As much as I'd like to say I prefer the new boxart, the old one was pretty good- save for Mario's ass. It showed the mystery surrounding space and put Mario into what appeared to be a situation in which he wasn't too confident- perhaps giving it a somewhat darker edge? Yet the new boxart retains that traditional Mario style, showing what the game's all about in one shot, with Mario flying round and making the game look very interesting. Something you'd want to play, whereas with the old one your average guy (obviously recognizing Mario) wouldn't really know what the game entailed, other than being in space. So the new one, in my opinion is better, if only because it does its job better.