New Super Mario Bros.

New Super Mario Brothers is the name of the upcoming 2D Nintendo DS game in the Super Mario Brothers series of video games. This games marks the series return to the side-scroller platformer genre, the first 2D Mario platformer since Super Mario World.

Confirmed elements
The following items have been confirmed in the April 2006 issue of Nintendo Power magazine in an interview with director Takashi Tezuka.


 * Princess Toadstool has been kidnapped by Bowser and it is up to Mario to resuce her.
 * The game also stars Luigi in two-player mode.
 * Two-player mode will feature different stages than single player mode and will be competitive.
 * There will not be any boss battles in two-player mode.
 * There is no included wi-fi play.
 * The game doesn't use the DS microphone at all.
 * There are no gameplay differences between Mario and Luigi.
 * Toad and the Koopalings are confirmed to make an apperence in the game, while Yoshi is confirmed to NOT make an apperence.
 * Power-ups include the standard Super Mushroom and Fire Flower, but includes new items like a mushroom that turns Mario tiny, a mushroom that if you collect three of them turns Mario into a giant, and a "Koopa Mario" that allows Mario to wear a shell and slide back and forth like a Koopa.

Catagory: Mario games Catagory: Nintendo DS games