Super Mario 3D Land

Super Mario (working title), is an upcoming game of the Super Mario franchise for the Nintendo 3DS. It seems to be closely based on side-scrolling Mario games, but is a 3D platformer in the vein of games like Super Mario 64, marking the first time an original 3D Mario platformer has appeared on a handheld console, disregarding Super Mario 64 DS as a remake. It is being created by the same development team that worked on Super Mario Galaxy series, being part of Nintendo EAD Tokyo. As it is a new installment in the main Mario series, Super Mario follows Super Mario Galaxy 2 in this respect.

Gameplay
The gameplay of Super Mario for 3DS will be similar to previous 3D Super Mario games, which include Super Mario 64, Super Mario Sunshine, Super Mario Galaxy, and Super Mario Galaxy 2. However, the game will include features that have, until now, only been seen in the side-scrolling Super Mario games, such as Small Mario, a feature present in the side-scrolling games since the first Super Mario Bros.. While giving examples of how the Nintendo 3DS enhances gameplay, Shigeru Miyamoto has stated that hitting blocks from underneath in 3D Mario games would be easier with stereoscopic 3D, and a screenshot of the game shows several blocks grouped together, similar to the sidescroller games, suggesting that blocks may be implemented more prominently than in the past 3D Mario titles. Among the notable new objects are medals that appear similar to the Comet Medals coming from Super Mario Galaxy 2, but it is unknown if they will function in the same manner. The graphics of the game greatly resemble Super Mario Galaxy and its sequel, as it is being developed by the same team that made those games, while some of the areas shown so far share visual similarities with New Super Mario Bros. Wii.

Characters

 * Mario

Enemies

 * Piranha Plant
 * Goomba
 * Paragoomba

Items

 * Question Block
 * Blocks
 * Used Blocks
 * Brick Blocks
 * Elevator
 * Coin
 * Donut Lift
 * Comet Medal
 * Blue blocks with arrows on their sides, similar to Arrow Lift.
 * Rotating multicolor blocks (red, yellow, and cyan at the screenshot).

Confirmed Locations

 * A plain similar in appearance to Yoshi Star Galaxy or Fluffy Bluff Galaxy of Super Mario Galaxy 2 and World 1 of New Super Mario Bros. Wii.
 * A level with rotating multi-colored blocks.
 * A place with many platforms and blocks. Elevators, blue blocks with white arrows on them, and Donut Lifts appear here.

Development
Super Mario was first mentioned in an "Iwata Asks" interview with Shigeru Miyamoto, where he confirmed that a new Super Mario Bros. for the Nintendo 3DS game is in development, but currently has not been given a proper title. On March 2, the game was officially announced during the Game Developers Conference, under the name Super Mario. Satoru Iwata stated that a more official announcement will be shown at E3 2011. According to Iwata, "it will be a game that will come with the kind of surprises and fun that only the 3DS can offer".

Trivia

 * The first logo for the game appears to have a tail coming off of the "O", one that resembles Raccoon Mario's tail from the title screen logo of Super Mario Bros. 3. Satoru Iwata pointed this out during the announcement of the game, indicating that it may reference an as-of-yet unknown detail about the game.