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'''''New Super Luigi U''''' (stylized as '''''New Super Luigi <s>Bros.</s> U''''') is an expansion game for ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', released as part of the [[Year of Luigi]], celebrating the thirtieth anniversary of Luigi's initial debut. It features [[Luigi]] as the main player, with [[Yellow Toad (character)|Yellow Toad]], [[Blue Toad (character)|Blue Toad]], and, notably, [[Nabbit]] (who replaces [[Mario]] from the original game) playable in multiplayer mode.<ref name="Nintendo Direct"></ref> Although it refers to him, the game does not feature Mario himself at all.

==Gameplay==

The gameplay is largely similar to its base game, except that the playable characters retain Luigi's higher jump and lower traction from ''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]''. The game has been designed to be more difficult, with each stage starting at only 100 seconds; due to this, however, the courses have also been made shorter than normal while also being packed with enemies and obstacles. While the levels have all been altered from the base game, the world map itself has not been. Elements like [[List of items|item]]s, [[List of power-ups|power-up]]s, [[Star Coin]]s, [[Toad House]]s, [[Enemy Course]]s, and bosses are retained as such.

Players can earn power-ups from Toad depending on the time left upon completion of the level. At 088, a [[Super Star]] is given; at 077, a [[Super Acorn]]; at 066, a [[Mini Mushroom]]; 055, an [[Ice Flower]]; 044, a [[Fire Flower]]; and 033, 022, and 011 a [[1-Up Mushroom]].

===Controls===

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|Move, swim (Baby Yoshi)

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|Jump, swim, glide (hold), wall jump, Flutter Jump (Yoshi; hold), double/triple jump (press right upon landing)

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|Run, carry objects (hold); shoot fireballs/iceballs, extend tongue (Yoshi)

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|Ground Pound (normal, simultaneous*)

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|Crouch, slide (on slopes)

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|Climb (on fences, ladders, poles)

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|Bubble*

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|Enter door/[[Warp Pipe]]

|Door: {{button|wii|padup}}<br>Pipe: {{button|wii|pad}} (in direction of entrance)

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|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}}

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|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)

|{{button|wii|1}} + {{button|wii|Wiimote}} (shake)<br>(release {{button|wii|1}} to throw)

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|Pause

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|Boost Mode*

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<small><nowiki>*</nowiki> Multiplayer only.</small>

====Map/menus====

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|Pause

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|Zoom in/out (map view)

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|Confirm, hide/show Miiverse posts (map view)

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|Back

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==Characters==

===Playable===

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NSMBUYellowToad.png|[[Yellow Toad (character)|Yellow Toad]]

NSMBUBlueToad.png|[[Blue Toad (character)|Blue Toad]]

NabbitNSMBU.png|[[Nabbit]]

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===Bosses===

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Lemmy Koopa NSMBU.png|[[Lemmy Koopa]] ([[Acorn Plains]])

MortonNSMBU.png|[[Morton Koopa Jr.]] ([[Layer Cake Desert]])

LudwigNSMBU.png|[[Ludwig von Koopa]] ([[Meringue Clouds]])

Bowserjr NSMBU.png|[[Bowser Jr.]] ([[Airship]]s)

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YoshiNSMBW.png|[[Yoshi (species)|Yoshis]]

GlowbabyyoshiNSMBU.png|[[Glowing Baby Yoshi]]s

PeachtoadsNSMBU.png|[[Princess Peach]]<br>[[Toad]]

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==Changes==

The world map itself is unchanged from ''New Super Mario Bros. U'', but level designs have a drastic makeover. As mentioned above, playable characters and their abilities have changed. The timer for each level is also set to start from 100 seconds and a 100-seconds time bonus is added to the timer after going to the boss door in the [[tower]]s and [[castle]]s (150 seconds in [[All Aboard!]] and 250 seconds in [[The Final Battle (New Super Luigi U)|The Final Battle]]). Items in red Toad Houses may vary as well. For example, a [[1-Up Mushroom]] is in place of a [[Super Mushroom]]. Similarly, [[Enemy Course]]s contain only [[Mini Mushroom]]s and [[Propeller Mushroom]]s, as opposed to only [[Super Star]]s. There are no [[Checkpoint Flag]]s. Many elements of the game are colored green to emphasize Luigi, and all of the levels have a hidden Luigi in a wall or platform ([[Flying Squirrel Ovation]] has two).

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==Worlds==  

There are 82 new courses replacing the original courses from ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' with different level names, while the world names are retained.

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==Power-ups and transformations==

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|<center>'''[[Small Mario|Small Luigi]]'''<br>(starting form)</center>

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|<center>'''[[Penguin Mario|Penguin Luigi]]'''<br>([[File:Penguinsuit.png|x20px|link=Penguin Suit]] required)</center>  

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==Luigi sightings==

{{main|List of Luigi sightings in New Super Luigi U}}

In every level within ''New Super Luigi U'' there is one Luigi image hidden somewhere within the level. There are a total of 83 Luigi sightings, a reference to Luigi's debut year. These images range from 8-bit ''Super Mario Bros.''-esque to his various artworks throughout the series. The way these Luigis are placed in the level ranges from being in the open to being a background detail.

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Blue Toad Artwork - New Super Luigi U.png|[[Blue Toad]] holding a [[Red Shell]]

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

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==Development==

Conversely, Chris Shilling of Eurogamer gave the content a 6/10, criticizing that, "It's not a bad game by any stretch of the imagination: the level design is still a cut above so many of Nintendo's peers. But by the series' consistently high standards, it qualifies as a disappointment."<ref>[http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-06-24-new-super-luigi-u-review]</ref>. Edge also gave the game a 6, criticizing the game's stages by saying, "the quality of the level design is mixed: some stages feel claustrophobic yet others are surprisingly baggy, and few are considerate enough to accommodate four players." The writer goes on to say that, "At its best, New Super Luigi U is an exhilarating test of skill," but also criticizes the game by saying that, "on occasion it dangerously approximates a fan-made ROM hack," in the end saying that, "Some will undoubtedly find its challenge inviting, but others will rightly expect more ingenuity from Nintendo than this."<ref>[http://www.edge-online.com/review/new-super-luigi-u-review/]</ref> GamesRadar writer Henry Gilbert, giving the game 3/5 stars, also says that, "If you’re ready for the heightened difficulty of solo play in New Super Luigi U, then you’ll find it rewarding. Otherwise, it’s a taxing platformer that’s only made more rage-inducing in multiplayer."<ref>[http://www.gamesradar.com/new-super-luigi-u-review/]</ref>

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|Chris Carter, [https://www.destructoid.com/review-new-super-luigi-u-256692.phtml Destructoid]

|8/10

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|Chris Schilling, [https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-06-24-new-super-luigi-u-review Eurogamer]

|6/10

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|Vince Ingenito, [https://www.ign.com/articles/2013/06/27/new-super-luigi-u-review IGN]

|7.3/10

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|Peter Brown, [https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/new-super-luigi-u-review/1900-6410778/ GameSpot]

|8.5/10

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===Sales===

==References to other games==

*''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'': Various Luigi sightings are sprites taken from this game.

*''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'': The portrait used to enter Big Boo Battle is reused as a hidden Luigi.

*''[[Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon]]'': The Luigi sighting in [[Vanishing Ghost House]] is based on Luigi and [[King Boo]]'s artwork from this game.

==References in later games==

*''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'': Hidden 8-bit Luigis randomly appear in levels.

*''[[NES Remix 2]]'': Hidden 8-bit Luigis appear in some of the stages.

==Trivia==

*Even though [[Nabbit]] helps Luigi in multiplayer mode, Nabbit still steals items from the [[Toad House]]s, and the players will have to catch him. It will not work when Nabbit is playing in Co-op mode, and in single-player mode if the player does the trick to play as Nabbit in the level where Nabbit went, the player will still continue playing as Luigi.

*An in-game time unit in ''New Super Luigi U'' is 1 second, while in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', an in-game time unit lasts only 0.75 seconds.

*US and Canada Club Nintendo members who purchased ''New Super Luigi U'' from the Nintendo eShop by August 1, 2013 and completed the surveys within four weeks after downloading could receive double the amount of coins (for a total of 40 coins) compared to the original amount (20 coins). They also had a chance to win 1 of 980 Luigi pins.<ref>http://club2.nintendo.com/new-super-luigi-u-promo/</ref>