When comparing Pikmin 3 vs Super Mario Maker, the Slant community recommends Super Mario Maker for most people. In the question“What are the best Wii U first party games?” Super Mario Maker is ranked 6th while Pikmin 3 is ranked 9th. The most important reason people chose Super Mario Maker is:
From the original Super Mario Bros. to the new New Super Mario Bros the graphics contained in those games is available to use to create any type of level you want.
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Pros
Pro Fun and entertaining enemy design
Alien creatures based on nature give a look to the game that is original but feels fitting to the gameplay. The level of detail in the design shows a good level of polish.
Pro Spot on controls
The controls for the game work well, switching characters as well as just keeping an good view on who you are controlling at the time is intuitive and easy to perform, making for an enjoyable experience control wise.
Pro Swath of Mario themes from througout the years
From the original Super Mario Bros. to the new New Super Mario Bros the graphics contained in those games is available to use to create any type of level you want.
Pro Use Mario licensed graphics to create your own levels to play in
Mario Maker is about the user creating their own levels of Super Mario through the use of design tools and assets that can be found in a wide array of Super Mario games. This means one can mimic or expand upon ideas found in pretty much any Mario game that exists.
Cons
Con Short
With only four worlds and about 10 hours of gameplay the title feels a bit short.
Con Online discovery can be difficult
One can spend hours making a level, to then upload it only to see almost no one play it. The reverse of that is also an issue as browsing for levels is not that intuitive, which makes finding good user made levels to download and play difficult.
Con Levels can be randomly deleted
nintendo has stated that any level that is uploaded online may face deletion if found to be "unpopular" after an amount of time. How much time this is or what specifically "unpopular" means has never been defined by Nintendo, leaving users to see their content deleted at random.