You can still play courses after the cutoff, but the game will clearly lose some value when you can’t share your creations with anyone else. Nintendo didn’t explain why it was winding things down. If you want to craft a ridiculously difficult level or otherwise share courses with your friends, you’ll have to use Super Mario Maker 2 on the Switch. Nintendo has warned that course uploads will no longer work for the Wii U game as of March 31st, 2021. Let's hope Nintendo does the right thing and lowers the price, because that would not only be better for this games sales, but for its reputation as well.You’ll have to move on from the original Super Mario Maker if you want to create maps. Do what I did and wait for a sale or get it somewhere that doesn't charge that much, because it's still a great game. I want to give it the super high score it deserves for it being so fun and charming, but $60 for an 8 year old game with not much added to it is a bit ridiculous. At the end of the day, it's a fantastic game with a bad price. It's one of those things that if you played it before, you really don't need to pick it up, but if you haven't, then you may enjoy yourself. However, it's been like that for years when it was originally released long before the Switch was even out yet.
That, plus the added game of New Super Luigi U makes it a pretty complete package. That's not to say it doesn't have enough, as it has a great and lengthy campaign with a bunch of fun challenges to do.
At most, this should be $30-$40, considering its age and how little content was added to the original. But, the fact that it's the same price as games like "Super Mario Odyssey", "Splatoon 2", "Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild", etc.
I'm super stoked with it and I think it's one of the finest entries in the series that I'd recommend to anyone with an open mind. It's all a bit disappointing, because it gives little incentive to any Wii U owner to pick this up whatsoever, as the original version is the same game and not much less. Sure, you could say the inclusion of Toadette and the super crown are the reasons for the monicker, but I feel like I'm not alone when I say there needs to be more than just one new character and one new power up to earn it. It's just the original game with New Super Luigi U included, which, from what I've heard, came with some copies of the Wii U version, so it's not even that "Deluxe" to begin with. While that's fine on its own, what isn't is the fact that Nintendo is calling this "Deluxe" when there's really nothing added to the original whatsoever, while also charging $60. You see, the main problem isn't with the game itself, but the circumstances surrounding it, as there's no beating around the bush. It's a great time with the right mindset, and one that I highly recommend, especially if you are a Mario fan. Overall, unless the recycled assets from previous NSMB games turns you off, there's nothing inherently wrong with the game itself. Certainly a power up I hope to see in every future 2D Mario game from now on. The super acorn is a fantastic addition as well, as it makes way for some excellent level design, as well as moves that makes the mustachioed plumber fun to control when airborne.
The inclusion of the world map, first seen in Super Mario World, helps give this game a better sense of freedom than most 2D Mario games beforehand. While one could argue that it doesn't do enough to really stand out from the collection, with a game this polished and this well made, it almost doesn't have to. Excellent level design from start to finish, colorful and crisp visuals that are mostly adorable, charming and catchy music, bosses that, while easy, are still fun, and overall excellent Structure all made this game a knock out of the park for me in terms of 2D Mario. After picking this up, I was very pleased with what this game offered.
(I give this a 7.5/10, but 8 is fine) As someone who's both a fan of 2D Mario, as well as someone who missed out on the Wii U, I was excited for this release and then some, seeing how I at least have a Nintendo Switch.