Do you dislike NSMB2?

[DJ Coco]

But, I have a question...
Why is calledNSMB2 when NSMBWii is the second game of the saga new?, better NSMB3 or other name.

My theory is that is was purely for marketing. Being THE sequel rather than simply being in the same series makes it seem more important. (Probably a similar situation to what happened to Xenoblade)

I think it was supposed to be called New Super Mario Bros. Gold but I'm not sure if that was just a rumor. It would be a more fitting name for sure, but I can see why they would've changed it - it sounds more like a remaster, while NSMB2 screams "hey, I'm the big new thing"

On topic, yeah I dislike this game. It might not objectively be terrible but in context with the other Mario games it's about as lazy as can be. And the level design didn't feel very professional either; I've played fangames with more ambition and better design.

It was also the first Nintendo game to include paid DLC I think; and that DLC was just as underwhelming as everything else about the game.