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Iwata did mention that it would be Nintendo EAD Tokyo--the team who made Mario Galaxy, Mario Galaxy 2 and Super Mario 3D Land--handling ... using the same patchwork art style.

In other words, they're defined by levels like Super Mario 3D Land's 8-1. Here I am ... both the Boomerang Flower and the Propeller Box feel like missed opportunities, the former making for ...

But Super Mario 3D World defies such logic and creatively sets itself apart – in good ways – from its outstanding recent predecessors, Super Mario 3D Land and Super Mario Galaxy 2. The ...