New Super Mario Bros.: Gameplay, Platforms and Key Facts

New Super Mario Bros. (2006) is a platform, adventure video game developed by Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development, available on WiiU, NDS. It holds an aggregated critic and player score of 88/100 on IGDB.

What is New Super Mario Bros. about?

New Super Mario Bros. is a side-scrolling 2.5D action-adventure platformer game for the Nintendo DS, starring Mario and Luigi. The game features a solo story mode with Mario or Luigi, a two-player wireless game Mario Vs. Luigi, as well as a minigame mode for up to four players. The gameplay of New Super Mario Bros. is very much like that of the classic 2D platformers, mostly Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario Bros. 3, and substantially builds upon them to create gameplay both classic and contemporary. As the game is on DS, the touch screen allows players to store an additional power-up and view the distance still to go in a level.

Key details

New Super Mario Bros. was released in 2006 and supports single player, multiplayer, co-operative. Platforms: WiiU, NDS. Developer: Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development.

Should you play New Super Mario Bros.?

With a 88/100 aggregate score, New Super Mario Bros. ranks among the best-reviewed games in its genre and is widely considered a must-play.