New Super Luigi U

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New Super Luigi U
North American box cover For alternate art, see the related gallery.
Developer	Nintendo EAD
Publisher	Nintendo
Platform	Wii U
Release dates	As DLC: June 19, 2013 June 19, 2013 June 20, 2013 June 21, 2013 As standalone: July 13, 2013 July 26, 2013 July 27, 2013 August 25, 2013
Languages	English (United States) English (United Kingdom) Japanese Dutch French (Canada) French (Europe) German Italian Portuguese (Europe) Russian Spanish (Latin America) Spanish (Europe)
Genre	Platformer
Ratings	ESRB: - Everyone CERO: - All ages[?] PEGI: - Three years and older[?] USK: - All ages[?] ClassInd: - General audience[?] ACB: - General[?] FPB: - Parental guidance[?]
Modes	Single player Multiplayer
Format	Wii U: Optical disc Digital download
Input	Wii U: Wii U GamePad Wii Remote (horizontal) Wii U Pro Controller
Serial code	WUP-ARSJ-JPN

New Super Luigi U (stylized as New Super Luigi Bros. U) is an expansion game for New Super Mario Bros. U, released as part of the Year of Luigi, celebrating the thirtieth anniversary of Luigi's initial debut. It features Luigi as the main player, with Yellow Toad, Blue Toad, and Nabbit (who replaces Mario from the original game) playable in multiplayer mode. Although it refers to him, the game does not feature Mario himself at all.

The title was first released on the Nintendo eShop on the Wii U for region price as downloadable content for New Super Mario Bros. U; the game must be updated to version 1.3.0 before New Super Luigi U can be accessed in-game, and requires 731.4 MB of memory to be installed. Once the game is downloaded, the prompt to access the Nintendo eShop to download the expansion is replaced with a prompt to go to the main menu for New Super Luigi U. Support for the Wii U Pro Controller is also included in addition to and the controls in New Super Mario Bros. U. The game was later released at retail as a standalone game for region price, not requiring New Super Mario Bros. U to play. Both games were later released in a compilation known as New Super Mario Bros. U + New Super Luigi U, initially included exclusively in the Mario & Luigi Wii U Deluxe Set bundle, but later released as a standalone Nintendo Selects disc at a price cheaper than either game individually (the precise price is dependent on the region). This game was also included in New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe for the Nintendo Switch. The DLC was later removed from the Wii U eShop due to its discontinuation on March 27, 2023, making it no longer possible for players to purchase it. However, players who purchased the DLC before this date can still play it as long as it is on their Wii U device.

Gameplay

Comparison of the jump physics in both games.

The gameplay is largely similar to its base game, except that the playable characters retain Luigi's higher jump and lower traction from Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels. The game has been designed to be more difficult, with each stage starting at only 100 seconds; due to this, however, the courses have also been made shorter than normal while also being packed with enemies and obstacles. While the levels have all been altered from the base game, the world map itself has not been. Elements like items, power-ups, Star Coins, Toad Houses, Enemy Courses, and bosses are retained as such.

The multiplayer of New Super Luigi U is also retained from New Super Mario Bros. U. However, because Mario is not featured in this game, Nabbit is instead used as the fourth playable character. As Nabbit, the player cannot take damage from enemies, but cannot use most power-ups, Yoshis, or hold items. Any power-ups Nabbit collects but cannot use are converted to 1-Ups at the end of each stage. Only eight 1-Ups can be earned per course through this method.

Players can earn power-ups from Toad if the last two digits of the timer have the same number (excluding two 0s) upon completion of a level. At 099 and 088, a Super Star is given; at 077, a Super Acorn; at 066, a Mini Mushroom; at 055, an Ice Flower; at 044, a Fire Flower; and at 033, 022, and 011, a 1-Up Mushroom.

Controls

Stages

Action(s)	Wii U GamePad	Wii U Pro Controller	Wii Remote
Move, swim (Baby Yoshi)	/
Jump, swim, glide (hold), wall jump, Flutter Jump (Yoshi; hold), double/triple jump (press right upon landing)	Option 1: / Option 2: /
Run, carry objects (hold); shoot fireballs/iceballs, extend tongue (Yoshi)	Option 1: / Option 2: /
Ground Pound (normal, simultaneous*)	Jump + (down) /		+
Crouch, slide (on slopes)	(down) /
Climb (on fences, ladders, poles)	(up) /
Bubble*	N/A
Enter door/Warp Pipe	Door: (up) / Pipe: / (in direction of entrance)		Door: Pipe: (in direction of entrance)
Spin Jump, Baby Yoshi abilities, dismount Yoshi, Flying Squirrel jump, spin underwater (Baby Yoshi)	(shake) / / / /	/ / /	(shake)
Grab other players*/frozen enemies	Run + (shake) / / / / (release run button to throw)	Run + / / / (release run button to throw)	+ (shake) (release to throw)
Tilt Tilt Lifts	Tilt GamePad	Alternate between pressing and	Tilt Wii Remote
Pause
Boost Mode*		N/A

* Multiplayer only.

Map/menus

Action(s)	Wii U GamePad/Pro Controller	Wii Remote
Move, select option	/
Open inventory
View map
Pause
Zoom in/out (map view)	/
Confirm, hide/show Miiverse posts (map view)
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Changes

A Luigi Block

The game features changed design and assets

The world map itself is unchanged from New Super Mario Bros. U, but the levels have received a drastic makeover. As mentioned above, playable characters and their abilities have changed. The timer for each level is also set to start from 100 seconds and a 100-seconds time bonus is added to the timer after going to the boss door in the towers and castles (150 seconds in All Aboard! and 250 seconds in The Final Battle). Items in Red Toad Houses may vary as well. For example, a 1-Up Mushroom is in place of a Super Mushroom. Similarly, Enemy Courses contain only Mini Mushrooms and Propeller Mushrooms, as opposed to only Super Stars. Some enemies such as Grrrols and Sumo Bros. may appear earlier than their equivalent levels in New Super Mario Bros. U, while some others such as Rocky Wrenches and Amps are completely absent from the game. There are no Checkpoint Flags in any of this game's levels. Many elements of the game are colored green to emphasize Luigi, and all of the levels have a hidden Luigi in a wall or platform (Flying Squirrel Ovation has two).

A Mii being used in Flying Squirrel Ovation

After the game is completed, a Luigi Block appears at the beginning of each level. This allows the player to switch to New Super Mario Bros. U's physics, with lower jumps and better traction. Nabbit is not affected by the block. Nabbit is also playable in single player mode if the player holds down / on the / or on the while selecting a level. If the same trick is done on the Flying Squirrel Ovation level in Superstar Road, the player's Mii is played as instead of Nabbit.

After defeating Bowser, if one of the player characters is Nabbit, he will appear in the background of the room where the other characters (or just Luigi in single player) rescue Peach, and run away when she gives one of them a kiss. Nabbit also replaces Mario during the credits, though he does not clap to the beat of the music.

Worlds

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There are 82 new courses replacing the original courses from New Super Mario Bros. U with different level names, while the world names are retained.

Worlds
Acorn Plains ×24 ×2 ×2	Levels
	Acorn Plains-1 Waddlewing Warning!	Acorn Plains-2 Crooked Cavern
	Acorn Plains-Tower Flame-Gear Tower	Acorn Plains-3 Rolling Yoshi Hills
	Acorn Plains-4 Piranha Heights	Acorn Plains-5 Piranha Gardens
	Acorn Plains-Castle Lemmy's Lights-Out Castle	Acorn Plains-Cheep Cheep Cheep Chomp Chase
A grassy world with plenty of shrubs, slanted mountains, and the Acorn Tree. This world resembles many other first worlds in the Super Mario series. Unlock criterion: start a new game
Layer-Cake Desert ×27 ×3 ×2	Levels
	Layer-Cake Desert-1 Spike's Tumbling Desert	Layer-Cake Desert-2 Underground Grrrols
	Layer-Cake Desert-3 Piranhas in the Dark	Layer-Cake Desert-Tower Wind-Up Tower
	Layer-Cake Desert-4 The Walls Have Eyes	Layer-Cake Desert-5 Stone Spike Conveyors
	Layer-Cake Desert-6 Spinning Sandstones	Layer-Cake Desert-Castle Morton's Lava-Block Castle
	Layer-Cake Desert-Fire Piranha Plant Slippery Rope Ladders
A desert dotted with melting ice creams, giant cakes, and a sea of sand with Moai-like statues. Unlock criterion: Complete Lemmy's Lights-Out Castle
Sparkling Waters ×27 ×2 ×2	Levels
	Sparkling Waters-1 Huckit Beach Resort	Sparkling Waters-2 Urchin Reef Romp
	Sparkling Waters-Tower Shish-Kebab Tower	Sparkling Waters-Ghost House Haunted Cargo Hold
	Sparkling Waters-3 Waterspout Sprint	Sparkling Waters-4 The Great Geysers
	Sparkling Waters-5 Dragoneel Depths	Sparkling Waters-Castle Larry's Trigger-Happy Castle
	Sparkling Waters-Leaf Beanstalk Jungle
A chain of tropical islands and sea stacks, similar to World 3 from New Super Mario Bros. Unlock criterion: Complete Morton's Lava-Block Castle
Frosted Glacier ×27 ×2 ×2	Levels
	Frosted Glacier-1 Broozers and Barrels	Frosted Glacier-2 Cooligan Shrooms
	Frosted Glacier-Tower Icicle Tower	Frosted Glacier-3 Fire and Ice
	Frosted Glacier-4 Weighty Waddlewings	Frosted Glacier-5 Ice-Slide Expressway
	Frosted Glacier-Ghost House Peek-a-Boo Ghost House	Frosted Glacier-Castle Wendy's Thwomp Castle
	Frosted Glacier-Fliprus Fliprus Floes
A snowy mountain set at night, filled with stars and constellations. Unlock criterion: Complete Morton's Lava-Block Castle
Soda Jungle ×36 ×2 ×3	Levels
	Soda Jungle-Airship All Aboard!	Soda Jungle-1 Giant Swing-Along
	Soda Jungle-2 Dancing Blocks, Poison Swamp	Soda Jungle-3 Heart of Bramball Woods
	Soda Jungle-Tower Stone-Snake Tower	Soda Jungle-Ghost House Boo's Favorite Haunt
	Soda Jungle-4 Painted Pipeworks	Soda Jungle-5 Deepsea Stone-Eyes
	Soda Jungle-6 Sumo Bro Bridge	Soda Jungle-7 Wiggler Floodlands
	Soda Jungle-Castle Iggy's Swinging-Chains Castle	Soda Jungle-Para-Beetles Para-Beetle Parade
A rainforest flooded by purple poison, based on the Forest of Illusion from Super Mario World and World 4 from New Super Mario Bros. Unlock criterion: Complete Larry's Trigger-Happy Castle, Wendy's Thwomp Castle, Cheep Chomp Chase, or Slippery Rope Ladders
Rock-Candy Mines ×30 ×2 ×3	Levels
	Rock-Candy Mines-1 Mount Fuzzy	Rock-Candy Mines-2 Porcupuffer Cavern
	Rock-Candy Mines-Tower Smashing-Stone Tower	Rock-Candy Mines-3 Spike's Seesaws
	Rock-Candy Mines-4 Light-Up-Lift Tower	Rock-Candy Mines-5 Rising Piranhas
	Rock-Candy Mines-6 Spine Coaster Stowaways	Rock-Candy Mines-Tower Sumo Bro's Spinning Tower
	Rock-Candy Mines-7 Switch-Lift Express	Rock-Candy Mines-Castle Roy's Ironclad Castle
A rocky region with tall, holey mountains. Several red and blue switches similar to ! Switches appear in this world, and pressing them activates Stretch Blocks with their corresponding color. Unlock criterion: Complete Iggy's Swinging-Chains Castle, Beanstalk Jungle, or Fliprus Floes
Meringue Clouds