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{{Infobox
|image=[[File:NSMBU boxcover.png|250px]]<br>'''North American box cover'''
|developer=[[Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development|Nintendo EAD]]
|publisher=[[Nintendo]]
|released={{released|USA|November 18, 2012<ref>[http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/hf_6AALqLd22OOdNFfAmJVGEfQ7pTpke Nintendo.com - New Super Mario Bros. U - Game Info]</ref>|Europe|November 30, 2012|Australia|November 30, 2012<ref>[http://www.nintendo.com.au/index.php?action=news Nintendo.com.au]</ref>|Japan|December 8, 2012}}
|genre=Platformer
|modes=Single-player<br>Multiplayer
|ratings={{ratings|esrb=e|cero=A|pegi=3|usk=0|acb=g}}
|platforms=[[Wii U]]
|media={{media|wiiu=1|wiiudl=1}}
|input={{input|wiiu=1|wiiusideways=1|wiiupro=1}}
}}

'''''New Super Mario Bros. U''''' is a 2012 side-scrolling {{wp|2.5D}} platform game, and a launch title for the [[Wii U]]. It is the fourth and latest installment in the ''[[New Super Mario Bros. (disambiguation)|New Super Mario Bros.]]'' series, a sub-series of the parent ''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' platformer series. As the sequel to ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', the game is a follow-up game of ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. It is the first ''Super Mario'' series game to be released as a launch title for a home console since ''[[Super Mario 64]]''. An expansion pack for this game was later released in 2013, titled ''[[New Super Luigi U]]''.

Based upon the ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Mii]]'' tech demo shown at E3 2011, the game uses new, more detailed background styles and models and introduces the Flying Squirrel power-up, acquired by [[Mario]] and his friends from an item called the [[Super Acorn]], as well as utilizing the Wii U GamePad in [[Boost Mode]].

The game was originally purchasable at the [[Nintendo eShop]], requiring 2301.7 MB (approx. 2.25 GB) to be downloaded, but with the retail release of ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U + New Super Luigi U]]'', it is no longer possible to purchase ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' as a standalone game.

A port titled ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]'' was released for the [[Nintendo Switch]] in 2019, and once again contains both ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' and ''New Super Luigi U''.

==Story==
[[File:NSMBU Intro 1.png|thumb|left|upright=1.4|The Mario Bros. and Toads about to be hit by the [[Mecha Hand]].]]
Right after the events of ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' (but not the events of ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''), [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Yellow Toad (character)|Yellow Toad]], and [[Blue Toad (character)|Blue Toad]] are with [[Princess Peach]] in [[Peach's Castle]] dining together. [[Bowser]] and the [[Koopalings]] suddenly arrive in their [[Airship]]s, with the former sporting a [[Mecha Hand|giant mechanical fist]], that smashes and launches the brothers and the Toads away from the castle. Mario and his friends crash into the [[Acorn Tree]], launching [[Super Acorn]]s through the area. They then tumble out of the tree, passing a [[Bubble Baby Yoshi]] and [[Balloon Baby Yoshi]], while they're at it, and look into the horizon to see Bowser beginning a siege on Princess Peach's Castle, setting the Mario Bros. and the Toads to go on a new adventure and save Princess Peach.

As the game progresses, the view occasionally shifts to Peach's Castle, showing the flags being replaced by Bowser's flags, and the castle being surrounded by a thin tornado-like cloud that is made thicker, entirely obscuring the castle. Mario, Luigi, Yellow Toad, and Blue Toad also have to deal with Bowser's forces, including the Koopalings, [[Boom Boom (species)|Boom Booms]], [[Kamek|Magikoopa]] and [[Bowser Jr.]], who occasionally attacks the heroes with his father's airship. None of them is enough to stop the heroes from progressing, and Bowser Jr. causes the airship to crash after making the mechanical hand punch through it. After reaching Peach's Castle and defeating Bowser, the group moves onward, but Bowser Jr. appears and urges Magikoopa to spread his magic across the area. After heading to the castle exterior, Mario and the others see Peach in a tower. Before they can save her, she is locked inside and Bowser appears, now at a giant size. Eventually, Bowser is defeated and Bowser Jr. runs away in fright. Mario (or whomever delivered the final blow to Bowser) gets to Peach and bows down to her, and is then kissed by her, to their shock and delight, as the clouds surrounding the castle disappear, restoring it to its former state.

Outside the castle, the Koopalings and Bowser Jr. are fleeing on the airship as Bowser recovers. Noticing the escaping airship, he climbs up onto one of the castle towers and leaps onto the ship, but his additional weight causes it to plummet into a hill nearby; they then fly away hanging on to Bowser Jr.'s [[Junior Clown Car]] while Mario and Blue Toad watch. They then turn back to the others, who are cheering, with Mario delivering a final victory pose.

==Gameplay features==
[[File:NSMBU Flying Squirrel Gameplay.png|left|thumb|upright=1.1|Mario in his [[Flying Squirrel Mario|Flying Squirrel]] suit, in [[Acorn Plains Way|the first level of Acorn Plains]].]]
''New Super Mario Bros. U'' is a platform game which plays very similarly to that of past ''New Super Mario Bros.'' games, especially ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', with the return of the 4-player multiplayer functioning identically to the [[Wii]] game, while most of the elements and design found in the game make heavy reference to ''[[Super Mario World]]''. Many other gameplay elements from the Wii game, such as the [[Super Guide]], [[Enemy Course]]s, and the bubble function, also return. In certain modes, players can play as their [[Mii]]s, including the first player, who can also choose whoever to play as. Power-ups, like the [[Fire Flower]], [[Ice Flower]], [[Penguin Suit]], [[Propeller Mushroom]] and the [[Mini Mushroom]] return. The game also features a new power-up, the [[Super Acorn]], which gives Mario and company a [[Flying Squirrel Mario|Flying Squirrel form]], which lets them glide and grab on to walls.

''New Super Mario Bros. U'' features two main controller options: single player using the Wii U GamePad, and single player or multiplayer using Wii Remotes and/or Wii U Pro Controllers; the player can switch controllers at any point between the GamePad and a Wii Remote or Pro Controller by pausing the game, either in a level or on the world map, and selecting the "Change Controller" option. The game supports up to five simultaneous players, with up to four being able to play as the characters with a Wii Remote or Wii U Pro Controller, and are able to drop in and out at any point while in a stage by pressing {{button|wiiu|Plus}} on the GamePad and selecting a character, or on the map by pausing and selecting "Number of Players". Another player is able to use the Wii U GamePad in what is known as [[Boost Mode]]. In Boost Mode, the GamePad player can assist the other players by placing blocks for them to stand on and stunning enemies. Boost Mode can be used at any point when playing with one of the other controllers; when playing with just the GamePad, it supports {{wp|Off-TV Play}}.

After clearing Layer-Cake Desert-1, an enemy called [[Nabbit]] appears and steals an item from a [[Toad House]] connecting that level, heading back to Acorn Plains-1. When the player enters a stage with Nabbit, the objective is to race him to the goal, trying to catch him before he can get away. If the player succeeds in catching Nabbit, they are rewarded with a [[P-Acorn]]. Replacing the Toad saving in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', Nabbit only appears in one stage in the first seven worlds.

The first update to the game added [[Miiverse]] support. With Miiverse functionality enabled, players can read each others' posts on the world map by viewing the map; when not viewing the map a Miiverse post is indicated by a red balloon, generally near a stage, and can be hidden by pressing {{button|wiiu|A}}; when on the World Map while using Boost Mode, the GamePad player can scroll across the map on the GamePad screen and view Miiverse posts. At certain times throughout gameplay, such as when the player dies several times or reaches the end of a course in a specific way (collecting all the Star Coins, clearing in a certain amount of time, clearing without taking damage, etc.), they are given a prompt to post a message to Miiverse. Players can also see Miiverse posts after they die in a stage. Miiverse settings can be changed at any point on the world map by selecting the pencil and envelope icon on the bottom right of the pause menu.

===Controls===
[[File:NSMBU Boost Mode 3.png|thumb|upright=1.4|Perspective of gameplay, featuring four players controlling the characters with Wii Remotes while a fifth player uses the GamePad in Boost Mode.]]
Like ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', the Wii Remote is the primary controller for the game, allowing players to shake the controller to perform a Spin Jump, dismount Yoshi, and pick up objects. However, players can also play the game normally with the Wii U GamePad (single-player only) or the Wii U Pro Controller (after the 1.3.0 update). In the case of the Wii U Pro Controller, actions that require motion control on the Wii Remote and Wii U GamePad are replaced with button pressing, as the Wii U Pro Controller lacks motion controls.

Unlike ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', this game does not feature [[Wii#Nunchuk|Nunchuk]] support.

====Stages====
{|class="wikitable" style="width:60%; text-align:center"
!width=40%|Action(s)
!Wii U GamePad
!Wii U Pro Controller
!Wii Remote
|-
|Move, swim (Baby Yoshi)
| colspan="2" |{{button|wii|CCStickL}} / {{button|wiiu|Pad}}
|{{button|wii|Pad}}
|-
|Jump, swim, glide (hold), wall jump, Flutter Jump (Yoshi; hold), double/triple jump (press right upon landing)
| colspan="2" |Option 1: {{button|wiiu|B}} / {{button|wiiu|A}}<br>Option 2: {{button|wiiu|X}} / {{button|wiiu|A}}
|{{button|wii|2}}
|-
|Run, carry objects (hold); shoot fireballs/iceballs, extend tongue (Yoshi)
| colspan="2" |Option 1: {{button|wiiu|Y}} / {{button|wiiu|X}}<br>Option 2: {{button|wiiu|Y}} / {{button|wiiu|B}}
|{{button|wii|1}}
|-
|Ground Pound (normal, simultaneous*)
| colspan="2" |Jump + {{button|wii|CCStickL}} (down) / {{button|wiiu|Paddown}}
|{{button|wii|2}} + {{button|wii|Paddown}}
|-
|Crouch, slide (on slopes)
| colspan="2" |{{button|wii|CCStickL}} (down) / {{button|wiiu|Paddown}}
|{{button|wii|Paddown}}
|-
|Climb (on fences, ladders, poles)
| colspan="2" |{{button|wii|CCStickL}} (up) / {{button|wiiu|Padup}}
|{{button|wii|Padup}}
|-
|Bubble*
|N/A
|{{button|wiiu|Minus}}
|{{button|wii|A}}
|-
|Enter door/[[Warp Pipe]]
| colspan="2" |Door: {{button|wii|CCStickL}} (up) / {{button|wiiu|padup}}<br>Pipe: {{button|wii|CCStickL}} / {{button|wiiu|pad}} (in direction of entrance)
|Door: {{button|wii|padup}}<br>Pipe: {{button|wii|pad}} (in direction of entrance)
|-
|Spin Jump, Baby Yoshi abilities, dismount Yoshi, Flying Squirrel jump, spin underwater (Baby Yoshi)
|{{button|wiiu|GamePad}} (shake) / {{button|wiiu|L}} / {{button|wiiu|R}} / {{button|wiiu|ZL}} / {{button|wiiu|ZR}}
|{{button|wiiu|L}} / {{button|wiiu|R}} / {{button|wiiu|ZL}} / {{button|wiiu|ZR}}
|{{button|wii|Wiimote}} (shake)
|-
|Grab other players*/frozen enemies
|Run + {{button|wiiu|GamePad}} (shake) / {{button|wiiu|L}} / {{button|wiiu|R}} / {{button|wiiu|ZL}} / {{button|wiiu|ZR}}<br>(release run button to throw)
|Run + {{button|wiiu|L}} / {{button|wiiu|R}} / {{button|wiiu|ZL}} / {{button|wiiu|ZR}}<br>(release run button to throw)
|{{button|wii|1}} + {{button|wii|Wiimote}} (shake)<br>(release {{button|wii|1}} to throw)
|-
|Tilt [[Tilt Lift]]s
|Tilt GamePad
|Alternate between pressing {{button|wiiu|ZL}} and {{button|wiiu|ZR}}
|Tilt Wii Remote
|-
|Pause
| colspan="3" |{{button|wiiu|Plus}}
|-
|Boost Mode*
|{{button|wiiu|touchscreen}}
| colspan="2" |N/A
|}
<small><nowiki>*</nowiki> Multiplayer only.</small>

====Map/menus====
{|class="wikitable" style="width:60%; text-align:center"
!width=40%|Action(s)
!width=30%|Wii U GamePad/Pro Controller
!Wii Remote
|-
|Move, select option
|{{button|wii|CCStickL}} / {{button|wiiu|pad}}
|{{button|wii|pad}}
|-
|Open inventory
|{{button|wiiu|B}}
|{{button|wii|1}}
|-
|View map
|{{button|wiiu|L}}
|{{button|wii|A}}
|-
|Pause
| colspan="2" |{{button|wiiu|Plus}}
|-
|Zoom in/out (map view)
| colspan="2" |{{button|wiiu|Plus}} / {{button|wiiu|Minus}}
|-
|Confirm, hide/show Miiverse posts (map view)
|{{button|wiiu|A}}
|{{button|wii|2}}
|-
|Back
|{{button|wiiu|B}}
|{{button|wii|1}}
|}

===Worlds===
{{NSMBUmap}}
Unlike previous ''New Super Mario Bros.'' titles, where the worlds are separated like in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' has a seamless world map with areas named after different foods and drinks, similar to ''Super Mario World''. Like ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', the Worlds include [[Toad House]]s and [[Enemy Course]]s that players will encounter in the game. The music changes instruments throughout the world map similar to [[Yoshi's Island (place)|Yoshi's Island]]. Though, like the previous games, there are [[Tower]]s, [[Castle]]s and [[Ghost House]]-related levels within each part of the world. And like ''[[Super Mario World]]'', the worlds are connected jointly.

{| style="text-align: center; width: 100%; margin: 0 auto 10px auto; border-collapse: collapse; font-family:Arial;" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"
|-style="background: #ABC;"
!width="5%"|Level
!width="1%"|Preview
!width="50%"|Description
!width=''4%''|Bosses
|-
|World 1<br>[[Acorn Plains]]
|[[File:NSMBU Acorn Plains World Map.jpg|250px]]
|A grassy world with plenty of shrubs, slanted mountains, and the [[Acorn Tree]].
|[[Boom Boom (species)|Boom Boom]]<br>[[Lemmy Koopa]]
|-
|World 2<br>[[Layer-Cake Desert]]
|[[File:Layer Cake Desert.png|250px]]
|A desert world with various desserts, such as melting ice creams, giant cakes, and a sea of sand with Moai-like statues called [[Stone-Eye]]s.
|[[Boom Boom (species)|Boom Boom]]<br>[[Morton Koopa Jr.]]
|-
|World 3<br>[[Sparkling Waters]]
|[[File:NSMBU Sparkling Waters World Map Screenshot.png|250px]]
|A tropical world with multiple islands, bubbling water geysers, and a sunken ship. This world can be entirely skipped for Frosted Glacier.
|[[Boom Boom (species)|Boom Boom]]<br>[[Larry Koopa]]
|-
|World 4<br>[[Frosted Glacier]]
|[[File:Frosted Glacier Map.jpg|250px]]
|A snowy world that takes place at night filled with stars and constellations. This world can be entirely skipped for Sparkling Waters.
|[[Boom Boom (species)|Boom Boom]]<br>[[Wendy O. Koopa]]
|-
|World 5<br>[[Soda Jungle]]
|[[File:NSMBU Soda Jungle Main Map.png|250px]]
|A rainforest flooded by purple [[Poison (obstacle)|poison]], based on the [[Forest of Illusion]] and [[World 4 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 4]] from ''[[Super Mario World]]'' and ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', respectively.
|[[Boom Boom (species)|Boom Boom]]<br>[[Iggy Koopa]]<br>[[Bowser Jr.]]
|-
|World 6<br>[[Rock-Candy Mines]]
|[[File:NSMBU Rock-Candy Mines World Map Screenshot.png|250px]]
|A mountainous world with tall, pillar like mountains. A cloud train seems to separate this world from the next world.
|[[Boom Boom (species)|Boom Boom]]<br>[[Boss Sumo Bro]]<br>[[Roy Koopa]]
|-
|World 7<br>[[Meringue Clouds]]
|[[File:Meringue Clouds.png|250px]]
|A sky world resembling the foreground of levels in [[World 7 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 7]] from ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''
|[[Kamek|Magikoopa]]<br>[[Ludwig von Koopa]]<br>[[Bowser Jr.]]
|-
|World 8<br>[[Peach's Castle (world)|Peach's Castle]]
|[[File:NSMBU Peach's Castle World Map.png|250px]]
|A grassland area, similar to [[World 1 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 1]] from the previous ''New Super Mario Bros.'' games, containing mushroom hills and the castle of the princess. It has been taken over by the Koopa Troop and is slowly transformed into Bowser's image until eventually being surrounded by a tornado. By the time the player reaches the castle grounds, it has been transformed into a lava-based area. Princess Peach's castle remains mostly unchanged on the outside but on the inside it is similar to [[Bowser's Castle]] from previous installments. This world must be completed to beat the game.
|*[[Bowser Jr.]]<br>[[Bowser]]
|-
|World 9<br>[[Superstar Road]]
|[[File:NSMBU Superstar Road World Map Screenshot.png|250px]]
|A secret world unlocked after beating Bowser's final battle. Its levels must be unlocked with the Star Coins collected from all the levels of previous worlds.
|None
|-
|[[Secret Island]]
|[[File:NSMBU Secret Island World Map.png|250px]]
|A small area between Acorn Plains and Sparkling Waters that houses a [[Toad House|Purple Toad House]]. It must be unlocked as the same way as Superstar Road.
|None
|-
|[[Coin Courses#New Super Mario Bros. U|Coin Courses]]
|[[File:NSMBU Coin Courses Level Select.png|250px]]
|A multiplayer exclusive world found in [[Coin Battle]].
|None
|}

===Yoshis===
[[File:NSMBU E3 Mushroom Heights Baby Yoshi.png|thumb|upright=1.4|Mario and Luigi using [[Balloon Baby Yoshi]]s to get over a [[Big Piranha Plant]].]]
[[Yoshi (species)|Green Yoshi]]s make a return, acting like in ''New Super Mario Bros Wii''. Green is the only color available for Yoshis that the players ride on, unlike ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''. [[Yoshi]] now has a meter that tracks how many berries he eats, instead of showing a number each time he eats one. As usual, eating 5 makes him lay an egg containing an item. Like in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', Yoshi cannot leave the courses he appears in.

''New Super Mario Bros. U'' also features the return of [[Baby Yoshi]]s, having been absent from the ''Super Mario'' series since their debut in ''Super Mario World''. The game features three differently-colored Baby Yoshis, each one with a special ability. They differ from the adult Green Yoshi in terms of gameplay. Being babies, they cannot be ridden, so characters must carry them throughout the levels. Baby Yoshis also instantly eat almost any enemy that is in front of them. Unlike in ''Super Mario World'', however, Baby Yoshis do not grow into adults after eating several enemies. Two types of Baby Yoshis found on the overworld can be taken into any course, with the exception of [[Fortress]]es, [[Airship]]s and [[Castle]]s.

{| style="text-align: center; width: 100%; margin: 0 auto 10px auto; border-collapse: collapse; font-family:Arial;" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"
|-style="background: #ABC;"
!width="5%"|Baby Yoshi
!width="50%"|Description
|-
|[[File:NSMBU Blue Toad and Baby Yoshi Artwork.png|100px]]<br>[[Bubble Baby Yoshi]]
|Blue Baby Yoshis that blow bubbles from their mouths. Enemies caught in these bubbles will turn into 3 [[Coin]]s, a power-up or a [[1-Up Mushroom]]. These bubbles can also be used as miniature platforms. They first appear on the Frosted Glacier map area.
|-
|[[File:WiiU NewMarioU 3 char03 E3.png|100px]]<br>[[Balloon Baby Yoshi]]
|Magenta Baby Yoshis that expand like balloons and gently float in the air. These Baby Yoshis are similar to the [[Blimp Yoshi]] power-up, found in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. They first appear on the Acorn Plains map area. Additionally, up to 4 players can grab on to one Baby Yoshi, by grabbing their legs. This slows the player down though.
|-
|[[File:NSMBU Glowing Baby Yoshi With Mario Artwork 2.png|100px]]<br>[[Glowing Baby Yoshi]]
|Yellow Baby Yoshis that light up dark areas and can stun enemies with their light attack. These Baby Yoshis act similar to the [[Light Block]]s, found in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', and also [[Bulb Yoshi]] from ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''. Unlike the other two Baby Yoshis, the Glowing Baby Yoshis aren not found on the world map, and are only found in courses such as [[Perilous Pokey Cave]]. Instead of following the characters throughout the courses, they give an [[Extra Life|extra life]] when reach the end of the levels they appear in.
|}

===Inventory===
[[File:NSMBU Inventory.png|left|thumb|400px|The inventory.]]
The world map inventory, seen in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' and ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', returns in ''New Super Mario Bros. U'', allowing players to store items that can be used before entering a level. Unlike the other inventories, this is limited to ten items only. If more items come in, the player will have to discard items from the inventory until they have ten. Players can gain items into their inventory by playing [[Toad House|Red Toad House]] minigames, collecting items on the world map itself, completing an [[Enemy Course]], catching [[Nabbit]], or finishing a level with the final two digits of the time matching.

===Extra modes===
[[File:NSMBUSmallM.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4|Small Mario playing through a Time Attack stage in Challenge Mode.]]
In addition to the main adventure, ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' features three additional bonus modes to play. The first of these is [[Challenge Mode (New Super Mario Bros. U)|Challenge Mode]], in which players must complete a given objective on a given stage, some within a specific time limit. In most cases after the player completes a challenge they are ranked with a medal depending on how well they did. There are five types of challenges: Time Attack, Coin Collection, 1-Up Rally, Special, and Boost Mode.

Another mode is [[Boost Rush|Boost Rush Mode]], where players have to reach the end of two or three selected stages in the lowest possible time, similar to the [[Coin Rush]] mode featured in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. Unlike Coin Rush, the stages scroll automatically, meaning the player has to keep up with the stage, which speeds up every time they collect coins.

[[Coin Battle]] from ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' is also available. However, in this version of the mode players can be grouped into teams against each other or play free-for-all, rather than just the latter. The Wii U GamePad can also be used for [[Coin Edit]], in which the GamePad is used to customize the coin placement in the [[Coin Courses|Coin Battle-exclusive courses]].

==Characters==
===Playable===
<gallery>
NSMBU Mario Jumping Artwork.png|[[Mario]]
NSMBU Luigi Jumping Artwork.png|[[Luigi]]
NSMBUYellowToad.png|[[Yellow Toad (character)|Yellow Toad]]
NSMBUBlueToad.png|[[Blue Toad (character)|Blue Toad]]
NSMBU Four Miis Artwork.png|[[Mii]] (only in [[Coin Battle]], [[Boost Rush]], and [[Challenge Mode (New Super Mario Bros. U)|Challenge Mode]]) 
</gallery>

===Bosses===
====Tower bosses====
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|-style="background: #ABC;"
!width="5%"|Boss
!width="50%"|Description
|-
|[[File:Boom Boom NSMBU Model.png|68px]]<br>[[Boom Boom]]
|The tower boss from [[Acorn Plains]] to the first tower of [[Rock-Candy Mines]]. He does not change in the first battle. However, following his first defeat, [[Kamek|Magikoopa]] gives him special abilities. In [[Layer-Cake Desert]], Magikoopa will grant the Boom Boom the ability to spin jump. In [[Frosted Glacier]] and [[Sparkling Waters]], Magikoopa will grant the Boom Boom the ability to jump, similar to ''Super Mario Bros. 3''. In [[Soda Jungle]], Magikoopa will make the Boom Boom larger. In [[Rock-Candy Mines]], Magikoopa will transform the Boom Boom's arms into wings, similar to ''Super Mario Bros. 3''.
|-
|[[File:NSMBU Boss Sumo Bro Artwork.png|100px]]<br>[[Boss Sumo Bro]]
|Boss Sumo Bro was a regular [[Sumo Bro]] until Magikoopa made him grow in size. Knocking him off a platform makes him vulnerable to jump attacks. He is fought on [[Screwtop Tower]].
|-
|[[File:NSMBW Kamek Artwork.png|100px]]<br>[[Kamek|Magikoopa]]
|Magikoopa is fought on [[Slide Lift Tower]] and teleports most of the time when Mario gets too close. However, when he stops to attack Mario, he is left vulnerable to Mario's jumping. He also casts spells on Boom Boom, Boss Sumo Bro, and Bowser granting them extra power before their battles, such as causing them to grow in size.
|}

====Castle/airship bosses====
<gallery>
Lemmy Koopa NSMBU.png|[[Lemmy Koopa]] ([[Acorn Plains]])
MortonNSMBU.png|[[Morton Koopa Jr.]] ([[Layer Cake Desert]])
NSMBU Larry Koopa Artwork.png|[[Larry Koopa]] ([[Sparkling Waters]])
NSMBU Wendy Koopa Artwork.png|[[Wendy O. Koopa]] ([[Frosted Glacier]])
NSMBU Iggy Artwork.png|[[Iggy Koopa]] ([[Soda Jungle]])
NSMBU Roy Artwork.png|[[Roy Koopa]] ([[Rock-Candy Mines]])
LudwigNSMBU.png|[[Ludwig von Koopa]] ([[Meringue Clouds]])
Bowserjr NSMBU.png|[[Bowser Jr.]] ([[Airship]]s)
BowserNSMBU.png|[[Bowser]] ([[Peach's Castle (world)|Peach's Castle]])
</gallery>

===Supporting===
<gallery>
YoshiNSMBW.png|[[Yoshi (species)|Yoshis]]
NSMBU Balloon Baby Yoshi Artwork.png|[[Balloon Baby Yoshi]]s
NSMBU Bubble Baby Yoshi Artwork.png|[[Bubble Baby Yoshi]]s 
GlowbabyyoshiNSMBU.png|[[Glowing Baby Yoshi]]s
PeachtoadsNSMBU.png|[[Princess Peach]]<br>[[Toad]]
</gallery>

===Transformations===
{| align=center border=1 cellspaing=0 cellpadding=4 style="border-collapse:collapse; textalign:center"
|[[File:NSMBUSmallMario.png|60px|center]]
|[[File:NSMBU Mario Jumping Artwork.png|100px|center]]
|[[File:NSMBU Flying Squirrel Mario Artwork.png|110px|center]]
|[[File:Fire Mario.png|185px|center]]
|[[File:NSMBW Ice Mario Artwork.png|180px|center]]
|-
|<center>'''[[Small Mario]]'''<br>(starting form)</center>
|<center>'''[[Super Mario]]'''<br>([[Super Mushroom]] required)</center>
|<center>'''[[Flying Squirrel Mario]]'''<br>(New, [[Super Acorn]] required)</center>
|<center>'''[[Fire Mario]]'''<br>([[Fire Flower]] required)</center>
|<center>'''[[Ice Mario]]'''<br>([[Ice Flower]] required)</center>
|-
|[[File:NSMBUMiniMario.png|60px|center]]
|[[File:NSMB2 Invincible Mario Artwork.png|150px|center]]
|[[File:NSMBU Flying Squirrel Mario Screenshot.png|130px|center]]
|[[File:NSMBW Propeller Mario.png|70px|center]]
|[[File:NSMBW Penguin Mario Artwork.png|140px|center]]
|-
|<center>'''[[Mini Mario (form)|Mini Mario]]'''<br>([[Mini Mushroom]] required)</center>
|<center>'''[[Invincible Mario]]'''<br>([[Super Star]] required)</center>
|<center>'''[[P Flying Squirrel Mario]]'''<br>(New, [[P-Acorn]] required)</center>
|<center>'''[[Propeller Mario]]'''<br>([[Propeller Mushroom]] required)</center> 
|<center>'''[[Penguin Mario]]'''<br>([[Penguin Suit]] required)</center> 
|}

==Enemies==
===New===
{| border=1 cellpadding=3 style=border-collapse:collapse;width:100%
|-style=background:#ccc
!width=5%|Enemy
!width=40%|Description
!width=10%|Locations
|-
|align=center|[[File:BowserAmp.png|100px]]<br>[[Bowser Stunner]]s
|An electric statue that resembles [[Bowser]]'s head and carries electrical currents.
|[[Red-Hot Elevator Ride]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:NSMBU Dai Goro Screenshot.png|100px]]<br>[[Dai Gorō]]
|A bigger [[Grrrol]] that rolls around.
|[[Grinding-Stone Tower]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:NSMBU Dragoneel Screenshot.jpg|100px]]<br>[[Dragoneel]]
|A dragon-like eel that attacks [[Mario]] by chasing him.
|[[Dragoneel's Undersea Grotto]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:LittleDragoneels.png|100px]]<br>[[Dragoneel (purple)|Dragoneel]]s (purple)
|Short Dragoneels that are purple in color, move slower and make sharper turns.
|[[Dragoneel's Undersea Grotto]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:Fliprus.png|100px]]<br>[[Fliprus]]es
|A walrus-like creature that throws snowballs that can be jumped on.
|[[Fliprus Lake]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:BalloonGoomba.png|100px]]<br>[[Goomba (balloon)|Goombas (balloon)]]
|[[Goomba]]s with balloons on them that float down the stage.
|[[Skyward Stalk]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:Goombrat.png|100px]]<br>[[Goombrat]]s
|A [[Goomba]] that resembles a {{wp|Persimmon#Fruit|persimmon}} and turns at ledges.
|Common after [[Mushroom Heights]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:NSMBU Grrrol Artwork.png|100px]]<br>[[Grrrol]]s
|A sub-species of [[Thwomp]] that roll on the ground.
|[[Stoneslide Tower]]<br>[[Grinding-Stone Tower]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:NSMBU Fire Bar Cliffs Screenshot.jpg|100px]]<br>[[Huge Fire Bar]]s
|A larger version of a [[Fire Bar]].
|[[Slide Lift Tower]]<br>[[Fire Bar Cliffs]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:Ice PiranhaNSMBU.png|100px]]<br>[[Ice Piranha Plant]]s
|A [[Piranha Plant]] that can shoot [[Ice Ball|ice balls]] from its mouth, like [[Fire Piranha Plant]]s. 
|[[Fuzzy Clifftop]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:NSMBU Mecha Cheep Screenshot.png|100px]]<br>[[Mecha Cheep]]s
|Robotic [[Cheep Cheep]]s that are immune to [[Fireball]]s.
|[[The Mighty Cannonship]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:NabbitNSMBU.png|100px]]<br>[[Nabbit]]
|A purple rabbit that steals items from the map and must be defeated to retrieve the items.
|[[Acorn Plains Way]]<br>[[Blooming Lakitus]]<br>[[Urchin Shoals]]<br>[[Prickly Goombas!]]<br>[[Jungle of the Giants]]<br>[[Walking Piranha Plants!]]<br>[[Seesaw Shrooms]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:NSMBU Lakitu and Piranha Pod Artwork.jpg|100px]]<br>[[Piranha Pod]]s
|A projectile thrown by a [[Lakitu]] that turns into a [[Piranha Plant]].
|[[Blooming Lakitus]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:Missile TorpedoNSMBU.png|100px]]<br>[[Targeting Ted]]s
|Red Torpedo Teds that home into their target, much like [[Bull's-Eye Bill|Missile Bill]]s.
|[[The Mighty Cannonship]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:NSMBU Red Torpedo Base Screenshot.png|100px]]<br>[[Torpedo Base (Targeting Ted)|Torpedo Base]]s
|Red [[Torpedo Base]]s that fire [[Targeting Ted]]s instead of [[Torpedo Ted]]s.
|[[The Mighty Cannonship]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:NSMBU Gliding Waddlewing Artwork.png|100px]]<br>[[Waddlewing]]s
|Orange flying-squirrel enemies that glide through stages.
|[[Acorn Plains]] and Sky Levels 
|}

===Returning===
Enemies with an asterisk (*) are enemies that first appeared in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''. The only two enemies that do not reappear are [[Obake Stand]] and [[Bull's-Eye Banzai|King Bill]] from [[World 9-3 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 9-3]].
[[File:BulletBillWii.png|right|thumb|The [[Bullet Bill]], which is a returning enemy.]]
{|
|- valign="top"
|
*[[Amp]]s 
*[[Banzai Bill]]s
*[[Banzai Bill Cannon]]s
*[[Big Amp]]s
*[[Big Boo]]s
*[[Big Buzzy Beetle]]s
*[[Bill Blaster]]s
*[[Bill Blaster Turret]]s
*[[Big Cheep Cheep]]s
*[[Big Dry Bones]]
*[[Big Fuzzy|Big Fuzzies]]*
*[[Big Goomba]]s
*[[Big Koopa Troopa]]s
*[[Big Piranha Plant]]s
*[[Big Pokey]]s
*[[Big Thwomp]]s
*[[Big Urchin]]s*
*[[Big Wiggler]]s
*[[Blooper]]s
*[[Blooper Baby|Blooper Babies]]
*[[Blooper Nanny|Blooper Nannies]]
|
*[[Bob-omb]]s
*[[Bony Beetle]]s
*[[Boo]]s
*[[Boomerang Bro]]s.
*[[Bramball]]s*
*[[Broozer]]s
*[[Bulber]]s*
*[[Bullet Bill]]s
*[[Burner]]s
*[[Buzzy Beetle]]s
*[[Cannon]]s
*[[Cannonball]]s
*[[Chain Chomp]]s
*[[Cheep Cheep]]s
*[[Cheep Chomp]]s
*[[Boo Buddies|Circling Boo Buddies]]
*[[Cooligan]]s*
*[[Clampy|Clampie]]s
*[[Dry Bones]]
*[[Eep Cheep]]*
|
*[[Fire Bar]]s
*[[Fire Bro]]s.
*[[Fire Snake]]s
*[[Fire Piranha Plant]]s
*[[Fish Bone]]s
*[[Flame Chomp]]s
*[[Foo]]s*
*[[Fuzzy|Fuzzies]]
*[[Giant Cannonball]]s
*[[Goomba]]s
*[[Hammer Bro]]s.
*[[Heavy Para-Beetle]]s*
*[[Hefty Goomba]]s*
*[[Huckit Crab]]s*
*[[Ice Bro]]s.*
*[[Icicle]]s
*[[Jellybeam]]s*
*[[King Bill]]s*
*[[Koopa Paratroopa]]s
*[[Koopa Troopa]]s
|
*[[Lakitu]]s
*[[Lava Bubble]]s
*[[Lava Geyser]]s
*[[Magmaargh]]s 
*[[Magmaw]]s
*[[Mechakoopa]]s
*[[Meteor]]s
*[[Mini Goomba]]s
*[[Bull's-Eye Bill|Missile Bill]]s
*[[Monty Mole]]s
*[[Muncher]]
*[[Obake Block]]s*
*[[Para-Beetle]]s
*[[Parabomb]]s
*[[Paragoomba]]s
*[[Piranha Plant]]s
*[[Pokey]]s
*[[Porcupuffer]]s
*[[Prickly Goomba]]s*
*[[River Piranha Plant]]s*
|
*[[Rocky Wrench]]es
*[[Scaredy Rat]]s*
*[[Skewer]]s
*[[Sledge Bro]]s.
*[[Spike]]s
*[[Spike Top]]s
*[[Spiked Ball]]s
*[[Spinner]]s
*[[Spiny|Spinys]]
*[[Spiny Egg]]s
*[[Spiny Cheep Cheep]]s
*[[Stalking Piranha Plant]]s*
*[[Stone Spike]]s*
*[[Sumo Bro]]s.
*[[Swoop]]s
*[[Thwimp]]s
*[[Thwomp]]s
*[[Torpedo Ted]]s
*[[Torpedo Base]]s
*[[Urchin]]s
*[[Wiggler]]s
|}

==Features==
===Power-ups===
[[File:NSMBU Super Acorn Artwork.png|right|thumb|The [[Super Acorn]], which is a new item.]]
{|
|- valign="top"
|
*[[Super Mushroom]]s
*[[Fire Flower]]s
*[[Super Acorn]]s
|
*[[Ice Flower]]s
*[[Mini Mushroom]]s
*[[P-Acorn]]s
|
*[[Super Star]]s
*[[Penguin Suit]]s
*[[Propeller Mushroom]]s
|}

===Items===
[[File:POW Block - Mario Kart Wii.png|right|thumb|The [[POW Block]], which is a returning item.]]
{|
|- valign="top"
|
*[[? Switch]]
*[[! Switch]]
*[[1-Up Mushroom]]s
*[[3-Up Moon]]s
*[[3-Up Moon Block]]s
*[[Barrel]]s
*[[Beanstalk]]
*[[Berry|Berries]]
*[[Mega Block|Big Block]]s
*[[Blue Coin]]s
*[[Boost Mode|Boost Blocks]]
|
*[[Boost Star]]s
*[[Brick Block]]s
*[[Checkpoint Flag]]
*[[Coin]]s
*[[Coin Block]]s
*[[Dash Coin]]s
*[[Donut Block]]s
*[[Flying ? Block]]s
*[[Snake Block|Giant Snake Block]]s
*[[Goal Pole]]
*[[Green Coin]]s
|
*[[Green Ring]]s
*[[Hard Block]]s
*[[Ice Block]]s
*[[Light Block]]s
*[[Mega ? Block]]s
*[[Note Block]]s
*[[POW Block]]s
*[[P Switch]]es
*[[Pipe Cannon]]s
*[[? Block]]s
*[[Red Coin]]s
|
*[[Red Ring]]s
*[[Roulette Block]]s
*[[Snake Block]]s
*[[Super Guide Block]]s
*[[Star Coin]]s
*[[Springboard]]s
*[[Stretch Block]]s
*[[Warp Door]]s
*[[Warp Pipe]]s
*[[Water Ball]]s
*[[Yoshi Egg]]s
|
|}

==Reception==
''New Super Mario Bros. U'' has received generally positive reviews. The game currently maintains an 84 average on both Metacritic<ref>[http://www.metacritic.com/game/wii-u/new-super-mario-bros-u]</ref> and GameRankings<ref>[http://www.gamerankings.com/wii-u/632934-new-super-mario-bros-u/index.html]</ref>. GameXplain gave the single-player and multi-player modes 4 stars out of 5<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqF2T1AkIek]</ref>, IGN gave it a score of 9.1 out of 10<ref>[http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/11/15/new-super-mario-bros-u-review]</ref>, EGM<ref>[http://www.egmnow.com/articles/reviews/egm-review-new-super-mario-bros-u/]</ref> gave a score of 9/10, Joystiq gave it 4.5 stars out of 5<ref>[http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/15/new-super-mario-bros-u-review/]</ref>, Polygon<ref>[http://www.polygon.com/game/new-super-mario-bros-u/2719]</ref> and Destructoid<ref>[http://www.destructoid.com/review-new-super-mario-bros-u-238434.phtml]</ref> gave the same score of 8.5/10, VentureBeat<ref>[http://venturebeat.com/2012/11/15/new-super-mario-bros-u-is-far-from-new-review/2/]</ref> gave it a score of 83/100 (83%), Games Radar gave it 4 stars out of 5<ref>[http://venturebeat.com/2012/11/15/new-super-mario-bros-u-is-far-from-new-review/2/]</ref>, and Gamespot gave a score of 8.5<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tux1HawsuNw]</ref>.

The game has been praised for its balanced gameplay and challenge mode, with IGN's Rich George describing it as "the best thing to come to Mario's world since 3D", while criticizing it as not pushing the Wii U's visuals and audio potential. He also stated, "though it doesn't necessarily redefine Nintendo’s iconic hero, it still manages to capture the sense of carefree adventure that many of us felt as kids." He also criticized the game's "weak graphics and audio, plus the return of the irritating chaotic, bouncy multiplayer mode." He praised the progressing difficulty in the game and the additional difficulty of Challenge Mode.

{|class="wikitable review_template" cellpadding="4" style="width:100%; text-align:center; border:2px solid black; margin-bottom:5px"
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|-style="background-color:#E6E6E6;"
|Reviewer, Publication
|Score
|Comment
|-
|Jim Sterling, [https://www.destructoid.com/review-new-super-mario-bros-u-238434.phtml Destructoid]
|8.5/10
|align="left"|''"New Super Mario Bros. U is a great little platformer that kicks off the Wii U launch with a bang. Players know exactly what they're getting with this one -- an entertaining and incomplex bit of gaming that provides challenge and smirks in equal measure. While certainly a "safe" game to launch with, it is by no means unremarkable, and the only people who would fail to have fun are those with a fundamental aversion to Mario or platformers in general. Literally everybody else would find it incredibly difficult to dislike this one ... even if some of those latter stages will make them temporarily despise it. Because nobody likes lava levels. Nobody."''
|-
|Christian Donlan, [https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-11-15-new-super-mario-bros-u-review Eurogamer]
|9/10
|align="left"|''"Is the plumber's Wii U debut as good as his recent 3D outings? Not quite, but for the New Super Mario Bros. series, it's a real step forward in detailing, imagination and character. There's always been a keen Mario brain working away inside these 2D design exercises. Now, it feels like there's a proper soul to go along with it."''
|-
|Richard George, [https://www.ign.com/articles/2012/11/15/new-super-mario-bros-u-review IGN]
|9.1/10
|align="left"|''"It’s difficult to find freshness or brilliance in a 2D landscape. Mario’s world is now three decades old. That would seem to suggest new territory is scarce, and in some ways the formulaic New Mario series had come to reinforce that fear. But New Super Mario Bros. U demonstrates there’s not just life left in this type of game, but that it can be modern and nostalgic at the same time. Nintendo’s approach here strikes a great balance in all areas, ranging from its difficulty to design to enemies and bosses. And for everything the basic Story Mode does right – and that’s a considerable amount – the Challenge Mode will be remembered as a key moment in the life of the New Mario series, where Nintendo realized it didn’t have to sacrifice the core gamer’s experience at the expense of a more casual audience. This is how Mario can and will appeal to everyone."''
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|-style="background-color:#E6E6E6;"
|colspan=2|Compiler
|colspan=2|Platform / Score
|-
|colspan=2|Metacritic
|colspan=2 style="background-color:LimeGreen"|[https://www.metacritic.com/game/wii-u/new-super-mario-bros-u 84]
|-
|colspan=2|GameRankings
|colspan=2|[https://www.gamerankings.com/wii-u/632934-new-super-mario-bros-u/index.html 84.48%]
|}
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===Sales===
As of March 31, 2014, ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' is the 3rd best selling game for the [[Wii U]], having sold about 4.16 million copies worldwide.

==Updates==
<div id=fh3 class=mw-headline>1.1.0</div>
'''Release date:''' November 18, 2012

Released at launch, the first update adds the game's Miiverse funtionality.

<div id=fh3 class=mw-headline>1.2.0</div>
'''Release date:''' March 15, 2013<ref>Bonds, Curtis (March 15, 2013). [http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/33579/update-v120-released-for-new-super-mario-bros-u v.1.2.0 Released for New Super Mario Bros. U]. Nintendo World Report. Retrieved November 28, 2014.</ref>

The second update causes any Miiverse posts made in-game to be posted to a separate "Game Posts" community rather than the standard community.

<div id=fh3 class=mw-headline>1.3.0</div>
'''Release date:''' June 20, 2013<ref>[http://mynintendonews.com/2013/06/20/new-super-mario-bros-u-update-allows-wii-u-pro-controller-use/ New Super Mario Bros. U Update Allows Wii U Pro Controller Use]. My Nintendo News (June 20, 2013). Retrieved November 28, 2014.</ref>

The third game update adds the ability for the game to receive the ''New Super Luigi U'' downloadable content and puts a prompt in-game to go to the Nintendo eShop to download it. The update also adds support for the Wii U Pro Controller.

==Ports==
===''[[New Super Luigi U]]''===
[[File:NSLU NA Box Art.png|thumb|100px|right|''New Super Luigi U'' retail box art.]]
In July 2013, as part of the [[Year of Luigi]] celebration, a large-scale expansion pack titled ''New Super Luigi U'' was released as downloadable content for ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' on the [[Nintendo eShop]], and was later released as a standalone title at retail. The pack contains 82 new courses in place of the original ones, featuring Luigi as the main character in the place of Mario, who does not appear at all within the game.

The game features the same multiplayer, with the option of playing as Yellow Toad, Blue Toad, or Nabbit (who cannot power-up like the other characters, but is impervious to enemy damage). The game features similar physics to that of Luigi's style of gameplay in ''Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels'', in that the characters run faster and jump higher but stop slower. The levels have also been designed to be more challenging, with each one being shorter and featuring a 100 second time limit.

The Mario & Luigi Deluxe Set Wii U bundle released in November 2013 includes with it both games put onto one disk, titled ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U + New Super Luigi U]]''. In addition to being a compilation of both games, this release includes several bonus videos.

===''[[New Super Mario Bros. U + New Super Luigi U]]''===
''New Super Mario Bros. U + New Super Luigi U'' (alternatively written ''New Super Mario Bros. U and New Super Luigi U'') is a compilation title of ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' and ''New Super Luigi U'' on a single disc. It was released on November 1st, 2013 in North America, November 7th in Europe, November 8th in Australia, and November 26th in Brazil.

At first, it was only available with the Mario & Luigi Deluxe Wii U Set (known as the Premium Pack in PAL regions), but it saw an individual release in North America on October 16, 2015. This compilation title can be purchased at retail stores, or at the Nintendo eShop. If purchased digitally, the compilation title requires 14.2 GB to be downloaded. As a result, basic Wii U models are not able to download this software without an external storage device.

===''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]''===
''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe'' is a port of ''New Super Mario Bros. U''. It contains both the base game and the ''New Super Luigi U'' DLC. Mario, Luigi, Yellow Toad, Blue Toad (both generically named Toad in this game), and Nabbit all return as playable characters from the original Wii U title while this game introduces a new playable character, [[Toadette]], who makes her playable debut in the ''New Super Mario Bros.'' games. She has a unique form known as [[Peachette]], which she obtains after grabbing a new item called the [[Super Crown]]. The Peachette form grants her abilities similar to that of Princess Peach and Princess Daisy from ''Super Mario Run''.

==Development==
As stated above, ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' was based upon the ''New Super Mario Bros. Mii'' Wii U experience demo shown off at E3 2011.<ref>[http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2012/04/mario_wii_u_based_on_new_super_mario_bros_mii Mario Wii U "Based On" New Super Mario Bros. Mii Wii U News @ Nintendo Life]</ref> A translation of a Spanish online magazine revealed that the new title was in development and would be revealed at E3 2012,<ref>[http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2012/04/miyamoto_to_show_wii_u_mario_at_e3 Miyamoto To Show Wii U Mario at E3 - Wii News @ Nintendo Life]</ref> with the game fully revealed to be ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' during the E3 trailer.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4pJnV5OxPI Wii U - New Super Mario Bros. U E3 Trailer]</ref>

''New Super Mario Bros. U'' began development soon after the completion of ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', using pre-existing elements from the Wii game, as development equipment for Wii U did not exist at the time.<ref name="Iwata NSMBU 1">[http://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/#/wiiu/nsmbu/0/0 Iwata Asks : New Super Mario Bros. U : "What Should Be New?"]</ref> The game's singular, interconnected world map was inspired by the one seen in ''Super Mario World''; Masataka Takemoto desired to take the map from that game and use the Wii U in order to recreate and expand upon the concept.<ref name="Iwata NSMBU 3">[http://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/#/wiiu/nsmbu/0/3 Iwata Asks : New Super Mario Bros. U : One Map]</ref> The map being seamless also had a role in Miiverse integration, as with the setup of the map it was possible to display comments across each of the levels.<ref name="Iwata NSMBU 4">[http://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/#/wiiu/nsmbu/0/4 Iwata Asks : New Super Mario Bros. U : Reading the Posts in your Hands]</ref> The concept of drop-in play with one player on the Gamepad placing blocks was brought up early in development. When the Wii U Gamepad was brought up during development, the team began to conceptualize ways to use it, talking specifically about the drop-in play. Wanting to make a feature with "controls that you can understand right away with no explanation," the concept of using the GamePad to place blocks the other players can jump on went through.<ref name="Iwata NSMBU 1"></ref>

Challenge Mode was based upon the idea of setting a self-challenge in previous games, as well as the challenge site for ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''. Because of ideas like this, the developers decided to put the Challenge Mode into the game from the beginning. The challenges were created with all types of skill levels in mind.<ref name="Iwata NSMBU 2">[http://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/#/wiiu/nsmbu/0/1 Iwata Asks : New Super Mario Bros. U : "Mottainai (What a Waste)!"]</ref>

Boost Rush Mode was based on the Free-for-All Mode featured in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', in that they wanted a similar mode for playing the main game stages in short bursts. The developers tried connecting courses together and playing them through, but found it uneventful; they then added the concept of collecting coins resulting in the screen scrolling faster, and found it to fit a ''Super Mario''-style of gameplay.<ref name="Iwata NSMBU 3"></ref>

==Pre-release and unused content==
[[File:NSMBU Prerelease Miis Screenshot.png|thumb|upright=0.85|Four Miis in Acorn Plains-1.]]
{{main|List of New Super Mario Bros. U pre-release and unused content}}
Miis were originally going to be playable in the game's Story Mode. In the final game, Mii playability is restricted to the bonus modes. Additionally, Boost Mode was also originally titled "Assist Play". The Acorn Plains map as seen in the E3 showcase for the game is also very different from the version seen in final game.
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==Gallery==
{{main-gallery}}
<gallery>
NSMBU Four Characters Jumping Artwork.png|[[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Blue Toad (character)|Blue Toad]], and [[Yellow Toad (character)|Yellow Toad]]
NSMBU Mario and Yoshi Jumping Artwork.png|Mario and [[Yoshi]]
NSMBU Waddlewing and Super Acorn Artwork.png|A [[Waddlewing]] holding a [[Super Acorn]]
NSMBU Goomba Alternate Artwork.png|[[Goomba]]
NSMBU group art.jpg|Group art
</gallery>

==Media==
{{main-media}}
{{media table
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|pipe1=Overworld Theme
|length1=0:30
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|name2=New Super Mario Bros U Athletic Theme
|pipe2=Athletic Theme
|length2=0:30
|type3=Audio
|name3=NSMBU Snow Theme
|pipe3=Snow Theme
|length3=0:30
|type4=Audio
|name4=NSMBU Title Theme
|pipe4=Title Theme
|length4=0:30
}}

==Glitches==
{{main|List of New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Luigi U glitches}}

By entering a Warp Pipe or door in any stage exactly when the timer hits zero, the player does not die, and they can explore the level indefinitely.

==Staff==
{{main|List of New Super Mario Bros. U staff}}

''New Super Mario Bros. U'' was produced by [[Takashi Tezuka]] and Hiroyuki Kimura, with Masataka Takemoto as the director and Tsutomu Kaneshige and Shinichi Ikeamtsu as the general coordinators. [[Satoru Iwata]] was the executive producer, with the general producer being [[Shigeru Miyamoto]]. Masanobu Sato was the lead designer, and Shiro Mouri was the programming director. The music was composed by Shiho Fujii and Mahito Yokota, with [[Koji Kondo]] as sound adviser.

==References to other games==
*''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'': [[World Coin-2 (New Super Mario Bros. U)|Coin Courses-2]] is based on the levels in this game with similar platforms and [[Koopa Troopa]]s acting like as [[Shellcreeper]]s.
*''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'': In the final battle with [[Bowser]], when Mario hits the switch, it causes an axe to fall and break the bridge. Sprites from this game are used in the game menus.
*''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'': Boom Booms are fought as the mid-boss of each world. The [[Super Acorn]] is comparable to the [[Super Leaf]], as it has a P-variation. The Koopalings, which originated from this game, have airships once again. When the player(s) go to the cannon to blast onto a Koopaling's airship, the airship theme from ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' plays in the background.
*''[[Super Mario World]]'': The world map is connected again and a ghost ship, similar to the [[Sunken Ghost Ship]] level, appears in this game. The Warp Pipes have a similar structure to the ones in ''Super Mario World''. Most of the worlds are named after food again. Some of the world's features are similar to those found in [[Dinosaur Land]] (e.g. Acorn Plains having jagged mountains or Soda Jungle being one-third based on the [[Forest of Illusion]]). ''Super Mario World'' has the exact same number of exits that this game has: 96.
*''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'': The name of the [[Challenge Mode (New Super Mario Bros. U)|Challenge]] "[[Spin Jump, Get Dizzy]]" is a reference to that of a level from this game, [[Touch Fuzzy, Get Dizzy]]. Bubble Baby Yoshi's abilities maybe a reference to how Yoshi can shoot bubbles in this game including how the player can bounce off the bubbles.
*''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'': The [[Red Shell]] and [[Green Shell]] use their artworks from this game, but the Green Shell's artwork is mirrored.
*''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'': [[Boom Boom]]'s voices are reused, as well as the motion patterns of some of the enemies.
*''[[Mario Kart 7]]'': The [[Mii]]s reuse their voice clips from this game.
*''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'': The [[Jump Block]] sounds are reused. The Goal Pole also produces the flag containing the emblem of the topmost character, also seen in this game.
*''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]'': The [[Ghost House]] doors use the design from [[The Enigmansion]] in this game rather than the one from ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''. The [[Bony Beetle]]'s design is reused. Also, Bowser Jr. uses the same glass dome in his clown copter as in this game.

==References in later games==
*''[[Mario Kart 8]]'': [[Mecha Cheep]]s reappear in the underwater sections of [[Water Park]].
*''[[Mario Golf: World Tour]]'': [[Layer-Cake Desert]], [[Sparkling Waters]], and [[Rock-Candy Mines]] appear as downloadable courses in this game. Some pieces of Mii gear are based upon both [[Nabbit]] and the [[Boss Sumo Bro]], both of which originate from this game. Nabbit returns as a downloadable playable character.
*''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'': A stage based on ''New Super Mario Bros. U'', [[Mushroom Kingdom U]], appears in this game.
*''[[Mario Party 10]]'': A few of the minigames take place in areas that resemble some of the worlds in ''New Super Mario Bros. U'', such as [[Cheep Cheep Leap]] taking place in Sparkling Waters and [[Fruit Scoot Scurry]] taking place in Layer-Cake Desert.
*''[[Super Mario Maker]]''/''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]'': The fourth game style in these games is based on ''New Super Mario Bros. U''.
*''[[Super Mario Run]]'': The graphics, as well as most of the music, are based on ''New Super Mario Bros. U''.
*''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'': The stage [[Mushroom Kingdom U]] from ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'' returns as a stage in this game. The Koopalings, Nabbit, Boo, Hammer Bro, Banzai Bill, Thwomp, Bob-omb, Flying Squirrel Toad, Super Mushroom, Fire Flower and Super Star appear as spirits, using their artwork from ''New Super Mario Bros. U''.
* ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'': Like the previous ''Super Mario Maker'' games, the fourth style in this game is based on ''New Super Mario Bros. U''.

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=New スーパーマリオブラザーズ U
|JapR=Nyū Sūpā Mario Burazāzu Yū
|JapM=New Super Mario Bros. U
|Kor=뉴 슈퍼 마리오브라더스 U
|KorR=Nyu Syupeo Mariobeuradeoseu Yu
|KorM=New Super Mario Bros. U; as named in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]''
|ChiS=New 超级马力欧兄弟 U<ref name="SMM2">''Super Mario Maker 2'' in-game name</ref>
|ChiSR=New Chāojí Mǎlì'ōu Xiōngdì U
|ChiSM=New Super Mario Bros. U
|ChiT=New 超級瑪利歐兄弟U<ref>[https://www.nintendo.com.hk/switch/new_super_mario_bros_u_deluxe Official traditional Chinese website for New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]. Retrieved May 9, 2020.</ref><ref name="SMM2"/>
|ChiTR=New Chāojí Mǎlì'ōu Xiōngdì U
|ChiTM=New Super Mario Bros. U
}}

==Trivia==
*If the Miis are selected as P1, they will be colored like [[Mario]]. If P2, they will be colored like [[Luigi]]. If P3, they will be colored like [[Wario]]. If P4, they will wear blue shirts and dark blue overalls, similar to Luigi's light blue alternate costume from the ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]'' series. This could be a reference to the player 4 in some of the Wii U [[Virtual Console]] ports of the [[Game Boy Advance]] iteration of ''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]''
*When the Mario Bros., Toads, or Miis are not moving, they stop and stare at the screen until the player starts moving them again.
*Sometimes, on the title screen, [[Luigi]] almost trips over instead of jumping and ground-pounding the ground.
*Bowser transforming Peach's castle into a stronghold of his in this game is similar to the climax of ''[[Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyushutsu Dai Sakusen!]]''.

==External links==
*[http://newsupermariobrosu.nintendo.com/ American Website for ''New Super Mario Bros. U'']
*[http://www.nintendo.co.uk//Games/Wii-U/New-Super-Mario-Bros-U-593118.html European Website for ''New Super Mario Bros. U'']
*[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wiiu/arpj/index.html Japanese Website for ''New Super Mario Bros. U'']
*[http://www.youtube.com/user/NewMarioUEN?feature=watch Official YouTube channel of ''New Super Mario Bros. U'']
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZ7zY5e0aYs The Main ground theme from the game.]

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