Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker

Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker is an upcoming puzzle platform game for the Wii U planned to be released on November 13, 2014 in Japan; December 5, 2014 in North America; January 2, 2015 in Spain; January 9, 2015 in Europe; and January 10, 2015 in Australia. The game is based on The Adventures of Captain Toad stages from Super Mario 3D World but features extensive depth and variety.

Story
Captain Toad and Toadette are out treasure hunting, climbing a structure to get a Power Star. They soon after notice feathers falling from the sky when Wingo, a large bird who's described as "a lover of all things shiny", grabs the star. Toadette attempts to retrieve it while Captain Toad is temporarily knocked over. Wingo makes off with both the star and Toadette—leaving the Captain on his own. Captain Toad must then go through levels collecting Power Stars to fight Wingo and save Toadette.

Gameplay
Captain Toad controls the same as in The Adventures of Captain Toad and cannot jump. He can pick plants from the ground which usually have coins or turnips but can sometimes have Diamonds. These plants can sometimes act similarly to Coin Blocks in Mario platformers, housing either a single coin or 10 coins that the player must pull in a time limit. The turnips can be thrown at enemies in a Super Mario Bros. 2 fashion. The camera can be rotated in any direction to view the stage at different angles. Each stage will also have 3 diamonds, similar to Green Stars and a stamp to collect. Unlike The Adventures of Captain Toad, the levels have no time limit. The main goal of the game is to reach the Power Star at one point of the stage.

The game is going to have amiibo functionality.

Supporting

 * Blue Toad
 * Yellow Toad
 * Green Toad

New

 * Flaptor: A new red bird enemy whose attack pattern is similar to Flaptacks.
 * Piranha Sprout: A new enemy that spits seeds at the player.
 * Mud Trooper : A new zombie-like enemy that chases Captain Toad as a group.
 * A square stump enemy with spikes on its sides which blocks the path it is on and moves sideways.
 * A mole-like enemy.

Bosses

 * King of Pyropuff Peak: A dragon boss who lives in a volcano. At one point after the fight, they team up for a side-scrolling level with ? Blocks and Hammer Bros.
 * Wingo: A large, blue bird that wears a turban and has a Power Star on its necklace. Wingo unintentionally kidnaps Toadette and steals a Power Star at the beginning of the game and is presumably a major antagonist.

Power-ups

 * Double Cherries
 * Super Mushrooms
 * Glowing Mushrooms

Stages
There will be more than 70 stages in the game.
 * Walleye Temple: Steal the Star!
 * Minecart Summit: Throw the Turnips!
 * The King of Pyropuff Peak
 * Bizzare Doors of Boo Mansion
 * Blizzard on the Star Express
 * Mushy Monument: Mayday!
 * Chute Scoot Slopes
 * Razzle-Dazzle Slider
 * A stage outside of a tower with Piranha Plants, Magikoopas, and Clear Pipes. There is also a locked door.
 * A water stage with swimming Goombas and Warp Pipes.
 * A cave with Brick Blocks, Piranha Creepers, and a pickaxe that Captain Toad can use.
 * A garden with many Shy Guys and some Shy Guy hedges.
 * A lava-themed level with narrow pathways and Boost Pads.
 * A water level with Cheep-Cheeps and multicolored pipes.
 * A jungle level with a Piranha Creeper
 * A level with a similar appearance to Mushy Monument: Mayday! featuring Blue Toad and a wooden tower.
 * A fortress-themed level with Missile Bills with sections that can presumably be rotated.
 * A palace-like level featuring a hedge maze and a Double Cherry.
 * A train level featuring zombie-like enemies (the player can remove the cars from the train.)
 * A woods level featuring a patch of water with a platform that can launch the player higher up.
 * A cloud level featuring multiple rolling hills.
 * A western-themed stage.
 * A stage with Charvaarghs and rotating platforms.
 * A stage with sections of multiple colors.
 * A grass level with staircases and Double Cherries.
 * A woods-themed level featuring Piranha Creepers and a turnip cannon.
 * A Japanese temple level.
 * A stage featuring segments that shift back and forth.
 * A stage consisting mostly of Clear Pipes.
 * A desert stage featuring many P-Switches.
 * A stage that rotates around on its own.
 * A fortress level that features blocks that can be moved with the Wii U GamePad.
 * A Ghost House level with bookcases the player can rotate with the GamePad.
 * A stage taking place on a mostly yellow platform with Para-Biddybuds.
 * A dark canyon level.
 * A stage featuring multiple levels and Conkdors.
 * A magic castle-themed level with towers that can be raised.
 * A stage featuring Beat Blocks.
 * A stage featuring the Super Pickaxe which the player must use to tunnel into the ground by breaking blocks.
 * A desert stage featuring gear-shaped platforms that can be rotated.
 * A stage with a wedding-esque tower and hedge maze.
 * A spooky woods-themed level with spiky Tree-Stump enemies.
 * A Ghost House-style level featuring the zombie enemies.
 * A stage featuring several Donut Blocks and boost pads.
 * A ghost house stage taking place inside of the house.
 * A level in which Captain Toad faces Wingo at a fortress.

References to other games

 * Donkey Kong: The music that plays when using a Super Pickaxe is a remix of the theme that plays when Mario collects a Hammer in Donkey Kong; the way in which the pickaxe is swung is also a reference to the Hammer.
 * Super Mario Bros. 2: Turnips and sprouts on the ground return.
 * Super Mario World: Wingo has a feather on her hat that resembles the Cape Feather.
 * Super Mario Galaxy: Captain Toad returns from his debut in this game.
 * Super Mario 3D Land: A cover version of this game's beach level music appears.
 * Super Mario 3D World: This game is based on The Adventures of Captain Toad, first featured in this game. Many mechanics from this game return, as well as a cover version of the main and haunted Captain Toad theme and the canyon music.

amiibo
This game has been confirmed to include functionality with amiibo, Nintendo's series of NFC enabled figurines. However, the exact nature of this functionality has not yet been announced.

External link

 * E3 trailer
 * Official Japanese Website
 * Official North American Website