@dan_citi: Its because they are grumpy old people.
Long explanation: Mario maker is a great game, but the reason they get so much out of it is because of the nostalgia they have for these first few games they played such a long time ago. So while the new one looks amazing, its not giving them the nostalgia shot they crave, they NEED.
Look at Dan Ryckert if you were ever curious as to how the rest of the world views Americans. He's like an American version of Borat. The character not the movie. He's reaching those levels of culture parody.
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