wata: I suppose many people may take a quick glance at New Super Mario Bros. 2 and think, "Oh, it's the usual Super Mario."

Ishikawa: Yeah.

Iwata: But I get the impression from when I actually played it that if you think it's the same and don't take it seriously you'll run into trouble.

Amano: That's right. The staff had a strong desire this time to think of tough things that people might even get angry about. And we've changed some things with regard to the setup to make a fresh impression. For example, this time you can play special stages called Dash Mario.

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亮点是马里奥也有跑跳模式了