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Description
In an all new 2D side-scrolling adventure, Mario and Luigi return after nearly fifteen years. The first traditional Mario Bros. game since Super Mario World.The character models are rendered in real time 3D, allowing for a far greater number of moves ever before seen in a Mario Bros. title. Also as the game is on DS, the touch screen allows players to store an additional power-up and view the distance still to go in a level.
Bowser and Bowser Jr. has kidnapped Princess Peach, and of course, it is up to Mario and Luigi to rescue her and take down the troublemakers. There are eight new worlds to explore, much like in Mario 3: they are Plains, Desert, Tropical Island, Forest, Ice, Mountains, Sky, and Bowser's Lair.
The eight worlds have eighty distinct levels as well as many secrets that will only be found on careful examination. There are also many new power-ups (the mega mushroom and Koopa shell, for instance) for the brothers to collect.
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Alternate Titles
- "NSMB" -- Abbreviation
- "New 超级马力欧兄弟" -- Chinese spelling (Simplified)
- "New Chāojí Mǎlìōu Xiōngdì" -- Chinese title
- "ニュー・スーパーマリオブラザーズ" -- Japanese spelling
- "뉴 슈퍼 마리오브라더스" -- Korean spelling
Part of the Following Groups
- Gameplay feature: Whac-A-Mole
- Genre: Hop and Bop Platformer
- Mario games
- New Super Mario Bros. series
- Super Mario series
User Reviews
Mario finally returns to his roots | Nintendo DS | Matt Neuteboom (989) |
So New It Smells Like New | Nintendo DS | MasterMegid (902) |
Why Mario Is King Of 2D. | Nintendo DS | Guy Chapman (1996) |
Buy this game or else! I mean it! | Nintendo DS | Fake Spam (94) |
Back to where he truly shines, 20 years on... | Nintendo DS | Kartanym (12705) |
Finally a new Mario side scrolling game, and it's awesome! | Nintendo DS | Rensch (216) |
The best Mario game since Super Mario World | Nintendo DS | Chris Wright (105) |
Mamma Mia! | Nintendo DS | NeoJ (455) |
Critic Reviews
Mansized | Nintendo DS | Jun 20, 2006 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Atomic Gamer | Nintendo DS | May 21, 2006 | 97 out of 100 | 97 |
IGN | Nintendo DS | May 06, 2006 | 9.5 out of 10 | 95 |
Gaming Target | Nintendo DS | Jul 06, 2006 | 9.3 out of 10 | 93 |
N-Zone | Nintendo DS | Aug 24, 2006 | 90 out of 100 | 90 |
Stuff Magazine / stuff.tv | Nintendo DS | May 15, 2006 | 9 out of 10 | 90 |
411mania.com | Nintendo DS | Jul 16, 2006 | 9 out of 10 | 90 |
Pocket Gamer UK | Nintendo DS | Jun 22, 2006 | 9 out of 10 | 90 |
Entertainment Depot, The | Nintendo DS | May 26, 2006 | 8.5 out of 10 | 85 |
Games TM | Nintendo DS | Apr, 2006 | 8 out of 10 | 80 |
Forums
Topic | # Posts | Last Post |
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So far, I've got mixed feelings... | 1 | DarkBubble (376) Sep 28, 2007 |
Trivia
Competition
To celebrate Mario's 20th anniversary, Nintendo Australia ran a competition that anyone who purchased an Australian copy of New Super Mario Bros. could enter. The major prize was a trip for 4 to America to visit the Nintendo World Store with $1000 spending money. There were also twenty runner-up prizes of limited edition "Happy! Mario 20th" T-shirts.Packaging
The Japanese version of the game was packaged in a special Nintendo DS case - instead of the plastic being black, it was bright yellow.Sales
In December 2010, New Super Mario Bros. became the first Nintendo DS game to sell over six million copies in Japan. It accomplished this after being on the market for almost five years. It's also the best selling game worldwide for the system, with 30.79 million copies sold in total.Awards
- 4Players
- 2006 – Best DS Game of the Year
- 2006 – Best Dexterity Game of the Year
- GamePro (Germany)
- February 01, 2007 - Best Handheld Game in 2006 (Readers' Vote)
- GameSpy
- 2006 – #2 Handheld Game of the Year
- 2006 – Nintendo DS Game of the Year
- 2006 – Nintendo DS Game of the Year (Gamers' Vote)
- 2006 – Nintendo DS Platformer of the Year
- Golden Joystick Awards
- 2006 - The Official Nintendo Magazine Nintendo Game of the Year
Related Web Sites
- iQue DS page (Page for the Chinese iQue release.)
- New Super Mario Bros. (Official game web site by Nintendo of America.)
Contributed to by Michael Cassidy (21119) and Keeper Garrett (1051)
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