New Super Mario Bros. U

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Template:Infobox New Super Mario Bros. U is an upcoming side-scrolling 2.5D platform game for the Wii U. It will be the fourteenth title in the main Super Mario series, the ninth installment in the Super Mario Bros. series, and the fourth installment in the New Super Mario Bros. series. It is based off the New Super Mario Bros. Mii tech demo shown at E3 2011. It will be the first Mario platformer game since Super Mario 64 (as well as the first 2D platformer since Super Mario World), to be released as a launch title for the home console. The game uses new, more detailed background styles. The game introduces the Flying Squirrel power-up, acquired by Mario and his friends by an mushroom-like acorn called the Super Acorn.

Story

Mario, Luigi, Blue Toad and Yellow Toad are in Princess Peach's Castle having some sweets together. Bowser suddenly arrives in his Airship, now with a giant mechanical fist, that smashes and launches the brothers and the Toads towards the Acorn Plains. Mario and his friends crash into the Acorn Tree, launching Super Acorns through the area. Bowser then takes over Princess Peach's Castle again, setting the Mario Bros. and the Toads to go on a new adventure and save Princess Peach.

Gameplay Features

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Mario in his Flying Squirrel suit, in the first level of Acorn Plains.

The gameplay of New Super Mario Bros. U is very similar to that of past New Super Mario Bros. games, mostly similar to Super Mario World, with similar features and designs, and New Super Mario Bros. Wii, with the return of the 4-player multiplayer. Though this time, players can play as their Miis, including the first player, who can also choose whoever to play as. A fifth player can join as well, though he/she will use the Wii U GamePad to assist the players, in a mode known as Boost Mode. This mode allows the fifth player to create temporarily blocks to either assist or annoy the other players, simply by touching the GamePad screen. The player operating Boost Mode can also stun enemies.

Power-ups, like the Fire Flower, Ice Flower and the Mini Mushroom, are returning. The game also features a new power-up, the Super Acorn, which gives Mario and co a Flying Squirrel Suit, which lets them glide and grab on to walls.

World Map Sections

Unlike previous New Super Mario Bros. titles, where the worlds were separated like in Super Mario Bros. 3, New Super Mario Bros. U has a seamless world map, similar to Super Mario World. Though, like the previous games, there are Fortresses, Castles and the occasional Ghost House within each part of the world, as well as different themes for each section of the map:

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Mario in the first section of the Acorn Plains world map.
  • World 1 - Acorn Plains: A grassland setting with lots of shrubs, slanted mountains, like in Super Mario World, and the game's main feature, the Acorn Tree.
  • World 2 - Layer Cake Desert: A desert world with various desserts, such as melting ice creams, giant cakes, and a sea of sand with Moai statues.
  • World 3 - Frosted Glacier: A snowy world that takes place at night filled with constellations.
  • Sparkling Waters: A tropical world with multiple islands and bubbling water geysers.
  • A rainforest-esque world similar to the Forest of Illusion, with giant enemies and blocks, similar to Big Island.
  • A mountainous world with tall, pillar like mountains.
  • World 1 from the previous New Super Mario Bros. games: A grassland world containing mushroom hills and Peach's Castle. It has been taken over by the Koopa Troop and is surrounded by a tornado.

Yoshis

Green Yoshis make a return, acting much the same as in New Super Mario Bros Wii. Baby Yoshis also return, which haven't been seen in a Mario platformer since their Super Mario World debut. Green is the only color available for Yoshis that the players ride on, unlike New Super Mario Bros. Wii.

Baby Yoshis
  • Bubble Baby Yoshi: Blue Baby Yoshis that release bubbles from their mouths. Enemies caught in these bubbles will turn into 3 Coins. They appear on the Frosted Glacier map area.
  • Balloon Baby Yoshi: Magneta Baby Yoshis that expand like a balloon and gently float in the air. These Baby Yoshis are similar to the Blimp Yoshi power-up, found in Super Mario Galaxy 2. They appear on the Acorn Plains map area.
  • Bulb Baby Yoshi: Yellow Baby Yoshis that light up dark areas and can stun emenies. These Baby Yoshis act similar to the Glow Blocks, found in New Super Mario Bros. Wii.

Options

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Small Mario in Speed Mode, found in Challenge Mode.

As well as the main adventure, their are other options to choose from. There is Challenge Mode, where players have to complete a objective, with some having a time limit. Another mode is Boost Rush Mode, where players have to reach the end of two to three selected stages, much like the Coin Rush feature in New Super Mario Bros. 2. Unlike Coin Rush, the stages are auto-scrolling, meaning the player has to keep up with the stage, which speeds up every time the player collects coins. Coin Battle from New Super Mario Bros. Wii will be returning.

Confirmed Features

Playable Characters

Transformations

Other Characters

Enemies

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The new Flying Squirrel enemy.

Bosses

Items

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The new Super Acorn item.

Levels

  • Acorn Plains-1/World 1-1: A simple grassy level with squirrel enemies, Goombas, Koopa Troopas and Piranha Plants. The Acorn Tree, slanted mountains, and Princess Peach's Castle can be seen in the background. It is the first stage of the Easy Pack.
    • An underground sub-level with coins and the first Star Coin.[13]
    • A sub-level with colored wooden blocks and many flying squirrel enemies.
  • Course 2: A level in the sky with Mushroom platforms, acorn-like Goombas and magenta coloured Baby Yoshis. It is the first stage in the Acrobat Pack.
    • A sub-level with a large mountain the the background, mushroom platforms and blue-colored Baby Yoshis.
  • Course 3: A nightime snowy level with star platforms, Munchers, with mountains and trees in the background. It is the first stage of the Flying Squirrel Pack.
  • Acorn Plains Castle: A castle level with rocking platforms hung by chains and suspended over lava. The boss is Lemmy Koopa. It is the last stage of the Flying Squirrel Pack.
  • A snow level with Bubble Baby Yoshi, presumably the first course of Frosted Glacier.
  • Frosted Glacier Castle: A castle with moving girders and many Thwomps. The level includes Thwimps and the boss is Wendy O. Koopa. It is the last stage in the Acrobat Pack.
  • Sparkling Waters Castle: A castle with Larry Koopa as the boss.
  • A rainforest level with Mega Goombas, Goombas, a Gargantua Koopa Troopa and large Brick Blocks.
  • An underwater level with a white eel.
  • A haunted level with Poisonous Water, slanted Warp Pipes, Boos and Circling Boo Buddies. Its background resembles Vincent van Gogh's painting style (most especially "The Starry Night"), and a picture of Bowser in this art style can be seen in the background.
  • An underground desert level with Fire Bros. and Fire Snakes and yellow shiny Baby Yoshis.
  • A level with a waterfall in the background and an enourmous vine.
  • A level with Pokeys and shifting sand.
  • An ocean stage with water geysers and Huckit Crabs.
  • A Fortress.
  • An underground stage with crystal platforms.[1]
  • A castle level with fences.[1]
  • An underground level with tilted Pipes.[2]
  • A mountain level with a Chain Chomp and tilted platforms.
  • A snow level with ice floors and starry background.
  • A Ghost House level that resemble a Sunken Ship.
  • A desert level with Moai Heads and large cakes in the background. It is the last stage of the Easy Pack.
  • A castle with bolt platforms and Bony Beetles.
  • A sky level with moving platforms, mushrooms and Stone Spikes. It is the second stage of the Acrobat Pack.
  • Princess Peach's Castle

Other

Gallery

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Trivia

  • If the Miis are selected as P1, they will be colored like Mario. If P2, they will be colored like Luigi. If P3, they will be colored like Wario. If P4, they will be colored like Luigi's light-blue palette swap in the Super Smash Bros. series and Player 4 in the remakes of Mario Bros..
  • When the player grabs a Baby Yoshi, an additional choir is added to the music. Additionally, the Baby Yoshi will mouth to the choir. [14]

External Links

References

  1. ^ a b c d Game Informer October 2012 Cover Features New Super Mario Bros. U | Mario Party Legacy
  2. ^ a b c New Details from New Super Mario Bros. U Game Informer Issue | Mario Party Legacy
  3. ^ PalmGamer » NSMBUTorpedoTed
  4. ^ Direct Feed Gameplay of New Super Mario Bros. U | Mario Party Legacy
  5. ^ PalmGamer » NSMBUPOWBlock
  6. ^ http://nintendo3dsdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/cave2.png
  7. ^ http://www.mariowiki.com/images/a/af/NSMBUCastle.jpg
  8. ^ New Super Mario Bros U; European Nintendo Direct Footage - YouTube
  9. ^ New Super Mario Bros. Gameplay Footage
  10. ^ Gameplay of 7 Different New Super Mario Bros. U Levels | Mario Party Legacy
  11. ^ New Super Mario Bros. U Gameplay Footage with Audio (E3 2012) - YouTube
  12. ^ Nintendo.com – New Super Mario Bros. U – Game Info
  13. ^ Wii U - New Super Mario Bros. U E3 Trailer - YouTube
  14. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJIBkhO5niM

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Wii U games
Super Mario franchise New Super Mario Bros. U (2012) • New Super Luigi U (2013) • Super Mario 3D World (2013) • Mario Kart 8 (2014) • Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (2014) • Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars (2015) • Mario Party 10 (2015) • Super Mario Maker (2015) • Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash (2015) • Paper Mario: Color Splash (2016)
Donkey Kong franchise Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (2014)
Yoshi franchise Yoshi's Woolly World (2015)
Wario franchise Game & Wario (2013)
Crossovers Nintendo Land (2012) • Sonic Lost World (2013) • Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games (2013) • Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (2014) • Skylanders: SuperChargers (2015) • Minecraft: Wii U Edition (2015) • Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (2016)
Compilations New Super Mario Bros. U + New Super Luigi U (2013) • NES Remix Pack (2014)
Nintendo eShop NES Remix (2013) • Dr. Luigi (2013) • NES Remix 2 (2014) • amiibo tap: Nintendo's Greatest Bits (2015) • Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge (2016) • Virtual Console games (2013-2016)

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