The future of the 2D Platformers

I assume most of the people reading this are aware of the NSMB Switch topic wich was pretty nice. But what if there was no nsmb? I think Odyssey made quite the impact on the Mario platformers and we're gonna see something new, innovative and creative for the next 2D installment.
I'm betting on a new hand drawn art style similarly to the latest Rayman games or even wonder boy : a dragon's trap.
Gameplaywise I really wish for a return to a SMB2 kind of gameplay with throwing objects and all of that but that's just a fantasy.
What do you think?

I wouldn't mind seeing a hand-drawn style or even a sprite style like what was done for Sonic Mania.

put gushen in world 3 and i'm set to go :P

Daisy with her double jump!

Pick up where SMW left off and use 2D sprites akin to Wario Land Shake It, and maybe put a bit more story context than 'dun dun dun, koopalings/bowser did a bad thing, now go play game'

Also, make the flagpole/goal not always on the far right or accessed from the left. Have some goals you approach from other directions and as a result, open things up for less linear level design.

Also bring back Mario's Sky Pop and Marine Pop from Super Mario Land for some sidescrolling shooting segments.

I also want Peach to be playable more often like I have said before. I want to see customizable outfits like in Mega Man Powered Up on PSP (with Roll).

Hell my ideas for NSMB Switch should also apply as well.

King Antasma said:

Also, make the flagpole/goal not always on the far right or accessed from the left. Have some goals you approach from other directions and as a result, open things up for less linear level design.

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That's honestly the best idea I've heard. I don't think they've done anything like that before in a Mario game. Really, I think the only Nintendo platformer that does something like that is Kirby sometimes.

memoryman3 said:

Daisy with her double jump!

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I completely agree, more playable characters would be a blast especially daisy and waluigi.

King Antasma said:

Pick up where SMW left off and use 2D sprites akin to Wario Land Shake It, and maybe put a bit more story context than 'dun dun dun, koopalings/bowser did a bad thing, now go play game'

Also, make the flagpole/goal not always on the far right or accessed from the left. Have some goals you approach from other directions and as a result, open things up for less linear level design.

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I wanted to put Wario land shake it as an example for drawing style but I totally forgot. And yes! That would be si cool. I would love more opened platformers in the same vain as the wonder boy series I guess.

NanoRim said:

Also bring back Mario's Sky Pop and Marine Pop from Super Mario Land for some sidescrolling shooting segments.

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That would be neat, sarasaland too would be cool. With updated graphics and new things.

Roll and Maria Renard said:

I also want Peach to be playable more often like I have said before. I want to see customizable outfits like in Mega Man Powered Up on PSP (with Roll).

Hell my ideas for NSMB Switch should also apply as well.

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I think you have nice ideas but only peach would be meh. I want more, like super mario run just a ton of characters with different powers and all of that.