Mario Director Brewing “Too Many Ideas” for a Wii U Entry

New Super Mario Bros. Mii may have been in playable form at E3, but there are clearly more Mario ideas going around Nintendo EAD Tokyo, the studio that’s handled the 3D side of the series since Super Mario Galaxy. The director of Super Mario 3D Land, Yoshiaki Koizumi, talked with Official Nintendo Magazine about ideas for future titles on Wii U.

Apparently he’s been busting his brain on this one, since he says he still has way too many ideas to put into a coherent game! For those of us hoping to see the plumber jump into action in a Wii U launch title, will we have to put our wishes on hold?

As it turns out, I have too many ideas at the moment for Mario games on Wii U. I’m going to have to start narrowing them down and thinking about which ideas might work well together so that the whole system will be an enjoyable experience rather than a hodgepodge of ideas.

Wait, so Mario Wii U is still only in the concept stages? How could Nintendo just sit on their new hardware without having any games in the making yet? With the higher development times for bigger, bolder HD titles spoken of at E3, it sounds like it’ll still be a couple years at least before we see a full 3D Mario game on the new console.

And what about Super Mario Bros. Mii? While it was presented as only a tech demo at E3, I think Nintendo would be foolish not to build it up for a full retail release given the amazing success of the last two New Super Mario Bros. entries. Thankfully, Koizuki’s not a part of the New Super Mario Bros. crew, so if that project is really headed into a full game we know his brainstorming won’t delay it in the slightest. Imagine the excitement when Wii U becomes the first home console since the Super Nintendo to launch alongside a classic Super Mario Bros. game. Okay, maybe I shouldn’t get my hopes up yet.

Source: Official Nintendo Magazine via GoNintendo