watched the trailer in HD I was surprised at how much better this looked compared to NSMBWii. It's definitely a full-on HD game.