This is most of the information, footage and screens that has been posted today (Oct. 30th) about New Super Mario Bros. U. This is a lot of information, probably a lot of videos and a lot of screens so be prepared.
REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Marios first Wii U adventure, New Super Mario Bros. U, launches alongside the new Wii U console on Nov. 18. In addition to all the side-scrolling fun that Mario is known for, the game includes a number of special modes and features that will make players want to jump in again and again.
Challenge Mode: Challenge Mode tasks players with completing specific objectives, such as clearing a course without touching a single coin or touching the ground. There are four single-player Challenge categories: Time Attack, Coin Collection, 1-Up Rally and Special (miscellaneous challenges). Boost Mode Challenges require two
players, with one player using the Wii U GamePad controller and the other using a Wii Remote controller. Once players complete a Challenge, the game saves a replay of the action so players can show off their accomplishments.
Coin Battle: Up to five players can play together and compete to see who can collect the most coins. One player will use the Wii U GamePad controller while the other four players use the Wii Remote controller. The player using the Wii U GamePad controller in Boost Mode can place Boost Blocks to help grab hard-to-reach coins. Players can also use the GamePad to edit and customize the coin layout in courses found only in Coin Battle. The coin layout can then be saved and played by the players using Wii Remote controllers.
World Map: New Super Mario Bros. U is the first side-scrolling Mario game since 1991s Super Mario World that features a seamless World Map with named worlds and courses. The map contains many secret exits, which might change the map and cause shortcuts to appear. The worlds are interconnected, so people can play through the game in a nonlinear fashion.
Nabbit: From time to time, a creature named Nabbit will appear on the world map. Players must enter the course and catch the speedy Nabbit to recover items stolen from Toad. If Nabbit is nabbed, players receive a powerful P-Acorn, which will allow them to fly continuously through an entire stage. The only way to obtain a P-Acorn is to catch Nabbit.
^NabbitMultiple controllers are necessary for multiplayer modes. Game, system and some accessories are sold separately. For more information, visit
http://newsupermariobrosu.nintendo.com.
Details:- World Map is huge
- tons of branching paths
- can skip entire worlds
- After World 2, you reach a fork in the road that leads to either Sparking Waters or Frozen Glacier
- Forest of Illusion returns (in spirit) as Soda Jungle
- you'll have to find secret exits in this portion of the game to proceed
- Baby Yoshis also periodically appear in set places on the World Map
- find one and hell follow you into any level where you can then use him
- keep taking him with you from level to level as long as you dont die or lose him somehow
- power-ups can also be found periodically on the roaming map
- touch one to have it added to your inventory instantly
- hold 10 items total
- any used item is still applied to everyone in co-op mode
- P-Acorn and allows you to fly indefinitely
- Little Ps emit like sparkles from Mario when using the P-Acorn
- P-Acorns can be earned by grabbing Nabbit
- he is a new character that steals items from Toad Houses and runs off to hide in a level
- find him to get involved in a chase which can earn you a P-Acorn
- world map will sometimes show cutscenes featuring the Princesss Castle growing into a great state of disarray
- it is eventually surrounded by a giant Tornado
- Challenge Mode offers dozens of challenges broken into different genres
- examples: flying stages or collecting 1-Ups
- difficulty ranges from 1-5 stars, with 5 being the hardest
- earn Bronze, Silver, or Gold medals for high-scores in Challenge Mode
- Penguin Suit appears as part of the challenges stages
- one level where you slide down a hill trying to take down as many enemies as possible to earn 1-Ups
- Mini Mario also appears in Challenge Mode
- challenge where youre holding a Blue Yoshi and have to carefully bounce off the bubbles he spits out to reach a goal high above
- Coin Battle is a competitive multiplayer mode to see who can collect the most coins
- now with levels exclusive to it
Stage names:
Acorn PlainsAcorn Plains-1 Acorn Plains Way
Acorn Plains-2 Tilted Tunnel
Acorn Plains-Tower Crushing Cogs Tower
Acorn Plains-3 Yoshi Hill
Acorn Plains-4 Mushroom Heights
Acorn Plains-5 Rise of the Piranha Plants
Acorn Plains-Castle Lemmys Swingback Castle
Layer Cake DesertLayer Cake Desert-1 Stone-Eye Zone
Layer Cake Desert-2 Perilous Pokey Cave
Layer Cake Desert-3 Fire Snake Cavern
Layer Cake Desert-Fortress Layer Cake Fortress (I could be mistaken on this one)
Layer Cake Desert-4 Spikes Spouting Sand
Layer Cake Desert-5 *Missed it*
Layer Cake Desert-6 Blooming Lakitus
Layer Cake Desert Castle - Mortons Compactor Castle
Sparkling WatersSparkling Waters-1 Waterspout Beach
Sparkling Waters-2 Tropicial Refresher
Sparkling Waters-3 Above the Cheep Cheep Sea
Sparkling Waters-Tower Giant Skewer Tower
Sparkling Waters-4 Urchin Shoals
Sparkling Waters-5 Dragoneels Undersea Grotto
Frosted GlacierFrosted Glacier-1 Spinning Star Sky
Frosted Glacier-2 Cooligan Fields
Frosted Glacier-Tower Fortress Freezing Rain Tower
Frosted Glacier-3 Prickly Goombas
Frosted Glacier-4 Scaling the Mountainside
Frosted Glacier-5 Icicle Caverns
Frosted Glacier-Ghost House Swinging Ghost House
Frosted Glacier-Castle Wendys Shifting Castle
Soda JungleSoda Jungle-1 Jungle of the Giants
Soda Jungle-2 Bridge Over Poisoned Water
Soda Jungle-Tower Snake Block Tower
Soda Jungle-3 Bramble Jungle
Soda Jungle-4 Painted Swamp Land
Soda Jungle-5 Deepsea Ruins
Soda Jungle-Castle Iggys Volcanic Castle
2nd Details:- Big Island included
- Torpedo Teds, Koopalings, Monty Moles all return
- Morton Jr. wields a giant hammer that can shape the platforms around you
- King Koopas personal airship will dive in for a battle
- Bowser Jr. is prone to ambushing you at random
- one fight with him takes place underwater with a Clown Submarine that is constantly launching torpedoes
- you have to guide the torpedoes back towards Bowser Jr.
- Challenge Mode levels offer tough challenges set in very simple level design
- challenge example: dodging fireballs thrown by two Fire Bros
- dodge for over 40 seconds to claim the best prize
- complete more objectives to unlock more in menus separated by broad type
- types include Boost Mode, coin collecting, gathering 1-Ups or one simply called - - - - Special example: get Monty to the finish by putting him on a raft, where he will constantly charge at you. Avoid him killing you or you killing him
- hell blindly scamper right off that raft
- there are other enemies that board the raft
- raft stops moving if more than 2 characters are on it
- more challenge examples: Make it through a Big Island level without killing a single creature, make it through a stage without touching the ground, use a single turtle shell to score a certain amount of extra lives
- Coin Battle modes come from single player
- customize the level with coin placement
- craft coin for you and your friends
3rd Details:- Yoshi can drop power-ups after eating enough fruit
- baby Yoshis do not grow in size after eating enemies
- screen pixelates when you enter the Soda Jungle
- multiple hidden flagpole exits
- Koopalings will offer up new battles instead of recycled fights
- camera pulls back fairly far in multiplayer
Videos: Don't want too many videos in one post so directly linking to them.World Map (36 Sec)-
Starry Night Level (39 Sec)-
Airshop & Bowser Jr. Battle (38 Sec)-
P-Acorn & Nabbit Footage (37 Sec)-
Penguin Suit & Mini Mario Challenge Mode (38 Sec)-http://youtu.be/X_vqY92BivU
Coin Battle Gameplay (38 Sec)-
GameXplain Preview & Impressions (5:35)-
Screens: There were like 30 something screens so I'm just linking to the site.Page 1-
http://nintendoeverything.com/103478/lots-of-new-super-mario-bros-u-screenshots/Page 2-
http://nintendoeverything.com/103478/lots-of-new-super-mario-bros-u-screenshots/?nggpage=2Video slideshow of the screens:
The game is sounding better and better.