New Super Luigi U: Difference between revisions

{{Justreleased|date=June 19, 2013}}

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|image=[[File:Box NA (final) - New Super Luigi U.png|250px]]<br>North American box cover of '''''New Super Luigi U'''''.

|publisher=Nintendo

|released='''Digital Download'''<br>{{Releasedate|Japan|June 19, 2013<ref name="Nintendo DirectJP">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77IT-rWMl3s]</ref>|USA|June 20, 2013<ref name="Nintendo Direct">[http://www.nintendo.com/nintendo-direct/archive/05-17-2013/]</ref>|Europe|June 20, 2013|Australia|July 21, 2013<ref name="Nintendo AU">[http://www.gonintendo.com/?mode=viewstory&id=202857]</ref>}}'''Retail'''<br>{{Releasedate|Japan|July 13, 2013<ref name="Nintendo DirectJP"></ref>|Europe|July 26, 2013<ref name="Nintendo Direct"></ref>|Australia|July 27, 2013<ref name="Nintendo AU"></ref>|USA|August 25, 2013}}

|ratings={{ratings|esrb=e|pegi=7}}

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'''''New Super Luigi U''''' (styled as '''''New Super Luigi <s>Bros.</s> U''''') is an expansion pack to the [[Wii U]] title ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', celebrating [[The Year of Luigi]]. The title was announced during the Feburary 14, 2013, Nintendo Direct by [[Satoru Iwata]]<ref name="Nintendo Direct"></ref>. It features [[Luigi]] as player one, with [[Yellow Toad (character)|Yellow Toad]], [[Blue Toad (character)|Blue Toad]] and notably, [[Nabbit]] (who replaces [[Mario]] from the original game) as playable in multiplayer mode.<ref name="Nintendo Direct"></ref> Features like [[Challenge Mode (New Super Mario Bros. U)|Challenge Mode]] and [[Boost Rush]] are not available.

The title will be released for the [[Wii U#Nintendo eShop|Wii U eShop]], and can be purchased by accessing it via an Internet connection, and having a copy of ''New Super Mario Bros. U''. Once downloaded, the player must press a certain button on the file select screen to play. It will also be available for purchase at retail. This version will not require ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' in order to be playable. Wii U Pro Controller support will also be included in addition of Wii Remote and the Gamepad controls in ''New Super Mario Bros. U''.

The gameplay is largely similar to its base game, except that Luigi retains his higher jump and lower traction from ''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]''. The game itself is also made harder, and every course starts at one-hundred seconds. Elements like [[Star Coin]]s, [[Enemy Course]]s, and bosses are retained.

*[[Luigi]]

*[[Yellow Toad (character)|Yellow Toad]]

*[[Blue Toad (character)|Blue Toad]]

*[[Nabbit]]

The world map itself is unchanged from ''New Super Mario Bros. U'', though it is unconfirmed if the [[Toad House]]s are changed. Level designs have had a drastic makeover, making them much harder. As mentioned above, playable characters and their abilities have changed. The timer for each level is also set to start from 100.

==Levels==

[[File:NSLU Acorn Plains.png|thumb|220px|The game features changed design and assets.]]

There will be 82 new courses replacing the original courses from ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' with different names, though the world names will stay the same.

*[[Acorn Plains#New Super Luigi U|Acorn Plains]]

*[[Layer-Cake Desert#New Super Luigi U|Layer-Cake Desert]]

*[[Sparkling Waters#New Super Luigi U|Sparkling Waters]]

*[[Frosted Glacier#New Super Luigi U|Frosted Glacier]]

*[[Soda Jungle#New Super Luigi U Levels|Soda Jungle]]

**A course with [[Sumo Bros.]] and tilting platforms.

**A level with the Soda Jungle background and a large growing vine similar to the vine in [[Skyward Stalk]].

*[[Rock-Candy Mines #New Super Luigi U|Rock-Candy Mines]]

**A sky course (presumably a Meringue Clouds course) with rainbow walls and [[Bullet Bill]]s.

**A Meringue Clouds-esque level with [[Muncher]]s and [[Chain Chomp]]s.

*[[Peach's Castle (New Super Mario Bros. U)#New Super Luigi U|Peach's Castle]]

**An underground level with giant [[Glow Block]]s and [[Super Venus Fire Trap]]s.

{{main|Gallery:New Super Luigi U}}

<center><gallery>

File:Box EU - New Super Luigi U.png|European box

File:Luigi and Yoshi Artwork - New Super Luigi U.png|Artwork of Luigi and [[Yoshi]]

File:Character Lineup Artwork - New Super Luigi U.png|Lineup of the four playable character

File:Illustrationartwork NSLU.png|Group artwork (with [[Soda Jungle]] background art)

File:NSLU-Nintendo Direct May1.png|The logo seen in a level.

</gallery></center>

[[File:Mariocap NSLU.png|thumbnail|Mario's cap seen on Peach's table.]]

*In the opening scene, [[Mario's Cap]] is seen on the table of Peach's Castle.

*The artwork used on the box for the game uses the [[Soda Jungle]] background, but the foreground uses the [[Sparkling Waters]] theme.