However, Nintendo justifies its number by cramming in plenty of new tools and features, and begins by including one thing the original didn’t have: story mode. Of course, being a game about that’s primarily for creating your own levels, you could raise eyebrows over whether Super Mario Maker 2 is a genuine sequel.
But Nintendo have gone one better to bring a full-fledged sequel to the Switch instead. Super Mario Maker was another rumoured and much-requested port, a no-brainer seeing it’s one of the best 2D Mario games in recent years. Two years into the Switch’s lifetime and its most popular titles are actually from Nintendo’s ailing predecessor the Wii U getting another shot, including chart-toppers Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and New Super Mario Bros.
