Great read, thanks! Although one part still makes me very said:
The question on everyone's lips is, who will be waiting for Mario at the end of World 8? The revival of Super Mario Bros 2's four-character gang has lead some to speculate about a potential Wart return, but the demo suggests otherwise. When Mario descends via chairlift to fight the boss of World 5, a Bowser face is clearly seen in the opening area.
Should you have the misfortune to die in the demo - er, we did it deliberately to test the game fully (that's our story and we're sticking to it) - the familiar outline of the lizard's face fills the screen. It wouldn't be Mario without him, but we do hope he's learned some new tricks: if we have to drop him off a bridge one more time we'll throw ourselves off a bridge.
We already "knew" this, but still