New Super Mario Bros. 2

New Super Mario Bros. 2 is an upcoming side-scrolling platform game for the Nintendo 3DS set to be released in August 2012. It will be the thirteenth title in the main Super Mario series, the eighth title to be a Super Mario Bros. installment, and the third in the New Super Mario Bros. line after New Super Mario Bros. for the Nintendo DS and New Super Mario Bros. Wii for the Wii. The game was announced by Satoru Iwata in a Nintendo conference in April 21, 2012. The game seems to be heavily based on Super Mario Bros. 3, as it features Raccoon Mario, and the P-charge bar, both of which were introduced in said game. It also combines elements from New Super Mario Bros. and New Super Mario Bros. Wii, as this is a follow-up to those games. According to Nintendo, New Super Mario Bros. 2 will be the first Nintendo game (and specifically the first Mario title) to be purchased and digitally downloaded through Internet. The game can be stored in an SD card along with multiple other games and be played in the Nintendo 3DS, but they cannot be shared to other Nintendo 3DS handhelds. It is also revealed that the game's overall goal is to collect one million coins.

Nintendo eShop Description
''This new side-scrolling installment in the fan-favorite Super Mario Bros. franchise launches Aug. 17, as the Mushroom Kingdom bursts with more coins and gold than ever before. Players can transform into Gold Mario and Raccoon Mario, and battle friends for high-scores in the nes StreetPass-enabled competitive Coin Rush mode. Also, for the first time in a hand-held Mario title, players can enjoy a cooperative two-player mode for the entire game via a local wireless connection.''

Playable Characters

 * Mario
 * Luigi

Other Characters

 * Princess Peach
 * Bowser

Enemies
Note: Goombas, Koopa Troopas, Piranha Plants and Cheep-Cheeps turn golden when Mario touches a golden ring. In this state, the enemies can produce coins.
 * Goombas
 * Paragoombas
 * Goomba Towers
 * Undead Goombas
 * Koopa Troopas
 * Koopa Paratroopas
 * Dry Bones
 * Buzzy Beetles
 * Piranha Plants
 * Undead Piranha Plants
 * Scuttle Bugs
 * Cheep-Cheeps
 * Wigglers

Bosses

 * Reznor
 * Koopalings
 * Roy Koopa

Items

 * Coins
 * Red Coins (also in parachutes)
 * 10 Gold Coins
 * Star Coins
 * 1-Up Mushroom
 * ? Blocks
 * Brick Blocks
 * Coin Blocks
 * Note Blocks
 * POW Blocks
 * Assist Block
 * Wearable coin-producing blocks (similar to those of Super Mario 3D Land) resembling Mario's face
 * Unknown numbered Roulette Blocks
 * Red Rings
 * Golden Rings
 * Warp Pipes
 * Coin-spouting pipes activated with fireballs
 * P-Switches
 * Question Switch
 * + Clocks
 * Snake Blocks
 * Midway Flag
 * Flagpole
 * Doors
 * One-way gates from New Super Mario Bros.
 * Floating Barrels
 * Beanstalk

Power-Ups

 * Super Mushrooms
 * Fire Flowers
 * Super Leaves
 * Gold Flowers

Forms

 * Super Mario
 * Raccoon Mario
 * Gold Mario
 * Fire Mario

Trivia

 * In New Super Mario Bros. 2, the Super Leaf gives Luigi honey-colored ears and a different tail, resembling a Japanese fox (a kitsune) rather than a raccoon, similar to Super Mario 3D Land.