I've noticed that both here and on reddit there's a vocal population that is really upset that this is being called an "infinite runner" because if the non-procedural and therefore not infinite nature.

It feels kind of like arguing about hacker and cracker.

The reason I brought it up is because Nintendo's level design is fantastic. I expect the levels to be varied and interesting, unlike most endless runners. My comment's parent was specifically talking about the novelty wearing off, and well-crafted levels don't rely entirely on novelty for fun.

I didn't mean to say that I disagreed with your conclusion about level design mattering a ton, I was just commenting on nomenclature and how it seems to be coming up with this. Most people seem to call Rayman Jungle Run an infinite runner too.