The game’s multiplayer but there’s no online. Do you have any interest in focusing on the internet in any way?

We have made games like Smash Bros. and Mario Kart, so we do have an interest in going online. With this kind of Mario game we wanted to focus on the living room experience. We could have made an online Mario game, but the effort and resources you devote to putting it online will result in sacrificing something else. This type of experience is better suited for the face to face, in the same room experience. Of course, in the future there’s the possibility of exploring remote connectivity in a Mario game.

There are many references to other Mario games, like the coin collect, the Koopa Kids…is this a Best of Mario game? Is there anything you haven’t revealed you’d like to talk about?

We’ve collected a lot of elements from the different Mario games. There are a lot of fans out there with favorite Mario elements, and we want to make them happy by bringing back their favorites. To be honest I don’t really know what we have and haven’t revealed at this point, so it’s hard for me to know what I can share. The main feature is the multiplayer, obviously…two things, one I can talk about, one I can’t really delve into: one of the coin battle stages is a parody/alternate reality of the original Super Mario 1-1. If you know that level and play it in New Super Mario Bros Wii. I think you’ll be surprised. And, I’m not supposed to talk about it, but the final boss in the game is something that will feel fresh and new, but will definitely feel like a parody of a previous game.

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