"New Super Mario Bros." DS date announced!

[GarrettCRW]

Mario 64 DS wasn't a port?

I seem to recall Rayman and Final Fantasy III being ports of some nature, as well.

[THATinkjar]

Nintendo are treating the DS in the same way they threat their consoles. No ports of previous Nintendo classics here. Just good, clean, original games based on classic Nintendo properties.

Mario 64 DS wasn't a port?

Ding!

No dinging needed. Yeah, okay, Mario 64 DS is a port. However, it is a better port than what Nintendo have done in the past. Plenty of new content, and plenty of new reasons to play. I would consider it a port, obviously, but you know... I'm not going to win this battle, am I?

[poopnes]

This news is awesome! I can't wait. Now i just need to buy a DS Lite so i have something to play it on....

I don't think this game was really that hard to make, so the speed in which it was developed doesn't really surprise me.

Rumor is May 7th is also the release date for the DS lite in the US. May 7th is a wierd date, its a Sunday. I'd imagine we'll be able to pick up both a DS lite and New Super Mario Bros. on the same date. I know I'll be picking them both up.

[ClubNinja]

No dinging needed... I'm not going to win this battle, am I?

Ding!

[evil_genius]

I hope the Lite is out by then.

Ding!

[Captain Wrong]

No dinging needed... I'm not going to win this battle, am I?

Ding!

And my first thought when I saw this topic was "which Mario haven't they ported to a hand held yet? Hotel Mario? Mario Paint?"

[SlayerX]

3 days before my birthday

I'm not gonna wait to get it for my birthday either, can't wait another 3 days, although knowing my store we probably wont get it in until May 20th or later

[Nesmaster]

Yeah, I saw this the other day and was surprised at that date. I was expecting later for sure so = my face when I read May 7th :P

Ding!

[Jasoco]

I can hardly wait! I hope they put together a DS Lite bundle with it in it. I will buy this game day one whether it's bundled or not. But since I'll be getting a Lite when it comes out anyway, they might as well kill two birds with one brick.

Come one, Nintendo! DS Lite Bundle! Say it with me! DS Lite New Super Mario Bros. Bundle!

[Daniel Thomas]

I can't believe we've gone 15 years since the last traditional Mario game. What the heck happened? And only Yoshi's Island, Mario 64, and Mario Sunshine since then? And Nintendo wonders what happened to their marketshare. It's about damn time Mario and Luigi came back to their roots.

Mitchell!!

[segarocks30]

I'm so exicted, Can't wait to get this. It should be a retro feel while playing it.

[ubersaurus]

I can't believe we've gone 15 years since the last traditional Mario game. What the heck happened? And only Yoshi's Island, Mario 64, and Mario Sunshine since then? And Nintendo wonders what happened to their marketshare. It's about damn time Mario and Luigi came back to their roots.

Mitchell!!

Super Mario Land 2 came out after Mario world, in 1992. So technically speaking, it's been 14 years.