More Super Mario madness!
Check out the New Super Mario Bros. Wii title in action!
We got a look at the upcoming New Super Mario Bros. Wii title during Nintendo's E3 Press conference this morning and it looked fantastic.
The game will support up to four players playing the game at one time and has a very similar look to the DS New Super Mario Bros. release.
Below is the official E3 trailer showing the game in action and here's also a snippet of the press release that accompanied the video.
Developers at Nintendo have dreamed of creating a simultaneous multiplayer Super Mario Bros. game for decades. The Wii console finally makes that dream come true for everyone this holiday season. Now players can navigate the side-scrolling worlds alone as before or invite up to three others to join them at the same time on the same level at any point in the game for competitive and cooperative multiplayer fun in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. With the multiplayer mode, the newest installment of the most popular video game franchise is designed to bring yet another type of family entertainment into living rooms and engage groups of friends in fast-paced Super Mario Bros. fun.
FEATURES:
- New Super Mario Bros. Wii offers a combination of cooperation and competition. Players can pick each other up to save them from danger or toss them into it.
- Mario, Luigi, and two Toads are all playable characters, while many others from the Mushroom Kingdom make appearances throughout the game. Players can even ride different Yoshi characters and use their tongues to swallow enemies - or their fellow players.
- In some areas, players use the motion abilities of the Wii Remote controller. The first player to reach a seesaw might make it tilt to help his or her character reach a higher platform - and then tilt it incorrectly just to mess with other players.
- New items include the propellor suit, which will shoot players high into the sky with just a shake of the Wii Remote and Mario's new ability to transform into Penguin Mario.
- At the end of each stage during the simultaneous multiplayer mode, players are ranked based on their score, coins collected and the number of enemies defeated.
We'll have more information on New Super Mario Bros. Wii as it becomes available, as well as a full review of the game when the it's released later this year.
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User Comments
1. Atlantis1982
02 Jun 2009, 23:57 BST
It scares me to think this will not have online multiplayer. Without it for me makes this game far more pointless to get.
I know it can be a decent singleplayer experience, but I am not much of a Mario fan as I used to be, and I just feel this is really gearing to the 4 player action niche.
2. gameking23
02 Jun 2009, 23:57 BST
Another Must Buy.
3. Buster13
02 Jun 2009, 23:57 BST
You can ride Yoshi in this too?
The little guy's just getting all kinds of love.
4. Starwolf_UK
03 Jun 2009, 00:04 BST
It scares me to think this will not have online multiplayer
Online play would turn into players griefing each other. Unless you meant Friend Codes only in which case if they put that people would complain along the lines of "I can't greif strangers".
Nothing in that trailer beats Cammie dying to the first goomba.
Still I liked the fact there were Yoshis and you can eat other players. It opens more opportunities to sabotage other players than plain picking up and throwing.
5. Modern Legend
03 Jun 2009, 00:07 BST
CORBIE you guys forgot to include that kingdom hearts wii was announced for september 29th
6. BMF JOE
03 Jun 2009, 00:19 BST
omg that penguin suit looks gay!
7. Relevant Latty
03 Jun 2009, 00:23 BST
Awesome! Although why didn't this happen sooner.
Either way this is epic news!
8. cr00mz
03 Jun 2009, 00:23 BST
this looks sweet as hell, first Wario Land shake dimension and now this, bring 2d back!
9. gameaddict247
03 Jun 2009, 00:26 BST
So gonna buy.
10. Chicken Brutus
03 Jun 2009, 00:26 BST
Penguin Suit for the win!!
This trailer makes me so happy.
11. rustythekid
03 Jun 2009, 00:37 BST
teh secs.
this looks so damn cool, release date buy.
12. JJ
03 Jun 2009, 00:56 BST
Instant Buy!!!
13. Modern Legend
03 Jun 2009, 01:04 BST
I am buying this too!!!
14. ReZon
03 Jun 2009, 01:31 BST
Looks very good... I wonder if it'll have wifi play?
That honestly could be a deal-breaker for me if it doesn't. But again, it does look like a lot of fun.l
15. CowLaunch
03 Jun 2009, 01:40 BST
Penguins are the way forward.
16. Toddr
03 Jun 2009, 01:53 BST
Helicopter Mario kicks ass.
17. Watchful_Eye
03 Jun 2009, 02:25 BST
Wow all these lovely designed worlds.. awesome
18. Don
03 Jun 2009, 03:21 BST
I'm still confused as to whether this game is a remake with new features (new multiplayer mode) or a brand new game with new levels.
19. slambert215
03 Jun 2009, 03:24 BST
Looks good but Nintendo's probably gonna drop the ball on this one by not including online play.
20. Hyper Knuckles
03 Jun 2009, 03:56 BST
@DaDun
No,it's Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days for the Nintendo DS.
21. JohnshiBRPG
03 Jun 2009, 05:31 BST
A must buy when it launches!!!!
22. Mario maniac
03 Jun 2009, 08:03 BST
"Mario, Luigi, and two Toads are all playable characters, while many others from the Mushroom Kingdom make appearances throughout the game."
Shan't get my hopes up, but that last bit excites me a little bit. Daisy plz.
23. MickEiA
03 Jun 2009, 08:49 BST
Nintendo at E3 =Awesome
24. i8cookie
03 Jun 2009, 09:33 BST
looks really cool, i hope they still have the giant and micro 'shrooms. i bet they took out the giant shroom, it's difficult to imagine it working with multiplayer, you'd just kill them all off, no good for co-op.
25. Atlantis1982
03 Jun 2009, 10:53 BST
@Starwolf
Your still missing the point, I don't know anyone that lives close by to play this with me so I have to rely on online play.
26. opeter
03 Jun 2009, 11:32 BST
Whooohooo, cannot wait for this!!!
27. Kelvin
03 Jun 2009, 12:51 BST
Looks good to me. I'm glad to see 2D games making a resurgence too.
28. Sean Aaron
03 Jun 2009, 13:13 BST
Well, I like the look and the music; seeing the desert bits reminds me of my downfall in SMB3; it sounds like they might have tweaked the difficulty or have some new "helping hand" feature that would allow me to bypass stuff that causes massive frustration.
I just might pick this one up!
29. Starwolf_UK
03 Jun 2009, 15:58 BST
Your still missing the point, I don't know anyone that lives close by to play this with me so I have to rely on online play.
I suppose freind codes only online play has been done in the past (Endless Ocean). All I can think is Nintendo still don't see the importance of online play or didn't want to spend the time developing netcode (though one thing is like fighting games I don't see platformers working too well^1).
^1-I can see it being you run into another player, someitme later the characters react to this.
30. greyelephant
03 Jun 2009, 16:09 BST
This looks great. I was always telling my friends that "New Super Mario" was lacking multiplayer and they not only made it so two of you can play, but now 4! Great job Nintendo. I WILL buy this day one here in NA. I can't wait for this one.
31. PhoenixSage
03 Jun 2009, 17:03 BST
Simultaneous 4-player Mario? Count me in! The only qualm I have is kinda nitpicky. I would rather see some actual Mario characters in the third and fourth slot instead of generic colored Toads. Other than that, this game looks sweet!
32. RevolverLink
03 Jun 2009, 19:55 BST
Has Nintendo stated whether or not this will support GameCube controllers? I only have two Wiimotes.
33. LEGEND MARIOID
03 Jun 2009, 21:00 BST
Well, that just convinces me further
34. MAXIMUS_WiiMacus
04 Jun 2009, 01:47 BST
A must buy, with or without online play. I didn't see Wario though. I wonder if he will be a playable character. I could use him to fart all over the other players.
Starwolf_UK: "Nothing in that trailer beats Cammie dying to the first goomba."
LOL
35. GabeGreens: Ace Attorney
04 Jun 2009, 03:53 BST
@ Don
Brand new game!
36. Hyperstar96
04 Jun 2009, 05:07 BST
Go propeller suit!
37. Turbo Genesis 64
04 Jun 2009, 09:44 BST
As much as I love Mario Galaxy, you just can't beat the playabilty of the classic Mario 2D format. I'm sure I will get this for Christmas.
38. luigiman2
28 Sep 2009, 20:19 BST
I'm going to DIE if I don't get it by 2010.