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|image=[[File:NSLU NA Box Art.png|250px]]<br>North American box cover.

'''''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.

The title was first released on the [[Nintendo eShop]] on [[Wii U]] for region price as downloadable content for ''New Super Mario Bros. U''; the game must be updated to version 1.3.0 before ''New Super Luigi U'' can be accessed in-game, and requires 731.4 MB of memory to be installed. Once downloaded, the prompt to access the Nintendo eShop to download the expansion is replaced with a prompt to go to the main menu for ''New Super Luigi U''. Support for the Wii U Pro Controller is also included in addition to {{button|wii|Wiimote}} and the {{button|wiiu|GamePad}} controls in ''New Super Mario Bros. U''. The game was later released at retail as a standalone game for region price, not requiring ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' to play. Both games were later released in a compilation known as ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U + New Super Luigi U]]'', initially included exclusively in the Mario & Luigi Wii U Deluxe Set bundle, but later released as a standalone [[Nintendo Selects]] disc at a price cheaper than either game individually (the precise price is dependent on the region). This game was also included in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]'' for the [[Nintendo Switch]]. The DLC was later removed from the Wii U eShop due to its discontinuation on March 27, 2023, making it no longer possible for players to purchase it. However, players who purchased the DLC before this date can still play it as long as it is on their Wii U device.

==Gameplay==

[[File:NSMBU and NSLU Physics Comparison.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Comparison of the jump physics in both games.]]

===Controls===

====Stages====

!width=40%|Action(s)

!Wii U GamePad

====Map/menus====

!width=40%|Action(s)

!width=30%|Wii U GamePad/Pro Controller

|-

|align=center|[[File:MegaEepCheep.png|100px]]<br>[[Big Eep Cheep]]s

|align=center|[[Cheep Chomp Chase]]

|align=center|[[Urchin Reef Romp]]

|align=center|[[Star Coin Deep Dive]]

|-

|[[Big Deep Cheep]]

|align=center|Large variants of Deep Cheeps that are found in underwater levels.

|align=center|[[File:NSMBW Blooper Sprite.png|100px]]

|[[Blooper]]

|colspan="2"align=center|[[Star Coin Deep Dive]]

|-

|align=center|[[File:NSMBW Boo Render.png|100px]]

|[[Boo]]

|align=center|[[Peek-a-Boo Ghost House]]

|align=center|[[Vanishing Ghost House]]

|align=center|[[File:NSMBW Boomerang Bro Render.png|100px]]

|[[Boomerang Bro]]

|align=center|[[All Aboard!]]

|align=center|[[Above the Bouncy Clouds]]

|align=center|[[File:Broozer.png|100px]]

|[[Broozer]]

|colspan="2"align=center|[[Broozers and Barrels]]

|-

|align=center|[[File:NSMBW Chain Chomp Render.png|100px]]

|[[Chain Chomp]]

|colspan="2"align=center|[[Wiggler Rodeo]]

|-

|-

|align=center|[[File:NSMBW Cheep-Chomp Render.png|100px]]

|align=center|[[Cheep Chomp Chase]]

|align=center|[[Star Coin Deep Dive]]

|align=center|[[File:NSMBW Cooligan Model.png|100px]]

|[[Cooligan]]

|colspan="2"align=center|[[Cooligan Shrooms]]

|-

|align=center|[[File:NSMBW Deep Cheep Render.png|100px]]

|colspan="2"align=center|[[Cheep Chomp Chase]]

|-

|[[Dragoneel]]*

|-

|align=center|[[File:DryBones NSMBW.png|100px]]

|align=center|[[File:NSMBW Eep Cheep Render.png|100px]]

|[[Eep Cheep]]

|colspan="2"align=center|[[Cheep Chomp Chase]]

|-

|align=center|[[File:NSMBW Fire Bro Sprite.png|100px]]

|[[Fire Bro]]

|align=center|[[Piranhas in the Dark]]

|align=center|[[Magmaw River Cruise]]

|align=center|[[File:FirePiranhaPlantNSMBW.png|100px]]

|[[Fire Piranha Plant]]

|align=center|[[Slippery Rope Ladders]]

|align=center|[[Spine Coaster Stowaways]]

|align=center|[[File:Fishy Bone.png|100px]]

|[[Fish Bone]]

|align=center|[[Haunted Cargo Hold]]

|align=center|[[Deepsea Stone-Eyes]]

|align=center|[[File:FlameChompNSMBW.png|100px]]

|[[Flame Chomp]]

|colspan="2"align=center|[[Flame Chomp Ferris Wheel]]

|-

|align=center|[[File:Fliprus.png|100px]]

|[[Fliprus]]*

|align=center|[[Fliprus Floes]]

|align=center|[[Hammerswing Hangout]]

|align=center|[[File:NSMBW Foo Render.png|100px]]

|[[Foo]]

|colspan="2"align=center|[[Three-Headed Snake Block]]

|-

|align=center|[[File:NSMBW Fuzzy Sprite.png|100px]]

|[[Fuzzy]]

|align=center|[[Mount Fuzzy]]

|align=center|[[Cloudy Capers]]

|align=center|[[File:Goombrat.png|100px]]

|[[Goombrat]]*

|align=center|[[Wiggler Rodeo]]

|align=center|[[Hot Cogs]]

|align=center|[[File:NSMBU Grrrol Artwork.png|100px]]

|[[Grrrol]]*

|align=center|[[Underground Grrrols]]

|align=center|[[Smashing-Stone Tower]]

|align=center|[[File:Heavy Para-Beetle Side View.png|100px]]

|[[Heavy Para-Beetle]]

|colspan="2"align=center|[[Para-Beetle Parade]]

|-

|align=center|[[File:Huckit Crab.png|100px]]

|[[Huckit Crab]]

|align=center|[[Huckit Beach Resort]]

|align=center|[[Porcupuffer Cavern]]

|align=center|[[File:NSMBU Fire Bar Cliffs Screenshot.jpg|100px]]

|[[Huge Fire Bar]]*

|colspan="2"align=center|[[Fire Bar Sprint]]

|-

|align=center|[[Frozen Fuzzies]]

|-

|[[Icicle]]

|align=center|Icicles that fall when the player gets close underneath.

|align=center|[[Larry's Trigger-Happy Castle]]

|align=center|[[Para-Beetle Parade]]

|-

|align=center|[[File:GreenKoopaTroopa.png|100px]]

|align=center|[[File:NSMBW Lakitu Artwork.jpg|100px]]

|[[Lakitu]]

|align=center|[[Spinning Sandstones]]

|align=center|[[Cloudy Capers]]

|align=center|[[File:NSMBU Iggy Castle Battle.png|100px]]

|[[Magmaargh]]

|colspan="2"align=center|[[Iggy's Swinging-Chains Castle]]

|-

|align=center|[[File:MagmawNSMBU.png|100px]]

|[[Magmaw]]

|align=center|[[Magmaw River Cruise]]

|align=center|[[The Final Battle (New Super Luigi U)|The Final Battle]]

|align=center|[[File:NewMechaKoopa.jpg|100px]]

|[[Mechakoopa]]

|colspan="2"align=center|[[All Aboard!]]

|-

|align=center|[[File:NSMBU Boarding the Airship Mecha Hand.jpg|100px]]

|[[Mecha Hand]]*

|align=center|[[All Aboard!]]

|align=center|[[Bowser Jr. Showdown]]

|align=center|[[File:NSMBU Dai Goro Screenshot.png|100px]]

|[[Mega Grrrol]]*

|align=center|[[Underground Grrrols]]

|align=center|[[Smashing-Stone Tower]]

|align=center|[[File:NSMBW Mini Goomba Render.png|100px]]

|[[Mini Goomba]]

|align=center|[[Stonecrush Tower]]

|align=center|[[Magmaw River Cruise]]

|align=center|[[File:NSMBW Missle Bill Screenshot.png|100px]]

|[[Bull's-Eye Bill|Missile Bill]]

|colspan="2"align=center|[[Roy's Ironclad Castle]]

|-

|align=center|[[File:NSMBW Parabeetle Render.png|100px]]

|[[Para-Beetle]]

|colspan="2"align=center|[[Para-Beetle Parade]]

|-

|align=center|[[Bowser Jr. Showdown]]

|align=center|[[Current Event]]

|-

|align=center|[[File:NSMBW Piranha Plant Render.png|100px]]

|align=center|[[File:NSMBU Lakitu and Piranha Pod Artwork.jpg|100px]]

|[[Piranha Pod]]*

|align=center|[[Spinning Sandstones]]

|align=center|[[Beanstalk Jungle]]

|align=center|[[File:NSMBW Pokey Render.png|100px]]

|[[Pokey]]

|colspan="2"align=center|[[Underground Grrrols]]

|-

|align=center|[[File:NSMBW Porcupuffer Render.png|100px]]

|[[Porcupuffer]]

|colspan="2"align=center|[[Porcupuffer Cavern]]

|-

|align=center|[[File:SledgebrosNSMBW.png|100px]]

|[[Sledge Bro]]

|colspan="2"align=center|[[All Aboard!]]

|-

|align=center|[[File:Spike NSMBW Artwork.png|100px]]

|[[Spike]]

|align=center|[[Spike's Tumbling Desert]]

|align=center|[[Spike's Seesaws]]

|align=center|[[File:SpinyCheep-CheepNSMBW.png|100px]]

|[[Spiny Cheep Cheep]]

|align=center|[[Haunted Cargo Hold]]

|align=center|[[Star Coin Deep Dive]]

|align=center|[[File:NSMBU Sumo Bro Artwork.png|50px]]

|[[Sumo Bro]]

|align=center|[[Sumo Bro Bridge]]

|align=center|[[Sumo Bro's Spinning Tower]]

|align=center|[[File:Missile TorpedoNSMBU.png|100px]]

|[[Targeting Ted]]*

|align=center|[[Larry's Trigger-Happy Castle]]

|align=center|[[All Aboard!]]

|align=center|[[File:Thwomp NSMBW.png|100px]]

|[[Thwomp]]

|colspan="2"align=center|[[Wendy's Thwomp Castle]]

|-

|align=center|[[File:NSMBU Red Torpedo Base Screenshot.png|100px]]

|[[Torpedo Base (Targeting Ted)|Torpedo Base]]*

|align=center|[[Larry's Trigger-Happy Castle]]

|align=center|[[All Aboard!]]

|[[Torpedo Ted]]

|align=center|A slow-moving torpedo that flies in one direction.

|align=center|[[Larry's Trigger-Happy Castle]]

|align=center|[[All Aboard!]]

|align=center|[[File:NSMBU Gliding Waddlewing Artwork.png|100px]]

|[[Waddlewing]]*

|align=center|[[Waddlewing Warning!]]

|align=center|[[Flying Squirrel Ovation]]  

|[[Cog (obstacle)|Cog]]

|align=center|Gear-like platforms that the player must go under to pass. If they remain under one, they are squished and lose a life.  

|align=center|[[Hot Cogs]]

|-

|[[Current]]

|align=center|Currents that push the player.

|align=center|[[Star Coin Deep Dive]]

|-

|align=center|Block the player's view.

|align=center|[[Lemmy's Lights-Out Castle]]

|align=center|[[Morton's Lava-Block Castle]]

|align=center|[[The Final Battle (New Super Luigi U)|The Final Battle]]

|-

|align=center|[[File:NSMBU Iggy's Volcanic Castle Screenshot.jpg|100px]]

|align=center|Lava that moves up in waves.

|colspan="2"align=center|[[Iggy's Swinging-Chains Castle]]

|-

|[[Poison (obstacle)|Poison]]

|align=center|A liquid hazard that can cause the player to instantly lose a life.

|align=center|[[Under Construction]]

|-

|[[Quicksand]]

|align=center|Sand that sinks the player.

|align=center|[[Spinning Sandstones]]

|-

|[[Sand Geyser]]

|align=center|Sand that rises up from pits.

|colspan="2"align=center|[[Spinning Sandstones]]

|-

|[[Water Geyser]]

|align=center|[[Huckit Beach Resort]]

|align=center|[[The Great Geysers]]

{{NSMBU map}}

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.

!colspan=8 bgcolor=#ABC|<big>Worlds</big>

!width=2%|#

!width="5%"|Level

|[[File:NSMBU Fliprus Icon.png|x22px|Secret|link=]]

|[[Fliprus Floes]]

!width=2%|#

!width="5%"|Level

|[[File:NSMBU Parabeetle Icon.png|x22px|Secret|link=]]

|[[Para-Beetle Parade]]

|-

|-

|colspan="2"|1

==Power-ups and transformations==

|[[File:NSLU Small Luigi Artwork.png|60px|center]]

|[[File:NSMBU Luigi Jumping Artwork.png|100px|center]]

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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|Reviewer, Publication

|align="left"|"''New Super Luigi U is a terrific title for capable platform gamers, with intense and exciting bursts of momentum to put those thumbs to the test. What that does do, however, is make multiplayer even more awkward than before, and possibly puts the title beyond the reach of less experienced gamers, even with the indestructible Nabbit. The sense of the old is thankfully tempered by a fresh feel and clever level design, however, and even if the adventure won't last long for those without completionist instincts, it's fun while it lasts.''"

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|colspan=2|Compiler

*''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]'': One of the Luigi sightings is a sprite of Luigi from this ''[[Super Mario World]]'' version.

*''[[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>

==Names in other languages==

{{foreign names

|JapR=Nyū Sūpā Ruīji Yū

|JapM=New Super Luigi U

{{NSMBU}}

{{Wii U}}

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