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Originally posted by BigJustinW
I'm buying this game when it releases no matter how good/bad the speculation is....
So far I see nothing bad enough to change my mind about a purchase...
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Well for once I agree with Justin whole heartedly...
Now to throw some more speculation on the grill.. newest info from Nintendo including a nicely translated plot...
The storyline in Super Mario Sunshine is much different than what you might expect. This time, things are much more complicated than simply rescuing Princess Peach from Bowser. The adventure starts when Mario and Peach decide to take a well-deserved vacation to a beautiful island in a remote location. Since the island is perpetually sunny and inhabited by friendly locals, it seemed like the perfect choice at first.
In typical fashion, poor Mario never gets a chance to relax. When he arrives on the island, he notices ugly scribble marks covering the walls throughout the community. What's worse, the person responsible for the scribbling has disguised himself to look just like Mario!
Mario is falsely accused by the locals, so he decides to get to the bottom of things. Armed with a new water-pumping backpack, Mario sets out to clean up the scribbling and reveal the identity of the true villain. This is the latest news from Japan, and we can't wait to learn more.
The plot
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Mario bravely stands on a rooftop, surrounded by four unusual creatures. These characters look very similar to an enemy Mario first encountered in Super Mario World called Pokey. It's unclear whether these characters are friends or foes, but we're guessing that they're not willing to lend Mario a helpful hand.
These two screens show Mario talking to two local characters, one female and the other male. It's possible that Mario will have to talk to island inhabitants to gather clues about who is really scribbling on the walls.
Mario is either about to fire a blast of water at this Piranha Plant, or he's talking to it. Based on Mario's sordid history with Piranha Plants, we doubt that they're simply shooting the breeze.
It just wouldn't be a Mario game without exciting platform challenges. Here, Mario swings by his hands above a large body of water.
Mario uses his backpack to clean up some of the scribbler's murky ink. Since there is a Water Meter in the lower-right corner of the screen, Mario probably won't have an unlimited supply of the wet stuff.
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Captions for the pics you could probably figure out which belongs to which.