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New Super Mario Bros. U

New Super Mario Bros. U
New Super Mario Bros. U box art.png
Packaging artwork released for all territories
Developer(s) Nintendo EAD
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Director(s) Masataka Takemoto
Producer(s) Takashi Tezuka
Hiroyuki Kimura
Designer(s) Shigeyuki Asuke
Daiki Iwamoto
Ryutaro Kanno
Artist(s) Masanobu Sato
Composer(s) Shiho Fujii
Mahito Yokota
Series Super Mario
Platform(s) Wii U
Release
  • NA: November 18, 2012
  • PAL: November 30, 2012
  • JP: December 8, 2012
Genre(s) Platform
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer
Aggregate scores
Aggregator Score
GameRankings 84.48%
Metacritic 84/100
Review scores
Publication Score
1UP.com B+
Famitsu 36/40
G4 3.5/5
Game Informer 9.25/10
GamesMaster 82%
GameSpot 8.5/10
Giant Bomb 3/5 stars
IGN 9.1/10
Joystiq 4.5/5 stars
ONM 86%

New Super Mario Bros. U (ニュー・スーパーマリオブラザーズ・U Nyū Sūpā Mario Burazāzu Yū?) is a side-scrolling platform video game in the Super Mario series developed and published by Nintendo for the Wii U. It is the fourth title in the New Super Mario Bros. series, and was released as a launch title in North America, Europe, and Australia in November 2012, and in Japan the following month. An additional campaign for the Year of Luigi, New Super Luigi U, was released as downloadable content in 2013. The game was critically well-received and is the Wii U's second best-selling title.

In a change of pace from his usual kidnapping routine, Bowser, along with the Koopalings, decides to invade Princess Peach's castle, using a giant mechanical arm to throw Mario, Luigi and two Toads far away. Mario and company must now travel across this new land and find a way to go to the Princess' castle in order to save Peach again. On the way, they encounter each Koopaling, Kamek, Koopa monsters, Nabbit (a thief), Bowser Jr., and some minor enemies found inside levels. By conquering all of them, they inch closer to Peach. The heroes reach Peach's castle, which has been transformed into an evil reflection of Bowser. By defeating Bowser, the castle returns to normal. As the heroes celebrate, Bowser Jr. and the Koopalings attempt to escape, almost leaving Bowser behind. He manages to jump up onto the airship, but his weight causes it to crash, and they are forced to flee on Bowser Jr.'s Koopa Clown Car.


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