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'''''New Super Mario Bros. U''''' is a 2012 side-scrolling {{wp|2.5D}} [[Genre#Platform|platforming]] game, and a launch title for the [[Wii U]]. It is the sixteenth entry in the [[Super Mario (series)|''Super Mario'' series]]<ref name=encyclopedia>Kazuya Sakai (Ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara ({{wp|Shogakukan}}) (ed.) | '''''New Super Mario Bros. U''''' is a 2012 side-scrolling {{wp|2.5D}} [[Genre#Platform|platforming]] game, and a launch title for the [[Wii U]]. It is the sixteenth entry in the [[Super Mario (series)|''Super Mario'' series]]<ref name=encyclopedia>{{cite|author=Kazuya Sakai (Ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara ({{wp|Shogakukan}}) (ed.)|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Encyclopedia Super Mario Bros.]]''|location=Milwaulkie|publisher=[[Dark Horse Comics|Dark Horse Books]]|date=2018|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8}}</ref> and the fourth ''[[New Super Mario Bros. (disambiguation)|New Super Mario Bros.]]'' game. As a sequel to ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', the game is a follow-up to ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. It is the first ''Super Mario'' series game to be released as a launch title for a home console since ''[[Super Mario 64]]''. An expansion pack for this game was later released in mid-2013, titled ''[[New Super Luigi U]]''. | ||
Based upon the ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Mii]]'' tech demo shown at {{wp|E3 2011}}, the game uses new, more detailed background styles and models and introduces the Flying Squirrel power-up, acquired by [[Mario]] and his friends from an item called the [[Super Acorn]], as well as utilizing the [[Wii U#Wii U GamePad|Wii U GamePad]] in [[Boost Mode]]. | Based upon the ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Mii]]'' tech demo shown at {{wp|E3 2011}}, the game uses new, more detailed background styles and models and introduces the Flying Squirrel power-up, acquired by [[Mario]] and his friends from an item called the [[Super Acorn]], as well as utilizing the [[Wii U#Wii U GamePad|Wii U GamePad]] in [[Boost Mode]]. | ||
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==Story== | ==Story== | ||
[[File:NSMBU Intro 1.png|thumb|left|upright=1.4|The Mario Bros. and Toads about to be hit by the [[Mecha Hand]].]] | [[File:NSMBU Intro 1.png|thumb|left|upright=1.4|The Mario Bros. and Toads about to be hit by the [[Mecha Hand]].]] | ||
[[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Yellow Toad and Blue Toad|Yellow Toad, and Blue Toad]] are with [[Princess Peach]] in [[Peach's Castle]] dining together. [[Bowser]] and the [[Koopalings]] suddenly arrive in their [[Airship]]s, with the former sporting a [[Mecha Hand]] that smashes and launches the brothers and the Toads away from the castle. Mario and his friends crash into the [[Acorn Tree]], launching [[Super Acorn]]s through the area. They then tumble out of the tree, passing by a [[Bubble Baby Yoshi]] and [[Balloon Baby Yoshi]], and they then look into the horizon to see Bowser beginning a siege on Princess Peach's Castle, setting the Mario Bros. and the Toads to go on a new adventure and to Princess Peach. | [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Yellow Toad and Blue Toad|Yellow Toad, and Blue Toad]] are with [[Princess Peach]] in [[Peach's Castle]] dining together. [[Bowser]] and the [[Koopalings]] suddenly arrive in their [[Airship]]s, with the former sporting a [[Mecha Hand]] that smashes and launches the brothers and the Toads away from the castle. Mario and his friends crash into the [[Acorn Tree]], launching [[Super Acorn]]s through the area. They then tumble out of the tree, passing by a [[Bubble Baby Yoshi]] and [[Balloon Baby Yoshi]], and they then look into the horizon to see Bowser beginning a siege on Princess Peach's Castle, setting the Mario Bros. and the Toads to go on a new adventure and to save Princess Peach. | ||
As the game progresses, the view occasionally shifts to Peach's Castle, showing the flags being replaced by Bowser's flags (after [[Tilted Tunnel]]), and the castle being surrounded by a thin tornado-like cloud that is made thicker by [[Kamek|Magikoopa]]'s magic (after [[Stoneslide Tower]]), entirely obscuring the castle (after [[Giant Skewer Tower]] or [[Freezing-Rain Tower]]). Mario, Luigi, Yellow Toad, and Blue Toad also encounter Bowser's forces, including the Koopalings, [[Boom Boom]], Magikoopa, and [[Bowser Jr.]], who occasionally attacks the heroes with his father's airship. All of them are defeated, and Bowser Jr. causes the airship to crash after making the mechanical hand punch through it. After reaching Peach's Castle and defeating Bowser, the group moves onward, but Bowser Jr. appears and urges Magikoopa to spread his magic across the area. After heading to the castle exterior, Mario and the others see Peach in a tower. Before they can save her, she is locked inside the tower and Bowser appears, now at a giant size, alongside Bowser Jr. Eventually, Bowser is defeated and Bowser Jr., embarrassed, flees. The character that defeated Bowser gets to Peach and bows down to her, and is then kissed by her, to their shock and delight, as the clouds surrounding the castle disappear, restoring it to its former state. | As the game progresses, the view occasionally shifts to Peach's Castle, showing the flags being replaced by Bowser's flags (after [[Tilted Tunnel]]), and the castle being surrounded by a thin tornado-like cloud that is made thicker by [[Kamek|Magikoopa]]'s magic (after [[Stoneslide Tower]]), entirely obscuring the castle (after [[Giant Skewer Tower]] or [[Freezing-Rain Tower]]). Mario, Luigi, Yellow Toad, and Blue Toad also encounter Bowser's forces, including the Koopalings, [[Boom Boom]], Magikoopa, and [[Bowser Jr.]], who occasionally attacks the heroes with his father's airship. All of them are defeated, and Bowser Jr. causes the airship to crash after making the mechanical hand punch through it. After reaching Peach's Castle and defeating Bowser, the group moves onward, but Bowser Jr. appears and urges Magikoopa to spread his magic across the area. After heading to the castle exterior, Mario and the others see Peach in a tower. Before they can save her, she is locked inside the tower and Bowser appears, now at a giant size, alongside Bowser Jr. Eventually, Bowser is defeated and Bowser Jr., embarrassed, flees. The character that defeated Bowser gets to Peach and bows down to her, and is then kissed by her, to their shock and delight, as the clouds surrounding the castle disappear, restoring it to its former state. | ||
Outside the castle, the Koopalings and Bowser Jr. are fleeing on the airship as Bowser recovers. Noticing the escaping airship, he climbs up onto one of the castle towers and leaps onto the ship, but his weight causes it to plummet into a hill nearby; they then fly away hanging onto Bowser Jr.'s [[Junior Clown Car]] while Mario and Blue Toad watch. They then turn back to the others, who are celebrating their victory, with Mario delivering a final victory pose. | Outside the castle, the Koopalings and Bowser Jr. are fleeing on the airship as Bowser, who has returned to his normal size, recovers. Noticing the escaping airship, he climbs up onto one of the castle towers and leaps onto the ship, but his weight causes it to plummet into a hill nearby; they then fly away hanging onto Bowser Jr.'s [[Junior Clown Car]] while Mario and Blue Toad watch. They then turn back to the others, who are celebrating their victory, with Mario delivering a final victory pose. | ||
==Gameplay features== | ==Gameplay features== | ||
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The first update to the game added [[Miiverse]] support. With Miiverse functionality enabled, players can read each others' posts on the world map by viewing the map; when not viewing the map a Miiverse post is indicated by a red balloon, generally near a stage, and can be hidden by pressing {{button|wiiu|A}}; when on the World Map while using Boost Mode, the GamePad player can scroll across the map on the GamePad screen and view Miiverse posts. At certain times throughout gameplay, such as when the player dies several times or reaches the end of a course in a specific way (collecting all the Star Coins, clearing in a certain amount of time, clearing without taking damage, etc.), they are given a prompt to post a message to Miiverse. Players can also see Miiverse posts after they die in a stage. Miiverse settings can be changed at any point on the world map by selecting the pencil and envelope icon on the bottom right of the pause menu. | The first update to the game added [[Miiverse]] support. With Miiverse functionality enabled, players can read each others' posts on the world map by viewing the map; when not viewing the map a Miiverse post is indicated by a red balloon, generally near a stage, and can be hidden by pressing {{button|wiiu|A}}; when on the World Map while using Boost Mode, the GamePad player can scroll across the map on the GamePad screen and view Miiverse posts. At certain times throughout gameplay, such as when the player dies several times or reaches the end of a course in a specific way (collecting all the Star Coins, clearing in a certain amount of time, clearing without taking damage, etc.), they are given a prompt to post a message to Miiverse. Players can also see Miiverse posts after they die in a stage. Miiverse settings can be changed at any point on the world map by selecting the pencil and envelope icon on the bottom right of the pause menu. | ||
The sound is in stereo, with no support for 5.1 surround. | |||
===Controls=== | ===Controls=== | ||
[[File:NSMBU Boost Mode 3.png|thumb|upright=1.4|Perspective of gameplay, featuring four players controlling the characters with Wii Remotes while a fifth player uses the GamePad in Boost Mode.]] | [[File:NSMBU Boost Mode 3.png|thumb|upright=1.4|Perspective of gameplay, featuring four players controlling the characters with Wii Remotes while a fifth player uses the GamePad in Boost Mode.]] | ||
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Unlike ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', this game lacks [[Wii#Nunchuk|Nunchuk]] support. | Unlike ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', this game lacks [[Wii#Nunchuk|Nunchuk]] support. | ||
====Stages==== | ====Stages==== | ||
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!width=40%|Action(s) | !width=40%|Action(s) | ||
!Wii U GamePad | !Wii U GamePad | ||
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====Map/menus==== | ====Map/menus==== | ||
{|class="wikitable" style="width:60%; text-align:center" | {|class="wikitable"style="width:60%;text-align:center" | ||
!width=40%|Action(s) | !width=40%|Action(s) | ||
!width=30%|Wii U GamePad/Pro Controller | !width=30%|Wii U GamePad/Pro Controller | ||
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===Worlds=== | ===Worlds=== | ||
{{NSMBU map}} | {{NSMBU map}} | ||
Unlike the previous ''New Super Mario Bros.'' titles, where | Unlike the previous ''New Super Mario Bros.'' titles, where worlds are separated like in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' has a contiguous world map, similar to ''[[Super Mario World]]''. Like ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', the worlds include [[Toad House]]s and [[Enemy Course]]s, though only red and green Toad Houses return. Also returning are [[Tower]]s, [[Castle]]s, and [[Ghost House]]-related levels. The music changes instruments throughout the world map similar to [[Yoshi's Island (location)|Yoshi's Island]]. | ||
{| | |||
!colspan= | This is the first 2D ''Super Mario'' game to use completely unique names for each of its levels, and the second after ''Super Mario World'' to name its greater areas in-game. Both games use food and beverages as the theme for their world names. | ||
|- | {{br}} | ||
! colspan=2 width=25% style="background: | <center> | ||
! colspan=2 width=25% style="background: | {|width=80% class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||
! colspan=2 width=25% style="background: | !colspan="6" align="center" style="background:#0096c8; color:white"|<big>Worlds</big> | ||
|- | |||
!colspan=2 width=25% style="background:#DAF7A6"|{{Color-link|Acorn Plains|black}} | |||
!colspan=2 width=25% style="background:LemonChiffon"|{{Color-link|Layer-Cake Desert|Black}} | |||
!colspan=2 width=25% style="background:skyblue"|{{Color-link|Sparkling Waters|Black}} | |||
|- | |- | ||
|colspan=2|[[File:NSMBU Acorn Plains Map.png|250px]] | |colspan=2|[[File:NSMBU Acorn Plains Map.png|250px]] | ||
|colspan="2"|[[File:Layer Cake Desert.png|250px]] | |colspan="2"|[[File:Layer Cake Desert.png|250px]] | ||
|colspan="2"|[[File:NSMBU Sparkling Waters World Map Screenshot.png|250px]] | |colspan="2"|[[File:NSMBU Sparkling Waters World Map Screenshot.png|250px]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|colspan=2 align= | |colspan=2 align=center|A grassy world with plenty of shrubs, slanted mountains, and the [[Acorn Tree]]. This world is similar to many other first worlds in the ''Super Mario'' series. | ||
|colspan=2 align= | |colspan=2 align=center|A desert dotted with melting ice creams, giant cakes, and a sea of sand with [[Stone-Eye|Moai-like statues]]. | ||
|colspan=2 align= | |colspan=2 align=center|A chain of tropical islands and sea stacks, similar to [[World 4 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 4]] from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''. This world can be entirely skipped for Frosted Glacier. | ||
|-bgcolor=#7fb7ce | |||
|- bgcolor=# | |||
!width=2%|# | !width=2%|# | ||
!width="5%"|Level | !width="5%"|Level | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|1 | |1 | ||
|[[Acorn Plains Way]] | |[[Acorn Plains Way]] (grass) | ||
|1 | |1 | ||
|[[Stone-Eye Zone]] | |[[Stone-Eye Zone]] (desert) | ||
|1 | |1 | ||
|[[Waterspout Beach]] | |[[Waterspout Beach]] (beach) | ||
|- | |- | ||
|2 | |2 | ||
|[[Tilted Tunnel]] | |[[Tilted Tunnel]] (cave) | ||
|2 | |2 | ||
|[[Perilous Pokey Cave]] | |[[Perilous Pokey Cave]] (desert/cave) | ||
|2 | |2 | ||
|[[ | |[[Tropical Refresher]] (underwater) | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:NSMBW Tower Icon.png|x18px|Tower|link=Tower]] | |[[File:NSMBW Tower Icon.png|x18px|Tower|link=Tower]] | ||
|[[Crushing-Cogs Tower]] | |[[Crushing-Cogs Tower]] (tower) | ||
|3 | |3 | ||
|[[Fire Snake Cavern]] | |[[Fire Snake Cavern]] (desert/cave) | ||
|[[File:NSMBW Tower Icon.png|x18px|Tower|link=Tower]] | |[[File:NSMBW Tower Icon.png|x18px|Tower|link=Tower]] | ||
|[[Giant Skewer Tower]] | |[[Giant Skewer Tower]] (tower) | ||
|- | |- | ||
|3 | |3 | ||
|[[Yoshi Hill]] | |[[Yoshi Hill]] (grass) | ||
|[[File:NSMBW Tower Icon.png|x18px|Tower|link=Tower]] | |[[File:NSMBW Tower Icon.png|x18px|Tower|link=Tower]] | ||
|[[Stoneslide Tower]] | |[[Stoneslide Tower]] (tower/desert) | ||
|[[File:Ghost Icon.png|x18px|Ghost House|link=Ghost House]] | |[[File:Ghost Icon.png|x18px|Ghost House|link=Ghost House]] | ||
|[[Haunted Shipwreck]] | |[[Haunted Shipwreck]] (haunted shipwreck) | ||
|- | |- | ||
|4 | |4 | ||
|[[Mushroom Heights]] | |[[Mushroom Heights]] (sky) | ||
|4 | |4 | ||
|[[Spike's Spouting Sands]] | |[[Spike's Spouting Sands]] (desert) | ||
|3 | |3 | ||
|[[Above the Cheep Cheep Seas]] | |[[Above the Cheep Cheep Seas]] (beach) | ||
|- | |- | ||
|5 | |5 | ||
|[[Rise of the Piranha Plants]] | |[[Rise of the Piranha Plants]] (grass) | ||
|5 | |5 | ||
|[[Dry Desert Mushrooms]] | |[[Dry Desert Mushrooms]] (sky) | ||
|4 | |4 | ||
|[[Urchin Shoals]] | |[[Urchin Shoals]] (beach) | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:Castle Icon.png|x18px|Castle|link=Castle]] | |[[File:Castle Icon.png|x18px|Castle|link=Castle]] | ||
|[[Lemmy's Swingback Castle]] | |[[Lemmy's Swingback Castle]] (castle) | ||
|6 | |6 | ||
|[[Blooming Lakitus]] | |[[Blooming Lakitus]] (desert) | ||
|5 | |5 | ||
|[[Dragoneel's Undersea Grotto]] | |[[Dragoneel's Undersea Grotto]] (underwater) | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:NSMBU Blooper Icon.png|x25px|Secret|link=]] | |[[File:NSMBU Blooper Icon.png|x25px|Secret|link=]] | ||
|[[Blooper's Secret Lair]] | |[[Blooper's Secret Lair]] (underwater/cave) | ||
|[[File:Castle Icon.png|x18px|Castle|link=Castle]] | |[[File:Castle Icon.png|x18px|Castle|link=Castle]] | ||
|[[ | |[[Morton's Compactor Castle]] (castle) | ||
|[[File:Castle Icon.png|x18px|Castle|link=Castle]] | |[[File:Castle Icon.png|x18px|Castle|link=Castle]] | ||
|[[ | |[[Larry's Torpedo Castle]] (castle) | ||
|- | |- | ||
|colspan="2"| | |colspan="2"| | ||
|[[File:NSMBU Ice Block Icon.png|x20px|Secret|link=]] | |[[File:NSMBU Ice Block Icon.png|x20px|Secret|link=]] | ||
|[[Piranha Plants on Ice]] | |[[Piranha Plants on Ice]] (snow) | ||
|[[File:NSMBU Leaf Icon.png|x20px|Secret|link=]] | |[[File:NSMBU Leaf Icon.png|x20px|Secret|link=]] | ||
|[[Skyward Stalk]] | |[[Skyward Stalk]] (sky) | ||
|- | |||
!colspan=2 width=25% style="background:powderblue"|{{Color-link|Frosted Glacier|Black}} | |||
|- | !colspan=2 width=25% style="background:darkseagreen"|{{Color-link|Soda Jungle|Black}} | ||
! colspan=2 width=25% style="background: | !colspan=2 width=25% style="background:beige"|{{Color-link|Rock-Candy Mines|Black}} | ||
! colspan=2 width=25% style="background: | |||
! colspan=2 width=25% style="background: | |||
|- | |- | ||
|colspan="2"|[[File:NSMBU Soda Jungle Main Map.png|250px]]<br>[[File:NSMBU Soda Jungle Haunted.png|250px]] | |colspan="2"|[[File:NSMBU Frosted Glacier Map.png|250px]] | ||
|colspan="2"|[[File:NSMBU Soda Jungle Main Map.png|250px]]<br><div class="contentbox mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"data-expandtext="Show sub-area"data-collapsetext="Hide sub-area">[[File:NSMBU Soda Jungle Haunted.png|250px]]</div> | |||
|colspan="2"|[[File:NSMBU Rock-Candy Mines World Map Screenshot.png|250px]] | |colspan="2"|[[File:NSMBU Rock-Candy Mines World Map Screenshot.png|250px]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|colspan=2 align= | |colspan=2 align=center|A snowy mountain set at night, filled with stars and constellations. This world can be entirely skipped for Sparkling Waters. | ||
|colspan=2 align= | |colspan=2 align=center|A rainforest flooded by purple [[Poison (obstacle)|poison]], based on the [[Forest of Illusion]] from ''[[Super Mario World]]'' and [[World 4 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 4]] from ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' | ||
|colspan=2 align=center|A rocky region with tall, holey mountains. Several red and blue switches similar to [[! Switch]]es appear in this world, and pressing them activates [[Stretch Block]]s with their corresponding color. | |||
|-bgcolor=#7fb7ce | |||
|- bgcolor=# | |||
!width=2%|# | !width=2%|# | ||
!width="5%"|Level | !width="5%"|Level | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|1 | |||
|[[Spinning-Star Sky]] (snow) | |||
|[[File:NSMBW Airship Sprite.png|x18px|Airship|link=Airship]] | |[[File:NSMBW Airship Sprite.png|x18px|Airship|link=Airship]] | ||
|[[The Mighty Cannonship]] | |[[The Mighty Cannonship]] (airship) | ||
|1 | |1 | ||
|[[Fuzzy Clifftop]] | |[[Fuzzy Clifftop]] (mountain | ||
|- | |- | ||
|2 | |||
|[[Cooligan Fields]] (snow) | |||
|1 | |1 | ||
|[[Jungle of the Giants]] | |[[Jungle of the Giants]] (jungle) | ||
|2 | |2 | ||
|[[ | |[[Porcupuffer Falls]] (mountain) | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:NSMBW Tower Icon.png|x18px|Tower|link=Tower]] | |||
|[[Freezing-Rain Tower]] (tower/snow) | |||
|2 | |2 | ||
|[[Bridge over Poisoned Waters]] | |[[Bridge over Poisoned Waters]] (jungle) | ||
|[[File:NSMBW Tower Icon.png|x18px|Tower|link=Tower]] | |[[File:NSMBW Tower Icon.png|x18px|Tower|link=Tower]] | ||
|[[Grinding-Stone Tower]] | |[[Grinding-Stone Tower]] (tower) | ||
|- | |||
|3 | |||
|[[Prickly Goombas!]] (snow) | |||
|3 | |3 | ||
|[[ | |[[Bramball Woods]] (jungle) | ||
|3 | |3 | ||
|[[ | |[[Waddlewing's Nest]] (mountain) | ||
|- | |- | ||
|4 | |4 | ||
|[[ | |[[Scaling the Mountainside]] (snow) | ||
|[[File:NSMBW Tower Icon.png|x18px|Tower|link=Tower]] | |[[File:NSMBW Tower Icon.png|x18px|Tower|link=Tower]] | ||
|[[Snake Block Tower]] | |[[Snake Block Tower]] (tower) | ||
|4 | |4 | ||
|[[Light Blocks, Dark Tower]] | |[[Light Blocks, Dark Tower]] (cave) | ||
|- | |- | ||
|5 | |||
|[[Icicle Caverns]] (snow/cave) | |||
|[[File:Ghost Icon.png|x18px|Ghost House|link=Ghost House]] | |[[File:Ghost Icon.png|x18px|Ghost House|link=Ghost House]] | ||
|[[Which-Way Labyrinth]] | |[[Which-Way Labyrinth]] (haunted house) | ||
|5 | |5 | ||
|[[Walking Piranha Plants!]] | |[[Walking Piranha Plants!]] (mountain) | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:Ghost Icon.png|x18px|Ghost House|link=Ghost House]] | |||
|[[Swaying Ghost House]] (haunted house) | |||
|4 | |4 | ||
|[[Painted Swampland]] | |[[Painted Swampland]] (haunted forest/painting) | ||
|6 | |6 | ||
|[[Thrilling Spine Coaster]] | |[[Thrilling Spine Coaster]] (cave) | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:Castle Icon.png|x18px|Castle|link=Castle]] | |||
|[[Wendy's Shifting Castle]] (castle) | |||
|5 | |5 | ||
|[[Deepsea Ruins]] | |[[Deepsea Ruins]] (underwater/cave) | ||
|[[File:NSMBW Tower Icon.png|x18px|Tower|link=Tower]] | |[[File:NSMBW Tower Icon.png|x18px|Tower|link=Tower]]2 | ||
|[[Screwtop Tower]] | |[[Screwtop Tower]] (tower) | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:NSMBU Fliprus Icon.png|x22px|Secret|link=]] | |||
|[[Fliprus Lake]] (snow) | |||
|6 | |6 | ||
|[[Seesaw Bridge]] | |[[Seesaw Bridge]] (jungle) | ||
|7 | |7 | ||
|[[Shifting-Floor Cave]] | |[[Shifting-Floor Cave]] (cave) | ||
|- | |- | ||
|rowspan=3 colspan=2| | |||
|7 | |7 | ||
|[[Wiggler Stampede]] | |[[Wiggler Stampede]] (jungle) | ||
|[[File:Castle Icon.png|x18px|Castle|link=Castle]] | |[[File:Castle Icon.png|x18px|Castle|link=Castle]] | ||
|[[Roy's Conveyor Castle]] | |[[Roy's Conveyor Castle]] (castle) | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:Castle Icon.png|x18px|Castle|link=Castle]] | |[[File:Castle Icon.png|x18px|Castle|link=Castle]] | ||
|[[Iggy's Volcanic Castle]] | |[[Iggy's Volcanic Castle]] (castle) | ||
|colspan="2"rowspan="2"| | |||
|colspan="2" rowspan="2"| | |||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:NSMBU Parabeetle Icon.png|x22px|Secret|link=]] | |[[File:NSMBU Parabeetle Icon.png|x22px|Secret|link=]] | ||
|[[Flight of the Para-Beetles]] | |[[Flight of the Para-Beetles]] (sky) | ||
|- | |- | ||
|colspan= | !colspan=2 width=25% style="background:lightsalmon"|{{Color-link|Meringue Clouds|black}} | ||
!colspan=2 width=25% style="background:pink"|{{Color-link|Peach's Castle (world)|black|Peach's Castle}} | |||
!colspan=2 width="100%"style="background:#feff82"|{{Color-link|Superstar Road|Black}} | |||
|- | |- | ||
|colspan= | |colspan="2"|[[File:Meringue Clouds.png|250px]] | ||
|colspan= | |colspan="2"|[[File:NSMBU Peach's Castle World Map.png|250px]] | ||
|colspan=2|[[File:NSMBU Superstar Road World Map Screenshot.png|250px]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|colspan=2 align=center|A world above the clouds. Two levels take place at sunset, and this world's [[Castle]] takes place near the tornado surrounding the next world, as marked by different cloud coloration. | |||
|colspan=2 align=center|Peach's domain, initially in its welcoming usual state but slowly transformed into a lava-based area by Bowser. This world must be completed to beat the game. | |||
|colspan=2 align=center|A secret world unlocked after beating Bowser's final battle. Its levels must be unlocked with the Star Coins collected from all the levels of the previous worlds. | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | !style="background:#7fb7ce" width=2%|# | ||
| | !style="background:#7fb7ce" width="5%"|Level | ||
!style="background:#7fb7ce" width=2%|# | |||
!style="background:#7fb7ce" width="5%"|Level | |||
!style="background:#7fb7ce" width=2%|# | |||
!style="background:#7fb7ce" width="5%"|Level | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |1 | ||
| | |[[Land of Flying Blocks]] (sky) | ||
|1 | |||
|[[Meteor Moat]] (volcano/castle exterior) | |||
|1 | |||
|[[Spine-Tingling Spine Coaster]] (grass) | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |2 | ||
| | |[[Seesaw Shrooms (level)|Seesaw Shrooms]] (sky) | ||
|2 | |||
|[[Magma-River Cruise]] (volcano/castle exterior) | |||
|2 | |||
|[[Run for It]] (desert/sky) | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |3 | ||
| | |[[Switchback Hill]] (sky) | ||
|3 | |||
|[[Rising Tides of Lava]] (volcano/cave) | |||
|3 | |||
|[[Swim for Your Life!]] (underwater/cave) | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[[File:NSMBW Tower Icon.png|x18px|Tower|link=Tower]] | ||
| | |[[Slide Lift Tower]] (tower) | ||
|4 | |||
|[[Firefall Cliffs]] (volcano/castle exterior) | |||
|4 | |||
|[[Hammerswing Caverns]] (snow/cave) | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[[File:Ghost Icon.png|x18px|Ghost House|link=Ghost House]] | ||
| | |[[Spinning Spirit House]] (haunted house) | ||
|[[File:Princess Peach Castle Sprite.png|18px]] | |||
|[[Red-Hot Elevator Ride]] (castle) | |||
|5 | |||
|[[Spinning Platforms of Doom]] (haunted forest/painting) | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |4 | ||
| | |[[Bouncy Cloud Boomerangs]] (sky) | ||
|[[File:Princess Peach Castle Sprite.png|18px]]2 | |||
|[[The Final Battle (New Super Mario Bros. U)|The Final Battle]] (castle) | |||
|6 | |||
|[[Fire Bar Cliffs]] (mountain) | |||
|- | |- | ||
|colspan= | |5 | ||
| | |[[A Quick Dip in the Sky]] (sky) | ||
|rowspan=4 colspan=2| | |||
|7 | |||
|[[Lakitu! Lakitu! Lakitu!]] (sky) | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |6 | ||
| | |[[Snaking above Mist Valley]] (sky) | ||
|8 | |||
|[[Pendulum Castle]] (fortress) | |||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:Castle Icon.png|x18px|Castle|link=Castle]] | |||
|[[Ludwig's Clockwork Castle]] (castle/sky) | |||
|9 | |||
|[[Follow That Shell!]] (sky) | |||
|- | |- | ||
|colspan= | |[[File:NSMBW Airship Sprite.png|x18px|Airship|link=Airship]] | ||
|[[Boarding the Airship]] (airship) | |||
|colspan=2| | |||
|} | |||
</center> | |||
====Other areas==== | |||
<center> | |||
{|width=55% class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | |||
!width=50% style="background:#E9BFFF"|{{Color-link|Secret Island|Black}} | |||
!width=50% colspan=2 style="background:lavender"|{{Color-link|Coin Courses|Black}} | |||
|- | |||
|[[File:NSMBU Secret Island World Map.png|250px]] | |||
|colspan="2"|[[File:NSMBU Coin Courses Level Select.png|250px]] | |||
|- | |||
|align=center rowspan=10|A small island between Acorn Plains and Sparkling Waters that houses a [[Toad House|Purple Toad House]], where the player can check several records. It is unlocked alongside Superstar Road. | |||
|colspan=2 align=center|A multiplayer-exclusive world found in [[Coin Battle]], similar to [[World Coin]] from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''. | |||
|- | |||
!style="background:#7fb7ce"|# | |||
!style="background:#7fb7ce"|Difficulty | |||
|- | |- | ||
|{{world-link|coin|1|World Coin-1 (New Super Mario Bros. U)}} (grass) | |||
|★ | |||
|- | |- | ||
|{{world-link|coin|2|World Coin-2 (New Super Mario Bros. U)}} (cosmic) | |||
|★ | |||
|- | |||
|- | |{{world-link|coin|3|World Coin-3 (New Super Mario Bros. U)}} (beach) | ||
|★★ | |||
|- | |||
|- | |{{world-link|coin|4|World Coin-4 (New Super Mario Bros. U)}} (sky) | ||
|★★★ | |||
|- | |||
|- | |{{world-link|coin|5|World Coin-5 (New Super Mario Bros. U)}} (underwater) | ||
|★★★ | |||
|- | |||
|- | |{{world-link|coin|6|World Coin-6}} (haunted house) | ||
|★★★★ | |||
|- | |||
|- | |{{world-link|coin|7|World Coin-7}} (cosmic/snow) | ||
|★★★★★ | |||
|- | |||
|- | |{{world-link|coin|8|World Coin-8}} (sky) | ||
|★★★★★ | |||
|- | |- | ||
|} | |} | ||
</center> | |||
===Yoshis=== | ===Yoshis=== | ||
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''New Super Mario Bros. U'' also features the return of [[Baby Yoshi]]s, having been absent from the ''Super Mario'' series since their debut in ''Super Mario World''. The game features three differently-colored Baby Yoshis, each one with a special ability. They differ from the adult Green Yoshi in terms of gameplay. Being babies, they cannot be ridden, so characters must carry them throughout the levels. Baby Yoshis also instantly eat almost any enemy that is in front of them. Unlike in ''Super Mario World'', however, Baby Yoshis no longer grow into adults after eating several enemies, instead remaining as babies. Two types of Baby Yoshis found on the overworld can be taken into any course, with the exception of [[Fortress]]es, [[Airship]]s, and [[Castle]]s. | ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' also features the return of [[Baby Yoshi]]s, having been absent from the ''Super Mario'' series since their debut in ''Super Mario World''. The game features three differently-colored Baby Yoshis, each one with a special ability. They differ from the adult Green Yoshi in terms of gameplay. Being babies, they cannot be ridden, so characters must carry them throughout the levels. Baby Yoshis also instantly eat almost any enemy that is in front of them. Unlike in ''Super Mario World'', however, Baby Yoshis no longer grow into adults after eating several enemies, instead remaining as babies. Two types of Baby Yoshis found on the overworld can be taken into any course, with the exception of [[Fortress]]es, [[Airship]]s, and [[Castle]]s. | ||
{|class="sortable" style="text-align: center; width: 100%; margin: 0 auto 10px auto | {|class="wikitable sortable"style="text-align:center;width:100%;margin:0 auto 10px auto;" | ||
!width="5%"|Baby Yoshi | !width="5%"|Baby Yoshi | ||
!class="unsortable" width="50%"|Description | !class="unsortable"width="50%"|Description | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{sort|Bubble Baby Yoshi|[[File:NSMBU Blue Toad and Baby Yoshi Artwork.png|100px]]<br>[[Bubble Baby Yoshi]]}} | |{{sort|Bubble Baby Yoshi|[[File:NSMBU Blue Toad and Baby Yoshi Artwork.png|100px]]<br>[[Bubble Baby Yoshi]]}} | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|{{sort|Glowing Baby Yoshi|[[File:NSMBU Glowing Baby Yoshi With Mario Artwork 2.png|100px]]<br>[[Glowing Baby Yoshi]]}} | |{{sort|Glowing Baby Yoshi|[[File:NSMBU Glowing Baby Yoshi With Mario Artwork 2.png|100px]]<br>[[Glowing Baby Yoshi]]}} | ||
|align=left|Yellow Baby Yoshis that light up dark areas and can stun enemies with their light attack. These Baby Yoshis act similar to the [[Light Block]]s, found in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', and also [[Bulb Yoshi]] from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. Unlike the other two Baby Yoshis, the Glowing Baby Yoshis are not found on the world map, and are only found in courses such as [[Perilous Pokey Cave]]. Instead of following the characters throughout the courses, they give [[ | |align=left|Yellow Baby Yoshis that light up dark areas and can stun enemies with their light attack. These Baby Yoshis act similar to the [[Light Block]]s, found in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', and also [[Bulb Yoshi]] from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. Unlike the other two Baby Yoshis, the Glowing Baby Yoshis are not found on the world map, and are only found in courses such as [[Perilous Pokey Cave]]. Instead of following the characters throughout the courses, they give an [[extra life]] when reach the end of the levels that they appear in. | ||
|} | |} | ||
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===Bosses=== | ===Bosses=== | ||
====Tower bosses==== | ====Tower bosses==== | ||
{|style="text-align: center; width: 100%; margin: 0 auto 10px auto | {|class="wikitable sortable"style="text-align:center;width:100%;margin:0 auto 10px auto;" | ||
!width="5%"|Boss | !width="5%"|Boss | ||
!width="50%"|Description | !width="50%"|Description | ||
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====Castle/airship bosses==== | ====Castle/airship bosses==== | ||
{|style="text-align: center; width: 100%; margin: 0 auto 10px auto | {|class="wikitable sortable"style="text-align:center;width:100%;margin:0 auto 10px auto;" | ||
!width="5%"|Boss | !width="5%"|Boss | ||
!width="50%"|Description | !width="50%"|Description | ||
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===Transformations=== | ===Transformations=== | ||
{| | {|class="wikitable sortable"style="text-align:center" | ||
|[[File:NSMBUSmallMario.png|60px|center]] | |[[File:NSMBUSmallMario.png|60px|center]] | ||
|[[File:NSMBU Mario Jumping Artwork.png|100px|center]] | |[[File:NSMBU Mario Jumping Artwork.png|100px|center]] | ||
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==Enemies and obstacles== | ==Enemies and obstacles== | ||
===New=== | Enemies and obstacles with an asterisk (*) first appeared in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''. The only two enemies that do not reappear are the [[Ghost Vase]] and the [[Bull's-Eye Banzai|Bull's-Eye Bomber Bill]]. | ||
{| | |||
===New enemies=== | |||
!width=5%| | {|class="wikitable sortable"style="text-align:center;width:100%" | ||
!width= | !width=5%|Image | ||
!width=10%|Name | |||
!Description | |||
!width=10%|First appearance | !width=10%|First appearance | ||
!width=10%|Last appearance | !width=10%|Last appearance | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:BowserAmp.png|90px]] | |||
|[[Bowser Stunner]] | |||
|An electric statue that resembles [[Bowser]]'s head and carries electrical currents. | |An electric statue that resembles [[Bowser]]'s head and carries electrical currents. | ||
|colspan="2" | |colspan="2"|[[Red-Hot Elevator Ride]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:NSMBUDX Dragoneel model.png|90px]][[File:LittleDragoneels.png|90px]] | |||
|A | |[[Dragoneel]] | ||
|colspan="2" | |A long eel that attacks [[Mario]] by chasing him. Shorter, purple ones also exist that move slower, but make sharper turns. | ||
|colspan="2"|[[Dragoneel's Undersea Grotto]] (red/purple) | |||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:Fliprus.png|90px]] | |||
|[[Fliprus]] | |||
|A walrus-like creature that throws snowballs that can be jumped on. | |A walrus-like creature that throws snowballs that can be jumped on. | ||
|colspan="2" | |colspan="2"|[[Fliprus Lake]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:Goombrat.png|64px]] | |||
|[[Goomba]] | |[[Goombrat]] | ||
|colspan="2" | |A [[Goomba]] that resembles a {{wp|persimmon#Fruit|persimmon}} and turns at ledges. | ||
|colspan="2"|[[Mushroom Heights]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:NSMBU Grrrol Artwork.png|90px]] | |||
|[[Grrrol]] | |||
|Round [[Thwomp]] variants that roll on the ground, replacing [[Spike Ball]]s. | |||
|[[Stoneslide Tower]] | |||
|[[Grinding-Stone Tower]] | |||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:NSMBU Mecha Cheep Screenshot.png|90px]] | |||
|[[Mecha Cheep]] | |||
|Robotic [[Cheep Cheep]]s that are immune to [[fireball]]s. | |Robotic [[Cheep Cheep]]s that are immune to [[fireball]]s. | ||
|colspan="2" | |colspan="2"|[[The Mighty Cannonship]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:Dai Goro model.png|90px]] | |||
|A | |[[Mega Grrrol]] | ||
|A bigger [[Grrrol]] with the same behavior. | |||
| | |colspan="2"|[[Grinding-Stone Tower]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:NabbitNSMBU.png|90px]] | |||
|A | |[[Nabbit]] | ||
|A character that steals items from the map and must be defeated to retrieve the items. | |||
|[[Acorn Plains Way]] | |||
|[[Seesaw Shrooms (level)|Seesaw Shrooms]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:NSMBUD Piranha Pod model.png|90px]] | |||
|[[Piranha Pod]] | |||
|A projectile thrown by a [[Lakitu]] that turns into a [[Piranha Plant]]. | |A projectile thrown by a [[Lakitu]] that turns into a [[Piranha Plant]]. | ||
|colspan="2" | |colspan="2"|[[Blooming Lakitus]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:NSMBU Asset Model Targeting Ted.png|90px]] | |||
|[[Targeting Ted]] | |||
|Red Torpedo Teds that home into their target, much like [[Bull's-Eye Bill|Missile Bill]]s. | |Red Torpedo Teds that home into their target, much like [[Bull's-Eye Bill|Missile Bill]]s. | ||
|colspan="2" | |colspan="2"|[[The Mighty Cannonship]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:NSMBU Red Torpedo Base Screenshot.png|90px]] | |||
|Red [[ | |[[Torpedo Base (Targeting Ted)|Torpedo Base]] | ||
|colspan="2" | |Red [[torpedo tube]]s that fire [[Targeting Ted]]s instead of [[Torpedo Ted]]s. | ||
|colspan="2"|[[The Mighty Cannonship]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:NSMBU Gliding Waddlewing Artwork.png|90px]] | |||
|[[Waddlewing]] | |||
|Orange flying-squirrel enemies that glide through stages. | |Orange flying-squirrel enemies that glide through stages. | ||
|[[Acorn Plains Way]] | |||
|[[Land of Flying Blocks]] | |||
|} | |} | ||
===Returning=== | ===Returning enemies=== | ||
{|class="wikitable sortable"style="text-align:center;width:100%" | |||
{| | !width=5%|Image | ||
!width=10%|Name | |||
! | !Description | ||
! | !width=10%|First appearance | ||
! | !width=10%|Last appearance | ||
! | |||
! | |||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:Amp NSMBU model.png|90px]] | |||
|[[Amp]] | |[[Amp]] | ||
|Electric balls that shock Mario upon contact. | |||
|[[Snake Block Tower]] | |||
|[[Ludwig's Clockwork Castle]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:BanzaibillNSMBU.png|90px]] | |||
|[[Banzai Bill]] | |[[Banzai Bill]] | ||
|Large Bullet Bills that fly straight forward. | |||
|colspan="2" | |colspan="2"|[[Scaling the Mountainside]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:NSMBU Big Amp Close-up Screenshot.png|90px]] | |||
|[[Big Amp]] | |[[Big Amp]] | ||
|Larger variants of Amps. | |||
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Snake Block Tower]] | |colspan="2"align=center|[[Snake Block Tower]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:NSMBW Big Boo Model.png|90px]] | |||
|[[Big Boo]] | |[[Big Boo]] | ||
|Bigger variants of Boos that have the same behavior. | |||
|[[Swaying Ghost House]] | |||
|[[Spinning Spirit House]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:MegaBuzzyBeetle NSMBW.png|90px]] | |||
|[[Big Buzzy Beetle]] | |[[Big Buzzy Beetle]] | ||
|Bigger variants of Buzzy Beetles. | |||
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Rising Tides of Lava]] | |colspan="2"align=center|[[Rising Tides of Lava]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:Big Cheep Cheep NSMB2 Prima.jpg|90px]] | |||
|[[Big Cheep Cheep]] | |[[Big Cheep Cheep]] | ||
|Large variants of Cheep Cheeps that are found in underwater levels. | |||
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Tropical Refresher]] | |colspan="2"align=center|[[Tropical Refresher]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:Big Dry Bones NSMB2 Prima.jpg|90px]] | |||
|[[Big Dry Bones]] | |[[Big Dry Bones]] | ||
|Large variants of Dry Bones that appear in castle levels. | |||
|[[Stoneslide Tower]] | |||
|[[Ludwig's Clockwork Castle]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:NSMBW Big Fuzzy Render.png|90px]] | |||
|[[Big Fuzzy]]* | |[[Big Fuzzy]]* | ||
|Large variants of Fuzzies. | |||
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Spine-Tingling Spine Coaster]] | |colspan="2"align=center|[[Spine-Tingling Spine Coaster]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:NSMBW Giant Goomba Render.png|90px]] | |||
|[[Big Goomba]] | |[[Big Goomba]] | ||
|Large variants of Goombas. They split into two Hefty Goombas once stomped on. | |||
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Jungle of the Giants]] | |colspan="2"align=center|[[Jungle of the Giants]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:NSMBU Big Koopa.png|90px]] | |||
|[[Big Koopa Troopa]] | |[[Big Koopa Troopa]] | ||
|Large variants of Koopa Troopas. | |||
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Jungle of the Giants]] | |colspan="2"align=center|[[Jungle of the Giants]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:NSMBW Super Piranha Plant Render.png|90px]] | |||
|[[Big Piranha Plant]] | |[[Big Piranha Plant]] | ||
|Large variants of Piranha Plants. | |||
|[[Mushroom Heights]] | |||
|[[A Quick Dip in the Sky]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:MariovsMortonNSMBU.png|90px]] | |||
|[[Big Pokey]] | |[[Big Pokey]] | ||
|Large variants of Pokeys. | |||
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Morton's Compactor Castle]] | |colspan="2"align=center|[[Morton's Compactor Castle]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:SuperThwomp NSMBW.png|90px]] | |||
|[[Big Thwomp]] | |[[Big Thwomp]] | ||
|Large Thwomps that can break through stone tiles. | |||
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Wendy's Shifting Castle]] | |colspan="2"align=center|[[Wendy's Shifting Castle]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:Mega Urchin.png|90px]] | |||
|[[Big Urchin]]* | |[[Big Urchin]]* | ||
|A gigantic [[Urchin]] that can be defeated only with a Star. | |||
|[[Tropical Refresher]] | |||
|[[Urchin Shoals]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:MegaWiggler.png|90px]] | |||
|[[Big Wiggler]] | |[[Big Wiggler]] | ||
|Large variants of Wigglers. | |||
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Wiggler Stampede]] | |colspan="2"align=center|[[Wiggler Stampede]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:NSMBW Blooper Sprite.png|90px]] | |||
|[[Blooper]] | |[[Blooper]] | ||
|Underwater enemies that move in an erratic pattern and follow Mario. | |||
|[[Blooper's Secret Lair]] | |||
|[[Tropical Refresher]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:BabyBlooperNSMBU.png|90px]] | |||
|[[Blooper Baby]] | |[[Blooper Baby]] | ||
|Small Bloopers that follow Blooper Nannies. | |||
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Blooper's Secret Lair]] | |colspan="2"align=center|[[Blooper's Secret Lair]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:BloopernannyNSMBU.png|90px]] | |||
|[[Blooper Nanny]] | |[[Blooper Nanny]] | ||
|Bloopers that have Blooper Babies swimming in a trail behind them. | |||
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Blooper's Secret Lair]] | |colspan="2"align=center|[[Blooper's Secret Lair]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:BobombNSMBU.png|90px]] | |||
|[[Bob-omb]] | |[[Bob-omb]] | ||
|Bombs that ignite if they are jumped on or have a fireball thrown at them, then explode shortly after. | |||
|[[Light Blocks, Dark Tower]] | |||
|[[The Final Battle (New Super Mario Bros. U)|The Final Battle]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:NSMBU Bony Beetle Artwork.png|90px]] | |||
|[[Bony Beetle]] | |[[Bony Beetle]] | ||
|Skeleton variants of Buzzy Beetles that walk around and suddenly stop to stick out their spikes. | |||
|[[Grinding-Stone Tower]] | |||
|[[Pendulum Castle]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:BooNSMBU.png|90px]] | |||
|[[Boo]] | |[[Boo]] | ||
|Ghosts that follow Mario when his back is turned, but hide their face when he looks at them. | |||
|[[Haunted Shipwreck]] | |||
|[[Spinning Spirit House]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:NSMBU Boomerang Bro Artwork.png|90px]] | |||
|[[Boomerang Bro]] | |[[Boomerang Bro]] | ||
|Hammer Bros. that use boomerangs, which return to them after being thrown. | |||
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Bouncy Cloud Boomerangs]] | |colspan="2"align=center|[[Bouncy Cloud Boomerangs]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:NSMBU Bramball Artwork.png|90px]] | |||
|[[Bramball]]* | |[[Bramball]]* | ||
|An enemy that moves around in a set pattern and is mostly covered in spikes, with the head being the only safe part to jump on. It can be forced to move if jumped into from below. | |||
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Bramball Woods]] | |colspan="2"align=center|[[Bramball Woods]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:BroozerNSMBU.png|90px]] | |||
|[[Broozer]] | |[[Broozer]] | ||
| | |A walking, boxing Boo. Can break [[Brick Block|brick]]s and other blocks that are normally indestructible. Mario can defeat it by jumping on it three times, or hitting him with a fireball. | ||
|[[Which-Way Labyrinth]] | |||
|[[Spinning Spirit House]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:NSMBW Bulber Model.png|90px]] | |||
|[[Bulber]]* | |[[Bulber]]* | ||
|An enemy that illuminates a dark area and swims in a set pattern. | |||
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Deepsea Ruins]] | |colspan="2"align=center|[[Deepsea Ruins]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:Bullet Bill NSMB2 Prima.jpg|90px]] | |||
|[[Bullet Bill]] | |[[Bullet Bill]] | ||
|Bullets that fly straight forward and are shot from Bill Blasters and Bill Blaster Turrets. | |||
|[[Scaling the Mountainside]] | |||
|[[Switchback Hill]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:NSMBU Buzzy Beetle Artwork.png|90px]] | |||
|[[Buzzy Beetle]] | |[[Buzzy Beetle]] | ||
|Shelled enemies that can be kicked or thrown after being jumped on, and can walk on ceilings. | |||
|[[Tilted Tunnel]] | |||
|[[Fire Bar Cliffs]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:NSMBW Chain Chomp Render.png|90px]] | |||
|[[Chain Chomp]] | |[[Chain Chomp]] | ||
|Enemies tied to posts that lunge at Mario. If Mario ground pounds their post, they are set free. | |||
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Waddlewing's Nest]] | |colspan="2"align=center|[[Waddlewing's Nest]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:CheepCheepNSMBU.png|90px]] | |||
|[[Cheep Cheep]] | |[[Cheep Cheep]] | ||
|Fish that are found swimming aimlessly in underwater levels. | |||
|[[Waterspout Beach]] | |||
|[[Swim for Your Life!]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:NSMBW Cheep-Chomp Render.png|90px]] | |||
|[[Cheep Chomp]] | |[[Cheep Chomp]] | ||
|Large fish that attempt to eat Mario. | |||
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Swim for Your Life!]] | |colspan="2"align=center|[[Swim for Your Life!]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:NSMBU Boo Buddy Render.png|90px]] | |||
|[[Boo Buddies|Circling Boo Buddies]] | |[[Boo Buddies|Circling Boo Buddies]] | ||
|Boos flying in a circle formation. | |||
|[[Haunted Shipwreck]] | |||
|[[Spinning Platforms of Doom]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:CooliganNSMBU.png|90px]] | |||
|[[Cooligan]]* | |[[Cooligan]]* | ||
|An enemy that slides on ice and slows down when hit. | |||
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Cooligan Fields]] | |colspan="2"align=center|[[Cooligan Fields]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:NSMBW Dry Bones Model.png|90px]] | |||
|[[Dry Bones]] | |[[Dry Bones]] | ||
|Skeleton Koopa Troopas that collapse when attacked, but later rebuild themselves. | |||
|[[Crushing-Cogs Tower]] | |||
|[[Ludwig's Clockwork Castle]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:NSMBU Eep Cheep Artwork.png|90px]] | |||
|[[Eep Cheep]]* | |[[Eep Cheep]]* | ||
|A [[Cheep Cheep]] that lives in a school with other Eep Cheeps and swims away when the player comes near it. | |||
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Dragoneel's Undersea Grotto]] | |colspan="2"align=center|[[Dragoneel's Undersea Grotto]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:NSMBU Fire Bro Artwork.png|90px]] | |||
|[[Fire Bro]] | |[[Fire Bro]] | ||
|Hammer Bros. that throw fireballs. | |||
|[[Fire Snake Cavern]] | |||
|[[Ludwig's Clockwork Castle]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:FirepiranhaNSMBU.png|90px]] | |||
|[[Fire Piranha Plant]] | |[[Fire Piranha Plant]] | ||
|Piranha Plants that aim at Mario and shoot fireballs. | |||
|[[Yoshi Hill]] | |||
|[[Prickly Goombas!]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:FireSnakeAttack.png|90px]] | |||
|[[Fire Snake]] | |[[Fire Snake]] | ||
|Flames that jump in a high arc. | |||
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Fire Snake Cavern]] | |colspan="2"align=center|[[Fire Snake Cavern]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:FishboneNSMBU.png|90px]] | |||
|[[Fish Bone]] | |[[Fish Bone]] | ||
|Skeletal fish that charge towards Mario. | |||
|[[Haunted Shipwreck]] | |||
|[[Deepsea Ruins]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:Flame Chomp NSMB2 Prima.jpg|90px]] | |||
|[[Flame Chomp]] | |[[Flame Chomp]] | ||
|Black spheres that spit fireballs at Mario. They explode after they're out of fireballs. | |||
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Rising Tides of Lava]] | |colspan="2"align=center|[[Rising Tides of Lava]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:FooNSMBU.png|90px]] | |||
|[[Foo]]* | |[[Foo]]* | ||
|An enemy that creates fog in order to obscure the player's view. | |||
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Snaking above Mist Valley]] | |colspan="2"align=center|[[Snaking above Mist Valley]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:Ice PiranhaNSMBU.png|90px]] | |||
|[[Frost Piranha]] | |[[Frost Piranha]] | ||
|A [[Piranha Plant]] that can shoot [[Ice Ball|ice ball]]s from its mouth, like [[Fire Piranha Plant]]s. | |A [[Piranha Plant]] that can shoot [[Ice Ball|ice ball]]s from its mouth, like [[Fire Piranha Plant]]s. | ||
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Fuzzy Clifftop]] | |colspan="2"align=center|[[Fuzzy Clifftop]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:NSMBU Fuzzy Artwork.png|90px]] | |||
|[[Fuzzy]] | |[[Fuzzy]] | ||
|Enemies that follow tracks and hurt Mario upon contact. | |||
|[[Fuzzy Clifftop]] | |||
|[[A Quick Dip in the Sky]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:GhostQuestionBlock.png|90px]] | |||
|[[Ghost Block]]* | |[[Ghost Block]]* | ||
|A ? Block that floats and charges at the player, breaking if it hits a floor or a platform. | |||
|[[Haunted Shipwreck]] | |||
|[[Spinning Spirit House]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:NSMBW Clampy Artwork.png|90px]] | |||
|[[Clampy|Giant Clam]] | |[[Clampy|Giant Clam]] | ||
|Clams that open and close their mouths. | |||
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Waterspout Beach]] | |colspan="2"align=center|[[Waterspout Beach]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:NSMBU Goomba Artwork.png|90px]]<br>[[File:BalloonGoomba.png|90px]] | |||
|[[Goomba]] | |[[Goomba]] | ||
|Common enemies that can be defeated by jumping on them. Some Goombas in [[Skyward Stalk]] float on balloons. | |||
|[[Acorn Plains Way]] | |||
|[[Follow That Shell!]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:NSMBU Hammer Bro Artwork.png|90px]] | |||
|[[Hammer Bro]] | |[[Hammer Bro]] | ||
|Enemies that throw hammers and jump. | |||
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Rise of the Piranha Plants]] | |colspan="2"align=center|[[Rise of the Piranha Plants]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:NSMBW Hefty Goomba.png|90px]] | |||
|[[Hefty Goomba]]* | |[[Hefty Goomba]]* | ||
|A large [[Goomba]] that is the middling size of a Goomba, being smaller than a [[Big Goomba|Giant Goomba]] but bigger than a regular Goomba. This enemy splits into two Goombas when jumped on. | |||
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Jungle of the Giants]] | |colspan="2"align=center|[[Jungle of the Giants]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:Heavy Para-Beetle Side View.png|90px]] | |||
|[[Heavy Para-Beetle]]* | |[[Heavy Para-Beetle]]* | ||
|A [[Para-Beetle]] that descends when used as a platform. | |||
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Flight of the Para-Beetles]] | |colspan="2"align=center|[[Flight of the Para-Beetles]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:NSMBU Huckit Crab Render.png|90px]] | |||
|[[Huckit Crab]]* | |[[Huckit Crab]]* | ||
|A crab that throws sand balls on loop. These balls can be jumped on and used as a temporary platform. | |||
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Waterspout Beach]] | |colspan="2"align=center|[[Waterspout Beach]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:NSMBU Ice Bro Artwork.png|90px]] | |||
|[[Ice Bro]]* | |[[Ice Bro]]* | ||
|An enemy that throws [[Ice Ball|ice ball]]s at the ground, which can freeze the player and even other enemies. | |||
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Icicle Caverns]] | |colspan="2"align=center|[[Icicle Caverns]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:Jellybeam.png|90px]] | |||
|[[Jellybeam]]* | |[[Jellybeam]]* | ||
|An enemy that illuminates a dark cave. | |||
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Deepsea Ruins]] | |colspan="2"align=center|[[Deepsea Ruins]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:NSMBW King Bill Render.png|90px]] | |||
|[[King Bill]]* | |[[King Bill]]* | ||
|A nearly invincible enemy that charges forward, taking up most of the screen. | |||
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Flight of the Para-Beetles]] | |colspan="2"align=center|[[Flight of the Para-Beetles]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[[File:KoopatroopaNSMBU.png|90px]] | ||
|[[Koopa Troopa]] | |[[Koopa Troopa]] | ||
|Turtle enemies that go into their shells when attacked, then can be picked up or thrown. Green Koopa Troopas walk off ledges, while Red Koopa Troopas turn around. | |||
|[[Acorn Plains Way]] | |||
|[[Follow That Shell!]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:NSMBU Lakitu Artwork.png|90px]] | |||
|[[Lakitu]] | |[[Lakitu]] | ||
|Enemies that throw Spiny Eggs. If Mario defeats a Lakitu, he can ride on its cloud until it disappears. | |||
|[[Blooming Lakitus]] | |||
|[[Lakitu! Lakitu! Lakitu!]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:NSMBU Lava Bubble Render.png|90px]] | |||
|[[Lava Bubble]] | |[[Lava Bubble]] | ||
|Fireballs that jump out of lava. | |||
|[[Lemmy's Swingback Castle]] | |||
|[[The Final Battle (New Super Mario Bros. U)|The Final Battle]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:NSMBU Magmaargh Render.png|90px]] | |||
|[[Magmaargh]] | |[[Magmaargh]] | ||
|Lava monsters that attacks by moving towards the players in a wave-like movement | |||
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Iggy's Volcanic Castle]] | |colspan="2"align=center|[[Iggy's Volcanic Castle]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:MagmawNSMBU.png|90px]] | |||
|[[Magmaw]] | |[[Magmaw]] | ||
|Lava monsters that lunges at the player and dips back into the lava. | |||
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Magma-River Cruise]] | |colspan="2"align=center|[[Magma-River Cruise]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:NewMechaKoopa.jpg|90px]] | |||
|[[Mechakoopa]] | |[[Mechakoopa]] | ||
|A mechanical Koopa. After stomping it, Mario can pick it up and use it as a weapon. | |||
|colspan="2"align=center|[[The Mighty Cannonship]] | |colspan="2"align=center|[[The Mighty Cannonship]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:Mini Goomba NSMB2 Prima.jpg|90px]] | |||
|[[Mini Goomba]] | |[[Mini Goomba]] | ||
|Small Goombas that weigh Mario down until he either attacks or walks for a few seconds. | |||
|[[Slide Lift Tower]] | |||
|[[Magma-River Cruise]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:NSMBW Missle Bill Screenshot.png|90px]] | |||
|[[Bull's-Eye Bill|Missile Bill]] | |[[Bull's-Eye Bill|Missile Bill]] | ||
|Bullet Bills that target Mario. | |||
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Roy's Conveyor Castle]] | |colspan="2"align=center|[[Roy's Conveyor Castle]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:MontymoleNSMBU.png|90px]] | |||
|[[Monty Mole]] | |[[Monty Mole]] | ||
|A mole that pops out of mountains and the ground and gives chase. | |||
|[[Yoshi Hill]] | |||
|[[Magma-River Cruise]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:NSMBU Muncher Render.png|90px]] | |||
|[[Muncher]] | |[[Muncher]] | ||
|An invincible black plant. | |||
|[[Spinning-Star Sky]] | |||
|[[Thrilling Spine Coaster]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:NSMBW Parabeetle Render.png|90px]] | |||
|[[Para-Beetle]] | |[[Para-Beetle]] | ||
|Para-Beetles are winged Buzzy Beetles. However, Mario can hop on their back for a ride, unlike with other winged foes. | |||
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Flight of the Para-Beetles]] | |colspan="2"align=center|[[Flight of the Para-Beetles]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:ParabombNSMBU.png|90px]] | |||
|[[Parabomb]] | |[[Parabomb]] | ||
|Parachuting Bob-ombs that are sometimes shot out of cannons. | |||
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Red-Hot Elevator Ride]] | |colspan="2"align=center|[[Red-Hot Elevator Ride]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:ParagoombaNSMBU.png|90px]] | |||
|[[Paragoomba]] | |[[Paragoomba]] | ||
|Winged Goombas that hop as they walk. | |||
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Seesaw Shrooms (level)|Seesaw Shrooms]] | |colspan="2"align=center|[[Seesaw Shrooms (level)|Seesaw Shrooms]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[[File:ParatroopaNSMBU.png|90px]][[File:KoopaParatroopa NSMBU.png|90px]] | ||
|[[Koopa Paratroopa|Paratroopa]] | |||
|Winged Koopa Troopas that either jump in high arcs or fly up and down in the air. | |||
|[[Stone-Eye Zone]] | |||
|[[Hammerswing Caverns]] | |||
|- | |||
|[[File:NSMBU Upright Piranha Plant Render.png|90px]] | |||
|[[Piranha Plant]] | |[[Piranha Plant]] | ||
|Plants that move in and out of Warp Pipes and some grounded. | |||
|[[Acorn Plains Way]] | |||
|[[Spinning Platforms of Doom]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:NSMBU Pokey Artwork.png|60px]] | |||
|[[Pokey]] | |[[Pokey]] | ||
|Living cacti that appear in desert levels and move slowly. | |||
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Perilous Pokey Cave]] | |colspan="2"align=center|[[Perilous Pokey Cave]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:NSMBU Porcupuffer Artwork.png|90px]] | |||
|[[Porcupuffer]] | |[[Porcupuffer]] | ||
|Fish that jump out of the water and follow Mario. | |||
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Porcupuffer Falls]] | |colspan="2"align=center|[[Porcupuffer Falls]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:Pricklygoomba.png|90px]] | |||
|[[Prickly Goomba]]* | |[[Prickly Goomba]]* | ||
|A Goomba that hides inside a spiked chestnut shell until it is hit with a [[fireball]], which is when it turns into a regular Goomba. | |||
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Prickly Goombas!]] | |colspan="2"align=center|[[Prickly Goombas!]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:NSMBU River Piranha Plant Render.png|35px]] | |||
|[[River Piranha Plant]]* | |[[River Piranha Plant]]* | ||
|A stationary [[Piranha Plant]] that blows a green spiked ball up and down, similar to a [[Ptooie]]. | |||
|[[Fliprus Lake]] | |||
|[[Seesaw Bridge]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:NSMBW Rocky Wrench Artwork.png|90px]] | |||
|[[Rocky Wrench]] | |[[Rocky Wrench]] | ||
|Monty Moles that pop out of its hole in an airship throw wrenches. | |||
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Boarding the Airship]] | |colspan="2"align=center|[[Boarding the Airship]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:NSMBW Scaredy Rat Render.png|90px]] | |||
|[[Scaredy Rat]]* | |[[Scaredy Rat]]* | ||
|An enemy that walks around in a group. When one of the rats is jumped on, the rest panic and run around. | |||
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Which-Way Labyrinth]] | |colspan="2"align=center|[[Which-Way Labyrinth]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:SledgebrosNSMBW.png|90px]] | |||
|[[Sledge Bro]] | |[[Sledge Bro]] | ||
|Hammer Bro variants that stun Mario after they jump. | |||
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Ludwig's Clockwork Castle]] | |colspan="2"align=center|[[Ludwig's Clockwork Castle]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:Spike NSMBW Artwork.png|90px]] | |||
|[[Spike]] | |[[Spike]] | ||
|Green turtles which pull spiked balls out of their mouths and throw them directly downwards from the ledges on which they stand | |||
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Spike's Spouting Sands]] | |colspan="2"align=center|[[Spike's Spouting Sands]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:Spike Top.png|90px]] | |||
|[[Spike Top]] | |[[Spike Top]] | ||
|Buzzy Beetle variants that have spikes on their shells, preventing them from being jumped on. | |||
|[[Stoneslide Tower]] | |||
|[[Rising Tides of Lava]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:NSMBW Spiny Artwork.png|90px]] | |||
|[[Spiny]] | |[[Spiny]] | ||
|Enemies that hatch from Spiny Eggs and cannot be jumped on. | |||
|[[Seesaw Shrooms (level)|Seesaw Shrooms]] | |||
|[[Lakitu! Lakitu! Lakitu!]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:NSMBU Spiny Cheep Artwork.png|90px]] | |||
|[[Spiny Cheep Cheep]] | |[[Spiny Cheep Cheep]] | ||
|Fast-swimming fish that chase Mario. | |||
|[[Tropical Refresher]] | |||
|[[Swim for Your Life!]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:StalkingPPlantNSMBW.png|90px]] | |||
|[[Stalking Piranha Plant]]* | |[[Stalking Piranha Plant]]* | ||
|A Piranha Plant that walks around and stretches up and down on a regular basis. | |||
|[[Bramball Woods]] | |||
|[[Walking Piranha Plants!]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:NSMBW Stone Spike Render.png|50px]] | |||
|[[Stone Spike]]* | |[[Stone Spike]]* | ||
|A [[Spike]] that throws stone rocks downwards. | |||
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Dry Desert Mushrooms]] | |colspan="2"align=center|[[Dry Desert Mushrooms]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:NSMBU Sumo Bro Artwork.png|50px]] | |||
|[[Sumo Bro]] | |[[Sumo Bro]] | ||
| | |Giant Koopas that stomp the ground and create electric waves in two directions. | ||
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Screwtop Tower]] | |colspan="2"align=center|[[Screwtop Tower]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:NSMBW Asset Model Swoop.png|60px]] | |||
|[[Swoop]] | |[[Swoop]] | ||
|Bats that hang onto the ceiling, then swoop towards Mario. | |||
|[[Perilous Pokey Cave]] | |||
|[[Shifting-Floor Cave]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:NSMBU Thwimp Model.png|90px]] | |||
|[[Thwimp]] | |[[Thwimp]] | ||
|A tiny [[Thwomp]] that hops around. | |||
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Wendy's Shifting Castle]] | |colspan="2"align=center|[[Wendy's Shifting Castle]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:NSMBU Thwomp Artwork.png|90px]] | |||
|[[Thwomp]] | |[[Thwomp]] | ||
|Large rocks that fall when Mario gets close. | |||
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Wendy's Shifting Castle]] | |colspan="2"align=center|[[Wendy's Shifting Castle]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:NSMBU Asset Model Torpedo Ted.png|90px]] | |||
|[[Torpedo | |[[Torpedo Ted]] | ||
| | |A slow-moving torpedo that flies in one direction. | ||
|[[Larry's Torpedo Castle]] | |||
|[[The Mighty Cannonship]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:NSMBU Torpedo Base Model.png|90px]] | |||
|[[Torpedo | |[[Torpedo tube]] | ||
| | |An indestructable box that fires Torpedo Teds. | ||
|[[Larry's Torpedo Castle]] | |||
|[[The Mighty Cannonship]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:NSMBU Urchin Artwork.png|90px]] | |||
|[[Urchin]] | |[[Urchin]] | ||
|Stationary enemies that appear in underwater levels. | |||
|[[Tropical Refresher]] | |||
|[[Swim for Your Life!]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:NSMBW Wiggler Sprite.png|90px]] | |||
|[[Wiggler]] | |[[Wiggler]] | ||
|Caterpillars that move faster after being jumped on. | |||
|[[Seesaw Bridge]] | |||
|[[Wiggler Stampede]] | |||
|} | |} | ||
===Obstacles=== | ===Obstacles=== | ||
{| | {{image|section=y|giant cannon}} | ||
{|class="wikitable sortable"style="text-align:center;width:100%" | |||
!width= | !width=15%|Image | ||
!width= | !width=10%|Name | ||
! | !Description | ||
!width=10%|First appearance | !width=10%|First appearance | ||
!width=10%|Last appearance | !width=10%|Last appearance | ||
|- | |- | ||
|align=center|[[File:NSMBU Crushing Cogs Tower Screenshot.png| | |[[File:Banzai Bill Blaster NSMBW.png|90px]] | ||
|[[Banzai Bill Cannon]] | |||
|Cannons that shoot Banzai Bills. | |||
|colspan="2"|[[Scaling the Mountainside]] | |||
|- | |||
|[[File:Skull Blaster.png|50px]] | |||
|[[Bill Blaster]] | |||
|Cannons that shoot Bullet Bills. | |||
|[[Scaling the Mountainside]] | |||
|[[Switchback Hill]] | |||
|- | |||
|[[File:Multi Bill Blaster NSMBU Sprite.png|60px]] | |||
|[[Bill Blaster Turret]] | |||
|Stacks of Bill Blasters that rotate and shoot Bullet Bills. | |||
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Switchback Hill]] | |||
|- | |||
|[[File:Rocketengine.png|150px]] | |||
|[[Burner]] | |||
|Constant streams of fire that rotate and are found on airships. | |||
|[[Larry's Torpedo Castle]] | |||
|[[Boarding the Airship]] | |||
|- | |||
|[[File:NSMBW Bob-omb Cannon Render.png|90px]] | |||
|[[Cannon]] | |||
|Cannons that shoot cannonballs or [[Bob-omb]]s. | |||
|colspan="2"align=center|[[The Mighty Cannonship]] | |||
|- | |||
|[[File:NSMBW Cannonball Screenshot.png|90px]] | |||
|[[Cannonball]] | |||
|Projectiles launched by cannons that travel in a straight line, and can be jumped on. | |||
|colspan="2"align=center|[[The Mighty Cannonship]] | |||
|- | |||
|[[File:NSMBU Crushing Cogs Tower Screenshot.png|180px]] | |||
|[[Cog (obstacle)|Cog]] | |[[Cog (obstacle)|Cog]] | ||
|Gear-like platforms that the player must go under to pass. If they remain under one, they are squished and lose a life. | |||
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Crushing-Cogs Tower]] | |colspan="2"align=center|[[Crushing-Cogs Tower]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:NsmbuCurrent.png|50px]] | |||
|[[Current]] | |[[Current]] | ||
| | |Underwater currents that push the player. | ||
|[[Blooper's Secret Lair]] | |||
|[[Swim for Your Life!]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:NSMBU E3 Fire Snake Cavern Baby Yoshi.png|180px]] | |||
|[[Dark]] | |[[Dark]] | ||
|Blocks the player's view. [[Glowing Baby Yoshi]], fire and [[Invincible Mario]] can light up dark areas. | |||
|[[Perilous Pokey Cave]] | |||
|align=center|[[ | |[[Thrilling Spine Coaster]] | ||
|- | |||
|[[File:NSMBUDX Fire Bar.png|180px]] | |||
|[[Fire Bar]] | |||
|A series of fireballs that rotate infinitely, either clockwise or counterclockwise. | |||
|[[Screwtop Tower]] | |||
|[[Slide Lift Tower]] | |||
|- | |||
|[[File:nocoverart.png|100px]] | |||
|[[Giant cannon]] | |||
|Horizontal, pipe-sized cannons shoot giant cannonballs. | |||
|colspan="2"align=center|[[The Mighty Cannonship]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|align=center|[[File:Lemmy's Swingback Castle.png| | |[[File:NSMBW Giant Cannonball Screenshot.png|90px]] | ||
|[[Giant cannonball]] | |||
|Large variants of cannonballs launched by giant cannons. | |||
|colspan="2"align=center|[[The Mighty Cannonship]] | |||
|- | |||
|[[File:NSMBU Hammerswing Caverns Screenshot.jpg|180px]] | |||
|[[Hammer Pendulum]]* | |||
|Mallet-like platforms that swing back and forth on a 180-degree arc. | |||
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Hammerswing Caverns]] | |||
|- | |||
|[[File:NSMBU Huge Fire Bar.png|180px]] | |||
|[[Huge Fire Bar]] | |||
|A larger version of a [[Fire Bar]]. | |||
|[[Slide Lift Tower]] | |||
|[[Fire Bar Cliffs]] | |||
|- | |||
|[[File:Freezing-Rain Tower.jpg|180px]] | |||
|[[Huge Icicle]]* | |||
|Large icicles that fall and act as platforms. | |||
|[[Freezing-Rain Tower]] | |||
|[[Icicle Caverns]] | |||
|- | |||
|[[File:NsmbuIcicle.png|50px]] | |||
|[[Icicle]] | |||
|Icicles that fall when the player gets close underneath. | |||
|[[Freezing-Rain Tower]] | |||
|[[Wendy's Shifting Castle]] | |||
|- | |||
|[[File:Lemmy's Swingback Castle.png|180px]] | |||
|[[Lava]] | |[[Lava]] | ||
| | |Pits of lava cause the player to instantly lose a life upon contact. | ||
|[[Lemmy's Swingback Castle]] | |||
|[[The Final Battle (New Super Mario Bros. U)|The Final Battle]] | |||
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|[[File:NSMBUDX Lava Geyser.png|180px]] | |||
|[[Lava Geyser]] | |[[Lava Geyser]] | ||
| | |Pillar of lava that rises up from pits. | ||
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Meteor Moat]] | |colspan="2"align=center|[[Meteor Moat]] | ||
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|[[File:NSMBU Iggy's Volcanic Castle Screenshot.jpg|180px]] | |||
|[[Lava swell]] | |[[Lava swell]] | ||
|Lava that moves up in waves. | |||
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Iggy's Volcanic Castle]] | |colspan="2"align=center|[[Iggy's Volcanic Castle]] | ||
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| | |[[File:NSMBU Mecha Hand.png|180px]] | ||
|[[Mecha Hand]] | |||
|A large mechanical hand modeled after Bowser's own hand that attempts to crush the players while they are on board. | |||
|[[The Mighty Cannonship]] | |||
|[[Boarding the Airship]] | |||
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|[[File:NSMBUDX Meteor.png|180px]] | |||
|[[Meteor]] | |||
|Rocks that fall slowly and break upon hitting either the ground or a block. | |||
|[[Meteor Moat]] | |||
|[[Firefall Cliffs]] | |||
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|[[File:NSMBU Wiggler Stampede Screenshot.jpg|180px]] | |||
|[[Poison (obstacle)|Poison]] | |[[Poison (obstacle)|Poison]] | ||
|A liquid hazard that causes the player to instantly lose a life. | |||
|[[Bridge over Poisoned Waters]] | |||
|[[Spinning Platforms of Doom]] | |||
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|[[File:NSMBU E3 Perilous Pokey Cave.png|180px]] | |||
|[[Quicksand]] | |[[Quicksand]] | ||
|Sand that sinks the player. | |||
|[[Stone-Eye Zone]] | |||
|[[Blooming Lakitus]] | |||
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|[[File:NSMBU Rising Tides of Lava Screenshot.jpg|180px]] | |||
|[[Lava tide|Rising lava]] | |[[Lava tide|Rising lava]] | ||
|Lava that rises up. | |||
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Rising Tides of Lava]] | |colspan="2"align=center|[[Rising Tides of Lava]] | ||
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|[[File:NsmbuSandGeyser.png|180px]] | |||
|[[Sand Geyser]] | |[[Sand Geyser]] | ||
| | |Pillars of sand that rises up from pits at regular intervals, and can be used as platforms. | ||
|[[Stone-Eye Zone]] | |||
|[[Spike's Spouting Sands]] | |||
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|[[File:NSLU Impossible Pendulums Screenshot.png|180px]] | |||
|[[Spinner]] | |||
|A large spiked ball on a chain that cannot be defeated. | |||
|[[Snake Block Tower]]<br>(regular)<br>[[Pendulum Castle]]<br>(large) | |||
|[[Pendulum Castle]]<br>(regular/large) | |||
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|align=center|[[File:NSMBU Tropical Refresher Screenshot.jpg| | |[[File:NSMBU Giant Skewer Tower Screenshot.png|180px]] | ||
|[[Skewer]] | |||
|Spiked columns that extend out of walls and retract at regular intervals. Both vertical and horizontal Skewers appear. | |||
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Giant Skewer Tower]] | |||
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|[[File:NSMBU Tropical Refresher Screenshot.jpg|180px]] | |||
|[[Water]] | |[[Water]] | ||
|Large bodies of harmless liquid that the player(s) can [[Swim|swim]] through. | |||
|[[Blooper's Secret Lair]] | |||
|[[Swim for Your Life!]] | |||
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|[[File:NSMBU Water Geyser.png|180px]] | |||
|[[Water Geyser]] | |[[Water Geyser]] | ||
| | |Pillars of water that rise from below and serve as platforms, similar to Sand Geysers. | ||
|[[Waterspout Beach]] | |||
|[[Larry's Torpedo Castle]] | |||
|} | |} | ||
==Items and objects== | ==Items and objects== | ||
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|[[Goal Pole (secret)]]||[[File:Flagpole secret.png|50px]]||Red flagpoles found at the end of some levels. Touching one completes the level and leads to secret exits. | |[[Goal Pole (secret)]]||[[File:Flagpole secret.png|50px]]||Red flagpoles found at the end of some levels. Touching one completes the level and leads to secret exits. | ||
|} | |} | ||
===Blocks=== | ===Blocks=== | ||
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|[[Mega Block|Big Block]]||[[File:NSMBU Ground Big Brick Block.png|50px]][[File:NSMBU Underground Big Brick Block.png|50px]][[File:NSMBU Castle Big Brick Block.png|50px]][[File:NSMBU Lava Big Brick Block.png|50px]]||A large Brick Block that acts like a normal block. | |[[Mega Block|Big Block]]||[[File:NSMBU Ground Big Brick Block.png|50px]][[File:NSMBU Underground Big Brick Block.png|50px]][[File:NSMBU Castle Big Brick Block.png|50px]][[File:NSMBU Lava Big Brick Block.png|50px]]||A large Brick Block that acts like a normal block. | ||
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|[[Empty Block|Big Empty Block]]||[[File:NSMBU Ground Big Empty Block.png|50px]][[File:NSMBU Underground Big Empty Block.png|50px]][[File:NSMBU Castle Big Empty Block.png|50px]][[File:NSMBU Lava Big Empty Block.png|50px | |[[Empty Block|Big Empty Block]]||[[File:NSMBU Ground Big Empty Block.png|50px]][[File:NSMBU Underground Big Empty Block.png|50px]][[File:NSMBU Castle Big Empty Block.png|50px]][[File:NSMBU Lava Big Empty Block.png|50px]]||A giant block that cannot be broken. When a Mega ? Block is hit, it turns into an Big Empty Block. | ||
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|[[Note Block|Jump Block]]||[[File:NSMBW Jump Block Sprite.png|50px]]||A block that, when Mario jumps on it, makes him jump higher. | |[[Note Block|Jump Block]]||[[File:NSMBW Jump Block Sprite.png|50px]]||A block that, when Mario jumps on it, makes him jump higher. | ||
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|[[3-Up Moon Block]] (new)||[[File:3UP MoonBlockNSMBU.png|50px]]||An very rare block that contains a [[3-Up Moon]]. | |[[3-Up Moon Block]] (new)||[[File:3UP MoonBlockNSMBU.png|50px]]||An very rare block that contains a [[3-Up Moon]]. | ||
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|[[Super Guide Block]]||[[File:NSMBW Super Guide Block Sprite.png|50px]]||Appears after Mario | |[[Super Guide Block]]||[[File:NSMBW Super Guide Block Sprite.png|50px]]||Appears after Mario loses five lives in a row in one stage. When this block is hit, Luigi clears the stage for Mario. | ||
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|[[Boost Mode|Boost Block]] (new)||[[File:NSMBU Purple Boost Block Artwork.png|50px]][[File:NSMBU Green Boost Block Artwork.png|50px]][[File:NSMBU Blue Boost Block Artwork.png|50px]][[File:NSMBU Red Boost Block Artwork.png|50px]]||Blocks that appear when touching the GamePad. | |[[Boost Mode|Boost Block]] (new)||[[File:NSMBU Purple Boost Block Artwork.png|50px]][[File:NSMBU Green Boost Block Artwork.png|50px]][[File:NSMBU Blue Boost Block Artwork.png|50px]][[File:NSMBU Red Boost Block Artwork.png|50px]]||Blocks that appear when touching the GamePad. | ||
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===Transportation objects=== | ===Transportation objects=== | ||
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===Climbable objects=== | ===Climbable objects=== | ||
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===Platforms=== | ===Platforms=== | ||
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|[[Bridge]]||[[File:NSMBUDX Platform.png|120px]]||A kind of semisolid platform. | |||
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|[[Cloud Lift]]||[[File:NsmbuCloudLift.png|120px]]||Long platforms that move to the right when initially landed on. | |[[Cloud Lift]]||[[File:NsmbuCloudLift.png|120px]]||Long platforms that move to the right when initially landed on. | ||
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==Reception== | ==Reception== | ||
''New Super Mario Bros. U'' has received generally positive reviews. The game currently maintains an 84 average on | ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' has received generally positive reviews. The game currently maintains an 84 average on Metacritic<ref>{{cite|url=www.metacritic.com/game/wii-u/new-super-mario-bros-u|title=New Super Mario Bros. U|publisher=Metacritic|accessdate=May 13, 2024|language=en}}</ref> and had an 84.48% on GameRankings.<ref>{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20191209013358/http://www.gamerankings.com/wii-u/632934-new-super-mario-bros-u/index.html|title=New Super Mario Bros. U for Wii U|publisher=GameRankings|accessdate=May 13, 2024|language=en}}</ref> GameXplain gave the single-player and multi-player modes 4 stars out of 5,<ref>{{cite|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqF2T1AkIek|title=New Super Mario Bros. U - Video Review (Wii U) [HD]|publisher=YouTube|author=GameXplain|language=en|date=November 15, 2012|accessdate=May 13, 2024}}</ref> IGN gave it a score of 9.1 out of 10,<ref>{{cite|url=www.ign.com/articles/2012/11/15/new-super-mario-bros-u-review|title=New Super Mario Bros. U Review|publisher=IGN|accessdate=May 13, 2024|author=George, Richard|date=November 15, 2012|language=en}}</ref> EGM<ref>{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20121116100744/http://www.egmnow.com/articles/reviews/egm-review-new-super-mario-bros-u|author=Carsillo, Ray|accessdate=May 13, 2024|title=EGM Review: New Super Mario Bros. U|publisher=EGMNOW|language=en|date=November 15, 2012}}</ref> gave a score of 9/10, Joystiq gave it 4.5 stars out of 5,<ref>{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20121118053042/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/15/new-super-mario-bros-u-review|title=New Super Mario Bros. U review: A return to form|publisher=Joystiq|accessdate=May 13, 2024|date=November 15, 2012|language=en|author=Mitchell, Richard}}</ref> Polygon<ref>{{cite|url=www.polygon.com/2012/11/15/3647880/new-super-mario-bros-u-review|publisher=Polygon|date=November 15, 2012|language=en|title=New Super Mario Bros. U review: new tricks|author=Kollar, Phillip|accessdate=May 13, 2024}}</ref> and Destructoid<ref>{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20121117144425/http://www.destructoid.com/review-new-super-mario-bros-u-238434.phtml|title=Review: New Super Mario Bros. U|publisher=Destructoid|accessdate=May 13, 2024|language=en|author=Sterling, Jim|date=November 15, 2012}}</ref> gave the same score of 8.5/10, VentureBeat<ref>{{cite|url=venturebeat.com/2012/11/15/new-super-mario-bros-u-is-far-from-new-review/2|title=New Super Mario Bros. U is far from new (review)|publisher=VentureBeat|date=November 15, 2012|accessdate=May 13, 2024|language=en|author=McLaughlin, Rus}}</ref> gave it a score of 83/100 (83%), Games Radar gave it 4 stars out of 5,<ref>{{cite|url=www.gamesradar.com/new-super-mario-bros-u-review|language=en|publisher=Gamesradar|title=New Super Mario Bros U review|author=Gilbert, Henry|date=November 15, 2012|accessdate=May 13, 2024}}</ref> and Gamespot gave a score of 8.5.<ref>{{cite|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=tux1HawsuNw|title=GameSpot Reviews - New Super Mario Bros. U|author=GameSpot|publisher=YouTube|date=November 17, 2012|accessdate=May 13, 2024|language=en}}</ref> | ||
The game has been praised for its balanced gameplay and challenge mode, with IGN's Rich George describing it as "the best thing to come to Mario's world since 3D", while criticizing it as not pushing the [[Wii U]]'s visuals and audio potential. He also stated, "though it doesn't necessarily redefine Nintendo's iconic hero, it still manages to capture the sense of carefree adventure that many of us felt as kids." He also criticized the game's "weak graphics and audio, plus the return of the irritating chaotic, bouncy multiplayer mode." He praised the progressing difficulty in the game and the additional difficulty of Challenge Mode. | The game has been praised for its balanced gameplay and challenge mode, with IGN's Rich George describing it as "the best thing to come to Mario's world since 3D", while criticizing it as not pushing the [[Wii U]]'s visuals and audio potential. He also stated, "though it doesn't necessarily redefine Nintendo's iconic hero, it still manages to capture the sense of carefree adventure that many of us felt as kids." He also criticized the game's "weak graphics and audio, plus the return of the irritating chaotic, bouncy multiplayer mode." He praised the progressing difficulty in the game and the additional difficulty of Challenge Mode. | ||
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|align="left"|"''It's difficult to find freshness or brilliance in a 2D landscape. Mario's world is now three decades old. That would seem to suggest new territory is scarce, and in some ways the formulaic New Mario series had come to reinforce that fear. But New Super Mario Bros. U demonstrates there's not just life left in this type of game, but that it can be modern and nostalgic at the same time. Nintendo's approach here strikes a great balance in all areas, ranging from its difficulty to design to enemies and bosses. And for everything the basic Story Mode does right – and that's a considerable amount – the Challenge Mode will be remembered as a key moment in the life of the New Mario series, where Nintendo realized it didn’t have to sacrifice the core gamer’s experience at the expense of a more casual audience. This is how Mario can and will appeal to everyone.''" | |align="left"|"''It's difficult to find freshness or brilliance in a 2D landscape. Mario's world is now three decades old. That would seem to suggest new territory is scarce, and in some ways the formulaic New Mario series had come to reinforce that fear. But New Super Mario Bros. U demonstrates there's not just life left in this type of game, but that it can be modern and nostalgic at the same time. Nintendo's approach here strikes a great balance in all areas, ranging from its difficulty to design to enemies and bosses. And for everything the basic Story Mode does right – and that's a considerable amount – the Challenge Mode will be remembered as a key moment in the life of the New Mario series, where Nintendo realized it didn’t have to sacrifice the core gamer’s experience at the expense of a more casual audience. This is how Mario can and will appeal to everyone.''" | ||
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===Sales=== | ===Sales=== | ||
As of March 31, 2014, ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' is the 3rd best-selling game for the Wii U, having sold about 4.16 million copies worldwide. As of September 30, 2021, it had sold 5.82 million copies worldwide.<ref>Nintendo | As of March 31, 2014, ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' is the 3rd best-selling game for the Wii U, having sold about 4.16 million copies worldwide. As of September 30, 2021, it had sold 5.82 million copies worldwide.<ref>{{cite|author=Nintendo|date=May 10, 2022|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/finance/software/wiiu.html|title=Top Selling Title Sales Unites|publisher=Nintendo|accessdate=May 13, 2024|archive=web.archive.org/web/20170802044950/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/finance/software/wiiu.html|language=Japanese}}</ref> | ||
==Updates== | ==Updates== | ||
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<div id=fh3 class=mw-headline>1.2.0</div> | <div id=fh3 class=mw-headline>1.2.0</div> | ||
'''Release date:''' March 15, 2013<ref>Bonds, Curtis | '''Release date:''' March 15, 2013<ref>{{cite|author=Bonds, Curtis|date=March 15, 2013|url=www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/33579/update-v120-released-for-new-super-mario-bros-u|title=v.1.2.0 Released for ''New Super Mario Bros. U''|publisher=Nintendo World Report|accessdate=November 28, 2014|language=en}}</ref> | ||
The second update causes any Miiverse posts made in-game to be posted to a separate "Game Posts" community rather than the standard community. | The second update causes any Miiverse posts made in-game to be posted to a separate "Game Posts" community rather than the standard community. | ||
<div id=fh3 class=mw-headline>1.3.0</div> | <div id=fh3 class=mw-headline>1.3.0</div> | ||
'''Release date:''' June 20, 2013<ref> | '''Release date:''' June 20, 2013<ref>{{cite|url=mynintendonews.com/2013/06/20/new-super-mario-bros-u-update-allows-wii-u-pro-controller-use|author=Colette|title=''New Super Mario Bros. U'' Update Allows Wii U Pro Controller Use]|publisher=My Nintendo News|date=June 20, 2013|accessdate=May 13, 2024}}</ref> | ||
The third game update adds the ability for the game to receive the ''New Super Luigi U'' downloadable content and puts a prompt in-game to go to the Nintendo eShop to download it. The update also adds support for the Wii U Pro Controller. | The third game update adds the ability for the game to receive the ''New Super Luigi U'' downloadable content and puts a prompt in-game to go to the Nintendo eShop to download it. The update also adds support for the Wii U Pro Controller. | ||
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==Development== | ==Development== | ||
As stated above, ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' was based upon the ''New Super Mario Bros. Mii'' Wii U experience demo shown off at E3 2011.<ref> | As stated above, ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' was based upon the ''New Super Mario Bros. Mii'' Wii U experience demo shown off at E3 2011.<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendolife.com/news/2012/04/mario_wii_u_based_on_new_super_mario_bros_mii|title=Mario Wii U "Based On" New Super Mario Bros. Mii|author=Newton, James|publisher=Nintendo Life|accessdate=May 13, 2024|date=April 17, 2012}}</ref> A translation of a Spanish online magazine revealed that the new title was in development and would be revealed at {{wp|E3 2012}},<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendolife.com/news/2012/04/miyamoto_to_show_wii_u_mario_at_e3|title=Miyamoto To Show Wii U Mario at E3|publisher=Nintendo Life|date=April 16, 2012|author=Newton, James|accessdate=May 13, 2024}}</ref> with the game fully revealed to be ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' during the E3 trailer.<ref>{{cite|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4pJnV5OxPI|title=Wii U - ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' E3 Trailer|date=June 5, 2012|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=May 13, 2024|author=Nintendo of America}}</ref> | ||
''New Super Mario Bros. U'' began development soon after the completion of ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', using pre-existing elements from the Wii game, as development equipment for the Wii U did not exist at the time.<ref name="Iwata NSMBU 1"> | ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' began development soon after the completion of ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', using pre-existing elements from the Wii game, as development equipment for the Wii U did not exist at the time.<ref name="Iwata NSMBU 1">{{cite|url=iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/wiiu/nsmbu/0/0/|title=Iwata Asks : ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' : "What Should Be New?"|accessdate=May 13, 2024|publisher=Nintendo}}</ref> The game's singular, interconnected world map was inspired by the one seen in ''Super Mario World''; Masataka Takemoto desired to take the map from that game and use the Wii U in order to recreate and expand upon the concept.<ref name="Iwata NSMBU 3">{{cite|url=iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/wiiu/nsmbu/0/3|title=Iwata Asks : ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' : One Map|accessdate=May 13, 2024|publisher=Nintendo}}</ref> The map being seamless also had a role in Miiverse integration, as with the setup of the map it was possible to display comments across each of the levels.<ref name="Iwata NSMBU 4">{{cite|url=iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/wiiu/nsmbu/0/4|title=Iwata Asks : ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' : Reading the Posts in your Hands|accessdate=May 13, 2024|publisher=Nintendo}}</ref> The concept of drop-in play with one player on the Gamepad placing blocks was brought up early in development. When the Wii U Gamepad was brought up during development, the team began to conceptualize ways to use it, talking specifically about the drop-in play. Wanting to make a feature with "controls that you can understand right away with no explanation," the concept of using the GamePad to place blocks the other players can jump on went through.<ref name="Iwata NSMBU 1"/> | ||
Challenge Mode was based upon the idea of setting a self-challenge in the previous games, as well as the challenge site for ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''. Because of ideas like this, the developers decided to put the Challenge Mode into the game from the beginning. The challenges were created with all types of skill levels in mind.<ref name="Iwata NSMBU 2"> | Challenge Mode was based upon the idea of setting a self-challenge in the previous games, as well as the challenge site for ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''. Because of ideas like this, the developers decided to put the Challenge Mode into the game from the beginning. The challenges were created with all types of skill levels in mind.<ref name="Iwata NSMBU 2">{{cite|url=iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/wiiu/nsmbu/0/1|title=Iwata Asks : ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' : "Mottainai (What a Waste)!"|publisher=Nintendo|accessdate=May 13, 2024}}</ref> | ||
Boost Rush Mode was based on the Free-for-All Mode featured in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', in that they wanted a similar mode for playing the main game stages in short bursts. The developers tried connecting courses together and playing them through, but found it uneventful; they then added the concept of collecting coins resulting in the screen scrolling faster, and found it to fit a ''Super Mario''-style of gameplay.<ref name="Iwata NSMBU 3" | Boost Rush Mode was based on the Free-for-All Mode featured in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', in that they wanted a similar mode for playing the main game stages in short bursts. The developers tried connecting courses together and playing them through, but found it uneventful; they then added the concept of collecting coins resulting in the screen scrolling faster, and found it to fit a ''Super Mario''-style of gameplay.<ref name="Iwata NSMBU 3"/> | ||
==Pre-release and unused content== | ==Pre-release and unused content== | ||
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*''[[Super Mario World]]'': The world map is connected again and a ghost ship, similar to the [[Sunken Ghost Ship]] level, appears in this game. The Warp Pipes have a similar structure to the ones in ''Super Mario World''. Most of the worlds are named after food again. Some of the world's features are similar to those found in [[Dinosaur Land]] (e.g. Acorn Plains having jagged mountains or Soda Jungle being one-third based on the [[Forest of Illusion]]). ''Super Mario World'' has the exact same number of exits that this game has: 96. | *''[[Super Mario World]]'': The world map is connected again and a ghost ship, similar to the [[Sunken Ghost Ship]] level, appears in this game. The Warp Pipes have a similar structure to the ones in ''Super Mario World''. Most of the worlds are named after food again. Some of the world's features are similar to those found in [[Dinosaur Land]] (e.g. Acorn Plains having jagged mountains or Soda Jungle being one-third based on the [[Forest of Illusion]]). ''Super Mario World'' has the exact same number of exits that this game has: 96. | ||
*''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'': The name of the [[Challenge Mode (New Super Mario Bros. U)|Challenge]] "[[Spin Jump, Get Dizzy]]" is a reference to that of a level from this game, [[Touch Fuzzy, Get Dizzy]]. Bubble Baby Yoshi's abilities maybe a reference to how Yoshi can shoot bubbles in this game including how the player can bounce off the bubbles. [[Kamek]] uses his magic to enhance Boom Boom's attacks, just as he did with this game's bosses. He also grows Bowser to a large size, similar to the final fight with [[Baby Bowser]]. | *''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'': The name of the [[Challenge Mode (New Super Mario Bros. U)|Challenge]] "[[Spin Jump, Get Dizzy]]" is a reference to that of a level from this game, [[Touch Fuzzy, Get Dizzy]]. Bubble Baby Yoshi's abilities maybe a reference to how Yoshi can shoot bubbles in this game including how the player can bounce off the bubbles. [[Kamek]] uses his magic to enhance Boom Boom's attacks, just as he did with this game's bosses. He also grows Bowser to a large size, similar to the final fight with [[Baby Bowser]]. | ||
*''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'': Depressions form on [[Cloud Lift]]s when the player stands on them, like | *''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'': Depressions form on [[Cloud Lift]]s when the player stands on them, like in this game. | ||
*''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'': The [[Red Shell]] and [[Green Shell]] use their artworks from this game, but the Green Shell's artwork is mirrored. | *''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'': The [[Red Shell]] and [[Green Shell]] use their artworks from this game, but the Green Shell's artwork is mirrored. | ||
*''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'': The title is the sequel to this game. Many graphical, audial, and technical assets were reused from this game. Kamek growing Bowser with magic could also be a reference to this game's final fight, where similar events transpired. | *''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'': The title is the sequel to this game. Many graphical, audial, and technical assets were reused from this game. Kamek growing Bowser with magic could also be a reference to this game's final fight, where similar events transpired. | ||