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New Super Mario Bros. Wii

An updated look at Super Mario Bros for the Wii.

Jun. 2 2009

Posted by: Dave

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New Super Mario Bros. Wii

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Sweet but kinda bland from a graphical perspective

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Looks awesome, can't wait.

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Sweet, Nintendo has announced some rad stuff.

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wow

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Edited By RHCPfan24

OK....looks fine but what is the point of updating it for the Wii? I liked it already on the DS but not enough to buy it again with some improvements.

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Edited By sparky_buzzsaw

Looks like an absolute blast!

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Edited By themaster408

Never owned a Nintendo DS, never will.  I'm mostly glad they're finally going to release some handhelds on Wii.  It's cheap and easy for them and people who want it on handheld have it on there, people that don't buy them will buy this maybe.

Yeah, I know the quality will suck with a big tv vs little screen (or make the screen small like they did with that Final Fantasy CC Echos game), but I think there's a market for it.

I'd buy this and maybe the other Trauma Center DS games.  I'm sure there's a few others I'd buy (they'd better be $30 or less though)

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I hope the game ends up being more than shameless nostalgia.

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Heh, cool!  4 Player :)

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FINALLY A COOP MARIO GAME!!

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@GregIsRad said:
" I hope the game ends up being more than shameless nostalgia. "
New Super Mario Bros. on the DS was excellent I thought. Not a classic like SMB3 or 64 but definitely a damn good game.
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Edited By jimbo_n

It really baffles me that it took this long for a true Mario platformer to go CoOp. Its REALLY good news!

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Edited By Sasanagui

YOSHI(S)!

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Edited By the_tim

I have to say, this actually looks pretty sweet.  And as someone who played the DS NSMB, it doesn't look like an "update" or "remake" at all.  Looks more like a totally new game, just matching the "New Super Mario Bros." style.

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If this is as good as the original New Super Mario Bros, I look forward to playing it.

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online co op would be cool, reminds me of little big planet

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Looks so awesome

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Could be fun, but that has to be the least imaginative title ever conceived.

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I take it the Co-Op isn't online and if it is friends codes are involved.

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YES!

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Looks good to me!

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Looks awesome, too bad I ain't planning on purcahsing a Wii.

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@RHCPfan24 said:
" OK....looks fine but what is the point of updating it for the Wii? I liked it already on the DS but not enough to buy it again with some improvements. "
Sir think of the way Little Big Planet works online but with tighter Mario-themed gameplay.

Looks rad as hell to me..    :-)


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@n8 said:
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@RHCPfan24 said:
" OK....looks fine but what is the point of updating it for the Wii? I liked it already on the DS but not enough to buy it again with some improvements. "
Sir think of the way Little Big Planet works online but with tighter Mario-themed gameplay.Looks rad as hell to me..    :-) "
I honestly didn't watch the conference so I don't know much about it. The trailer didn't show much of that but thanks for clearing it up. It looks pretty cool. Not show-stopping but decent.
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Nintendo did it again.......... yeaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh     suckers!!!

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Edited By LordAndrew

Although "New" is a bit of a stretch, I think it looks alright. Maybe that's just the Mario fanboy in me though.

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Edited By StainableTyrant

So wiiware or actual $50 retail game?

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Edited By jacksukeru

I love the Idea of these kind of co-op games. It's just, I which you could play them on multiple screens. Stretching the screen out newer seems to work all that well in my experience.


With that said, Go Co-op Games! There are still not enough of you.
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@StainableTyrant said:
" So wiiware or actual $50 retail game? "
That's exactly what I am wondering. This type of new Mario is exactly what I have been craving, but I dunno if I would pay full price for it, because well yea, as Dave said, I've already played this game some 20 years ago...
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Edited By CornishRocker

But... It looks like a DS Game...

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Edited By joslop500

It actually looks pretty cool, but someday nintendo will have to stop milking the Mario franchise.

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@joslop500 said:
" It actually looks pretty cool, but someday nintendo will have to stop milking the Mario franchise. "
That would be like Disney World stop using Mickey Mouse.
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Looks really cool, but I don't understand why it's on Wii. DS makes more sense simply because everyone has their own screen. I'll still buy it thou (I'm a sucker for penguins)

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Edited By mooseburger

Yes this is clearly new content, not a rehash of the DS game.  Unless I'm crazy the original didn't have yoshi's in it.  Oh, and Nintendo will definitely never stop making Mario games, they offer a certain feel and vibe to them that is timelessly appealing that you just don't get in any other game.

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Edited By ArbitraryWater

Surprisingly, I am more pumped for this than Galaxy 2.

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Edited By DAAANNNN69

looks and sounds like a DS game. I really like the look of it, but when they announced it i thought they were gona say it was for wii ware.

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Apparently 4D just means 4-player co-op.

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This is Day 1 now

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Edited By DrRandle

Co-Op is just YES. My thing is, judging from the low-end visuals I have to assume this is Wii-Ware? Anybody hear anything regarding that?

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Edited By synt4x

Maybe it was initially developed for the DS as NSMB2 but then changed into NSMB Wii? That would explain the kinda bland graphics and DS quality music.
It looks pretty awesome and seeing how great the DS game was, this wont disappoint either. Though it should be a wiiware game instead of a full-priced game if it isn't.

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Man I kinda want this...   but I am just Mario-ed out. I mean I know the guy's an icon, but it's just a standby now. Anytime Nintendo wants to make a purely profit driven game they put forth another Mario. Doesn't anyone else realize this? Fuck.

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That looks pretty fun.

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Edited By TOXICSHLOCK

OK...we are all knee deep in trippy shrooms and princess hustling plumbers as of late; but this is tits right here. Co-op, ole school side scroller platformer, damn it ...im excited about a Wii game again (its been so damn long...)!

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You know what? This might actually be pretty decent. But what the hell? "New Super Mario Bros. Wii"?

New Super Mario Bros. was a terrible title the first time they used it, now it's just retarded.

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Nintendo is calling it that to annoy you.

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wow

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Wow this looks sweet. Totally wasnt expecting this.

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Any Mario game is a good game.

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Looks pretty good. But why for the wii and not the DS?