New Super Mario Bros. 2



New Super Mario Bros. 2 (New スーパーマリオブラザーズ 2 Nyū Sūpā Mario Burazāzu Tsū) is an upcoming side-scrolling platformer in the Super Mario series for the Nintendo 3DS. Revealed during a Nintendo Direct conference on April 20th, 2012, the game is a sequel to New Super Mario Bros. released in 2006 for the Nintendo DS. It will be the thirteenth game in the main Mario series and the third game in the New Super Mario Bros. series, following 2009's New Super Mario Bros. Wii. Nintendo has announced a tentative release date for Japan, North America, Europe and Australia in August 2012. Nintendo has revealed that it will be available both as a traditional boxed form on a card, and as a digital download though the eShop. This will be the first time Nintendo has released a game in both formats.

Gameplay
Based on the screenshots that have been released, it appears that this game will continue to use the gameplay mechanics from previous New Super Mario Bros. titles. It has been confirmed that players will be able to play as both Mario and Luigi, though it is unclear if there will be a multi-player mode similar to New Super Mario Bros. Wii. It also appears that the Super Leaf will return as a power-up, and will function much more like it did in Super Mario Bros. 3 in which Mario was given a pair of raccoon ears and a tail which allowed him to fly for a short time and slowly float to the ground. This is unlike the Super Leaf's return in Super Mario 3D Land, which gave Mario a full Tanooki Suit and only allowed him to float to the ground.

Development
In November 2010, Shigeru Miyamoto stated that both 2D and 3D Mario games were in development for the Nintendo 3DS. The, then untitled, 2D Super Mario game was announced during a meeting of investors by the president of Nintendo, Satoru Iwata, in late January 2012. He described it as a "totally new side-scrolling action Super Mario in 2D as a key title for the Nintendo 3DS".

The game was formally introduced as New Super Mario Bros. 2, during a Nintendo Direct conference on April 21, 2012, with a tentative release date in Japan, North America, Europe and Australia in August 2012. Nintendo stated New Super Mario Bros. 2 was created "specifically as a pick-up-and-play experience," with players of all skill levels accommodated.

Playing Characters

 * Mario
 * Luigi

Not Playing Characters

 * Princess Peach
 * Toadsworth
 * Toads
 * Toadbert

Antagonist

 * Kamek
 * Bowser.Jr
 * Bowser

Power ups

 * Super Leaf
 * Golden Mushroom
 * Super Mushroom
 * Fire Flower
 * Ice Flower
 * Boomerang Flower

Transformations

 * Racoon Mario
 * Golden Mario
 * Super Mario
 * Fire Mario
 * Ice Mario
 * Boomerang Mario

Enemies

 * Goomba
 * Koopa Troopa
 * Golden Koopa Troopa
 * Piranha Plant
 * Golden Piranha Plant
 * Scuttlebug
 * Rex
 * Dry Bones
 * Thwomp

Bosses

 * King Rexsagon
 * Pokey.Sr
 * Big Fishcheep
 * Chef Chilly
 * Petey Piranha
 * King Kaliente
 * Shadow Thundercloud
 * Kamek
 * Bowser.Jr
 * Bowser