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: Enemies turn golden when Mario touches a golden ring. In this state, the enemies can produce coins.
 * Goombas
 * Paragoombas
 * Goomba Towers
 * Micro-Goombas
 * Undead Goombas
 * Koopa Troopas
 * Koopa Paratroopas
 * Undead Koopa Troopas (Dry Bones)
 * Buzzy Beetles
 * Spinies
 * Piranha Plants
 * Undead Piranha Plants
 * Scuttle Bugs
 * Cheep-Cheeps
 * Mega Cheep-Cheeps
 * Wigglers
 * Lakitus
 * Bullet Bills
 * Banzai Bills
 * Thwomps
 * Podoboos

Bosses

 * Reznor
 * Koopalings
 * Ludwig von Koopa
 * Lemmy Koopa
 * Roy Koopa
 * Iggy Koopa
 * Wendy O. Koopa
 * Morton Koopa Jr.
 * Larry Koopa

Items

 * Coins
 * Red Coins (also in parachutes)
 * Dash Coins
 * 10 Gold Coins
 * Star Coins
 * 1-Up Mushroom
 * ? Blocks
 * Brick Blocks
 * Coin Blocks
 * Note Blocks
 * POW Blocks (red)
 * Assist Blocks
 * Gold Blocks
 * Unknown numbered Roulette Blocks
 * Red Rings
 * Gold 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
 * Ropes

Levels

 * World 1-1: A level with Princess Peach's Castle in the background, colored blocks from Super Mario Bros. 3 and Note Blocks.
 * World 2-1: A desert stage with spinning Brick Blocks and the Gold Flower.
 * An underground stage with a P-Switch and Koopa Troopas.
 * A tower with many Snake Blocks and undead enemies. A duo of Reznors are the bosses.
 * An underground stage with alot of Green Pipes and Golden Piranha Plants.
 * An area with a lot of Pipes similar to Pipe Maze.
 * An underground stage in a desert with POW Blocks.
 * A sunset area with a mountainous background, Snake Blocks, Warp Pipes and Mini Warp Pipes.
 * A level in the sky with rising and lowing mushroom platforms.
 * A beach/water level with floating Barrels and Jumping Cheep-Cheeps.
 * A snow level with Red Warp Pipes and Golden Enemies.
 * A tropical rainforest level with poisonous water similar to World 5 from New Super Mario Bros. Wii with climbable Spider Webs and Scuttle Bugs.
 * A grassy level with Snake Blocks and the Super Leaf powerup.
 * A snowy forest with golden enemies and reddish pink pipes.
 * An underground level where Mario shoots fireballs into a pipe for coins.
 * A tropical rainforst level with poisonous water simalar to World 5 in New Super Mario Bros. Wii with floating boxes and Wigglers.
 * A castle or fortress area with a quartet of Reznors as the boss.
 * A castle or fortress level with Roy Koopa as the boss.
 * A snowy level with ice floor and walls. Its background resembles Chocolate Island backgrounds.
 * A grassland level with shallow water.
 * A grassy and building level.
 * A level with colorful blocks and Lakitus.
 * An underground volcanic level with a bone dragon similar to a Bonecoaster.
 * A castle level with Thwomps, Podoboos and ropes.

Power-Ups

 * Super Mushrooms
 * Fire Flowers
 * Super Leaves
 * Gold Flowers
 * Mega Mushrooms
 * Mini Mushrooms
 * Golden Mushrooms

Other

 * Koopa Clown Car
 * A monster skeleton similar to a Bonecoaster which travels through lava.

Forms

 * Small Mario
 * Super Mario
 * Raccoon Mario
 * Gold Mario
 * Fire Mario
 * Mega Mario
 * Mini Mario
 * Invincibility Raccoon 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.
 * This game will be released just after the release of the Nintendo 3DS XL.