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In 2006, a {{wp|2.5D}} retro throwback sub-series called ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' was inaugurated for the [[Nintendo DS]]. Beyond the first game, the series has continued with follow-ups on [[New Super Mario Bros. Wii|the Wii]], [[New Super Mario Bros. 2|Nintendo 3DS]], and [[New Super Mario Bros. U|Wii U]]. The games in the series are similar in structure and gameplay to the original 2D games, and as such have generally minimalist stories, where Bowser simply kidnaps Peach and provokes Mario to give chase, venturing through eight worlds as in the original ''Super Mario Bros.'', and eventually do battle with him to rescue the princess. In the Wii and Wii U installments, four players can simultaneously control their characters; the Mario brothers are accompanied as playable heroes in these games by two Toads, one [[Blue Toad (character)|blue]] and the other [[Yellow Toad (New Super Mario Bros. series)|yellow]]. | In 2006, a {{wp|2.5D}} retro throwback sub-series called ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' was inaugurated for the [[Nintendo DS]]. Beyond the first game, the series has continued with follow-ups on [[New Super Mario Bros. Wii|the Wii]], [[New Super Mario Bros. 2|Nintendo 3DS]], and [[New Super Mario Bros. U|Wii U]]. The games in the series are similar in structure and gameplay to the original 2D games, and as such have generally minimalist stories, where Bowser simply kidnaps Peach and provokes Mario to give chase, venturing through eight worlds as in the original ''Super Mario Bros.'', and eventually do battle with him to rescue the princess. In the Wii and Wii U installments, four players can simultaneously control their characters; the Mario brothers are accompanied as playable heroes in these games by two Toads, one [[Blue Toad (character)|blue]] and the other [[Yellow Toad (New Super Mario Bros. series)|yellow]]. | ||
In 2007, the mainstream ''Super Mario'' series continued for the [[Wii]] with ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', today recognized as the franchise's most critically acclaimed game of all time. While Mario prepares to attend the Mushroom Kingdom's centennial "Star Festival," Bowser invades and uproots Peach's castle, carrying it into space toward the "center of the universe." In space, Mario meets star-like creatures called Lumas and their guardian Rosalina, who tells Mario that he must recover the Power Stars―the power source for her [[Comet Observatory|mobile observatory]]―from Bowser's | In 2007, the mainstream ''Super Mario'' series continued for the [[Wii]] with ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', today recognized as the franchise's most critically acclaimed game of all time. While Mario prepares to attend the Mushroom Kingdom's centennial "Star Festival," Bowser invades and uproots Peach's castle, carrying it into space toward the "center of the universe." In space, Mario meets star-like creatures called Lumas and their guardian Rosalina, who tells Mario that he must recover the Power Stars―the power source for her [[Comet Observatory|mobile observatory]]―from Bowser's Minions in order to reclaim Peach from Bowser's "galaxy reactor" in the center of the universe. The game was followed up in 2010 with [[Super Mario Galaxy 2|a sequel]] that features a loosely similar plot; this time, Bowser uses the Power Stars to become a giant, and Mario navigates through the galaxies and eventually to Bowser's lair using a "[[Starship Mario|Starship]]", or mobile planet, in the shape of his head. | ||
In 2011, the series would receive a new type of 3D platformer with ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'' for the [[Nintendo 3DS]]. Developed to appeal to fans of the 2D games, the game combines elements of the 3D ''Super Mario'' platformers with those of the 2D side-scrollers, and a plotline involving Peach being kidnapped by Bowser. This game would also be followed up in 2013 with ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' for the [[Wii U]], which incorporates four-player simultaneous multiplayer for the first time in a 3D ''Super Mario'' game. In this game, Bowser has taken over the [[Sprixie Kingdom]], having captured [[Sprixie Princesses|its seven princesses]], and Mario and friends journey through the realm to save it from Bowser's rule. | In 2011, the series would receive a new type of 3D platformer with ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'' for the [[Nintendo 3DS]]. Developed to appeal to fans of the 2D games, the game combines elements of the 3D ''Super Mario'' platformers with those of the 2D side-scrollers, and a plotline involving Peach being kidnapped by Bowser. This game would also be followed up in 2013 with ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' for the [[Wii U]], which incorporates four-player simultaneous multiplayer for the first time in a 3D ''Super Mario'' game. In this game, Bowser has taken over the [[Sprixie Kingdom]], having captured [[Sprixie Princesses|its seven princesses]], and Mario and friends journey through the realm to save it from Bowser's rule. | ||