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|image=[[File:NSMBU boxcover.png|250px]]<br>'''North American box cover'''
|image=[[File:NSMBU boxcover.png|250px]]<br>North American box cover
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'''''New Super Mario Bros. U''''' is a side-scrolling 2.5D platform game for the [[Wii U]]. It is the fourteenth installment in the main [[Super Mario (series)|''Super Mario'' series]], the ninth installment in the ''Super Mario Bros.'' series, and the fourth installment in the ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' series. Released on November 18, 2012 in North America, November 30th in Europe and Australia, and in Japan on December 8th. It is the first ''Mario'' platformer game since ''[[Super Mario 64]]'', as well as the first 2D platformer since ''[[Super Mario World]]'', to be released as a launch title for a home console. Based off the ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Mii]]'' tech demo shown at E3 2011, the game uses new, more detailed background styles and introduces the Flying Squirrel power-up, acquired by [[Mario]] and his friends by a mushroom-like acorn called the [[Super Acorn]].
'''''New Super Mario Bros. U''''' is a 2012 side-scrolling {{wp|2.5D}} [[Genre#Platform|platforming]] game, and a launch title for the [[Wii U]]. It is the sixteenth entry in the [[Super Mario (series)|''Super Mario'' series]]<ref name=encyclopedia>{{cite|author=Kazuya Sakai (Ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara ({{wp|Shogakukan}}) (ed.)|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Encyclopedia Super Mario Bros.]]''|location=Milwaulkie|publisher=[[Dark Horse Comics|Dark Horse Books]]|date=2018|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8}}</ref> and the fourth ''[[New Super Mario Bros. (disambiguation)|New Super Mario Bros.]]'' game. As a sequel to ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', the game is a follow-up to ''[[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 mid-2013, titled ''[[New Super Luigi U]]''.


Based upon the ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Mii]]'' tech demo shown at {{wp|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#Wii U GamePad|Wii U GamePad]] in [[Boost Mode]].
The game was originally purchasable at the [[Nintendo eShop#Wii U|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 in regions outside of Japan.
[[Reissue#Ports|A port]] titled ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]'' was released for the [[Nintendo Switch]] in January 2019, and once again contains both ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' and ''New Super Luigi U''.
==Story==
==Story==
[[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Blue Toad (character)|Blue Toad]] and [[Yellow Toad (character)|Yellow Toad]] are with [[Princess Peach]] in [[Princess Peach's Castle]] having dinner together. [[Bowser]] suddenly arrives in his [[Airship]], with a giant mechanical fist, that smashes and launches the brothers and the Toads towards the Acorn Plains. Mario and his friends crash into the [[Acorn Tree]], launching [[Super Acorn]]s through the area. Mario and co. 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 seige on Princess Peach's Castle, setting the Mario Bros. and the Toads to go on a new adventure and save Princess Peach.
[[File:NSMBU Intro 1.png|thumb|left|upright=1.4|The Mario Bros. and Toads about to be hit by the [[Mecha Hand]].]]
[[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Yellow Toad and Blue Toad|Yellow Toad, and 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]] 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 by a [[Bubble Baby Yoshi]] and [[Balloon Baby Yoshi]], and they then 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 to save Princess Peach.
 
As the game progresses, the view occasionally shifts to Peach's Castle, showing the flags being replaced by Bowser's flags (after [[Tilted Tunnel]]), and the castle being surrounded by a thin tornado-like cloud that is made thicker by [[Kamek|Magikoopa]]'s magic (after [[Stoneslide Tower]]), entirely obscuring the castle (after [[Giant Skewer Tower]] or [[Freezing-Rain Tower]]). Mario, Luigi, Yellow Toad, and Blue Toad also encounter Bowser's forces, including the Koopalings, [[Boom Boom]], Magikoopa, and [[Bowser Jr.]], who occasionally attacks the heroes with his father's airship. All of them are defeated, 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 the tower and Bowser appears, now at a giant size, alongside Bowser Jr. Eventually, Bowser is defeated and Bowser Jr., embarrassed, flees. The character that defeated 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, who has returned to his normal size, recovers. Noticing the escaping airship, he climbs up onto one of the castle towers and leaps onto the ship, but his weight causes it to plummet into a hill nearby; they then fly away hanging onto Bowser Jr.'s [[Junior Clown Car]] while Mario and Blue Toad watch. They then turn back to the others, who are celebrating their victory, 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. (disambiguation)|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 co. 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#Wii U GamePad|Wii U GamePad]], and single-player or multiplayer using [[Wii#Wii Remote|Wii Remotes]] and/or [[Wii U#Wii U Pro Controller|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.


After reaching Peach's Castle, Mario defeats Bowser and sees Peach in a tower. Before he can save her, she is locked inside. Then Bowser returns, and Mario must use [[Bowser Jr]].'s Koopa Clown Car (stolen by stomping the rider) to trounce him. Bowser eventually is defeated and Bowser Jr. runs away in fright. Mario (or whoever delivered the final blow to Bowser) gets to Peach and bows down to her, he is then kissed on the forehead by her, to Mario's shock but delight. The [[Koopa Troop]] leaves and their airship crashes, and Mario and Co. rejoice.
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.


==Gameplay Features==
The sound is in stereo, with no support for 5.1 surround.
[[File:WiiU NewMarioU 1 scrn01 E3.png|left|thumb|250px|Mario in his [[Flying Squirrel Mario|Flying Squirrel]] suit, in the first level of Acorn Plains.]]
===Controls===
The gameplay of ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' is very similar to that of past ''New Super Mario Bros.'' games, specially ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', with the return of the 4-player multiplayer, while most of the elements and design found in the game make a heavy reference to ''[[Super Mario World]]''. The new of the game are that players can play as their [[Mii]]s, including the first player, who can also choose whoever to play as. A fifth player can join as well, though he/she will use the Wii U GamePad to assist the players, in a mode known as [[Boost Mode]]. This mode allows the fifth player to create temporarily blocks to either assist or annoy the other players, simply by touching the GamePad screen. The player operating Boost Mode can also stun enemies.
[[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.


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.
Unlike ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', this game lacks [[Wii#Nunchuk|Nunchuk]] support.
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====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|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}}<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===
===Worlds===
Unlike previous ''New Super Mario Bros.'' titles, where the worlds were separated like ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' has a seamless world map with areas named after different foods and drinks, similar to that of ''Super Mario World''. Like ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', the Worlds include [[Toad House]]s and [[Enemy Course]]s that players will across 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 [[Fortress]]es, [[Castle]]s and [[Ghost House]]-related levels within each part of the world:
{{NSMBU map}}
Unlike the previous ''New Super Mario Bros.'' titles, where worlds are separated like in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' has a contiguous world map, similar to ''[[Super Mario World]]''. Like ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', the worlds include [[Toad House]]s and [[Enemy Course]]s, though only red and green Toad Houses return. Also returning are [[Tower]]s, [[Castle]]s, and [[Ghost House]]-related levels. The music changes instruments throughout the world map similar to [[Yoshi's Island (location)|Yoshi's Island]].


[[File:NSMBUMushroomKingdom.png|thumb|400px|The entire world map (excluding Superstar Road and Coin Battle World).]]
This is the first 2D ''Super Mario'' game to use completely unique names for each of its levels, and the second after ''Super Mario World'' to name its greater areas in-game. Both games use food and beverages as the theme for their world names.
*'''World 1: [[Acorn Plains]]''': A grassy world with plenty of shrubs, slanted mountains, and the [[Acorn Tree]].
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*'''World 2: [[Layer-Cake Desert]]''': A desert world with various desserts, such as melting ice creams, giant cakes, and a sea of sand with Moai-like statues.
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*'''World 3: [[Sparkling Waters]]''': A tropical world with multiple islands, bubbling water geysers, and a sunken ship. This world can be entirely skipped for Frosted Glacier.
{|width=80% class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
*'''World 4: [[Frosted Glacier]]''': A snowy world that takes place at night filled with stars and constellations. This world can be entirely skipped for Sparkling Waters.
!colspan="6" align="center" style="background:#0096c8; color:white"|<big>Worlds</big>
*'''World 5: [[Soda Jungle]]''': A rainforest-esque world similar to the [[Forest of Illusion]], with giant enemies and blocks, similar to [[Big Island]].
|-
*'''World 6: [[Rock-Candy Mines]]''': A mountainous world with tall, pillar like mountains. A cloud train seems to separate this world from the next world.
!colspan=2 width=25% style="background:#DAF7A6"|{{Color-link|Acorn Plains|black}} (grass)
*'''World 7: [[Meringue Clouds]]''': A sky world resembling the foreground of levels in [[World 7 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 7]] from ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''.
!colspan=2 width=25% style="background:LemonChiffon"|{{Color-link|Layer-Cake Desert|Black}} (desert)
*'''World 8: [[Peach's Castle (New Super Mario Bros. U)|Peach's Castle]]''': 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 (the flags now have Bowser's symbol on them) but on the inside it is similar to [[Bowser's Castle]] from previous installments.
!colspan=2 width=25% style="background:skyblue"|{{Color-link|Sparkling Waters|Black}} (beach)
*'''World 9: [[Superstar Road]]''': 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.
|-
*'''[[Secret Island]]''': A small area between Acorn Plains and Sparkling Waters that houses a [[Toad House#Records Toad House|Records Toad House]].
|colspan=2|[[File:NSMBU Acorn Plains Map.png|250px]]
*'''[[Coin Courses#New Super Mario Bros. U|Coin Courses]]''': A multiplayer exclusive world found in [[Coin Battle]].
|colspan="2"|[[File:Layer Cake Desert.png|250px]]
|colspan="2"|[[File:NSMBU Sparkling Waters World Map Screenshot.png|250px]]
|-
|colspan=2 align=center|A grassy world with plenty of shrubs, slanted mountains, and the [[Acorn Tree]]. This world is similar to many other first worlds in the ''Super Mario'' series.
|colspan=2 align=center|A desert dotted with melting ice creams, giant cakes, and a sea of sand with [[Stone-Eye|Moai-like statues]].
|colspan=2 align=center|A chain of tropical islands and sea stacks, similar to [[World 4 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 4]] from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''. This world can be entirely skipped for Frosted Glacier.
|-bgcolor=#7fb7ce
!width=2%|#
!width="5%"|Level
!width=2%|#
!width="5%"|Level
!width=2%|#
!width="5%"|Level
|-
|1
|[[Acorn Plains Way]] (grass)
|1
|[[Stone-Eye Zone]] (desert)
|1
|[[Waterspout Beach]] (beach)
|-
|2
|[[Tilted Tunnel]] (cave)
|2
|[[Perilous Pokey Cave]] (desert/cave)
|2
|[[Tropical Refresher]] (underwater)
|-
|[[File:NSMBW Tower Icon.png|x18px|Tower|link=Tower]]
|[[Crushing-Cogs Tower]] (tower)
|3
|[[Fire Snake Cavern]] (desert/cave)
|[[File:NSMBW Tower Icon.png|x18px|Tower|link=Tower]]
|[[Giant Skewer Tower]] (tower)
|-
|3
|[[Yoshi Hill]] (grass)
|[[File:NSMBW Tower Icon.png|x18px|Tower|link=Tower]]
|[[Stoneslide Tower]] (tower/desert)
|[[File:Ghost Icon.png|x18px|Ghost House|link=Ghost House]]
|[[Haunted Shipwreck]] (haunted shipwreck)
|-
|4
|[[Mushroom Heights]] (sky)
|4
|[[Spike's Spouting Sands]] (desert)
|3
|[[Above the Cheep Cheep Seas]] (beach)
|-
|5
|[[Rise of the Piranha Plants]] (grass)
|5
|[[Dry Desert Mushrooms]] (sky)
|4
|[[Urchin Shoals]] (beach)
|-
|[[File:Castle Icon.png|x18px|Castle|link=Castle]]
|[[Lemmy's Swingback Castle]] (castle)
|6
|[[Blooming Lakitus]] (desert)
|5
|[[Dragoneel's Undersea Grotto]] (underwater)
|-
|[[File:NSMBU Blooper Icon.png|x25px|Secret|link=]]
|[[Blooper's Secret Lair]] (underwater/cave)
|[[File:Castle Icon.png|x18px|Castle|link=Castle]]
|[[Morton's Compactor Castle]] (castle)
|[[File:Castle Icon.png|x18px|Castle|link=Castle]]
|[[Larry's Torpedo Castle]] (castle)
|-
|colspan="2"|
|[[File:NSMBU Ice Block Icon.png|x20px|Secret|link=]]
|[[Piranha Plants on Ice]] (snow)
|[[File:NSMBU Leaf Icon.png|x20px|Secret|link=]]
|[[Skyward Stalk]] (sky)
|-
!colspan=2 width=25% style="background:powderblue"|{{Color-link|Frosted Glacier|Black}} (snow)
!colspan=2 width=25% style="background:darkseagreen"|{{Color-link|Soda Jungle|Black}} (jungle)
!colspan=2 width=25% style="background:beige"|{{Color-link|Rock-Candy Mines|Black}} (mountain)
|-
|colspan="2"|[[File:NSMBU Frosted Glacier Map.png|250px]]
|colspan="2"|[[File:NSMBU Soda Jungle Main Map.png|250px]]<br><div class="contentbox mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"data-expandtext="Show sub-area"data-collapsetext="Hide sub-area">[[File:NSMBU Soda Jungle Haunted.png|250px]]</div>
|colspan="2"|[[File:NSMBU Rock-Candy Mines World Map Screenshot.png|250px]]
|-
|colspan=2 align=center|A snowy mountain set at night, filled with stars and constellations. This world can be entirely skipped for Sparkling Waters.
|colspan=2 align=center|A rainforest flooded by purple [[Poison (obstacle)|poison]], based on the [[Forest of Illusion]] from ''[[Super Mario World]]'' and [[World 4 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 4]] from ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''
|colspan=2 align=center|A rocky region with tall, holey mountains. Several red and blue switches similar to [[! Switch]]es appear in this world, and pressing them activates [[Stretch Block]]s with their corresponding color.
|-bgcolor=#7fb7ce
!width=2%|#
!width="5%"|Level
!width=2%|#
!width="5%"|Level
!width=2%|#
!width="5%"|Level
|-
|1
|[[Spinning-Star Sky]] (snow)
|[[File:NSMBW Airship Sprite.png|x18px|Airship|link=Airship]]
|[[The Mighty Cannonship]] (airship)
|1
|[[Fuzzy Clifftop]] (mountain
|-
|2
|[[Cooligan Fields]] (snow)
|1
|[[Jungle of the Giants]] (jungle)
|2
|[[Porcupuffer Falls]] (mountain)
|-
|[[File:NSMBW Tower Icon.png|x18px|Tower|link=Tower]]
|[[Freezing-Rain Tower]] (tower/snow)
|2
|[[Bridge over Poisoned Waters]] (jungle)
|[[File:NSMBW Tower Icon.png|x18px|Tower|link=Tower]]
|[[Grinding-Stone Tower]] (tower)
|-
|3
|[[Prickly Goombas!]] (snow)
|3
|[[Bramball Woods]] (jungle)
|3
|[[Waddlewing's Nest]] (mountain)
|-
|4
|[[Scaling the Mountainside]] (snow)
|[[File:NSMBW Tower Icon.png|x18px|Tower|link=Tower]]
|[[Snake Block Tower]] (tower)
|4
|[[Light Blocks, Dark Tower]] (cave)
|-
|5
|[[Icicle Caverns]] (snow/cave)
|[[File:Ghost Icon.png|x18px|Ghost House|link=Ghost House]]
|[[Which-Way Labyrinth]] (haunted house)
|5
|[[Walking Piranha Plants!]] (mountain)
|-
|[[File:Ghost Icon.png|x18px|Ghost House|link=Ghost House]]
|[[Swaying Ghost House]] (haunted house)
|4
|[[Painted Swampland]] (haunted forest/painting)
|6
|[[Thrilling Spine Coaster]] (cave)
|-
|[[File:Castle Icon.png|x18px|Castle|link=Castle]]
|[[Wendy's Shifting Castle]] (castle)
|5
|[[Deepsea Ruins]] (underwater/cave)
|[[File:NSMBW Tower Icon.png|x18px|Tower|link=Tower]]2
|[[Screwtop Tower]] (tower)
|-
|[[File:NSMBU Fliprus Icon.png|x22px|Secret|link=]]
|[[Fliprus Lake]] (snow)
|6
|[[Seesaw Bridge]] (jungle)
|7
|[[Shifting-Floor Cave]] (cave)
|-
|rowspan=3 colspan=2|
|7
|[[Wiggler Stampede]] (jungle)
|[[File:Castle Icon.png|x18px|Castle|link=Castle]]
|[[Roy's Conveyor Castle]] (castle)
|-
|[[File:Castle Icon.png|x18px|Castle|link=Castle]]
|[[Iggy's Volcanic Castle]] (castle)
|colspan="2"rowspan="2"|
|-
|[[File:NSMBU Parabeetle Icon.png|x22px|Secret|link=]]
|[[Flight of the Para-Beetles]] (sky)
|-
!colspan=2 width=25% style="background:lightsalmon"|{{Color-link|Meringue Clouds|black}} (sky)
!colspan=2 width=25% style="background:pink"|{{Color-link|Peach's Castle (world)|black|Peach's Castle}} (volcano/Peach's Castle exterior)
!colspan=2 width="100%"style="background:#feff82"|{{Color-link|Superstar Road|Black}} (cosmic)
|-
|colspan="2"|[[File:Meringue Clouds.png|250px]]
|colspan="2"|[[File:NSMBU Peach's Castle World Map.png|250px]]
|colspan=2|[[File:NSMBU Superstar Road World Map Screenshot.png|250px]]
|-
|colspan=2 align=center|A world above the clouds. Two levels take place at sunset, and this world's [[Castle]] takes place near the tornado surrounding the next world, as marked by different cloud coloration.
|colspan=2 align=center|Peach's domain, initially in its welcoming usual state but slowly transformed into a lava-based area by Bowser. This world must be completed to beat the game.
|colspan=2 align=center|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 the previous worlds.
|-
!style="background:#7fb7ce" width=2%|#
!style="background:#7fb7ce" width="5%"|Level
!style="background:#7fb7ce" width=2%|#
!style="background:#7fb7ce" width="5%"|Level
!style="background:#7fb7ce" width=2%|#
!style="background:#7fb7ce" width="5%"|Level
|-
|1
|[[Land of Flying Blocks]] (sky)
|1
|[[Meteor Moat]] (volcano/castle exterior)
|1
|[[Spine-Tingling Spine Coaster]] (grass)
|-
|2
|[[Seesaw Shrooms (level)|Seesaw Shrooms]] (sky)
|2
|[[Magma-River Cruise]] (volcano/castle exterior)
|2
|[[Run for It]] (desert/sky)
|-
|3
|[[Switchback Hill]] (sky)
|3
|[[Rising Tides of Lava]] (volcano/cave)
|3
|[[Swim for Your Life!]] (underwater/cave)
|-
|[[File:NSMBW Tower Icon.png|x18px|Tower|link=Tower]]
|[[Slide Lift Tower]] (tower)
|4
|[[Firefall Cliffs]] (volcano/castle exterior)
|4
|[[Hammerswing Caverns]] (snow/cave)
|-
|[[File:Ghost Icon.png|x18px|Ghost House|link=Ghost House]]
|[[Spinning Spirit House]] (haunted house)
|[[File:Princess Peach Castle Sprite.png|18px]]
|[[Red-Hot Elevator Ride]] (castle)
|5
|[[Spinning Platforms of Doom]] (haunted forest/painting)
|-
|4
|[[Bouncy Cloud Boomerangs]] (sky)
|[[File:Princess Peach Castle Sprite.png|18px]]2
|[[The Final Battle (New Super Mario Bros. U)|The Final Battle]] (castle)
|6
|[[Fire Bar Cliffs]] (mountain)
|-
|5
|[[A Quick Dip in the Sky]] (sky)
|rowspan=4 colspan=2|
|7
|[[Lakitu! Lakitu! Lakitu!]] (sky)
|-
|6
|[[Snaking above Mist Valley]] (sky)
|8
|[[Pendulum Castle]] (fortress)
|-
|[[File:Castle Icon.png|x18px|Castle|link=Castle]]
|[[Ludwig's Clockwork Castle]] (castle/sky)
|9
|[[Follow That Shell!]] (sky)
|-
|[[File:NSMBW Airship Sprite.png|x18px|Airship|link=Airship]]
|[[Boarding the Airship]] (airship)
|colspan=2|
|}
</center>
====Other areas====
<center>
{|width=55% class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!width=50% style="background:#E9BFFF"|{{Color-link|Secret Island|Black}} (Toad House)
!width=50% colspan=2 style="background:lavender"|{{Color-link|Coin Courses|Black}} (bonus)
|-
|[[File:NSMBU Secret Island World Map.png|250px]]
|colspan="2"|[[File:NSMBU Coin Courses Level Select.png|250px]]
|-
|align=center rowspan=10|A small island between Acorn Plains and Sparkling Waters that houses a [[Toad House|Purple Toad House]], where the player can check several records. It is unlocked alongside Superstar Road.
|colspan=2 align=center|A multiplayer-exclusive world found in [[Coin Battle]], similar to [[World Coin]] from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''.
|-
!style="background:#7fb7ce"|#
!style="background:#7fb7ce"|Difficulty
|-
|{{world-link|coin|1|World Coin-1 (New Super Mario Bros. U)}} (grass)
|★
|-
|{{world-link|coin|2|World Coin-2 (New Super Mario Bros. U)}} (cosmic)
|★
|-
|{{world-link|coin|3|World Coin-3 (New Super Mario Bros. U)}} (beach)
|★★
|-
|{{world-link|coin|4|World Coin-4 (New Super Mario Bros. U)}} (sky)
|★★★
|-
|{{world-link|coin|5|World Coin-5 (New Super Mario Bros. U)}} (underwater)
|★★★
|-
|{{world-link|coin|6|World Coin-6}} (haunted house)
|★★★★
|-
|{{world-link|coin|7|World Coin-7}} (cosmic/snow)
|★★★★★
|-
|{{world-link|coin|8|World Coin-8}} (sky)
|★★★★★
|-
|}
</center>


===Yoshis===
===Yoshis===
[[Green Yoshi]]s make a return, acting much the same as in ''New Super Mario Bros Wii''. [[Baby Yoshis]] also return, which haven't been seen in a ''Mario'' platformer since their ''Super Mario World'' debut. 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. As usual, eating 5 makes him lay an egg containing an item. As it happens in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', Green Yoshi is not able to leave the courses he appears in.
[[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 fruits 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 that he appears in.


''New Super Mario Bros. U'' has differently-coloured Baby Yoshis, each one with a special ability. They differ from the adult Green Yoshi in terms of gameplay. Being babies, they cannot be riden, and characters must carry them throughout the levels. Baby Yoshis also automatically eat almost any enemy that is in front of them. Notably, they don't grow up after gobbling up several enemies, unlike in ''Super Mario World'' where Baby Yoshis became adults after feeding. Two types of Baby Yoshis found on the overworld can be taken into any course, except for the [[Fortress]]es, [[Airship]]s and [[Castle]]s.
''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 no longer grow into adults after eating several enemies, instead remaining as babies. 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.
{|class="wikitable sortable"style="text-align:center;width:100%;margin:0 auto 10px auto;"
!width="5%"|Baby Yoshi
!class="unsortable"width="50%"|Description
|-
|{{sort|Bubble Baby Yoshi|[[File:NSMBU Blue Toad and Baby Yoshi Artwork.png|100px]]<br>[[Bubble Baby Yoshi]]}}
|align=left|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.
|-
|{{sort|Balloon Baby Yoshi|[[File:WiiU NewMarioU 3 char03 E3.png|100px]]<br>[[Balloon Baby Yoshi]]}}
|align=left|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.
|-
|{{sort|Glowing Baby Yoshi|[[File:NSMBU Glowing Baby Yoshi With Mario Artwork 2.png|100px]]<br>[[Glowing Baby Yoshi]]}}
|align=left|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 are 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]] when reach the end of the levels that they appear in.
|}


=====Baby Yoshis=====
===Inventory===
*[[Bubble Baby Yoshi]]: Blue Baby Yoshis that release bubbles from their mouths. Enemies caught in these bubbles will turn into 3 [[Coin]]s, a [[Super Acorn]] or a [[1-Up Mushroom]]. They first appear on the Frosted Glacier map area.
[[File:NSMBU Inventory.png|left|thumb|400px|The inventory.]]
*[[Balloon Baby Yoshi]]: Magenta Baby Yoshis that expand like a balloon 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.
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.
*[[Glowing Baby Yoshi]]: Yellow Baby Yoshis that light up dark areas and can stun enemies. These Baby Yoshis act similar to the [[Glow 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 are 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===
===Extra modes===
[[File:Inventory.PNG|left|thumb|200px|The inventory.]]
[[File:Time Attack Trial NSMBU.png|thumb|upright=1.4|Small Mario playing through a Time Attack stage in Challenge Mode.]]
The world map inventory, seen in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' and ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', returns in ''New Super Mario Bros. U''. Unlike the other inventories, however, this one is limited to ten items only. Players can add items into their inventory by playing red [[Toad House]] minigames, collecting items on the world map itself, or completing an [[Enemy Course]] or catching a [[Nabbit]].
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.


===Options===
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.
[[File:NSMBUSmallM.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Small Mario in Speed Mode, found in Challenge Mode.]]
As well as the main adventure, there are other options to choose from. There is [[Challenge Mode (New Super Mario Bros. U)|Challenge Mode]], where players have to complete a objective, with some having a time limit. Another mode is [[Boost Mode|Boost Rush Mode]], where players have to reach the end of two to three selected stages, much like the [[Coin Rush]] feature in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. Unlike Coin Rush, the stages are auto-scrolling, meaning the player has to keep up with the stage, which speeds up every time the player collects coins. [[Coin Battle]] from ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' is also available.
{{br}}


==Controls==
[[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]].
{{construction}}
*{{button|wii|Pad}}/{{button|Stick}}: Move, Ground Pound ({{button|wii|2}}+{{button|wii|Pad}} or {{button|wiiu|B}}+{{button|wiiu|Stick}})
*{{button|wii|2}}/{{button|wii|CCB}}/{{button|wii|CCA}}: Jump, glide (hold)
*{{button|wii|1}}/{{button|wii|CCY}}/{{button|wii|CCX}}: Running and shooting fire/iceballs, carrying items, run up and down walls (Mini Mario)
*Shaking the {{button|wii|Wiimote}}/{{button|wii|CCZR}}: Baby Yoshi Abilities, Spin Jump.


*{{button|wii|Paddown}}: Crouch
Unlike in the main game, player 1 can choose any character in these modes.


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


===Bosses===
===Bosses===
*[[Boom Boom]] ([[Tower]])
====Tower bosses====
*[[Boss Sumo Bro.]] (Tower)
{|class="wikitable sortable"style="text-align:center;width:100%;margin:0 auto 10px auto;"
*[[Kamek]] (Tower)
!width="5%"|Boss
*[[Koopalings]]
!width="50%"|Description
**[[Lemmy Koopa]] ([[Acorn Plains]])
|-
**[[Morton Koopa Jr.]] ([[Layer Cake Desert]])
|[[File:Boom Boom NSMBU Model.png|68px]]<br>[[Boom Boom]]
**[[Larry Koopa]] ([[Sparkling Waters]])
|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 him the ability to spin jump. In [[Frosted Glacier]] and [[Sparkling Waters]], Magikoopa will grant him the ability to jump, similar to ''Super Mario Bros. 3''. In [[Soda Jungle]], Magikoopa will make him larger. In [[Rock-Candy Mines]], Magikoopa will transform his arms into wings, similar to ''Super Mario Bros. 3''.
**[[Wendy O. Koopa]] ([[Frosted Glacier]])
|-
**[[Iggy Koopa]] ([[Soda Jungle]])
|[[File:NSMBU Boss Sumo Bro Artwork.png|100px]]<br>[[Boss Sumo Bro]]
**[[Roy Koopa]] ([[Rock-Candy Mines]])
|Boss Sumo Bro was a regular [[Sumo Bro]] until Magikoopa made him grow in size. He is normally immune to attacks from the top due to the spike on his head, but he will jump between platforms which the player can hit from the bottom. Knocking him off a platform makes him vulnerable to jump attacks. He is fought on [[Screwtop Tower]].
**[[Ludwig von Koopa]] ([[Meringue Clouds]])
|-
*[[Bowser Jr.]] ([[Airship|Airships]])  
|[[File:NSMBW Kamek Artwork.png|100px]]<br>[[Kamek|Magikoopa]]
*[[Bowser]] ([[Peach's Castle#New Super Mario Bros. U|Peach's Castle]])
|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====
{|class="wikitable sortable"style="text-align:center;width:100%;margin:0 auto 10px auto;"
!width="5%"|Boss
!width="50%"|Description
|-
|[[File:Lemmy Koopa NSMBU.png|68px]]<br>[[Lemmy Koopa]]
|Lemmy Koopa is fought on [[Lemmy's Swingback Castle]] in [[Acorn Plains]] and attempts to throw [[bomb]]s at Mario.
|-
|[[File:MortonNSMBU.png|68px]]<br>[[Morton Koopa Jr.]]
|Morton Koopa Jr. is fought on [[Morton's Compactor Castle]] in [[Layer Cake Desert]] and uses a large hammer that is apparently filled with magic to knock giant [[Pokey]] segments in the player's way after shaking the ground by stomping on it. He can knock Pokey segments straight at the player or knock them in high arcs.
|-
|[[File:NSMBU Larry Koopa Artwork.png|68px]]<br>[[Larry Koopa]]
|Larry Koopa is fought on [[Larry's Torpedo Castle]] in [[Sparkling Waters]] and blasts fireballs and use water blasts from the pool below the arena. When Larry is spinning in his shell, the water geysers give his shell a boost upwards, making it a bit tricky to avoid. After two stomps, Larry begins to cast two fireballs in quick succession.
|-
|[[File:NSMBU Wendy Koopa Artwork.png|68px]]<br>[[Wendy O. Koopa]]
|Wendy O. Koopa is fought on [[Wendy's Shifting Castle]] in [[Frosted Glacier]] and skates around the arena, shooting out two energy rings that ricochet off of walls and can knock down the [[icicle]]s at the ceiling of the airship. She also spin jumps from walls. After she is jumped on twice, she will shoot out three rings instead.
|-
|[[File:NSMBU Iggy Artwork.png|68px]]<br>[[Iggy Koopa]]
|Iggy Koopa is fought on [[Iggy's Volcanic Castle]] in [[Soda Jungle]] and uses the four warp pipes to run around the room and on the ceiling to make it trickier for the player to stomp on him as he uses his Magic Wand to shoot three fireballs, with some being his usual green flame, and the other being red skeleton orbs that generate [[Magmaargh]]s when they land into the lava below. When Iggy is stomped on, he will dash around the room in his shell using the pipes on the walls, which will switch him to the other side of the room. Unlike the other Koopalings where they spin in their shells and change directions at the edges or walls of the room, Iggy can actually change directions anywhere around the room during his duration in his shell.
|-
|[[File:NSMBU Roy Artwork.png|68px]]<br>[[Roy Koopa]]
|Roy Koopa is fought on [[Roy's Conveyor Castle]] in [[Rock-Candy Mines]] and shoots [[Bullet Bill]]s with his cannon and jump between platforms that move around during the fight. Occasionally, he shoots [[Bull's-Eye Bill|Missile Bill]]s. He can also jump high in the air and ground pound the floor or platform, which makes him fire Bullet Bills on both sides of his blaster. The ground pound can also make the floating platforms appear after he comes out of his shell.
|-
|[[File:LudwigNSMBU.png|68px]]<br>[[Ludwig von Koopa]]
|Ludwig von Koopa is fought on [[Ludwig's Clockwork Castle]] in [[Meringue Clouds]] and levitates in the air while making two clones of himself, and all three Ludwigs will blast fireballs at Mario before dropping onto the ground. If one of the clones is jumped on, it will simply disappear. There are four ways to find out which is the real one. The one that is the real one fires three fireballs, while the clones fire two. The clones keep their eyes half-open, and tend to assume the real Ludwig's pre-battle idle pose while not levitating. The real Ludwig will also drop to the ground last, after the clones, as well as laugh while dropping. Finally, Mario always looks at the real Ludwig if he can see him directly, just as he does with the other bosses. When the fight starts off, after shooting their fireballs, the clones disappear before landing. After the first stomp, the clones do not disappear. After the second stomp, not only do all three Ludwigs shoot faster, but swap positions, though the real Ludwig still shoots three fireballs.
|-
|[[File:Bowserjr NSMBU.png|68px]]<br>[[Bowser Jr.]]
|Bowser Jr. is fought on [[airship]]s. In Soda Jungle's [[The Mighty Cannonship]], Bowser Jr. uses his [[Junior Clown Car]] as a submarine underwater, in which the player must guide the Targeting Teds that Bowser Jr. shoots into his submarine. With every hit, he summons three Torpedo Teds from the left and right or from the ceiling and the floor. In Meringue Clouds' [[Boarding the Airship]], Bowser Jr.'s boss battle involves him in his Clown Car equipped with boxing gloves, which he uses to destroy the blocks the player is standing on. Bowser Jr. periodically throws Bob-ombs, which the player can use against him. However, in [[Peach's Castle (world)|Peach's Castle]]'s [[The Final Battle (New Super Mario Bros. U)|The Final Battle]], he cannot be defeated.
|-
|[[File:BowserNSMBU.png|68px]]<br>[[Bowser]]
|Bowser is fought in [[The Final Battle (New Super Mario Bros. U)|The Final Battle]] in [[Peach's Castle (world)|Peach's Castle]]. The first part of his battle is similar to ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'', where the player has to get to the other side and press the switch; alternatively, shooting several fireballs also works. This causes the axe to fall and make the bridge collapse, making Bowser fall. The gate then opens and Mario moves on. When Mario reaches the top of the castle, Peach is being held up in the tower. After this, Bowser Jr. shows up in his Junior Clown Car, and Bowser hops on top of the castle while he is huge. Bowser Jr. also fights the player. In order to defeat them, the player must jump on Bowser Jr., causing him to fall out of his Junior Clown Car. This allows the player to jump in and hover over Bowser to harm him. Like the Koopalings, he curls into his shell and spins around when hit. He is defeated after being hit three times by the Clown Car.
|}


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


===Transformations===
===Transformations===
{| align=center border=1 cellspaing=0 cellpadding=4 style="border-collapse:collapse; textalign:center"
{|class="wikitable sortable"style="text-align:center"
|[[File:NSMBUSmallMario.png|60px|center]]
|[[File:NSMBUSmallMario.png|60px|center]]
|[[File:Mario - New Super Mario Bros U.png|90px|center]]
|[[File:NSMBU Mario Jumping Artwork.png|100px|center]]
|[[File:WiiU NewMarioU 3 char02 E3.png|160px|center]]
|[[File:NSMBU Flying Squirrel Mario Artwork.png|110px|center]]
|[[File:Fire Mario.png|180px|center]]
|[[File:Fire Mario.png|185px|center]]
|[[File:NSMB Ice Mario.png|180px|center]]
|[[File:NSMBW Ice Mario Artwork.png|180px|center]]
|-
|-
|<center>'''[[Small Mario]]'''<br>(starting form)</center>
|<center>'''[[Small Mario]]'''<br>(starting form)</center>
|<center>'''[[Super Mario]]'''<br>([[Super Mushroom]] required)</center>
|<center>'''[[Super Mario (form)|Super Mario]]'''<br>([[File:NSMBU Mushroom Artwork.png|20px|link=Super Mushroom]] required)</center>
|<center>'''[[Flying Squirrel Mario]]'''<br>(New, [[Super Acorn]] required)</center>
|<center>'''[[Flying Squirrel Mario]]'''<br>(New, [[File:NSMBU Super Acorn Artwork.png|20px|link=Super Acorn]] required)</center>
|<center>'''[[Fire Mario]]'''<br>([[Fire Flower]] required)</center>
|<center>'''[[Fire Mario]]'''<br>([[File:NSMBU Fire Flower Artwork.png|x20px|link=Fire Flower]] required)</center>
|<center>'''[[Ice Mario]]'''<br>([[Ice Flower]] required)</center>
|<center>'''[[Ice Mario]]'''<br>([[File:NSMBU Ice Flower Artwork.png|x20px|link=Ice Flower]] required)</center>
|-
|[[File:NSMBUMiniMario.png|60px|center]]
|[[File:NSMB2 Invincible Mario Artwork.png|150px|center]]
|[[File:NSMBU Power Squirrel Mario Render.png|80px|center]]
|[[File:NSMBW Propeller Mario.png|70px|center]]
|[[File:NSMBW Penguin Mario Artwork.png|140px|center]]
|-
|<center>'''[[Mini Mario (form)|Mini Mario]]'''<br>([[File:NSMBU Mini Mushroom Artwork.png|20px|link=Mini Mushroom]] required)</center>
|<center>'''[[Invincible Mario]]'''<br>([[File:NSMBU Super Star Artwork.png|x20px|link=Super Star]] required)</center>
|<center>'''[[P Flying Squirrel Mario]]'''<br>(New, [[File:New_Super_Mario_Bros._U_Deluxe_P-Acorn.png|20px|link=P-Acorn]] required)</center>
|<center>'''[[Propeller Mario]]'''<br>([[File:NSMBW Propeller Mushroom Artwork.png|x25px|link=Propeller Mushroom]] required)</center>
|<center>'''[[Penguin Mario]]'''<br>([[File:Penguinsuit.png|x20px|link=Penguin Suit]] required)</center>
|}
 
==Enemies and obstacles==
Enemies and obstacles with an asterisk (*) first appeared in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''. The only two enemies that do not reappear are the [[Ghost Vase]] and the [[Bull's-Eye Banzai|Bull's-Eye Bomber Bill]].
 
===New enemies===
{|class="wikitable sortable"style="text-align:center;width:100%"
!width=5%|Image
!width=10%|Name
!Description
!width=10%|First appearance
!width=10%|Last appearance
|-
|[[File:BowserAmp.png|90px]]
|[[Bowser Stunner]]
|An electric statue that resembles [[Bowser]]'s head and carries electrical currents.
|colspan="2"|[[Red-Hot Elevator Ride]]
|-
|[[File:NSMBUDX Dragoneel model.png|90px]][[File:LittleDragoneels.png|90px]]
|[[Dragoneel]]
|A long eel that attacks [[Mario]] by chasing him. Shorter, purple ones also exist that move slower, but make sharper turns.
|colspan="2"|[[Dragoneel's Undersea Grotto]] (red/purple)
|-
|[[File:Fliprus.png|90px]]
|[[Fliprus]]
|A walrus-like creature that throws snowballs that can be jumped on.
|colspan="2"|[[Fliprus Lake]]
|-
|[[File:Goombrat.png|64px]]
|[[Goombrat]]
|A [[Goomba]] that resembles a {{wp|persimmon#Fruit|persimmon}} and turns at ledges.
|colspan="2"|[[Mushroom Heights]]
|-
|[[File:NSMBU Grrrol Artwork.png|90px]]
|[[Grrrol]]
|Round [[Thwomp]] variants that roll on the ground, replacing [[Spike Ball]]s.
|[[Stoneslide Tower]]
|[[Grinding-Stone Tower]]
|-
|[[File:NSMBU Mecha Cheep Screenshot.png|90px]]
|[[Mecha Cheep]]
|Robotic [[Cheep Cheep]]s that are immune to [[fireball]]s.
|colspan="2"|[[The Mighty Cannonship]]
|-
|[[File:Dai Goro model.png|90px]]
|[[Mega Grrrol]]
|A bigger [[Grrrol]] with the same behavior.
|colspan="2"|[[Grinding-Stone Tower]]
|-
|[[File:NabbitNSMBU.png|90px]]
|[[Nabbit]]
|A character that steals items from the map and must be defeated to retrieve the items.
|[[Acorn Plains Way]]
|[[Seesaw Shrooms (level)|Seesaw Shrooms]]
|-
|[[File:NSMBUD Piranha Pod model.png|90px]]
|[[Piranha Pod]]
|A projectile thrown by a [[Lakitu]] that turns into a [[Piranha Plant]].
|colspan="2"|[[Blooming Lakitus]]
|-
|[[File:NSMBU Asset Model Targeting Ted.png|90px]]
|[[Targeting Ted]]
|Red Torpedo Teds that home into their target, much like [[Bull's-Eye Bill|Missile Bill]]s.
|colspan="2"|[[The Mighty Cannonship]]
|-
|[[File:NSMBU Red Torpedo Base Screenshot.png|90px]]
|[[Torpedo Base (Targeting Ted)|Torpedo Base]]
|Red [[torpedo tube]]s that fire [[Targeting Ted]]s instead of [[Torpedo Ted]]s.
|colspan="2"|[[The Mighty Cannonship]]
|-
|[[File:NSMBU Gliding Waddlewing Artwork.png|90px]]
|[[Waddlewing]]
|Orange flying-squirrel enemies that glide through stages.
|[[Acorn Plains Way]]
|[[Land of Flying Blocks]]
|}
 
===Returning enemies===
{|class="wikitable sortable"style="text-align:center;width:100%"
!width=5%|Image
!width=10%|Name
!Description
!width=10%|First appearance
!width=10%|Last appearance
|-
|[[File:Amp NSMBU model.png|90px]]
|[[Amp]]
|Electric balls that shock Mario upon contact.
|[[Snake Block Tower]]
|[[Ludwig's Clockwork Castle]]
|-
|[[File:BanzaibillNSMBU.png|90px]]
|[[Banzai Bill]]
|Large Bullet Bills that fly straight forward.
|colspan="2"|[[Scaling the Mountainside]]
|-
|[[File:NSMBU Big Amp Close-up Screenshot.png|90px]]
|[[Big Amp]]
|Larger variants of Amps.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Snake Block Tower]]
|-
|[[File:NSMBW Big Boo Model.png|90px]]
|[[Big Boo]]
|Bigger variants of Boos that have the same behavior.
|[[Swaying Ghost House]]
|[[Spinning Spirit House]]
|-
|[[File:MegaBuzzyBeetle NSMBW.png|90px]]
|[[Big Buzzy Beetle]]
|Bigger variants of Buzzy Beetles.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Rising Tides of Lava]]
|-
|[[File:Big Cheep Cheep NSMB2 Prima.jpg|90px]]
|[[Big Cheep Cheep]]
|Large variants of Cheep Cheeps that are found in underwater levels.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Tropical Refresher]]
|-
|[[File:Big Dry Bones NSMB2 Prima.jpg|90px]]
|[[Big Dry Bones]]
|Large variants of Dry Bones that appear in castle levels.
|[[Stoneslide Tower]]
|[[Ludwig's Clockwork Castle]]
|-
|[[File:NSMBW Big Fuzzy Render.png|90px]]
|[[Big Fuzzy]]*
|Large variants of Fuzzies.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Spine-Tingling Spine Coaster]]
|-
|[[File:NSMBW Giant Goomba Render.png|90px]]
|[[Big Goomba]]
|Large variants of Goombas. They split into two Hefty Goombas once stomped on.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Jungle of the Giants]]
|-
|[[File:NSMBU Big Koopa.png|90px]]
|[[Big Koopa Troopa]]
|Large variants of Koopa Troopas.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Jungle of the Giants]]
|-
|[[File:NSMBW Super Piranha Plant Render.png|90px]]
|[[Big Piranha Plant]]
|Large variants of Piranha Plants.
|[[Mushroom Heights]]
|[[A Quick Dip in the Sky]]
|-
|[[File:MariovsMortonNSMBU.png|90px]]
|[[Big Pokey]]
|Large variants of Pokeys.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Morton's Compactor Castle]]
|-
|[[File:SuperThwomp NSMBW.png|90px]]
|[[Big Thwomp]]
|Large Thwomps that can break through stone tiles.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Wendy's Shifting Castle]]
|-
|[[File:Mega Urchin.png|90px]]
|[[Big Urchin]]*
|A gigantic [[Urchin]] that can be defeated only with a Star.
|[[Tropical Refresher]]
|[[Urchin Shoals]]
|-
|[[File:MegaWiggler.png|90px]]
|[[Big Wiggler]]
|Large variants of Wigglers.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Wiggler Stampede]]
|-
|[[File:NSMBW Blooper Sprite.png|90px]]
|[[Blooper]]
|Underwater enemies that move in an erratic pattern and follow Mario.
|[[Blooper's Secret Lair]]
|[[Tropical Refresher]]
|-
|[[File:BabyBlooperNSMBU.png|90px]]
|[[Blooper Baby]]
|Small Bloopers that follow Blooper Nannies.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Blooper's Secret Lair]]
|-
|[[File:BloopernannyNSMBU.png|90px]]
|[[Blooper Nanny]]
|Bloopers that have Blooper Babies swimming in a trail behind them.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Blooper's Secret Lair]]
|-
|[[File:BobombNSMBU.png|90px]]
|[[Bob-omb]]
|Bombs that ignite if they are jumped on or have a fireball thrown at them, then explode shortly after.
|[[Light Blocks, Dark Tower]]
|[[The Final Battle (New Super Mario Bros. U)|The Final Battle]]
|-
|[[File:NSMBU Bony Beetle Artwork.png|90px]]
|[[Bony Beetle]]
|Skeleton variants of Buzzy Beetles that walk around and suddenly stop to stick out their spikes.
|[[Grinding-Stone Tower]]
|[[Pendulum Castle]]
|-
|[[File:BooNSMBU.png|90px]]
|[[Boo]]
|Ghosts that follow Mario when his back is turned, but hide their face when he looks at them.
|[[Haunted Shipwreck]]
|[[Spinning Spirit House]]
|-
|[[File:NSMBU Boomerang Bro Artwork.png|90px]]
|[[Boomerang Bro]]
|Hammer Bros. that use boomerangs, which return to them after being thrown.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Bouncy Cloud Boomerangs]]
|-
|[[File:NSMBU Bramball Artwork.png|90px]]
|[[Bramball]]*
|An enemy that moves around in a set pattern and is mostly covered in spikes, with the head being the only safe part to jump on. It can be forced to move if jumped into from below.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Bramball Woods]]
|-
|[[File:BroozerNSMBU.png|90px]]
|[[Broozer]]
|A walking, boxing Boo. Can break [[Brick Block|brick]]s and other blocks that are normally indestructible. Mario can defeat it by jumping on it three times, or hitting him with a fireball.
|[[Which-Way Labyrinth]]
|[[Spinning Spirit House]]
|-
|[[File:NSMBW Bulber Model.png|90px]]
|[[Bulber]]*
|An enemy that illuminates a dark area and swims in a set pattern.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Deepsea Ruins]]
|-
|[[File:Bullet Bill NSMB2 Prima.jpg|90px]]
|[[Bullet Bill]]
|Bullets that fly straight forward and are shot from Bill Blasters and Bill Blaster Turrets.
|[[Scaling the Mountainside]]
|[[Switchback Hill]]
|-
|[[File:NSMBU Buzzy Beetle Artwork.png|90px]]
|[[Buzzy Beetle]]
|Shelled enemies that can be kicked or thrown after being jumped on, and can walk on ceilings.
|[[Tilted Tunnel]]
|[[Fire Bar Cliffs]]
|-
|[[File:NSMBW Chain Chomp Render.png|90px]]
|[[Chain Chomp]]
|Enemies tied to posts that lunge at Mario. If Mario ground pounds their post, they are set free.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Waddlewing's Nest]]
|-
|[[File:CheepCheepNSMBU.png|90px]]
|[[Cheep Cheep]]
|Fish that are found swimming aimlessly in underwater levels.
|[[Waterspout Beach]]
|[[Swim for Your Life!]]
|-
|[[File:NSMBW Cheep-Chomp Render.png|90px]]
|[[Cheep Chomp]]
|Large fish that attempt to eat Mario.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Swim for Your Life!]]
|-
|[[File:NSMBU Boo Buddy Render.png|90px]]
|[[Boo Buddies|Circling Boo Buddies]]
|Boos flying in a circle formation.
|[[Haunted Shipwreck]]
|[[Spinning Platforms of Doom]]
|-
|[[File:CooliganNSMBU.png|90px]]
|[[Cooligan]]*
|An enemy that slides on ice and slows down when hit.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Cooligan Fields]]
|-
|[[File:NSMBW Dry Bones Model.png|90px]]
|[[Dry Bones]]
|Skeleton Koopa Troopas that collapse when attacked, but later rebuild themselves.
|[[Crushing-Cogs Tower]]
|[[Ludwig's Clockwork Castle]]
|-
|[[File:NSMBU Eep Cheep Artwork.png|90px]]
|[[Eep Cheep]]*
|A [[Cheep Cheep]] that lives in a school with other Eep Cheeps and swims away when the player comes near it.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Dragoneel's Undersea Grotto]]
|-
|[[File:NSMBU Fire Bro Artwork.png|90px]]
|[[Fire Bro]]
|Hammer Bros. that throw fireballs.
|[[Fire Snake Cavern]]
|[[Ludwig's Clockwork Castle]]
|-
|[[File:FirepiranhaNSMBU.png|90px]]
|[[Fire Piranha Plant]]
|Piranha Plants that aim at Mario and shoot fireballs.
|[[Yoshi Hill]]
|[[Prickly Goombas!]]
|-
|[[File:FireSnakeAttack.png|90px]]
|[[Fire Snake]]
|Flames that jump in a high arc.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Fire Snake Cavern]]
|-
|[[File:FishboneNSMBU.png|90px]]
|[[Fish Bone]]
|Skeletal fish that charge towards Mario.
|[[Haunted Shipwreck]]
|[[Deepsea Ruins]]
|-
|[[File:Flame Chomp NSMB2 Prima.jpg|90px]]
|[[Flame Chomp]]
|Black spheres that spit fireballs at Mario. They explode after they're out of fireballs.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Rising Tides of Lava]]
|-
|[[File:FooNSMBU.png|90px]]
|[[Foo]]*
|An enemy that creates fog in order to obscure the player's view.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Snaking above Mist Valley]]
|-
|[[File:Ice PiranhaNSMBU.png|90px]]
|[[Frost Piranha]]
|A [[Piranha Plant]] that can shoot [[Ice Ball|ice ball]]s from its mouth, like [[Fire Piranha Plant]]s.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Fuzzy Clifftop]]
|-
|[[File:NSMBU Fuzzy Artwork.png|90px]]
|[[Fuzzy]]
|Enemies that follow tracks and hurt Mario upon contact.
|[[Fuzzy Clifftop]]
|[[A Quick Dip in the Sky]]
|-
|[[File:GhostQuestionBlock.png|90px]]
|[[Ghost Block]]*
|A ? Block that floats and charges at the player, breaking if it hits a floor or a platform.
|[[Haunted Shipwreck]]
|[[Spinning Spirit House]]
|-
|[[File:NSMBW Clampy Artwork.png|90px]]
|[[Clampy|Giant Clam]]
|Clams that open and close their mouths.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Waterspout Beach]]
|-
|[[File:NSMBU Goomba Artwork.png|90px]]<br>[[File:BalloonGoomba.png|90px]]
|[[Goomba]]
|Common enemies that can be defeated by jumping on them. Some Goombas in [[Skyward Stalk]] float on balloons.
|[[Acorn Plains Way]]
|[[Follow That Shell!]]
|-
|[[File:NSMBU Hammer Bro Artwork.png|90px]]
|[[Hammer Bro]]
|Enemies that throw hammers and jump.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Rise of the Piranha Plants]]
|-
|[[File:NSMBW Hefty Goomba.png|90px]]
|[[Hefty Goomba]]*
|A large [[Goomba]] that is the middling size of a Goomba, being smaller than a [[Big Goomba|Giant Goomba]] but bigger than a regular Goomba. This enemy splits into two Goombas when jumped on.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Jungle of the Giants]]
|-
|[[File:Heavy Para-Beetle Side View.png|90px]]
|[[Heavy Para-Beetle]]*
|A [[Para-Beetle]] that descends when used as a platform.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Flight of the Para-Beetles]]
|-
|[[File:NSMBU Huckit Crab Render.png|90px]]
|[[Huckit Crab]]*
|A crab that throws sand balls on loop. These balls can be jumped on and used as a temporary platform.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Waterspout Beach]]
|-
|[[File:NSMBU Ice Bro Artwork.png|90px]]
|[[Ice Bro]]*
|An enemy that throws [[Ice Ball|ice ball]]s at the ground, which can freeze the player and even other enemies.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Icicle Caverns]]
|-
|[[File:Jellybeam.png|90px]]
|[[Jellybeam]]*
|An enemy that illuminates a dark cave.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Deepsea Ruins]]
|-
|[[File:NSMBW King Bill Render.png|90px]]
|[[King Bill]]*
|A nearly invincible enemy that charges forward, taking up most of the screen.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Flight of the Para-Beetles]]
|-
|[[File:KoopatroopaNSMBU.png|90px]]
|[[Koopa Troopa]]
|Turtle enemies that go into their shells when attacked, then can be picked up or thrown. Green Koopa Troopas walk off ledges, while Red Koopa Troopas turn around.
|[[Acorn Plains Way]]
|[[Follow That Shell!]]
|-
|[[File:NSMBU Lakitu Artwork.png|90px]]
|[[Lakitu]]
|Enemies that throw Spiny Eggs. If Mario defeats a Lakitu, he can ride on its cloud until it disappears.
|[[Blooming Lakitus]]
|[[Lakitu! Lakitu! Lakitu!]]
|-
|[[File:NSMBU Lava Bubble Render.png|90px]]
|[[Lava Bubble]]
|Fireballs that jump out of lava.
|[[Lemmy's Swingback Castle]]
|[[The Final Battle (New Super Mario Bros. U)|The Final Battle]]
|-
|[[File:NSMBU Magmaargh Render.png|90px]]
|[[Magmaargh]]
|Lava monsters that attacks by moving towards the players in a wave-like movement
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Iggy's Volcanic Castle]]
|-
|[[File:MagmawNSMBU.png|90px]]
|[[Magmaw]]
|Lava monsters that lunges at the player and dips back into the lava.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Magma-River Cruise]]
|-
|[[File:NewMechaKoopa.jpg|90px]]
|[[Mechakoopa]]
|A mechanical Koopa. After stomping it, Mario can pick it up and use it as a weapon.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[The Mighty Cannonship]]
|-
|[[File:Mini Goomba NSMB2 Prima.jpg|90px]]
|[[Mini Goomba]]
|Small Goombas that weigh Mario down until he either attacks or walks for a few seconds.
|[[Slide Lift Tower]]
|[[Magma-River Cruise]]
|-
|[[File:NSMBW Missle Bill Screenshot.png|90px]]
|[[Bull's-Eye Bill|Missile Bill]]
|Bullet Bills that target Mario.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Roy's Conveyor Castle]]
|-
|[[File:MontymoleNSMBU.png|90px]]
|[[Monty Mole]]
|A mole that pops out of mountains and the ground and gives chase.
|[[Yoshi Hill]]
|[[Magma-River Cruise]]
|-
|[[File:NSMBU Muncher Render.png|90px]]
|[[Muncher]]
|An invincible black plant.
|[[Spinning-Star Sky]]
|[[Thrilling Spine Coaster]]
|-
|[[File:NSMBW Parabeetle Render.png|90px]]
|[[Para-Beetle]]
|Para-Beetles are winged Buzzy Beetles. However, Mario can hop on their back for a ride, unlike with other winged foes.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Flight of the Para-Beetles]]
|-
|[[File:ParabombNSMBU.png|90px]]
|[[Parabomb]]
|Parachuting Bob-ombs that are sometimes shot out of cannons.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Red-Hot Elevator Ride]]
|-
|[[File:ParagoombaNSMBU.png|90px]]
|[[Paragoomba]]
|Winged Goombas that hop as they walk.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Seesaw Shrooms (level)|Seesaw Shrooms]]
|-
|[[File:ParatroopaNSMBU.png|90px]][[File:KoopaParatroopa NSMBU.png|90px]]
|[[Koopa Paratroopa|Paratroopa]]
|Winged Koopa Troopas that either jump in high arcs or fly up and down in the air.
|[[Stone-Eye Zone]]
|[[Hammerswing Caverns]]
|-
|[[File:NSMBU Upright Piranha Plant Render.png|90px]]
|[[Piranha Plant]]
|Plants that move in and out of Warp Pipes and some grounded.
|[[Acorn Plains Way]]
|[[Spinning Platforms of Doom]]
|-
|[[File:NSMBU Pokey Artwork.png|60px]]
|[[Pokey]]
|Living cacti that appear in desert levels and move slowly.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Perilous Pokey Cave]]
|-
|[[File:NSMBU Porcupuffer Artwork.png|90px]]
|[[Porcupuffer]]
|Fish that jump out of the water and follow Mario.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Porcupuffer Falls]]
|-
|[[File:Pricklygoomba.png|90px]]
|[[Prickly Goomba]]*
|A Goomba that hides inside a spiked chestnut shell until it is hit with a [[fireball]], which is when it turns into a regular Goomba.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Prickly Goombas!]]
|-
|[[File:NSMBU River Piranha Plant Render.png|35px]]
|[[River Piranha Plant]]*
|A stationary [[Piranha Plant]] that blows a green spiked ball up and down, similar to a [[Ptooie]].
|[[Fliprus Lake]]
|[[Seesaw Bridge]]
|-
|[[File:NSMBW Rocky Wrench Artwork.png|90px]]
|[[Rocky Wrench]]
|Monty Moles that pop out of its hole in an airship throw wrenches.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Boarding the Airship]]
|-
|[[File:NSMBW Scaredy Rat Render.png|90px]]
|[[Scaredy Rat]]*
|An enemy that walks around in a group. When one of the rats is jumped on, the rest panic and run around.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Which-Way Labyrinth]]
|-
|[[File:SledgebrosNSMBW.png|90px]]
|[[Sledge Bro]]
|Hammer Bro variants that stun Mario after they jump.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Ludwig's Clockwork Castle]]
|-
|[[File:Spike NSMBW Artwork.png|90px]]
|[[Spike]]
|Green turtles which pull spiked balls out of their mouths and throw them directly downwards from the ledges on which they stand
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Spike's Spouting Sands]]
|-
|[[File:Spike Top.png|90px]]
|[[Spike Top]]
|Buzzy Beetle variants that have spikes on their shells, preventing them from being jumped on.
|[[Stoneslide Tower]]
|[[Rising Tides of Lava]]
|-
|[[File:NSMBW Spiny Artwork.png|90px]]
|[[Spiny]]
|Enemies that hatch from Spiny Eggs and cannot be jumped on.
|[[Seesaw Shrooms (level)|Seesaw Shrooms]]
|[[Lakitu! Lakitu! Lakitu!]]
|-
|[[File:NSMBU Spiny Cheep Artwork.png|90px]]
|[[Spiny Cheep Cheep]]
|Fast-swimming fish that chase Mario.
|[[Tropical Refresher]]
|[[Swim for Your Life!]]
|-
|[[File:StalkingPPlantNSMBW.png|90px]]
|[[Stalking Piranha Plant]]*
|A Piranha Plant that walks around and stretches up and down on a regular basis.
|[[Bramball Woods]]
|[[Walking Piranha Plants!]]
|-
|[[File:NSMBW Stone Spike Render.png|50px]]
|[[Stone Spike]]*
|A [[Spike]] that throws stone rocks downwards.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Dry Desert Mushrooms]]
|-
|[[File:NSMBU Sumo Bro Artwork.png|50px]]
|[[Sumo Bro]]
|Giant Koopas that stomp the ground and create electric waves in two directions.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Screwtop Tower]]
|-
|[[File:NSMBW Asset Model Swoop.png|60px]]
|[[Swoop]]
|Bats that hang onto the ceiling, then swoop towards Mario.
|[[Perilous Pokey Cave]]
|[[Shifting-Floor Cave]]
|-
|[[File:NSMBU Thwimp Model.png|90px]]
|[[Thwimp]]
|A tiny [[Thwomp]] that hops around.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Wendy's Shifting Castle]]
|-
|[[File:NSMBU Thwomp Artwork.png|90px]]
|[[Thwomp]]
|Large rocks that fall when Mario gets close.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Wendy's Shifting Castle]]
|-
|[[File:NSMBU Asset Model Torpedo Ted.png|90px]]
|[[Torpedo Ted]]
|A slow-moving torpedo that flies in one direction.
|[[Larry's Torpedo Castle]]
|[[The Mighty Cannonship]]
|-
|[[File:NSMBU Torpedo Base Model.png|90px]]
|[[Torpedo tube]]
|An indestructable box that fires Torpedo Teds.
|[[Larry's Torpedo Castle]]
|[[The Mighty Cannonship]]
|-
|[[File:NSMBU Urchin Artwork.png|90px]]
|[[Urchin]]
|Stationary enemies that appear in underwater levels.
|[[Tropical Refresher]]
|[[Swim for Your Life!]]
|-
|[[File:NSMBW Wiggler Sprite.png|90px]]
|[[Wiggler]]
|Caterpillars that move faster after being jumped on.
|[[Seesaw Bridge]]
|[[Wiggler Stampede]]
|}
 
===Obstacles===
{{image|section=y|giant cannon}}
{|class="wikitable sortable"style="text-align:center;width:100%"
!width=15%|Image
!width=10%|Name
!Description
!width=10%|First appearance
!width=10%|Last appearance
|-
|[[File:Banzai Bill Blaster NSMBW.png|90px]]
|[[Banzai Bill Cannon]]
|Cannons that shoot Banzai Bills.
|colspan="2"|[[Scaling the Mountainside]]
|-
|[[File:Skull Blaster.png|50px]]
|[[Bill Blaster]]
|Cannons that shoot Bullet Bills.
|[[Scaling the Mountainside]]
|[[Switchback Hill]]
|-
|[[File:Multi Bill Blaster NSMBU Sprite.png|60px]]
|[[Bill Blaster Turret]]
|Stacks of Bill Blasters that rotate and shoot Bullet Bills.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Switchback Hill]]
|-
|[[File:Rocketengine.png|150px]]
|[[Burner]]
|Constant streams of fire that rotate and are found on airships.
|[[Larry's Torpedo Castle]]
|[[Boarding the Airship]]
|-
|[[File:NSMBW Bob-omb Cannon Render.png|90px]]
|[[Cannon]]
|Cannons that shoot cannonballs or [[Bob-omb]]s.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[The Mighty Cannonship]]
|-
|[[File:NSMBW Cannonball Screenshot.png|90px]]
|[[Cannonball]]
|Projectiles launched by cannons that travel in a straight line, and can be jumped on.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[The Mighty Cannonship]]
|-
|[[File:NSMBU Crushing Cogs Tower Screenshot.png|180px]]
|[[Cog (obstacle)|Cog]]
|Gear-like platforms that the player must go under to pass. If they remain under one, they are squished and lose a life.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Crushing-Cogs Tower]]
|-
|[[File:NsmbuCurrent.png|50px]]
|[[Current]]
|Underwater currents that push the player.
|[[Blooper's Secret Lair]]
|[[Swim for Your Life!]]
|-
|[[File:NSMBU E3 Fire Snake Cavern Baby Yoshi.png|180px]]
|[[Dark]]
|Blocks the player's view. [[Glowing Baby Yoshi]], fire and [[Invincible Mario]] can light up dark areas.
|[[Perilous Pokey Cave]]
|[[Thrilling Spine Coaster]]
|-
|[[File:NSMBUDX Fire Bar.png|180px]]
|[[Fire Bar]]
|A series of fireballs that rotate infinitely, either clockwise or counterclockwise.
|[[Screwtop Tower]]
|[[Slide Lift Tower]]
|-
|[[File:nocoverart.png|100px]]
|[[Giant cannon]]
|Horizontal, pipe-sized cannons shoot giant cannonballs.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[The Mighty Cannonship]]
|-
|[[File:NSMBW Giant Cannonball Screenshot.png|90px]]
|[[Giant cannonball]]
|Large variants of cannonballs launched by giant cannons.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[The Mighty Cannonship]]
|-
|[[File:NSMBU Hammerswing Caverns Screenshot.jpg|180px]]
|[[Hammer Pendulum]]*
|Mallet-like platforms that swing back and forth on a 180-degree arc.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Hammerswing Caverns]]
|-
|[[File:NSMBU Huge Fire Bar.png|180px]]
|[[Huge Fire Bar]]
|A larger version of a [[Fire Bar]].
|[[Slide Lift Tower]]
|[[Fire Bar Cliffs]]
|-
|[[File:Freezing-Rain Tower.jpg|180px]]
|[[Huge Icicle]]*
|Large icicles that fall and act as platforms.
|[[Freezing-Rain Tower]]
|[[Icicle Caverns]]
|-
|[[File:NsmbuIcicle.png|50px]]
|[[Icicle]]
|Icicles that fall when the player gets close underneath.
|[[Freezing-Rain Tower]]
|[[Wendy's Shifting Castle]]
|-
|[[File:Lemmy's Swingback Castle.png|180px]]
|[[Lava]]
|Pits of lava cause the player to instantly lose a life upon contact.
|[[Lemmy's Swingback Castle]]
|[[The Final Battle (New Super Mario Bros. U)|The Final Battle]]
|-
|[[File:NSMBUDX Lava Geyser.png|180px]]
|[[Lava Geyser]]
|Pillar of lava that rises up from pits.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Meteor Moat]]
|-
|[[File:NSMBU Iggy's Volcanic Castle Screenshot.jpg|180px]]
|[[Lava swell]]
|Lava that moves up in waves.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Iggy's Volcanic Castle]]
|-
|[[File:NSMBU Mecha Hand.png|180px]]
|[[Mecha Hand]]
|A large mechanical hand modeled after Bowser's own hand that attempts to crush the players while they are on board.
|[[The Mighty Cannonship]]
|[[Boarding the Airship]]
|-
|[[File:NSMBUDX Meteor.png|180px]]
|[[Meteor]]
|Rocks that fall slowly and break upon hitting either the ground or a block.
|[[Meteor Moat]]
|[[Firefall Cliffs]]
|-
|[[File:NSMBU Wiggler Stampede Screenshot.jpg|180px]]
|[[Poison (obstacle)|Poison]]
|A liquid hazard that causes the player to instantly lose a life.
|[[Bridge over Poisoned Waters]]
|[[Spinning Platforms of Doom]]
|-
|[[File:NSMBU E3 Perilous Pokey Cave.png|180px]]
|[[Quicksand]]
|Sand that sinks the player.
|[[Stone-Eye Zone]]
|[[Blooming Lakitus]]
|-
|[[File:NSMBU Rising Tides of Lava Screenshot.jpg|180px]]
|[[Lava tide|Rising lava]]
|Lava that rises up.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Rising Tides of Lava]]
|-
|[[File:NsmbuSandGeyser.png|180px]]
|[[Sand Geyser]]
|Pillars of sand that rises up from pits at regular intervals, and can be used as platforms.
|[[Stone-Eye Zone]]
|[[Spike's Spouting Sands]]
|-
|[[File:NSLU Impossible Pendulums Screenshot.png|180px]]
|[[Spinner]]
|A large spiked ball on a chain that cannot be defeated.
|[[Snake Block Tower]]<br>(regular)<br>[[Pendulum Castle]]<br>(large)
|[[Pendulum Castle]]<br>(regular/large)
|-
|[[File:NSMBU Giant Skewer Tower Screenshot.png|180px]]
|[[Skewer]]
|Spiked columns that extend out of walls and retract at regular intervals. Both vertical and horizontal Skewers appear.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Giant Skewer Tower]]
|-
|-
|[[File:NSMBUMiniMario.png|60px|center]]  
|[[File:NSMBU Tropical Refresher Screenshot.jpg|180px]]
|[[File:Nsmb2 starman mario.png|160px|center]]  
|[[Water]]
|[[File:MarioPropella.png|60px|center]]  
|Large bodies of harmless liquid that the player(s) can [[Swim|swim]] through.
|[[File:PenguinMarioPNG.png|140px|center]]  
|[[Blooper's Secret Lair]]
|<center>'''[[File:P AcornMarioNSMBU.png|130px|center]]'''</center>
|[[Swim for Your Life!]]
|-
|-
|<center>'''[[Mini Mario]]'''<br>([[Mini Mushroom]] required)</center>
|[[File:NSMBU Water Geyser.png|180px]]
|<center>'''[[Invincible Mario]]'''<br>([[Star|Super Star]] required)</center>
|[[Water Geyser]]
|<center>'''[[Propeller Mario]]'''<br>([[Propeller Mushroom]] required)</center>
|Pillars of water that rise from below and serve as platforms, similar to Sand Geysers.
|<center>'''[[Penguin Mario]]'''<br>([[Penguin Suit]] required)</center>
|[[Waterspout Beach]]
|<center>'''[[P-Acorn|Power Squirrel Mario]]'''<br>(New, [[P-Acorn]] required)</center>
|[[Larry's Torpedo Castle]]
|}
|}


==Enemies==
==Items and objects==
[[File:Flying Squirrel with Super Acorn - New Super Mario Bros U.png|right|200px|thumb|The Waddlewing enemy.]]
{|class="wikitable sortable"style="text-align:center;width:100%;margin:0 auto"
===New Enemies===
!Item!!Image!!Function
{|
|-
|[[Super Mushroom]]||[[File:NSMBU Mushroom Artwork.png|50px]]||Turns [[Mario]] into [[Super Mario (form)|Super Mario]].
|-
|[[Fire Flower]]||[[File:NSMBU Fire Flower Artwork.png|50px]]||Turns Mario into [[Fire Mario]].
|-
|[[Super Acorn]] (new)||[[File:NSMBU Super Acorn Artwork.png|50px]]||Turns [[Mario]] into [[Flying Squirrel Mario]].
|-
|[[Mini Mushroom]]||[[File:NSMBU Mini Mushroom Artwork.png|50px]]||Turns Mario into [[Mini Mario (form)|Mini Mario]].
|-
|[[Ice Flower]]||[[File:NSMBU Ice Flower Artwork.png|50px]]||Turns Mario into [[Ice Mario]]. Mario can shoot ice balls to freeze most enemies.
|-
|[[Propeller Mushroom]]||[[File:NSMBW Propeller Mushroom Artwork.png|50px]]||Turns Mario into [[Propeller Mario]] and gives him a short flight.
|-
|[[Penguin Suit]]||[[File:Penguinsuit.png|50px]]||Turns Mario into [[Penguin Mario]]. Mario can shoot ice balls and slide on his belly, along with having an improved swimming ability.
|-
|[[P-Acorn]] (new)||[[File:New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe P-Acorn.png|50px]]||Turns [[Mario]] into [[P Flying Squirrel Mario]].
|-
|[[Super Star]]||[[File:NSMBU Super Star Artwork.png|50px]]||Turns Mario into [[Invincible Mario]].
|-
|[[Boost Star]] (new)||[[File:NSMBU Purple Star Artwork.png|50px]]||A star that appears during [[Boost Mode]].
|-
|[[1-Up Mushroom]]||[[File:NSMBU 1-Up Mushroom.png|50px]]||Gives the player an [[extra life]].
|-
|[[3-Up Moon]]||[[File:New Super Mario Bros U Deluxe 3-UP Moon.png|50px]]||Gives the player three [[extra life|extra lives]]. Only appears in [[Boost Mode]].
|-
|-
|
|[[Coin]]||[[File:NSMBU Coin Artwork.png|50px]]||Collecting 100 of these gives the player an extra life.
*[[Baby Dragoneel]]s
|-
*[[Balloon Goomba]]s
|[[Blue Coin]]||[[File:Bluecoins-NSMB2.png|50px]]||These coins are just like normal coins, but they appear by hitting a [[P Switch]].
*[[Conveyor Amp]]s
|-
*[[Dragoneel]]
|[[Red Coin]]||[[File:NSMBU Red Coin Render.png|50px]]||Collecting all eight Red Coins that appear after passing through a Red Ring gives a Super Mushroom, Fire Flower, or 1-Up Mushroom, depending on what power-up the player is currently using.
*[[Fliprus]]es
|-
|
|[[Green Coin]] (new)||[[File:Green CoinNSMBU.png|50px]]||Collecting all five groups of Green Coins that appear after passing through a Green Ring gives a Super Mushroom, Fire Flower, or 1-Up Mushroom, depending on what power-up the player is currently using.
*[[Goombrat]]s
|-
*[[Grrrol]]s
|[[Hidden Coin]]||[[File:DashCoin NSMB2.png|50px]]||An outline of a coin that becomes a coin if Mario goes through it. These coins are very common in [[Coin Battle]].
*[[Mecha Cheep]]
|-
*[[Grrrol|Mega Grrrol]]s
|[[Star Coin]]||[[File:NSMBU Starcoin Artwork.png|50px]]||Three of these are located in every course in hard-to-reach or hidden areas.
*[[Targeting Ted]]s
|-
|
|[[Red Ring]]||[[File:RedRing NSMB2.png|50px]]||Makes eight Red Coins appear. If the player collects all eight coins before they disappear, they receive either a power-up, which varies in between levels, or a [[1-Up Mushroom]], depending on the player's current size.
*[[Piranha Plant Egg]]s
|-
*[[Red Skull Box]]es
|[[Green Ring]]||[[File:Green RingNSMBU.png|50px]]||Makes fifteen Green Coins appear. If the player collects all five groups of green coins before they disappear, they receive either a power-up, which varies in between levels, or a [[1-Up Mushroom]], depending on the player's current size.
*[[Nabbit]]
|-
*[[Venus Ice Trap]]s
|[[Yoshi's Egg|Yoshi egg]]||[[File:NSMBU Green Yoshi Egg Artwork.png|25px]][[File:NSMBU Yellow Yoshi Egg Artwork.png|25px]]||An egg that Yoshi comes out of or produces after eating five fruits, which contain power-ups. They come in two different colors: green releases a normal green Yoshi; while yellow releases a [[Glowing Baby Yoshi]]. As [[Bubble Baby Yoshi]] and [[Balloon Baby Yoshi]]s are found on the world map, they do not come out of eggs.
*[[Waddlewing]]s
|-
|[[Fruit (Yoshi food)|Fruit]]||[[File:NSMBW Red Berry Sprite.png|50px]]||A fruit that Yoshi eats. When Yoshi eats five fruits, he makes an egg that contains an item.
|-
|[[Barrel]]||[[File:BarrelNSMBW.png|50px]]||An item that Mario can pick up and throw at enemies to defeat them and at coins to collect them. [[Broozer]]s can also throw them. If another player touches a barrel while it rolls, they lose a life or their power-up.
|-
|[[Crate]]||[[File:NsmbuCrate.png|50px]]||A wooden box Mario can break via a [[Ground Pound]]. Sometimes contains [[coin]]s or power-ups.
|-
|[[Iron Block]]||[[File:NsmbuIronCrate.png|50px]]||An iron box that drops on [[Conveyor Belt]]s. They are indestructible and causes the player to lose a life if crushed.
|-
|[[Frozen Coin]]||[[File:NsmbuFrozenCoin.png|50px]]||A coin encased in solid ice that can be melted by fire to be collected.
|-
|[[Flower (environmental object)|Flower]]||[[File:NsmbuFlower.png|50px]]||A common background object that releases a coin when spun next to.
|-
|[[P Switch]]||[[File:NSMBW P-Switch Sprite.png|50px]]||Turns bricks into coins or vice versa, or it causes the revealing of [[Blue Coin]]s.
|-
|[[? Switch]]||[[File:Qswitch.png|50px]]||Changes or adds things to an area, such as platforms, for a limited time.
|-
|[[! Switch]]||[[File:NSMBW ! Switch Render.png|50px]]||Activating the switch enables the axe and destroy the bridge, causing Bowser to fall.
|-
|[[Trampoline]]||[[File:TrampolineNSMBW.png|50px]]||A spring that lets the player jump high into the air. It can be picked up and carried around.
|-
|[[Checkpoint Flag]]||[[File:SMM-NSMBU-Checkpoint-Flag.png|50px]]||A flag that acts like a checkpoint. It has Bowser's insignia, but if a player touches it, it is replaced by whichever character's symbol turned it. If that character is in their Small form, they transform into their Super form.
|-
|[[Goal Pole]]||[[File:SMM-NSMBU-GoalPole.png|50px]]||Flagpoles found at the end of every level. Touching one completes the level.
|-
|[[Goal Pole (secret)]]||[[File:Flagpole secret.png|50px]]||Red flagpoles found at the end of some levels. Touching one completes the level and leads to secret exits.
|}
===Blocks===
{|class="wikitable sortable"style="text-align:center;width:100%;margin:0 auto"
!Block!!Image!!Function
|-
|[[? Block]]||[[File:NSMBU Question Block Render.png|50px]][[File:NSMBU Underground Question Block.png|50px]][[File:NSMBU Castle Question Block.png|50px]][[File:NSMBU Lava Question Block.png|50px]]||Contains a [[coin]] or item when hit.
|-
|[[Brick Block|Brick]]||[[File:BrickBlockNSMBU.png|50px]][[File:NSMBU Underground Brick Block.png|50px]][[File:NSMBU Castle Brick Block.png|50px]][[File:NSMBU Lava Brick Block.png|50px]]||Breaks or contains coins when hit.
|-
|[[Coin Block]]||[[File:NSMBU Question Block Render.png|50px]]||A block that contains many coins. Looks just like a brick and becomes an [[Empty Block]] when used. Pops out five coins when used quickly enough.
|-
|[[Flying ? Block]]||[[File:NSMBU-FlyingBlock.png|50px]]||A type of ? Block that flies in a rhythmic pattern to the music of a stage. Once hit, it becomes an [[Empty Block]].
|-
|[[Empty Block]]||[[File:NSMBU Empty Block Render.png|50px]][[File:NSMBU Underground Empty Block.png|50px]][[File:NSMBU Castle Empty Block.png|50px]][[File:NSMBU Lava Empty Block.png|50px]]||A block that cannot be broken. When a ? Block is hit, it turns into an Empty Block.
|-
|[[Mega ? Block]]||[[File:NSMBU Ground Big Question Block.png|50px]][[File:NSMBU Underground Big Question Block.png|50px]][[File:NSMBU Castle Big Question Block.png|50px]][[File:NSMBU Lava Big Question Block.png|50px]]||A large ? Block that acts like a normal block.
|-
|[[Mega Block|Big Block]]||[[File:NSMBU Ground Big Brick Block.png|50px]][[File:NSMBU Underground Big Brick Block.png|50px]][[File:NSMBU Castle Big Brick Block.png|50px]][[File:NSMBU Lava Big Brick Block.png|50px]]||A large Brick Block that acts like a normal block.
|-
|[[Empty Block|Big Empty Block]]||[[File:NSMBU Ground Big Empty Block.png|50px]][[File:NSMBU Underground Big Empty Block.png|50px]][[File:NSMBU Castle Big Empty Block.png|50px]][[File:NSMBU Lava Big Empty Block.png|50px]]||A giant block that cannot be broken. When a Mega ? Block is hit, it turns into an Big Empty Block.
|-
|[[Note Block|Jump Block]]||[[File:NSMBW Jump Block Sprite.png|50px]]||A block that, when Mario jumps on it, makes him jump higher.
|-
|[[POW Block]]||[[File:NSMBW POW Block Artwork.png|50px]]||A block that causes a large tremor on the ground when thrown.
|-
|[[Roulette Block]]||[[File:NSMBU Roulette Block Sprite.gif|50px]]||A block with various items scrolling on it. Mario can hit it and release the power-up shown.
|-
|[[3-Up Moon Block]] (new)||[[File:3UP MoonBlockNSMBU.png|50px]]||An very rare block that contains a [[3-Up Moon]].
|-
|[[Super Guide Block]]||[[File:NSMBW Super Guide Block Sprite.png|50px]]||Appears after Mario dies eight times in a row in one stage. When this block is hit, Luigi clears the stage for Mario.
|-
|[[Boost Mode|Boost Block]] (new)||[[File:NSMBU Purple Boost Block Artwork.png|50px]][[File:NSMBU Green Boost Block Artwork.png|50px]][[File:NSMBU Blue Boost Block Artwork.png|50px]][[File:NSMBU Red Boost Block Artwork.png|50px]]||Blocks that appear when touching the GamePad.
|-
|[[Light Block]] (new)||[[File:NSMBW Light Block Artwork.png|50px]]||A block that shines light in dark areas.
|-
|[[Ice Block]]||[[File:IceBlockNSMBW.png|50px]]||A block that is created by an enemy that was frozen with an [[Ice Ball|ice ball]]. This block can be picked up and thrown like a barrel.
|-
|[[Ice Chunk]] (new)||[[File:NSMBU Ice Block Icon.png|50px]]||A giant variant of an Ice Block that serves as a platform. It functions similar to [[Iron Block]]s, which can also crush the player.
|-
|[[Stretch Block]]||[[File:YellowBlockNSMBW.png|50px]]||A block made up of five segments that stretches to act as a bridge in certain levels.
|-
|[[Donut Block]]||[[File:NSMBW Donut Block Sprite.png|50px]]||A platform that falls under weight if Mario stays there for too long. As Mini Mario, he is too light to make it fall; as such, it becomes safer.
|-
|[[Snake Block]]||[[File:SMM2 Snake Block NSMBU icon.png|50px]]||Green blocks that move like a snake once Mario steps on it.
|-
|[[Snake Block|Giant Snake Block]] (new)||[[File:SMM2 Snake Block NSMBU icon.png|50px]]||Giant variants of a [[Snake Block]].
|-
|[[Hard Block]]||[[File:NsmbuHardBlock.png|50px]]||Block that can only be destroyed by [[Bob-omb]] explosions or some large/spiky enemies like [[Grrrol]]s or [[Big Thwomp]]s.
|}
|}
{{br}}


===Returning Enemies===
===Transportation objects===
{|
{|class="wikitable sortable"style="text-align:center;width:100%"
!Transportation!!Image!!Function
|-
|[[Warp Pipe]]||[[File:NSMBU Green Warp Pipe Artwork.png|50px]][[File:NSMBU Blue Warp Pipe Artwork.png|50px]][[File:NSMBU Red Warp Pipe Artwork.png|50px]][[File:NSMBU Yellow Warp Pipe Artwork.png|50px]]||Pipes going through the ground that transport the player to new areas.
|-
|[[Small pipe]]||[[File:MiniWarpPipeNSMBU.png|50px]][[File:BlueMiniWarpPipeNSMBU.png|50px]][[File:NSMBU Red Mini Warp Pipe Render.png|50px]][[File:NSMBU Yellow Mini Warp Pipe Render.png|50px]]||Mini variants of warp pipes that can be acessed with a [[Mini Mushroom]].
|-
|-
|
|[[Pipe Cannon]]||[[File:NSMBU Green Warp Pipe Artwork.png|50px]]||Pipes that launch the player to another location or a hard to reach platform
*[[Amp]]s
|-
*[[Ball 'n' Chain]]
|[[Warp Door]]||[[File:DoorNSMBU.png|50px]]||A door found in Ghost Houses, fortresses, and castles that take the player to another portion of the level. Large doors serve as entry points to a boss.
*[[Banzai Bill]]s
*[[Banzai Bill Blaster]]s
*[[Big Amp]]s
*[[Big Boo]]s
*[[Big Buzzy Beetle]]s
*[[Bill Blaster]]s
*[[Blooper]]s
*[[Blooper Nanny|Blooper Nannies]]
*[[Bob-omb]]s
*[[Bony Beetle]]s
*[[Boo]]s
*[[Boomerang Bro]]s
*[[Bramball]]s
*[[Broozer]]s
*[[Bulber]]s
*[[Bullet Bill]]s
*[[Buzzy Beetle]]s
*[[Cannon]]s
|
*[[Cannonball]]s
*[[Chain Chomp]]s
*[[Cheep-Cheep]]s
*[[Cheep-Chomp]]s
*[[Circling Boo Buddies]]
*[[Cooligan]]s
*[[Clampy|Clampie]]s
*[[Deep-Cheep]]s
*[[Dry Bones]]
*[[Eep-Cheep]]
*[[Firebar]]s
*[[Fire Chomp]]s
*[[Fire Bro.|Fire Bros.]]
*[[Fire Snake]]s
*[[Fishbone]]s
*[[Foo]]s
*[[Fuzzy|Fuzzies]]
*[[Gargantua Koopa Troopa]]s
*[[Giant Cannonball]]s
*[[Goomba]]s
|
*[[Grand Goomba]]s
*[[Hammer Bro.|Hammer Bros.]]
*[[Heavy Parabeetle]]s
*[[Huckit Crab]]s
*[[Ice Bro.|Ice Bros.]]
*[[Jellybeam]]s
*[[King Bill]]s
*[[Koopa Paratroopa]]s
*[[Koopa Troopa]]s
*[[Lakitu]]s
*[[Magmaargh]]s
*[[Magmaw]]s
*[[Mecha-Koopa]]s
*[[Mega Cheep-Cheep]]s
*[[Mega Goomba (species)|Mega Goombas]]
*[[Mega Fuzzy|Mega Fuzzies]]
*[[Pokey|Mega Pokey]]s
*[[Mega Urchin]]s
*[[Mega Wiggler]]s
*[[Mini Goomba]]s
|
*[[Missile Bill]]s
*[[Monty Mole]]s
*[[Muncher]]
*[[Parabeetle]]s
*[[Para-bomb]]s
*[[Paragoomba]]s
*[[Piranha Plant]]s
*[[Piranhacus Giganticus]]
*[[Podoboo]]s
*[[Pokey]]s
*[[Porcupuffer]]s
*[[Prickly Goomba]]s
*[[Raining Debris]]
*[[River Piranha Plant]]s
*[[Rocket Engine]]s
*[[Rocky Wrench]]es
*[[Scaredy Rat]]s
*[[Skull Box]]es
*[[Sledge Bro.|Sledge Bros.]]
*[[Spike (enemy)|Spikes]]
|
*[[Spike Pillar]]s
*[[Spike Top]]s
*[[Spiked Ball]]s
*[[Spiny|Spinies]]
*[[Spiny Egg]]s
*[[Spiny Cheep-Cheep]]s
*[[Stalking Piranha Plant]]s
*[[Stone Spike]]s
*[[Sumo Bro.|Sumo Bros.]]
*[[Super Dry Bones]]
*[[Super Piranha Plant]]s
*[[Super Thwomp]]s
*[[Swooper]]s
*[[Thwimp]]s
*[[Thwomp]]s
*[[Torpedo Ted]]s
*[[Urchin]]s
*[[Venus Fire Trap]]s
*[[Wiggler]]s
|}
|}


==Features==
===Climbable objects===
===Power-Ups===
{|class="wikitable sortable"style="text-align:center;width:100%;margin:0 auto"
[[File:WiiU NewMarioU 4 item01 E3.png|right|thumb|The [[Super Acorn]] item.]]
!Climbable object!!Image!!Function
{|
|-
|-
|
|[[Beanstalk]]||[[File:BeanstalkNSMBW.png|35px]]||Used as a ladder that can lead to [[Coin Heaven]], or a secret place. Grows out of an [[Hidden Block|Invisible Block]] or [[Brick Block]].
*[[Super Mushroom]]s
|-
*[[Fire Flower]]s
|[[Ladder]]||[[File:NsmbuLadder.png|38px]]||A climbable object used to get on top of platforms.
*[[Super Acorn]]s
|-
|
|[[Pole]]||[[File:NsmbuPole.png|30px]]||Striped poles that the player can climb up and slide down after jumping onto them.
*[[Ice Flower]]s
|-
*[[Mini Mushroom]]s
|[[Chain-Link]]||[[File:NsmbuChainLink.png|100px]]||Fences that the player can climb.
*[[P-Acorn]]s
|
*[[Star]]<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzH0Zt5bPpM&feature=relmfu New Super Mario Bros. U Gameplay Footage with Audio (E3 2012) - YouTube]</ref>
*[[Penguin Suit]]s
*[[Propeller Mushroom]]s
|}
|}


===Items===
===Platforms===
{|
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!Platform!!Image!!Function
|-
|[[Bridge]]||[[File:NSMBUDX Platform.png|120px]]||A kind of semisolid platform.
|-
|[[Cloud Lift]]||[[File:NsmbuCloudLift.png|120px]]||Long platforms that move to the right when initially landed on.
|-
|[[Scale Lift]]||[[File:NsmbuScaleLift.png|100px]]||Scale-like platforms that the player lands on one platform, the parallel one rises. It will fall off if they stand on it for too long.
|-
|[[Arrow lift (New Super Mario Bros. series)|Arrow Lift]] (new)||[[File:NsmbuArrowLift.png|120px]]||Lifts that appear blue when idle, but turn red when activated. When activated, they will move in the opposite direction from where they are pointing while idle.
|-
|[[Bolt Lift]]||[[File:NsmbuBoltLift.png|120px]]||A set of nuts that are screwed onto a very long bolt that serve as platforms. The player must continually jump to avoid falling.
|-
|[[Screwtop Lift]]||[[File:NSMBW Screwtop Lift Sprite.png|100px]]||A lift with a screw that the player can move in a set direction by spinning.
|-
|[[Limited Lift]]||[[File:NSMBW Wooden Raft Sprite.png|100px]]||A lift that the player can travel with a limited capacity of at least five enemies. It stops once the counter reaches 0.
|-
|[[Cross Lift]] (new)||[[File:NSMBU Shifting-Floor Cave Screenshot.jpg|100px]]||A lift that expands and contracts horizontally, and also conversely expands and contracts vertically.
|-
|-
|
|[[Slide Lift]] (new)||[[File:NSMBU Slide Lift Tower Screenshot.jpg|100px]]||Lifts that are aligned either horizontally or vertically and move in a rectangular fashion either clockwise or counterclockwise.
*[[? Switch]]
|-
*[[! Switch]]
|[[Star Lift]] (new)||[[File:NSMBU E3 4-Player Spinning-Star Sky.png|100px]]||Star-shaped platforms that spin depending on which side of them is weighed down by the player.
*[[1-Up Mushroom]]s
|-
*[[3-Up Moon]]s
|[[Mushroom Platform]]||[[File:NsmbuMushroomPlatform.png|100px]]||Mushrooms that serve as platforms.
*[[3-Up Moon Block]]s
|-
*[[Barrel]]s
|[[Stretch Shroom]]||[[File:NsmbuStretchShroom.png|70px]]||Mushroom Platforms that contract and extend at constant intervals, pulling anything and anyone on the ends of the platforms to the center when they contract.
*[[Beanstalk]]
|-
*[[Berry|Berries]]
|[[Screwtop Shroom]]||[[File:NSMBW SpinKinokoLift.png|100px]]||A rare Mushroom Platform that only appears in [[Rising Tides of Lava]]. When spun on, it lowers another lift's height.
*[[Blue Coins]]
|-
*[[Boost Mode|Boost Blocks]]
|[[Seesaw Shroom]] (new)||[[File:NSMBU Seesaw Shrooms Screenshot.jpg|100px]]||A mushroom platform that acts as a seesaw.
*[[Boost Star]]s
|-
|
|[[Bouncy Cloud]]||[[File:NSMBW Bouncy Cloud Render.png|100px]]||Cloud platforms that makes the player and enemies bounces very high.
*[[Brick Block]]s
|-
*[[Cannon Pipe]]s
|[[Remote-Control Platform]]||[[File:NSMBW Remote-Control Platform Sprite.png|100px]]||A lift that the player can tilt and move on tracks by tilting the Wii Remote. It reacts only when a player is standing on it.
*[[Checkpoint Flag]]
|-
*[[Coin]]s
|[[Paddle Platform]]||[[File:NSMBW Paddle Wheel Sprite.png|100px]]||A paddle wheel-like platforms made of 4 smaller platforms that moves in a wheel on tracks.
*[[Coin Block]]s
|-
*[[Dash Coin]]s
|[[Pendulum Platform]]||[[File:NsmbuPendulumPlatform.png|100px]]||Chained platforms that sway from side to side indefinitely.
*[[Donut Lift]]s
|-
*[[Door]]s
|[[Screwtop Platform]]||[[File:NSMBU Stoneslide Tower Screenshot.jpg|100px]]|||A platform with a screw that the player can move in a set direction by spinning.
*[[Flying Question Block]]s
|-
*[[Giant Bubble]]s
|[[Spine Coaster]]||[[File:Spine Coaster NSMBW.png|100px]]||Rideable creatures made of bone used to aid Mario and company to pass through lava pits.
*[[Giant Brick Block]]s
|-
|
|[[Water Ball]]||[[File:NsmbuWaterBall.png|80px]]||A huge mass of water that floats in the air. Acts as if Mario and co. are in water.
*[[Giant Question Block]]s
|-
*[[Snake Block|Giant Snake Block]]s
|[[Semisolid Platform]]||[[File:NsmbuSemisolidPlatform.png|100px]]||Platforms the player can jump on from the bottom.
*[[Glow Block]]s
|-
*[[Goal Pole]]
|[[Leaf Platform]] (new)||[[File:NsmbuLeafPlatform.png|100px]]||Leaves that serve as platforms appearing on giant beanstalks. When they first sprout, they appear to be green, only to turn red and brown then slowly float down after some time has passed.
*[[Green Coin]]s
|-
*[[Green Ring]]s
|[[Bean Platform]] (new)||[[File:NsmbuBeanPlatformCurled.png|100px]]||Large beans serving as platforms that periodically coil and uncoil.
*[[Ice Block]]s
|-
*[[Note Block]]s
|[[Stone-Eye]] (new) ||[[File:NsmbuStoneEye.png|100px]]||Giant gray stone heads that either move in different patterns, or stay completely stationary. Stone-Eyes are sentient, indicated by their eyes that constantly stare at the player.
*[[POW Block]]s
|-
*[[P-Switch]]es
|[[Conveyor Belt]]||[[File:NsmbuConveyorBelt.png|100px]]||Moving platforms that carry the player and sometimes [[Iron Block]]s and enemies.
*[[Question Block]]s
|-
|
|[[Turning Floor]]||[[File:NsmbuTurningFloor.png|100px]]||Continually moving objects that turn clockwise or counterclockwise, moving anything on them.
*[[Red Coin]]s
|-
*[[Red Ring]]s
|[[Rolling log]]||[[File:NsmbuRollingLog.png|100px]]||Cylindrical wooden platforms that, when stood on, roll over. The player must run along them or jump carefully to avoid falling off until they reach their destination on a set path.
*[[Roulette Block]]s
|-
*[[Snake Block]]s
|[[Seesaw Log Bridge]] (new)||[[File:NSMBU Seesaw Bridge Screenshot.jpg|100px]]||Solid wooden platforms that teeter to one side when a player or element stands on the opposite side.
*[[Super Guide Block]]s
|-
*[[Star Coin]]s
|[[Floor (Mario Bros.)|Floor]]||[[File:NsmbuFloor.png|100px]]||Platforms that the player can bump from below to stun enemies.
*[[Springboard]]s
|-
*[[Stretch Block]]s
|{{conjectural|Gear platform}}||[[File:Ludwig's Clockwork Castle.png|100px]]||A platform with gears that moves left and right.
*[[Warp Pipe]]s
|-
*[[Yoshi Egg]]s
|[[Wobble Rock]]||[[File:NsmbuWobbleRock.png|100px]]||Rock platforms that wobble from left to right when the player stands near one of its edges.
|
|-
|[[Bridge (New Super Mario Bros. U)|Bridge]] (new)||[[File:NSMBU The Final Battle Screenshot.png|100px]]||A floor made up of skeleton bones. When Bowser Jr. slams down on a bridge with his Junior Clown Car, it causes brief ripples that can stun the player and enemies.
|}
|}


==Reception==
==Reception==
''New Super Mario Bros. U'' has received mostly positive reviews. Game Xplain 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>.
''New Super Mario Bros. U'' has received generally positive reviews. The game currently maintains an 84 average on Metacritic<ref>{{cite|url=www.metacritic.com/game/wii-u/new-super-mario-bros-u|title=New Super Mario Bros. U|publisher=Metacritic|accessdate=May 13, 2024|language=en}}</ref> and had an 84.48% on GameRankings.<ref>{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20191209013358/http://www.gamerankings.com/wii-u/632934-new-super-mario-bros-u/index.html|title=New Super Mario Bros. U for Wii U|publisher=GameRankings|accessdate=May 13, 2024|language=en}}</ref> GameXplain gave the single-player and multi-player modes 4 stars out of 5,<ref>{{cite|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqF2T1AkIek|title=New Super Mario Bros. U - Video Review (Wii U) [HD]|publisher=YouTube|author=GameXplain|language=en|date=November 15, 2012|accessdate=May 13, 2024}}</ref> IGN gave it a score of 9.1 out of 10,<ref>{{cite|url=www.ign.com/articles/2012/11/15/new-super-mario-bros-u-review|title=New Super Mario Bros. U Review|publisher=IGN|accessdate=May 13, 2024|author=George, Richard|date=November 15, 2012|language=en}}</ref> EGM<ref>{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20121116100744/http://www.egmnow.com/articles/reviews/egm-review-new-super-mario-bros-u|author=Carsillo, Ray|accessdate=May 13, 2024|title=EGM Review: New Super Mario Bros. U|publisher=EGMNOW|language=en|date=November 15, 2012}}</ref> gave a score of 9/10, Joystiq gave it 4.5 stars out of 5,<ref>{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20121118053042/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/15/new-super-mario-bros-u-review|title=New Super Mario Bros. U review: A return to form|publisher=Joystiq|accessdate=May 13, 2024|date=November 15, 2012|language=en|author=Mitchell, Richard}}</ref> Polygon<ref>{{cite|url=www.polygon.com/2012/11/15/3647880/new-super-mario-bros-u-review|publisher=Polygon|date=November 15, 2012|language=en|title=New Super Mario Bros. U review: new tricks|author=Kollar, Phillip|accessdate=May 13, 2024}}</ref> and Destructoid<ref>{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20121117144425/http://www.destructoid.com/review-new-super-mario-bros-u-238434.phtml|title=Review: New Super Mario Bros. U|publisher=Destructoid|accessdate=May 13, 2024|language=en|author=Sterling, Jim|date=November 15, 2012}}</ref> gave the same score of 8.5/10, VentureBeat<ref>{{cite|url=venturebeat.com/2012/11/15/new-super-mario-bros-u-is-far-from-new-review/2|title=New Super Mario Bros. U is far from new (review)|publisher=VentureBeat|date=November 15, 2012|accessdate=May 13, 2024|language=en|author=McLaughlin, Rus}}</ref> gave it a score of 83/100 (83%), Games Radar gave it 4 stars out of 5,<ref>{{cite|url=www.gamesradar.com/new-super-mario-bros-u-review|language=en|publisher=Gamesradar|title=New Super Mario Bros U review|author=Gilbert, Henry|date=November 15, 2012|accessdate=May 13, 2024}}</ref> and Gamespot gave a score of 8.5.<ref>{{cite|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=tux1HawsuNw|title=GameSpot Reviews - New Super Mario Bros. U|author=GameSpot|publisher=YouTube|date=November 17, 2012|accessdate=May 13, 2024|language=en}}</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 reviews"
!colspan="4"style="font-size:120%;text-align:center;background-color:silver"|Reviews
|-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. As of September 30, 2021, it had sold 5.82 million copies worldwide.<ref>{{cite|author=Nintendo|date=May 10, 2022|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/finance/software/wiiu.html|title=Top Selling Title Sales Unites|publisher=Nintendo|accessdate=May 13, 2024|archive=web.archive.org/web/20170802044950/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/finance/software/wiiu.html|language=Japanese}}</ref>
 
==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 functionality.
 
<div id=fh3 class=mw-headline>1.2.0</div>
'''Release date:''' March 15, 2013<ref>{{cite|author=Bonds, Curtis|date=March 15, 2013|url=www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/33579/update-v120-released-for-new-super-mario-bros-u|title=v.1.2.0 Released for ''New Super Mario Bros. U''|publisher=Nintendo World Report|accessdate=November 28, 2014|language=en}}</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>{{cite|url=mynintendonews.com/2013/06/20/new-super-mario-bros-u-update-allows-wii-u-pro-controller-use|author=Colette|title=''New Super Mario Bros. U'' Update Allows Wii U Pro Controller Use]|publisher=My Nintendo News|date=June 20, 2013|accessdate=May 13, 2024}}</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.
 
==''New Super Luigi U''==
[[File:NSLU NA Box Art.png|thumb|100px|''New Super Luigi U'' retail box art.]]
{{main|New Super Luigi U}}
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 disc, 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.
 
With the discontinuation of digital purchases for Wii U in March 2023, it is no longer possible to buy ''New Super Luigi U'' as DLC for ''New Super Mario Bros. U'', though it can still be downloaded by those who purchased it when it was available.
 
==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>{{cite|url=www.nintendolife.com/news/2012/04/mario_wii_u_based_on_new_super_mario_bros_mii|title=Mario Wii U "Based On" New Super Mario Bros. Mii|author=Newton, James|publisher=Nintendo Life|accessdate=May 13, 2024|date=April 17, 2012}}</ref> A translation of a Spanish online magazine revealed that the new title was in development and would be revealed at {{wp|E3 2012}},<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendolife.com/news/2012/04/miyamoto_to_show_wii_u_mario_at_e3|title=Miyamoto To Show Wii U Mario at E3|publisher=Nintendo Life|date=April 16, 2012|author=Newton, James|accessdate=May 13, 2024}}</ref> with the game fully revealed to be ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' during the E3 trailer.<ref>{{cite|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4pJnV5OxPI|title=Wii U - ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' E3 Trailer|date=June 5, 2012|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=May 13, 2024|author=Nintendo of America}}</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 the Wii U did not exist at the time.<ref name="Iwata NSMBU 1">{{cite|url=iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/wiiu/nsmbu/0/0/|title=Iwata Asks : ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' : "What Should Be New?"|accessdate=May 13, 2024|publisher=Nintendo}}</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">{{cite|url=iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/wiiu/nsmbu/0/3|title=Iwata Asks : ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' : One Map|accessdate=May 13, 2024|publisher=Nintendo}}</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">{{cite|url=iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/wiiu/nsmbu/0/4|title=Iwata Asks : ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' : Reading the Posts in your Hands|accessdate=May 13, 2024|publisher=Nintendo}}</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"/>
 
Challenge Mode was based upon the idea of setting a self-challenge in the 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">{{cite|url=iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/wiiu/nsmbu/0/1|title=Iwata Asks : ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' : "Mottainai (What a Waste)!"|publisher=Nintendo|accessdate=May 13, 2024}}</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.
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"/>


==Beta elements==
==Pre-release and unused content==
{{main|List of New Super Mario Bros. U beta elements}}
[[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.
{{br}}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
{{morepic}}
{{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>


==References to Other Games==
==Media==
*''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'': In the final battle with [[Bowser]], when Mario hits the switch, it causes an axe to fall and break the bridge.
{{main-media}}
*''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' Players can pick up things and move around with them similar to how you can move and carry vegetables in this game.
{{media table
*''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'': [[Piranhacus Giganticus|Piranhacus Gigantici]] return in Soda Jungle, which is based off World 4 in this game. Also, enemies like [[Fire Snake]]s, [[Parabeetle]]s, and [[Spiny Cheep-Cheep]]s are from this game. Morton and Ludwig are fought in the same number world again (and in the case of Morton, the same world environment), as well as Boom-Booms being fought as the mid-boss of each world. The [[Super Acorn]] is comparable to the [[Super Leaf]] because it has a P-variation. The airship levels originated from this game, as well as [[Note Block]]s. The Koopalings, which originated from this game, have airships once again.
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*''[[Super Mario World]]'': [[Sumo Bro.|Sumo Bros.]], [[Thwimp]]s, [[Torpedo Ted]]s, and [[Bony Beetle]]s return.  When Mario reaches the haunted part of Soda Jungle, the screen fades into the submap similar to how it fades in and out in this game. Also, the [[Baby Yoshi]]s return. Also, the world map is connected again and a ghost ship, similar to the Sunken Ghost Ship level, appears in this game. Also, 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]]).
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*''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'': Magmaws, although they originated from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', behave just the same as the [[Blargg]]s in this game, movement-wise and speed-wise. Yoshi's ''flutter jump'' returns too. Red Coins originated from this game, although they were a beta element from ''[[Super Mario World]]''.
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*''[[Super Mario 64]]'': [[Amp]]s originated from this game.
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*''[[Paper Mario]]'': Mega Grrrols resembles Spiny Tromps. Peach is also a prisoner in her own castle.
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*''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'': Bowser Jr. originated from this game.
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*''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'': Grrrols and Mega Grrrols have similar faces to Bristles.
|file3=NSMBU Snow Theme.oga
*''[[Mario Party 5]]'': The [[Big Amp]]s first appeared in this game
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*''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'': Flipruses behave similarly to [[Snow Spike]]s, [[Broozer]]s return.  
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*''[[Super Paper Mario]]'': Grrrols  Resembles [[Spiky Tromp]]s.
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*''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'': Missile Torpedo Teds behave similarly to the Torpedo Teds in this game.
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*''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'': A direct sequel to this game. Many enemies and gimmicks return. Also, most of the music and sounds are ported. Soda Jungle is one-third based on [[World 5 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 5]] from this game.
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*''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'': Magmaarghs and Magmaws return.
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*''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'': [[Boom Boom]]'s voices are reused, as well as the motion patterns of some of the enemies. Also, the Acorn Tree is similar to the [[Tail Tree]] because both items produce similar power-ups. Also, Ball 'n' Chains swing in a pendulum-like manner again.  
 
*''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'': The [[Note Block]] makes the same sound in this game, except the sound's pitch only changes once the music changes. P-Acorn Mario, while flying, also makes the same sound as when the P-Meter (when Mario is Raccoon Mario) is full.
==Glitches==
*''[[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. The [[Big Buzzy Beetle]]s originated from this game, although they were a beta element from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''.
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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==
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''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.]]'': The second level is an underground level with a secret path over the ceiling passing over the exit [[Warp Pipe]], leading to a [[Goal Pole (secret)|secret exit]]. 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 Boom]] is fought as the mid-boss of each world. The [[Super Acorn]] is comparable to the [[Super Leaf]], as it has a [[P-Acorn|P-variation]]. The [[Koopalings]], which originated from this game, have [[airship]]s once again. Airship levels, and the castle rooms before entering a Koopaling's airship, both use a remastered version of the airship theme from ''Super Mario Bros. 3''.
*''[[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. [[Kamek]] uses his magic to enhance Boom Boom's attacks, just as he did with this game's bosses. He also grows Bowser to a large size, similar to the final fight with [[Baby Bowser]].
*''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'': Depressions form on [[Cloud Lift]]s when the player stands on them, like in this game.
*''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'': The [[Red Shell]] and [[Green Shell]] use their artworks from this game, but the Green Shell's artwork is mirrored.
*''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'': The title is the sequel to this game. Many graphical, audial, and technical assets were reused from this game. Kamek growing Bowser with magic could also be a reference to this game's final fight, where similar events transpired.
*''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'': Balloon Baby Yoshi and Glowing Baby Yoshi's abilities are similar to those of [[Blimp Yoshi]] and [[Bulb Yoshi]], respectively. [[Magmaargh]]s and [[Magmaw]]s return from this game.
*''[[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 title is a follow-up to this installment. The [[Note 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''.
*''[[Mario Party: Star Rush]]'': The underwater theme from ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' appears as a song from ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' in the Rhythm Recital mode for this game.
*''[[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''.
*''[[WarioWare: Get It Together!]]'': This game features a [[New Super Mario Bros. U (microgame)|microgame]] based on ''New Super Mario Bros. U''.
 
==Names in other languages==
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|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]]''
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|ChiSR=New Chāojí Mǎlì'ōu Xiōngdì U
|ChiSM=New Super Mario Bros. U
|ChiT=New 超級瑪利歐兄弟U<ref name="SMM2"/>
|ChiTR=New Chāojí Mǎlì'ōu Xiōngdì U
|ChiTM=New Super Mario Bros. U
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==Trivia==
==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 have yellow shirts and purple overalls, similar to [[Wario]]. If P4, they wear blue shirts and dark blue overalls, similar to Luigi's light blue alternate costume from the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series.
*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#Wii U|Virtual Console]] ports of the [[Game Boy Advance]] iteration of ''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]''
*When the player grabs a Baby Yoshi, an additional choir is added to the music. Additionally, the Baby Yoshi will mouth to the choir. <ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJIBkhO5niM</ref>
*When the Mario Bros., Toads, or Miis are not moving, they stop and stare at the screen until the player starts moving them again.
*When the Mario Bros., Toads, or Miis are not moving, they stop and stare at the screen until the player starts moving them again.
*It is the first ''New Super Mario Bros.'' game where playable characters start out the first level far away of Princess Peach's Castle.
*Sometimes, on the title screen, Luigi almost trips over instead of jumping and ground-pounding the ground.
*If one counts [[Secret Island]] and [[Coin Courses#New Super Mario Bros. U|Coin Courses]], ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' has the most areas/worlds in the ''New Super Mario Bros.'' series, at eleven worlds, and the most courses, at ninety-one courses. .
*In this game, ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', and [[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe|their Nintendo Switch port]], [[Yellow Toad (New Super Mario Bros. series)|Yellow Toad]] and [[Blue Toad (character)|Blue Toad]]'s in-game voices are swapped compared to ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''. However, their voices in the menus and character selection screen are still the same as the previous game. In ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''{{'}}s ''New Super Mario Bros. U''-style, [[Toad]]'s voices are a combination of both of them.
*Bowser transforming Peach's castle into a stronghold of his in this game is similar to the climax of ''[[Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!]]''


==External Links==
==External links==
*[http://newsupermariobrosu.nintendo.com/ American Website for ''New Super Mario Bros. U'']
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20130620090224/http://newsupermariobrosu.nintendo.com/characters/#/new-enemies 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'']
*[https://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'']
*[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/wiiu/arpj/index.html Japanese Website for ''New Super Mario Bros. U'']
*[https://www.youtube.com/user/NewMarioUEN Official YouTube channel of ''New Super Mario Bros. U'']


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Latest revision as of 01:38, May 16, 2024

This article is about the 2012 Wii U game. For the Nintendo Switch port of this game, see New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe. For the microgame from WarioWare: Get It Together!, see New Super Mario Bros. U (microgame).
New Super Mario Bros. U
New Super Mario Bros. U North American box cover
North American box cover
For alternate box art, see the game's gallery.
Developer Nintendo EAD
Publisher Nintendo
Platform(s) Wii U
Release date USA November 18, 2012[1][dead link]
Europe November 30, 2012
Australia November 30, 2012[2][dead link]
Japan December 8, 2012
Language(s) Deutsch
English (United Kingdom)
English (United States)
Español (España)
Español (Latinoamérica)
Français (Canada)
Français (France)
Italiano
Nederlands
Português (Portugal)
Русский
日本語
Genre Platformer
Rating(s)
ESRB:E - Everyone
PEGI:3 - Three years and older
CERO:A - All ages
ACB:G - General
USK:0 - All ages
Mode(s) Single-player
Multiplayer
Media
Wii U:
Optical disc
Digital download
Input
Wii U:
Wii Remote (horizontal)

New Super Mario Bros. U is a 2012 side-scrolling 2.5D platforming game, and a launch title for the Wii U. It is the sixteenth entry in the Super Mario series[3] and the fourth New Super Mario Bros. game. As a sequel to New Super Mario Bros. Wii, the game is a follow-up to 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 mid-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 in regions outside of Japan.

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

Story[edit]

The Mario Bros. and Toads about to be hit by the Mecha Hand.

Mario, Luigi, Yellow Toad, and Blue Toad are with Princess Peach in Peach's Castle dining together. Bowser and the Koopalings suddenly arrive in their Airships, with the former sporting a Mecha Hand that smashes and launches the brothers and the Toads away from the castle. Mario and his friends crash into the Acorn Tree, launching Super Acorns through the area. They then tumble out of the tree, passing by a Bubble Baby Yoshi and Balloon Baby Yoshi, and they then 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 to save Princess Peach.

As the game progresses, the view occasionally shifts to Peach's Castle, showing the flags being replaced by Bowser's flags (after Tilted Tunnel), and the castle being surrounded by a thin tornado-like cloud that is made thicker by Magikoopa's magic (after Stoneslide Tower), entirely obscuring the castle (after Giant Skewer Tower or Freezing-Rain Tower). Mario, Luigi, Yellow Toad, and Blue Toad also encounter Bowser's forces, including the Koopalings, Boom Boom, Magikoopa, and Bowser Jr., who occasionally attacks the heroes with his father's airship. All of them are defeated, 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 the tower and Bowser appears, now at a giant size, alongside Bowser Jr. Eventually, Bowser is defeated and Bowser Jr., embarrassed, flees. The character that defeated 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, who has returned to his normal size, recovers. Noticing the escaping airship, he climbs up onto one of the castle towers and leaps onto the ship, but his weight causes it to plummet into a hill nearby; they then fly away hanging onto Bowser Jr.'s Junior Clown Car while Mario and Blue Toad watch. They then turn back to the others, who are celebrating their victory, with Mario delivering a final victory pose.

Gameplay features[edit]

New Super Mario Bros. U screenshot.
Mario in his Flying Squirrel suit, in 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 Courses, and the bubble function, also return. In certain modes, players can play as their Miis, 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 co. a 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 Plus Button 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 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 A Button; 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.

The sound is in stereo, with no support for 5.1 surround.

Controls[edit]

Boost Mode in New Super Mario Bros. U
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 lacks Nunchuk support.

Stages[edit]

Action(s) Wii U GamePad Wii U Pro Controller Wii Remote
Move, swim (Baby Yoshi) Classic Controller Left Stick / +Control Pad +Control Pad
Jump, swim, glide (hold), wall jump, Flutter Jump (Yoshi; hold), double/triple jump (press right upon landing) Option 1: B Button / A Button
Option 2: X Button / A Button 		Two Button
Run, carry objects (hold); shoot fireballs/iceballs, extend tongue (Yoshi) Option 1: Y Button / X Button
Option 2: Y Button / B Button 		One Button
Ground Pound (normal, simultaneous*) Jump + Classic Controller Left Stick (down) / +Control Pad down Two Button + +Control Pad down
Crouch, slide (on slopes) Classic Controller Left Stick (down) / +Control Pad down +Control Pad down
Climb (on fences, ladders, poles) Classic Controller Left Stick (up) / +Control Pad up +Control Pad up
Bubble* N/A Minus Button A Button
Enter door/Warp Pipe Door: Classic Controller Left Stick (up) / +Control Pad up
Pipe: Classic Controller Left Stick / +Control Pad (in direction of entrance) 		Door: +Control Pad up
Pipe: +Control Pad (in direction of entrance)
Spin Jump, Baby Yoshi abilities, dismount Yoshi, Flying Squirrel jump, spin underwater (Baby Yoshi) GamePad (shake) / L Button / R Button / ZL Button / ZR Button L Button / R Button Wii Remote (shake)
Grab other players*/frozen enemies Run + GamePad (shake) / L Button / R Button / ZL Button / ZR Button
(release run button to throw) 		Run + L Button / R Button
(release run button to throw) 		One Button + Wii Remote (shake)
(release One Button to throw)
Tilt Tilt Lifts Tilt GamePad Alternate between pressing ZL Button and ZR Button Tilt Wii Remote
Pause Plus Button
Boost Mode* Touchscreen N/A

* Multiplayer only.

Map/menus[edit]

Action(s) Wii U GamePad/Pro Controller Wii Remote
Move, select option Classic Controller Left Stick / +Control Pad +Control Pad
Open inventory B Button One Button
View map L Button A Button
Pause Plus Button
Zoom in/out (map view) Plus Button / Minus Button
Confirm, hide/show Miiverse posts (map view) A Button Two Button
Back B Button One Button

Worlds[edit]

Secret IslandAcorn PlainsLayer-Cake DesertSparkling WatersFrosted GlacierSoda JungleRock-Candy MinesMeringue CloudsPeach's CastleThe Mushroom Kingdom's artwork from New Super Mario Bros. U.
Click an area to open the relevant article.

Unlike the previous New Super Mario Bros. titles, where worlds are separated like in Super Mario Bros. 3, New Super Mario Bros. U has a contiguous world map, similar to Super Mario World. Like New Super Mario Bros. Wii, the worlds include Toad Houses and Enemy Courses, though only red and green Toad Houses return. Also returning are Towers, Castles, and Ghost House-related levels. The music changes instruments throughout the world map similar to Yoshi's Island.

This is the first 2D Super Mario game to use completely unique names for each of its levels, and the second after Super Mario World to name its greater areas in-game. Both games use food and beverages as the theme for their world names.

Worlds
Acorn Plains (grass) Layer-Cake Desert (desert) Sparkling Waters (beach)
Acorn Plains in New Super Mario Bros. U A full map of Layer Cake Desert in New Super Mario Bros. U Sparkling Waters map
A grassy world with plenty of shrubs, slanted mountains, and the Acorn Tree. This world is similar to many other first worlds in the Super Mario series. A desert dotted with melting ice creams, giant cakes, and a sea of sand with Moai-like statues. A chain of tropical islands and sea stacks, similar to World 4 from New Super Mario Bros. Wii. This world can be entirely skipped for Frosted Glacier.
# Level # Level # Level
1 Acorn Plains Way (grass) 1 Stone-Eye Zone (desert) 1 Waterspout Beach (beach)
2 Tilted Tunnel (cave) 2 Perilous Pokey Cave (desert/cave) 2 Tropical Refresher (underwater)
Tower Crushing-Cogs Tower (tower) 3 Fire Snake Cavern (desert/cave) Tower Giant Skewer Tower (tower)
3 Yoshi Hill (grass) Tower Stoneslide Tower (tower/desert) Ghost House Haunted Shipwreck (haunted shipwreck)
4 Mushroom Heights (sky) 4 Spike's Spouting Sands (desert) 3 Above the Cheep Cheep Seas (beach)
5 Rise of the Piranha Plants (grass) 5 Dry Desert Mushrooms (sky) 4 Urchin Shoals (beach)
Castle Lemmy's Swingback Castle (castle) 6 Blooming Lakitus (desert) 5 Dragoneel's Undersea Grotto (underwater)
Secret Blooper's Secret Lair (underwater/cave) Castle Morton's Compactor Castle (castle) Castle Larry's Torpedo Castle (castle)
Secret Piranha Plants on Ice (snow) Secret Skyward Stalk (sky)
Frosted Glacier (snow) Soda Jungle (jungle) Rock-Candy Mines (mountain)
Frosted Glacier in New Super Mario Bros. U Soda Jungle World Map
Soda Jungle in New Super Mario Bros. U
 Map of Rock-Candy Mines in New Super Mario Bros. U
A snowy mountain set at night, filled with stars and constellations. This world can be entirely skipped for Sparkling Waters. A rainforest flooded by purple poison, based on the Forest of Illusion from Super Mario World and World 4 from New Super Mario Bros. A rocky region with tall, holey mountains. Several red and blue switches similar to ! Switches appear in this world, and pressing them activates Stretch Blocks with their corresponding color.
# Level # Level # Level
1 Spinning-Star Sky (snow) Airship The Mighty Cannonship (airship) 1 Fuzzy Clifftop (mountain
2 Cooligan Fields (snow) 1 Jungle of the Giants (jungle) 2 Porcupuffer Falls (mountain)
Tower Freezing-Rain Tower (tower/snow) 2 Bridge over Poisoned Waters (jungle) Tower Grinding-Stone Tower (tower)
3 Prickly Goombas! (snow) 3 Bramball Woods (jungle) 3 Waddlewing's Nest (mountain)
4 Scaling the Mountainside (snow) Tower Snake Block Tower (tower) 4 Light Blocks, Dark Tower (cave)
5 Icicle Caverns (snow/cave) Ghost House Which-Way Labyrinth (haunted house) 5 Walking Piranha Plants! (mountain)
Ghost House Swaying Ghost House (haunted house) 4 Painted Swampland (haunted forest/painting) 6 Thrilling Spine Coaster (cave)
Castle Wendy's Shifting Castle (castle) 5 Deepsea Ruins (underwater/cave) Tower2 Screwtop Tower (tower)
Secret Fliprus Lake (snow) 6 Seesaw Bridge (jungle) 7 Shifting-Floor Cave (cave)
7 Wiggler Stampede (jungle) Castle Roy's Conveyor Castle (castle)
Castle Iggy's Volcanic Castle (castle)
Secret Flight of the Para-Beetles (sky)
Meringue Clouds (sky) Peach's Castle (volcano/Peach's Castle exterior) Superstar Road (cosmic)
A map of Meringue Clouds in New Super Mario Bros. U A map of Peach's Castle in New Super Mario Bros. U The map of Superstar Road.
A world above the clouds. Two levels take place at sunset, and this world's Castle takes place near the tornado surrounding the next world, as marked by different cloud coloration. Peach's domain, initially in its welcoming usual state but slowly transformed into a lava-based area by Bowser. This world must be completed to beat the game. 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 the previous worlds.
# Level # Level # Level
1 Land of Flying Blocks (sky) 1 Meteor Moat (volcano/castle exterior) 1 Spine-Tingling Spine Coaster (grass)
2 Seesaw Shrooms (sky) 2 Magma-River Cruise (volcano/castle exterior) 2 Run for It (desert/sky)
3 Switchback Hill (sky) 3 Rising Tides of Lava (volcano/cave) 3 Swim for Your Life! (underwater/cave)
Tower Slide Lift Tower (tower) 4 Firefall Cliffs (volcano/castle exterior) 4 Hammerswing Caverns (snow/cave)
Ghost House Spinning Spirit House (haunted house) The Icon of Princess Peach's Castle from New Super Mario Bros. Wii. Red-Hot Elevator Ride (castle) 5 Spinning Platforms of Doom (haunted forest/painting)
4 Bouncy Cloud Boomerangs (sky) The Icon of Princess Peach's Castle from New Super Mario Bros. Wii.2 The Final Battle (castle) 6 Fire Bar Cliffs (mountain)
5 A Quick Dip in the Sky (sky) 7 Lakitu! Lakitu! Lakitu! (sky)
6 Snaking above Mist Valley (sky) 8 Pendulum Castle (fortress)
Castle Ludwig's Clockwork Castle (castle/sky) 9 Follow That Shell! (sky)
Airship Boarding the Airship (airship)

Other areas[edit]

Secret Island (Toad House) Coin Courses (bonus)
Secret Island Coin Courses
A small island between Acorn Plains and Sparkling Waters that houses a Purple Toad House, where the player can check several records. It is unlocked alongside Superstar Road. A multiplayer-exclusive world found in Coin Battle, similar to World Coin from New Super Mario Bros. Wii.
# Difficulty
World Coin-1 (grass) ★
World Coin-2 (cosmic) ★
World Coin-3 (beach) ★★
World Coin-4 (sky) ★★★
World Coin-5 (underwater) ★★★
World Coin-6 (haunted house) ★★★★
World Coin-7 (cosmic/snow) ★★★★★
World Coin-8 (sky) ★★★★★

Yoshis[edit]

New Super Mario Bros. U screenshot.
Mario and Luigi using Balloon Baby Yoshis to get over a Big Piranha Plant.

Green Yoshis 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 fruits 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 that he appears in.

New Super Mario Bros. U also features the return of Baby Yoshis, 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 no longer grow into adults after eating several enemies, instead remaining as babies. Two types of Baby Yoshis found on the overworld can be taken into any course, with the exception of Fortresses, Airships, and Castles.

Baby Yoshi Description
Artwork of Blue Toad with a Bubble Baby Yoshi in New Super Mario Bros. U
Bubble Baby Yoshi 		Blue Baby Yoshis that blow bubbles from their mouths. Enemies caught in these bubbles will turn into 3 Coins, 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.
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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.
Artwork of the Glowing Baby Yoshi with Mario in New Super Mario Bros. U
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 Blocks, 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 are 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 when reach the end of the levels that they appear in.

Inventory[edit]

The game inventory
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 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[edit]

Time Attack Trial in New Super Mario Bros. U
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, 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 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 Battle-exclusive courses.

Unlike in the main game, player 1 can choose any character in these modes.

Characters[edit]

Playable[edit]

Bosses[edit]

Tower bosses[edit]

Boss Description
Boom Boom's in-game model from New Super Mario Bros. U.
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, Magikoopa gives him special abilities. In Layer-Cake Desert, Magikoopa will grant him the ability to spin jump. In Frosted Glacier and Sparkling Waters, Magikoopa will grant him the ability to jump, similar to Super Mario Bros. 3. In Soda Jungle, Magikoopa will make him larger. In Rock-Candy Mines, Magikoopa will transform his arms into wings, similar to Super Mario Bros. 3.
Boss Sumo Bro.
Boss Sumo Bro 		Boss Sumo Bro was a regular Sumo Bro until Magikoopa made him grow in size. He is normally immune to attacks from the top due to the spike on his head, but he will jump between platforms which the player can hit from the bottom. Knocking him off a platform makes him vulnerable to jump attacks. He is fought on Screwtop Tower.
Kamek artwork
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[edit]

Boss Description
Lemmy Koopa NSMBU.png
Lemmy Koopa 		Lemmy Koopa is fought on Lemmy's Swingback Castle in Acorn Plains and attempts to throw bombs at Mario.
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Morton Koopa Jr. 		Morton Koopa Jr. is fought on Morton's Compactor Castle in Layer Cake Desert and uses a large hammer that is apparently filled with magic to knock giant Pokey segments in the player's way after shaking the ground by stomping on it. He can knock Pokey segments straight at the player or knock them in high arcs.
Larry Koopa
Larry Koopa 		Larry Koopa is fought on Larry's Torpedo Castle in Sparkling Waters and blasts fireballs and use water blasts from the pool below the arena. When Larry is spinning in his shell, the water geysers give his shell a boost upwards, making it a bit tricky to avoid. After two stomps, Larry begins to cast two fireballs in quick succession.
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Wendy O. Koopa 		Wendy O. Koopa is fought on Wendy's Shifting Castle in Frosted Glacier and skates around the arena, shooting out two energy rings that ricochet off of walls and can knock down the icicles at the ceiling of the airship. She also spin jumps from walls. After she is jumped on twice, she will shoot out three rings instead.
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Iggy Koopa 		Iggy Koopa is fought on Iggy's Volcanic Castle in Soda Jungle and uses the four warp pipes to run around the room and on the ceiling to make it trickier for the player to stomp on him as he uses his Magic Wand to shoot three fireballs, with some being his usual green flame, and the other being red skeleton orbs that generate Magmaarghs when they land into the lava below. When Iggy is stomped on, he will dash around the room in his shell using the pipes on the walls, which will switch him to the other side of the room. Unlike the other Koopalings where they spin in their shells and change directions at the edges or walls of the room, Iggy can actually change directions anywhere around the room during his duration in his shell.
NSMBU Roy Artwork.png
Roy Koopa 		Roy Koopa is fought on Roy's Conveyor Castle in Rock-Candy Mines and shoots Bullet Bills with his cannon and jump between platforms that move around during the fight. Occasionally, he shoots Missile Bills. He can also jump high in the air and ground pound the floor or platform, which makes him fire Bullet Bills on both sides of his blaster. The ground pound can also make the floating platforms appear after he comes out of his shell.
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Ludwig von Koopa 		Ludwig von Koopa is fought on Ludwig's Clockwork Castle in Meringue Clouds and levitates in the air while making two clones of himself, and all three Ludwigs will blast fireballs at Mario before dropping onto the ground. If one of the clones is jumped on, it will simply disappear. There are four ways to find out which is the real one. The one that is the real one fires three fireballs, while the clones fire two. The clones keep their eyes half-open, and tend to assume the real Ludwig's pre-battle idle pose while not levitating. The real Ludwig will also drop to the ground last, after the clones, as well as laugh while dropping. Finally, Mario always looks at the real Ludwig if he can see him directly, just as he does with the other bosses. When the fight starts off, after shooting their fireballs, the clones disappear before landing. After the first stomp, the clones do not disappear. After the second stomp, not only do all three Ludwigs shoot faster, but swap positions, though the real Ludwig still shoots three fireballs.
Bowser Jr.
Bowser Jr. 		Bowser Jr. is fought on airships. In Soda Jungle's The Mighty Cannonship, Bowser Jr. uses his Junior Clown Car as a submarine underwater, in which the player must guide the Targeting Teds that Bowser Jr. shoots into his submarine. With every hit, he summons three Torpedo Teds from the left and right or from the ceiling and the floor. In Meringue Clouds' Boarding the Airship, Bowser Jr.'s boss battle involves him in his Clown Car equipped with boxing gloves, which he uses to destroy the blocks the player is standing on. Bowser Jr. periodically throws Bob-ombs, which the player can use against him. However, in Peach's Castle's The Final Battle, he cannot be defeated.
Artwork of Bowser in New Super Mario Bros. U
Bowser 		Bowser is fought in The Final Battle in Peach's Castle. The first part of his battle is similar to Super Mario Bros., where the player has to get to the other side and press the switch; alternatively, shooting several fireballs also works. This causes the axe to fall and make the bridge collapse, making Bowser fall. The gate then opens and Mario moves on. When Mario reaches the top of the castle, Peach is being held up in the tower. After this, Bowser Jr. shows up in his Junior Clown Car, and Bowser hops on top of the castle while he is huge. Bowser Jr. also fights the player. In order to defeat them, the player must jump on Bowser Jr., causing him to fall out of his Junior Clown Car. This allows the player to jump in and hover over Bowser to harm him. Like the Koopalings, he curls into his shell and spins around when hit. He is defeated after being hit three times by the Clown Car.

Supporting[edit]

Transformations[edit]

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Artwork of Mario in New Super Mario Bros. U
Artwork of Mario from New Super Mario Bros. U
Artwork of Fire Mario in New Super Mario Bros. (also used in New Super Mario Bros. Wii and Super Mario 3D Land)[1][2]
Artwork of Ice Mario in New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Small Mario
(starting form)
Super Mario
(A Super Mushroom required)
Flying Squirrel Mario
(New, Artwork of a new item from New Super Mario Bros. U required)
Fire Mario
(A Fire Flower required)
Ice Mario
(Ice Flower required)
Artwork of Mini Mario in New Super Mario Bros. U
Invincible Mario's artwork from New Super Mario Bros. 2, New Super Mario Bros. U and Super Mario 3D World.
3D render of Power Squirrel Mario
Artwork of Propeller Mario in New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Artwork of Penguin Mario in New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Mini Mario
(A Mini Mushroom required)
Invincible Mario
(Artwork of a Super Star from New Super Mario Bros. U required)
P Flying Squirrel Mario
(New, P-Acorn required)
Propeller Mario
(A Propeller Mushroom required)
Penguin Mario
(A Penguin Suit required)

Enemies and obstacles[edit]

Enemies and obstacles with an asterisk (*) first appeared in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. The only two enemies that do not reappear are the Ghost Vase and the Bull's-Eye Bomber Bill.

New enemies[edit]

Image Name Description First appearance Last appearance
Bowser Stunner. Bowser Stunner An electric statue that resembles Bowser's head and carries electrical currents. Red-Hot Elevator Ride
A Dragoneel's model from New Super Mario Bros. U DeluxePurple Dragoneels Dragoneel A long eel that attacks Mario by chasing him. Shorter, purple ones also exist that move slower, but make sharper turns. Dragoneel's Undersea Grotto (red/purple)
Fliprus Fliprus A walrus-like creature that throws snowballs that can be jumped on. Fliprus Lake
Goombrat.png Goombrat A Goomba that resembles a persimmon and turns at ledges. Mushroom Heights
Grrrol Artwork Grrrol Round Thwomp variants that roll on the ground, replacing Spike Balls. Stoneslide Tower Grinding-Stone Tower
Mecha Cheep Mecha Cheep Robotic Cheep Cheeps that are immune to fireballs. The Mighty Cannonship
A Mega Grrrol's model. Mega Grrrol A bigger Grrrol with the same behavior. Grinding-Stone Tower
Artwork of Nabbit for New Super Mario Bros. U (reused for Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and Mario Kart Tour) Nabbit A character that steals items from the map and must be defeated to retrieve the items. Acorn Plains Way Seesaw Shrooms
The Piranha Pod's model from New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe Piranha Pod A projectile thrown by a Lakitu that turns into a Piranha Plant. Blooming Lakitus
Rendered model of the Targeting Ted enemy in New Super Mario Bros. U. Targeting Ted Red Torpedo Teds that home into their target, much like Missile Bills. The Mighty Cannonship
A Torpedo Base launching a Targeting Ted Torpedo Base Red torpedo tubes that fire Targeting Teds instead of Torpedo Teds. The Mighty Cannonship
NSMBU Gliding Waddlewing Artwork.png Waddlewing Orange flying-squirrel enemies that glide through stages. Acorn Plains Way Land of Flying Blocks

Returning enemies[edit]

Image Name Description First appearance Last appearance
Amp model from New Super Mario Bros. U. Amp Electric balls that shock Mario upon contact. Snake Block Tower Ludwig's Clockwork Castle
BanzaibillNSMBU.png Banzai Bill Large Bullet Bills that fly straight forward. Scaling the Mountainside
Big Amp. Big Amp Larger variants of Amps. Snake Block Tower
Big Boo Big Boo Bigger variants of Boos that have the same behavior. Swaying Ghost House Spinning Spirit House
A cropped screenshot of the Giant Buzzy Beetle as rendered by Wii or emulated Wii. Big Buzzy Beetle Bigger variants of Buzzy Beetles. Rising Tides of Lava
A Big Cheep Cheep in New Super Mario Bros. 2 Big Cheep Cheep Large variants of Cheep Cheeps that are found in underwater levels. Tropical Refresher
A Big Dry Bones in New Super Mario Bros. 2 Big Dry Bones Large variants of Dry Bones that appear in castle levels. Stoneslide Tower Ludwig's Clockwork Castle
NSMBW Big Fuzzy Render.png Big Fuzzy* Large variants of Fuzzies. Spine-Tingling Spine Coaster
A Giant Goomba Big Goomba Large variants of Goombas. They split into two Hefty Goombas once stomped on. Jungle of the Giants
Big Koopa Troopa in New Super Mario Bros. U Big Koopa Troopa Large variants of Koopa Troopas. Jungle of the Giants
A Super Piranha Plant Big Piranha Plant Large variants of Piranha Plants. Mushroom Heights A Quick Dip in the Sky
MariovsMortonNSMBU.png Big Pokey Large variants of Pokeys. Morton's Compactor Castle
SuperThwomp NSMBW.png Big Thwomp Large Thwomps that can break through stone tiles. Wendy's Shifting Castle
A model of a Big Urchin. Big Urchin* A gigantic Urchin that can be defeated only with a Star. Tropical Refresher Urchin Shoals
MegaWiggler.png Big Wiggler Large variants of Wigglers. Wiggler Stampede
NSMBW Blooper Sprite.png Blooper Underwater enemies that move in an erratic pattern and follow Mario. Blooper's Secret Lair Tropical Refresher
Baby Blooper Blooper Baby Small Bloopers that follow Blooper Nannies. Blooper's Secret Lair
Artwork of a Blooper Nanny in New Super Mario Bros. U Blooper Nanny Bloopers that have Blooper Babies swimming in a trail behind them. Blooper's Secret Lair
BobombNSMBU.png Bob-omb Bombs that ignite if they are jumped on or have a fireball thrown at them, then explode shortly after. Light Blocks, Dark Tower The Final Battle
Bony Beetle in New Super Mario Bros. U Bony Beetle Skeleton variants of Buzzy Beetles that walk around and suddenly stop to stick out their spikes. Grinding-Stone Tower Pendulum Castle
BooNSMBU.png Boo Ghosts that follow Mario when his back is turned, but hide their face when he looks at them. Haunted Shipwreck Spinning Spirit House
Boomerang Bro in New Super Mario Bros. U Boomerang Bro Hammer Bros. that use boomerangs, which return to them after being thrown. Bouncy Cloud Boomerangs
NSMBU Bramball Artwork.png Bramball* An enemy that moves around in a set pattern and is mostly covered in spikes, with the head being the only safe part to jump on. It can be forced to move if jumped into from below. Bramball Woods
BroozerNSMBU.png Broozer A walking, boxing Boo. Can break bricks and other blocks that are normally indestructible. Mario can defeat it by jumping on it three times, or hitting him with a fireball. Which-Way Labyrinth Spinning Spirit House
A Bulber from New Super Mario Bros. Wii. Bulber* An enemy that illuminates a dark area and swims in a set pattern. Deepsea Ruins
A Bullet Bill in New Super Mario Bros. 2 Bullet Bill Bullets that fly straight forward and are shot from Bill Blasters and Bill Blaster Turrets. Scaling the Mountainside Switchback Hill
NSMBU Buzzy Beetle Artwork.png Buzzy Beetle Shelled enemies that can be kicked or thrown after being jumped on, and can walk on ceilings. Tilted Tunnel Fire Bar Cliffs
NSMBW Chain Chomp Render.png Chain Chomp Enemies tied to posts that lunge at Mario. If Mario ground pounds their post, they are set free. Waddlewing's Nest
Artwork of a Cheep Cheep from New Super Mario Bros. U (later reused for Super Mario Party) Cheep Cheep Fish that are found swimming aimlessly in underwater levels. Waterspout Beach Swim for Your Life!
Cheep-Chomp Cheep Chomp Large fish that attempt to eat Mario. Swim for Your Life!
NSMBU Boo Buddy Render.png Circling Boo Buddies Boos flying in a circle formation. Haunted Shipwreck Spinning Platforms of Doom
CooliganNSMBU.png Cooligan* An enemy that slides on ice and slows down when hit. Cooligan Fields
Dry Bones' model from New Super Mario Bros. Wii. Dry Bones Skeleton Koopa Troopas that collapse when attacked, but later rebuild themselves. Crushing-Cogs Tower Ludwig's Clockwork Castle
NSMBU Eep Cheep Artwork.png Eep Cheep* A Cheep Cheep that lives in a school with other Eep Cheeps and swims away when the player comes near it. Dragoneel's Undersea Grotto
Fire Bro in New Super Mario Bros. U Fire Bro Hammer Bros. that throw fireballs. Fire Snake Cavern Ludwig's Clockwork Castle
FirepiranhaNSMBU.png Fire Piranha Plant Piranha Plants that aim at Mario and shoot fireballs. Yoshi Hill Prickly Goombas!
FireSnakeAttack.png Fire Snake Flames that jump in a high arc. Fire Snake Cavern
FishboneNSMBU.png Fish Bone Skeletal fish that charge towards Mario. Haunted Shipwreck Deepsea Ruins
A Flame Chomp in New Super Mario Bros. 2 Flame Chomp Black spheres that spit fireballs at Mario. They explode after they're out of fireballs. Rising Tides of Lava
FooNSMBU.png Foo* An enemy that creates fog in order to obscure the player's view. Snaking above Mist Valley
Screenshot of a Frost Piranha Frost Piranha A Piranha Plant that can shoot ice balls from its mouth, like Fire Piranha Plants. Fuzzy Clifftop
Fuzzy in New Super Mario Bros. U Fuzzy Enemies that follow tracks and hurt Mario upon contact. Fuzzy Clifftop A Quick Dip in the Sky
GhostQuestionBlock.png Ghost Block* A ? Block that floats and charges at the player, breaking if it hits a floor or a platform. Haunted Shipwreck Spinning Spirit House
NSMBW Clampy Artwork.png Giant Clam Clams that open and close their mouths. Waterspout Beach
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Balloon Goombas 		Goomba Common enemies that can be defeated by jumping on them. Some Goombas in Skyward Stalk float on balloons. Acorn Plains Way Follow That Shell!
Hammer Bro in New Super Mario Bros. U Hammer Bro Enemies that throw hammers and jump. Rise of the Piranha Plants
A Hefty Goomba Hefty Goomba* A large Goomba that is the middling size of a Goomba, being smaller than a Giant Goomba but bigger than a regular Goomba. This enemy splits into two Goombas when jumped on. Jungle of the Giants
A model of a Heavy Para-Beetle Heavy Para-Beetle* A Para-Beetle that descends when used as a platform. Flight of the Para-Beetles
NSMBU Huckit Crab Render.png Huckit Crab* A crab that throws sand balls on loop. These balls can be jumped on and used as a temporary platform. Waterspout Beach
Ice Bro in New Super Mario Bros. U Ice Bro* An enemy that throws ice balls at the ground, which can freeze the player and even other enemies. Icicle Caverns
Jellybeam.png Jellybeam* An enemy that illuminates a dark cave. Deepsea Ruins
King Bill King Bill* A nearly invincible enemy that charges forward, taking up most of the screen. Flight of the Para-Beetles
KoopatroopaNSMBU.png Koopa Troopa Turtle enemies that go into their shells when attacked, then can be picked up or thrown. Green Koopa Troopas walk off ledges, while Red Koopa Troopas turn around. Acorn Plains Way Follow That Shell!
Lakitu in New Super Mario Bros. U Lakitu Enemies that throw Spiny Eggs. If Mario defeats a Lakitu, he can ride on its cloud until it disappears. Blooming Lakitus Lakitu! Lakitu! Lakitu!
Lava Bubble sprite Lava Bubble Fireballs that jump out of lava. Lemmy's Swingback Castle The Final Battle
Magmaargh Magmaargh Lava monsters that attacks by moving towards the players in a wave-like movement Iggy's Volcanic Castle
Magmaw Magmaw Lava monsters that lunges at the player and dips back into the lava. Magma-River Cruise
Mechakoopa as seen in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. Mechakoopa A mechanical Koopa. After stomping it, Mario can pick it up and use it as a weapon. The Mighty Cannonship
Mini Goombas in New Super Mario Bros. 2 Mini Goomba Small Goombas that weigh Mario down until he either attacks or walks for a few seconds. Slide Lift Tower Magma-River Cruise
A Missile Bill in New Super Mario Bros. Wii Missile Bill Bullet Bills that target Mario. Roy's Conveyor Castle
MontymoleNSMBU.png Monty Mole A mole that pops out of mountains and the ground and gives chase. Yoshi Hill Magma-River Cruise
NSMBU Muncher Render.png Muncher An invincible black plant. Spinning-Star Sky Thrilling Spine Coaster
A Para-Beetle Para-Beetle Para-Beetles are winged Buzzy Beetles. However, Mario can hop on their back for a ride, unlike with other winged foes. Flight of the Para-Beetles
ParabombNSMBU.png Parabomb Parachuting Bob-ombs that are sometimes shot out of cannons. Red-Hot Elevator Ride
ParagoombaNSMBU.png Paragoomba Winged Goombas that hop as they walk. Seesaw Shrooms
ParatroopaNSMBU.pngKoopaParatroopa NSMBU.png Paratroopa Winged Koopa Troopas that either jump in high arcs or fly up and down in the air. Stone-Eye Zone Hammerswing Caverns
NSMBU Upright Piranha Plant Render.png Piranha Plant Plants that move in and out of Warp Pipes and some grounded. Acorn Plains Way Spinning Platforms of Doom
NSMBU Pokey Artwork.png Pokey Living cacti that appear in desert levels and move slowly. Perilous Pokey Cave
NSMBU Porcupuffer Artwork.png Porcupuffer Fish that jump out of the water and follow Mario. Porcupuffer Falls
Pricklygoomba.png Prickly Goomba* A Goomba that hides inside a spiked chestnut shell until it is hit with a fireball, which is when it turns into a regular Goomba. Prickly Goombas!
NSMBU River Piranha Plant Render.png River Piranha Plant* A stationary Piranha Plant that blows a green spiked ball up and down, similar to a Ptooie. Fliprus Lake Seesaw Bridge
Rocky Wrench Rocky Wrench Monty Moles that pop out of its hole in an airship throw wrenches. Boarding the Airship
NSMBW Scaredy Rat Render.png Scaredy Rat* An enemy that walks around in a group. When one of the rats is jumped on, the rest panic and run around. Which-Way Labyrinth
A Sledge Bro. Sledge Bro Hammer Bro variants that stun Mario after they jump. Ludwig's Clockwork Castle
Spike Spike Green turtles which pull spiked balls out of their mouths and throw them directly downwards from the ledges on which they stand Spike's Spouting Sands
Spike Top.png Spike Top Buzzy Beetle variants that have spikes on their shells, preventing them from being jumped on. Stoneslide Tower Rising Tides of Lava
Artwork of a Spiny in New Super Mario Bros. Wii (later used in Super Mario Run) Spiny Enemies that hatch from Spiny Eggs and cannot be jumped on. Seesaw Shrooms Lakitu! Lakitu! Lakitu!
NSMBU Spiny Cheep Artwork.png Spiny Cheep Cheep Fast-swimming fish that chase Mario. Tropical Refresher Swim for Your Life!
StalkingPPlantNSMBW.png Stalking Piranha Plant* A Piranha Plant that walks around and stretches up and down on a regular basis. Bramball Woods Walking Piranha Plants!
Sprite of a Stone Spike Stone Spike* A Spike that throws stone rocks downwards. Dry Desert Mushrooms
Sumo Bro Sumo Bro Giant Koopas that stomp the ground and create electric waves in two directions. Screwtop Tower
Rendered model of the Swoop enemy in New Super Mario Bros. Wii, as it would roost in an underground level. There are two separate models for Swoop in New Super Mario Bros. Wii: one for when it is roosting (as shown above) and one for when it is in flight. Swoop Bats that hang onto the ceiling, then swoop towards Mario. Perilous Pokey Cave Shifting-Floor Cave
Thwimp Thwimp A tiny Thwomp that hops around. Wendy's Shifting Castle
NSMBU Thwomp Artwork.png Thwomp Large rocks that fall when Mario gets close. Wendy's Shifting Castle
Rendered model of the Torpedo Ted enemy in New Super Mario Bros. U. Torpedo Ted A slow-moving torpedo that flies in one direction. Larry's Torpedo Castle The Mighty Cannonship
A torpedo tube with extended hand New Super Mario Bros. U. Torpedo tube An indestructable box that fires Torpedo Teds. Larry's Torpedo Castle The Mighty Cannonship
NSMBU Urchin Artwork.png Urchin Stationary enemies that appear in underwater levels. Tropical Refresher Swim for Your Life!
NSMBW Wiggler Sprite.png Wiggler Caterpillars that move faster after being jumped on. Seesaw Bridge Wiggler Stampede

Obstacles[edit]

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Image Name Description First appearance Last appearance
Banzai Bill Blaster NSMBW.png Banzai Bill Cannon Cannons that shoot Banzai Bills. Scaling the Mountainside
Skull Blaster.png Bill Blaster Cannons that shoot Bullet Bills. Scaling the Mountainside Switchback Hill
Multi Bill Blaster NSMBU Sprite.png Bill Blaster Turret Stacks of Bill Blasters that rotate and shoot Bullet Bills. Switchback Hill
Burner sprite from New Super Mario Bros. Wii. Burner Constant streams of fire that rotate and are found on airships. Larry's Torpedo Castle Boarding the Airship
Cannon sprite from New Super Mario Bros. Wii. Cannon Cannons that shoot cannonballs or Bob-ombs. The Mighty Cannonship
NSMBW Cannonball Screenshot.png Cannonball Projectiles launched by cannons that travel in a straight line, and can be jumped on. The Mighty Cannonship
Crushing Cogs Tower Cog Gear-like platforms that the player must go under to pass. If they remain under one, they are squished and lose a life. Crushing-Cogs Tower
Current NSMBU Current Underwater currents that push the player. Blooper's Secret Lair Swim for Your Life!
NSMBU E3 Fire Snake Cavern Baby Yoshi.png Dark Blocks the player's view. Glowing Baby Yoshi, fire and Invincible Mario can light up dark areas. Perilous Pokey Cave Thrilling Spine Coaster
A Fire Bar in New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe Fire Bar A series of fireballs that rotate infinitely, either clockwise or counterclockwise. Screwtop Tower Slide Lift Tower
Used in case of images missing from a section gallery, table, bestiary box, or certain infoboxes. Giant cannon Horizontal, pipe-sized cannons shoot giant cannonballs. The Mighty Cannonship
Giant cannonball Giant cannonball Large variants of cannonballs launched by giant cannons. The Mighty Cannonship
NSMBU Hammerswing Caverns Screenshot.jpg Hammer Pendulum* Mallet-like platforms that swing back and forth on a 180-degree arc. Hammerswing Caverns
Huge Fire Bar from New Super Mario Bros. U Huge Fire Bar A larger version of a Fire Bar. Slide Lift Tower Fire Bar Cliffs
Freezing-Rain Tower Huge Icicle* Large icicles that fall and act as platforms. Freezing-Rain Tower Icicle Caverns
Icicle NSMBU Icicle Icicles that fall when the player gets close underneath. Freezing-Rain Tower Wendy's Shifting Castle
Lemmy's Swingback Castle Lava Pits of lava cause the player to instantly lose a life upon contact. Lemmy's Swingback Castle The Final Battle
A Lava Geyser in New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe Lava Geyser Pillar of lava that rises up from pits. Meteor Moat
New Super Mario Bros. U Lava swell Lava that moves up in waves. Iggy's Volcanic Castle
Mecha Hand from New Super Mario Bros. U Mecha Hand A large mechanical hand modeled after Bowser's own hand that attempts to crush the players while they are on board. The Mighty Cannonship Boarding the Airship
A meteor from New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe Meteor Rocks that fall slowly and break upon hitting either the ground or a block. Meteor Moat Firefall Cliffs
New Super Mario Bros. U Poison A liquid hazard that causes the player to instantly lose a life. Bridge over Poisoned Waters Spinning Platforms of Doom
NSMBU E3 Perilous Pokey Cave.png Quicksand Sand that sinks the player. Stone-Eye Zone Blooming Lakitus
New Super Mario Bros. U Rising lava Lava that rises up. Rising Tides of Lava
Sand Geyser NSMBU Sand Geyser Pillars of sand that rises up from pits at regular intervals, and can be used as platforms. Stone-Eye Zone Spike's Spouting Sands
Screenshot of Impossible Pendulums in New Super Luigi U. Spinner A large spiked ball on a chain that cannot be defeated. Snake Block Tower
(regular)
Pendulum Castle
(large) 		Pendulum Castle
(regular/large)
Giant Skewer Tower Skewer Spiked columns that extend out of walls and retract at regular intervals. Both vertical and horizontal Skewers appear. Giant Skewer Tower
New Super Mario Bros. U Water Large bodies of harmless liquid that the player(s) can swim through. Blooper's Secret Lair Swim for Your Life!
Water Geyser in New Super Mario Bros. U Water Geyser Pillars of water that rise from below and serve as platforms, similar to Sand Geysers. Waterspout Beach Larry's Torpedo Castle

Items and objects[edit]

Item Image Function
Super Mushroom A Super Mushroom Turns Mario into Super Mario.
Fire Flower A Fire Flower Turns Mario into Fire Mario.
Super Acorn (new) Artwork of a new item from New Super Mario Bros. U Turns Mario into Flying Squirrel Mario.
Mini Mushroom A Mini Mushroom Turns Mario into Mini Mario.
Ice Flower Ice Flower Turns Mario into Ice Mario. Mario can shoot ice balls to freeze most enemies.
Propeller Mushroom A Propeller Mushroom Turns Mario into Propeller Mario and gives him a short flight.
Penguin Suit A Penguin Suit Turns Mario into Penguin Mario. Mario can shoot ice balls and slide on his belly, along with having an improved swimming ability.
P-Acorn (new) P-Acorn Turns Mario into P Flying Squirrel Mario.
Super Star Artwork of a Super Star from New Super Mario Bros. U Turns Mario into Invincible Mario.
Boost Star (new) NSMBU Purple Star Artwork.png A star that appears during Boost Mode.
1-Up Mushroom 1-Up Mushroom Gives the player an extra life.
3-Up Moon 3-Up Moon Gives the player three extra lives. Only appears in Boost Mode.
Coin Artwork of a coin in New Super Mario Bros. U Collecting 100 of these gives the player an extra life.
Blue Coin Bluecoins-NSMB2.png These coins are just like normal coins, but they appear by hitting a P Switch.
Red Coin NSMBU Red Coin Render.png Collecting all eight Red Coins that appear after passing through a Red Ring gives a Super Mushroom, Fire Flower, or 1-Up Mushroom, depending on what power-up the player is currently using.
Green Coin (new) Green Coin Collecting all five groups of Green Coins that appear after passing through a Green Ring gives a Super Mushroom, Fire Flower, or 1-Up Mushroom, depending on what power-up the player is currently using.
Hidden Coin DashCoin NSMB2.png An outline of a coin that becomes a coin if Mario goes through it. These coins are very common in Coin Battle.
Star Coin Artwork of a Star Coin in New Super Mario Bros. U Three of these are located in every course in hard-to-reach or hidden areas.
Red Ring RedRing NSMB2.png Makes eight Red Coins appear. If the player collects all eight coins before they disappear, they receive either a power-up, which varies in between levels, or a 1-Up Mushroom, depending on the player's current size.
Green Ring Green Ring Makes fifteen Green Coins appear. If the player collects all five groups of green coins before they disappear, they receive either a power-up, which varies in between levels, or a 1-Up Mushroom, depending on the player's current size.
Yoshi egg Yoshi eggNSMBU Yellow Yoshi Egg Artwork.png An egg that Yoshi comes out of or produces after eating five fruits, which contain power-ups. They come in two different colors: green releases a normal green Yoshi; while yellow releases a Glowing Baby Yoshi. As Bubble Baby Yoshi and Balloon Baby Yoshis are found on the world map, they do not come out of eggs.
Fruit The sprite of a Fruit in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. A fruit that Yoshi eats. When Yoshi eats five fruits, he makes an egg that contains an item.
Barrel BarrelNSMBW.png An item that Mario can pick up and throw at enemies to defeat them and at coins to collect them. Broozers can also throw them. If another player touches a barrel while it rolls, they lose a life or their power-up.
Crate Crate NSMBU A wooden box Mario can break via a Ground Pound. Sometimes contains coins or power-ups.
Iron Block Iron Block NSMBU An iron box that drops on Conveyor Belts. They are indestructible and causes the player to lose a life if crushed.
Frozen Coin Frozen Coin NSMBU A coin encased in solid ice that can be melted by fire to be collected.
Flower Flower NSMBU A common background object that releases a coin when spun next to.
P Switch A P-Switch. Turns bricks into coins or vice versa, or it causes the revealing of Blue Coins.
? Switch Qswitch.png Changes or adds things to an area, such as platforms, for a limited time.
! Switch NSMBW ! Switch Render.png Activating the switch enables the axe and destroy the bridge, causing Bowser to fall.
Trampoline TrampolineNSMBW.png A spring that lets the player jump high into the air. It can be picked up and carried around.
Checkpoint Flag SMM-NSMBU-Checkpoint-Flag.png A flag that acts like a checkpoint. It has Bowser's insignia, but if a player touches it, it is replaced by whichever character's symbol turned it. If that character is in their Small form, they transform into their Super form.
Goal Pole SMM-NSMBU-GoalPole.png Flagpoles found at the end of every level. Touching one completes the level.
Goal Pole (secret) Hidden goal Red flagpoles found at the end of some levels. Touching one completes the level and leads to secret exits.

Blocks[edit]

Block Image Function
? Block NSMBU Question Block Render.pngA ? Block in New Super Mario Bros. UA ? Block in New Super Mario Bros. UA ? Block in New Super Mario Bros. U Contains a coin or item when hit.
Brick BrickBlockNSMBU.pngA Brick Block in New Super Mario Bros. UA Brick Block in New Super Mario Bros. UA Brick Block in New Super Mario Bros. U Breaks or contains coins when hit.
Coin Block NSMBU Question Block Render.png A block that contains many coins. Looks just like a brick and becomes an Empty Block when used. Pops out five coins when used quickly enough.
Flying ? Block A Flying ? Block in New Super Mario Bros. U A type of ? Block that flies in a rhythmic pattern to the music of a stage. Once hit, it becomes an Empty Block.
Empty Block NSMBU Empty Block Render.pngAn Empty Block in New Super Mario Bros. UAn Empty Block in New Super Mario Bros. UAn Empty Block in New Super Mario Bros. U A block that cannot be broken. When a ? Block is hit, it turns into an Empty Block.
Mega ? Block Sprite of a Mega ? Block in New Super Mario Bros. USprite of a Mega ? Block in New Super Mario Bros. USprite of a Mega ? Block in New Super Mario Bros. USprite of a Mega ? Block in New Super Mario Bros. U A large ? Block that acts like a normal block.
Big Block Sprite of a Mega Block in New Super Mario Bros. USprite of a Mega Block in New Super Mario Bros. USprite of a Mega Block in New Super Mario Bros. USprite of a Mega Block in New Super Mario Bros. U A large Brick Block that acts like a normal block.
Big Empty Block Sprite of a Big Empty Block in New Super Mario Bros. USprite of a Big Empty Block in New Super Mario Bros. USprite of a Big Empty Block in New Super Mario Bros. USprite of a Big Empty Block in New Super Mario Bros. U A giant block that cannot be broken. When a Mega ? Block is hit, it turns into an Big Empty Block.
Jump Block A white-and-green checkered block. A block that, when Mario jumps on it, makes him jump higher.
POW Block A POW Block A block that causes a large tremor on the ground when thrown.
Roulette Block Sprite of a Roulette Block from New Super Mario Bros. U A block with various items scrolling on it. Mario can hit it and release the power-up shown.
3-Up Moon Block (new) 3-Up Moon Block An very rare block that contains a 3-Up Moon.
Super Guide Block NSMBW Super Guide Block Sprite.png Appears after Mario dies eight times in a row in one stage. When this block is hit, Luigi clears the stage for Mario.
Boost Block (new) NSMBU Purple Boost Block Artwork.pngNSMBU Green Boost Block Artwork.pngNSMBU Blue Boost Block Artwork.pngNSMBU Red Boost Block Artwork.png Blocks that appear when touching the GamePad.
Light Block (new) A Light Block A block that shines light in dark areas.
Ice Block IceBlockNSMBW.png A block that is created by an enemy that was frozen with an ice ball. This block can be picked up and thrown like a barrel.
Ice Chunk (new) Piranha Plants on Ice icon from New Super Mario Bros. U A giant variant of an Ice Block that serves as a platform. It functions similar to Iron Blocks, which can also crush the player.
Stretch Block YellowBlockNSMBW.png A block made up of five segments that stretches to act as a bridge in certain levels.
Donut Block In-game render of a Donut Block from New Super Mario Bros. Wii A platform that falls under weight if Mario stays there for too long. As Mini Mario, he is too light to make it fall; as such, it becomes safer.
Snake Block Snake Block icon in Super Mario Maker 2 (New Super Mario Bros. U style) Green blocks that move like a snake once Mario steps on it.
Giant Snake Block (new) Snake Block icon in Super Mario Maker 2 (New Super Mario Bros. U style) Giant variants of a Snake Block.
Hard Block Hard Block NSMBU Block that can only be destroyed by Bob-omb explosions or some large/spiky enemies like Grrrols or Big Thwomps.

Transportation objects[edit]

Transportation Image Function
Warp Pipe Green Warp PipeBlue Warp PipeRed Warp PipeYellow Warp Pipe Pipes going through the ground that transport the player to new areas.
Small pipe MiniWarpPipeNSMBU.pngBlueMiniWarpPipeNSMBU.pngNSMBU Red Mini Warp Pipe Render.pngNSMBU Yellow Mini Warp Pipe Render.png Mini variants of warp pipes that can be acessed with a Mini Mushroom.
Pipe Cannon Green Warp Pipe Pipes that launch the player to another location or a hard to reach platform
Warp Door Door sprite A door found in Ghost Houses, fortresses, and castles that take the player to another portion of the level. Large doors serve as entry points to a boss.

Climbable objects[edit]

Climbable object Image Function
Beanstalk A vine Used as a ladder that can lead to Coin Heaven, or a secret place. Grows out of an Invisible Block or Brick Block.
Ladder Ladder NSMBU A climbable object used to get on top of platforms.
Pole Pole NSMBU Striped poles that the player can climb up and slide down after jumping onto them.
Chain-Link Chain-Link NSMBU Fences that the player can climb.

Platforms[edit]

Platform Image Function
Bridge A Platform A kind of semisolid platform.
Cloud Lift Cloud Lift NSMBU Long platforms that move to the right when initially landed on.
Scale Lift Scale Lift NSMBU Scale-like platforms that the player lands on one platform, the parallel one rises. It will fall off if they stand on it for too long.
Arrow Lift (new) Arrow Lift NSMBU Lifts that appear blue when idle, but turn red when activated. When activated, they will move in the opposite direction from where they are pointing while idle.
Bolt Lift Bolt Lift NSMBU A set of nuts that are screwed onto a very long bolt that serve as platforms. The player must continually jump to avoid falling.
Screwtop Lift Sprite of a Screwtop Lift from New Super Mario Bros. Wii A lift with a screw that the player can move in a set direction by spinning.
Limited Lift Wooden raft A lift that the player can travel with a limited capacity of at least five enemies. It stops once the counter reaches 0.
Cross Lift (new) New Super Mario Bros. U A lift that expands and contracts horizontally, and also conversely expands and contracts vertically.
Slide Lift (new) New Super Mario Bros. U Lifts that are aligned either horizontally or vertically and move in a rectangular fashion either clockwise or counterclockwise.
Star Lift (new) NSMBU E3 4-Player Spinning-Star Sky.png Star-shaped platforms that spin depending on which side of them is weighed down by the player.
Mushroom Platform Mushroom Platform NSMBU Mushrooms that serve as platforms.
Stretch Shroom Stretch Shroom NSMBU Mushroom Platforms that contract and extend at constant intervals, pulling anything and anyone on the ends of the platforms to the center when they contract.
Screwtop Shroom A Screwtop Shroom in New Super Mario Bros. Wii A rare Mushroom Platform that only appears in Rising Tides of Lava. When spun on, it lowers another lift's height.
Seesaw Shroom (new) New Super Mario Bros. U A mushroom platform that acts as a seesaw.
Bouncy Cloud NSMBW Bouncy Cloud Render.png Cloud platforms that makes the player and enemies bounces very high.
Remote-Control Platform Sprite of a Remote-Control Platform from New Super Mario Bros. Wii A lift that the player can tilt and move on tracks by tilting the Wii Remote. It reacts only when a player is standing on it.
Paddle Platform NSMBW Paddle Wheel Sprite.png A paddle wheel-like platforms made of 4 smaller platforms that moves in a wheel on tracks.
Pendulum Platform Pendulum Platform NSMBU Chained platforms that sway from side to side indefinitely.
Screwtop Platform NSMBU Stoneslide Tower Screenshot.jpg A platform with a screw that the player can move in a set direction by spinning.
Spine Coaster Spine Coaster NSMBW.png Rideable creatures made of bone used to aid Mario and company to pass through lava pits.
Water Ball Water Ball NSMBU A huge mass of water that floats in the air. Acts as if Mario and co. are in water.
Semisolid Platform Semisolid Platform NSMBU Platforms the player can jump on from the bottom.
Leaf Platform (new) Leaf Platform NSMBU Leaves that serve as platforms appearing on giant beanstalks. When they first sprout, they appear to be green, only to turn red and brown then slowly float down after some time has passed.
Bean Platform (new) Bean Platform Curled NSMBU Large beans serving as platforms that periodically coil and uncoil.
Stone-Eye (new) Stone-Eye NSMBU Giant gray stone heads that either move in different patterns, or stay completely stationary. Stone-Eyes are sentient, indicated by their eyes that constantly stare at the player.
Conveyor Belt Conveyor Belt NSMBU Moving platforms that carry the player and sometimes Iron Blocks and enemies.
Turning Floor Turning Floor NSMBU Continually moving objects that turn clockwise or counterclockwise, moving anything on them.
Rolling log Rolling Log NSMBU Cylindrical wooden platforms that, when stood on, roll over. The player must run along them or jump carefully to avoid falling off until they reach their destination on a set path.
Seesaw Log Bridge (new) New Super Mario Bros. U Solid wooden platforms that teeter to one side when a player or element stands on the opposite side.
Floor Floor NSMBU Platforms that the player can bump from below to stun enemies.
Gear platform Ludwig's Clockwork Castle A platform with gears that moves left and right.
Wobble Rock Wobble Rock NSMBU Rock platforms that wobble from left to right when the player stands near one of its edges.
Bridge (new) The Final Battle A floor made up of skeleton bones. When Bowser Jr. slams down on a bridge with his Junior Clown Car, it causes brief ripples that can stun the player and enemies.

Reception[edit]

New Super Mario Bros. U has received generally positive reviews. The game currently maintains an 84 average on Metacritic[4] and had an 84.48% on GameRankings.[5] GameXplain gave the single-player and multi-player modes 4 stars out of 5,[6] IGN gave it a score of 9.1 out of 10,[7] EGM[8] gave a score of 9/10, Joystiq gave it 4.5 stars out of 5,[9] Polygon[10] and Destructoid[11] gave the same score of 8.5/10, VentureBeat[12] gave it a score of 83/100 (83%), Games Radar gave it 4 stars out of 5,[13] and Gamespot gave a score of 8.5.[14]

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.

Reviews
Reviewer, Publication Score Comment
Jim Sterling, Destructoid 8.5/10 "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, Eurogamer 9/10 "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, IGN 9.1/10 "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."
Aggregators
Compiler Platform / Score
Metacritic 84
GameRankings 84.48%

Sales[edit]

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. As of September 30, 2021, it had sold 5.82 million copies worldwide.[15]

Updates[edit]

1.1.0

Release date: November 18, 2012

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

1.2.0

Release date: March 15, 2013[16]

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

1.3.0

Release date: June 20, 2013[17]

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.

New Super Luigi U[edit]

Final North American box art for New Super Luigi U
New Super Luigi U retail box art.
Main article: New Super Luigi U

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 disc, 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.

With the discontinuation of digital purchases for Wii U in March 2023, it is no longer possible to buy New Super Luigi U as DLC for New Super Mario Bros. U, though it can still be downloaded by those who purchased it when it was available.

Development[edit]

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.[18] A translation of a Spanish online magazine revealed that the new title was in development and would be revealed at E3 2012,[19] with the game fully revealed to be New Super Mario Bros. U during the E3 trailer.[20]

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 the Wii U did not exist at the time.[21] 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.[22] 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.[23] 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.[21]

Challenge Mode was based upon the idea of setting a self-challenge in the 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.[24]

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.[22]

Pre-release and unused content[edit]

Miis, playing in New Super Mario Bros. U.
Four Miis in Acorn Plains-1.
Main article: 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.

Gallery[edit]

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:New Super Mario Bros. U.

Media[edit]

For a complete list of media for this subject, see List of New Super Mario Bros. U media.
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Glitches[edit]

Main article: 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[edit]

Main article: 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[edit]

  • Mario Bros.: Coin Courses-2 is based on the levels in this game with similar platforms and Koopa Troopas acting like as Shellcreepers.
  • Super Mario Bros.: The second level is an underground level with a secret path over the ceiling passing over the exit Warp Pipe, leading to a secret exit. 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 Boom is 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. Airship levels, and the castle rooms before entering a Koopaling's airship, both use a remastered version of the airship theme from Super Mario Bros. 3.
  • 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 "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. Kamek uses his magic to enhance Boom Boom's attacks, just as he did with this game's bosses. He also grows Bowser to a large size, similar to the final fight with Baby Bowser.
  • New Super Mario Bros.: Depressions form on Cloud Lifts when the player stands on them, like in this game.
  • Mario Kart Wii: The Red Shell and Green Shell use their artworks from this game, but the Green Shell's artwork is mirrored.
  • New Super Mario Bros. Wii: The title is the sequel to this game. Many graphical, audial, and technical assets were reused from this game. Kamek growing Bowser with magic could also be a reference to this game's final fight, where similar events transpired.
  • Super Mario Galaxy 2: Balloon Baby Yoshi and Glowing Baby Yoshi's abilities are similar to those of Blimp Yoshi and Bulb Yoshi, respectively. Magmaarghs and Magmaws return from this game.
  • 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 Miis reuse their voice clips from this game.
  • New Super Mario Bros. 2: The title is a follow-up to this installment. The Note 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[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese New スーパーマリオブラザーズ U
Nyū Sūpā Mario Burazāzu Yū
 New Super Mario Bros. U

Chinese (simplified) New 超级马力欧兄弟 U[25]
New Chāojí Mǎlì'ōu Xiōngdì U
 New Super Mario Bros. U

Chinese (traditional) New 超級瑪利歐兄弟U[25]
New Chāojí Mǎlì'ōu Xiōngdì U
 New Super Mario Bros. U

Korean 뉴 슈퍼 마리오브라더스 U
Nyu Syupeo Mariobeuradeoseu Yu
 New Super Mario Bros. U; as named in New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe

Trivia[edit]

External links[edit]

References[edit]

New Super Mario Bros. U coverage on other NIWA wikis:
  1. ^ Nintendo.com - New Super Mario Bros. U - Game Info
  2. ^ Nintendo.com.au
  3. ^ Kazuya Sakai (Ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan) (ed.) (2018). Encyclopedia Super Mario Bros.. Milwaulkie: Dark Horse Books. ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8.
  4. ^ New Super Mario Bros. U. Metacritic (English). Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  5. ^ New Super Mario Bros. U for Wii U. GameRankings (English). Archived December 9, 2019, 01:33:58 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
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New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Luigi U / New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
Playable characters Marioa • Luigi • Yellow Toad • Blue Toad • Mii • Nabbitb • Toadettec
Supporting characters Princess Peach • Toad • Green Yoshi • Baby Yoshi (Balloon Baby Yoshi · Bubble Baby Yoshi · Glowing Baby Yoshi)
Bosses Bowser • Bowser Jr. • Koopalings (Lemmy Koopa · Morton Koopa Jr. · Larry Koopa · Wendy O. Koopa · Iggy Koopa · Roy Koopa · Ludwig von Koopa) • Boom Boom • Boss Sumo Bro • Magikoopa
Worlds and areas Acorn Plains • Layer-Cake Desert • Sparkling Waters • Frosted Glacier • Soda Jungle • Rock-Candy Mines • Meringue Clouds • Peach's Castle • Superstar Road • Secret Island • Coin Coursesa
Items and objects ! Switch • ? Block • ? Switch • 1-Up Mushroom • 3-Up Moon • 3-Up Moon Block • Arrow lift • Bean Platform • Big Block • Blue Coin • Blue Ringb • Boost Block • Boost Star • Brick Block • Bridge • Checkpoint Flaga • Chest • Cloud Lifta • Coin • Coin Block • Cross Lifta • Dark • Donut Block • Fire Flower • Floor • Flower • Flying ? Block • Frozen Coin • Fruit • Goal Pole (secret) • Goal ringa • Green Coin • Green Ring • Hammer Pendulum • Hidden Block • Hidden Coin • Ice Block • Ice Chunka • Ice Flower • Iron Block • Leaf Platform • Light Block • Limited Lift • Luigi Blockb • Mega ? Block • Mini Mushroom • Mushroom Platform • Note Block • Nut • P Switch • P-Acorn • Paddle Platforma • Pendulum Platform • Penguin Suit • Pole • POW Block • Propeller Mushroom • Red Coin • Red Ring • Remote-Control Platforma • Rolling loga • Scale Lift • Screwtop • Screwtop Lift • Screwtop Platform • Screwtop Shrooma • Seesaw Log Bridge • Seesaw Shrooma • Seesaw Shroom (blue)b • Slide Lifta • Small pipe • Snake Block • Spine Coaster • Star Lift • Stretch Block • Stretch Shrooma • Stone block • Super Acorn • Super Crownc • Super Guide Blocka • Super Mushroom • Super Star • Switch-Liftb • Trampoline • Tree • Turning Floor • Warp Pipe • Water Balla • Wobble Rocka • Yoshi egg
Moves Crouch • Dash • Double Jump • Drill Spin • Fly • Ground Pound • Jump • Midair Spin • Simultaneous Ground Pound • Slide • Spin Jump • Stomp • Swallow • Swim • Triple Jump • Wall Jump
Enemies and obstacles Ampa • Banzai Bill • Banzai Bill Cannon • Big Ampa • Big Boo • Big Buzzy Beetlea • Big Cheep Cheep • Big Dry Bones • Big Deep Cheepb • Big Eep Cheepb • Big Fuzzy • Big Goomba • Big Koopa Troopa • Big Piranha Plant • Big Thwomp • Big Urchin • Big Venus Fire Trapb • Big Wiggler • Bill Blaster • Bill Blaster Turret • Blooper • Blooper Babya • Blooper Nannya • Bob-omb • Bomb • Bony Beetle • Boo • Boomerang Bro • Bowser Stunner • Bramball • Broozer • Bulbera • Bullet Bill • Burner • Buzzy Beetle • Cannon • Cannonballa • Chain Chomp • Cheep Cheep • Cheep Chomp • Circling Boo Buddies • Cooligan • Deep Cheepb • Dragoneel • Dry Bones • Eep Cheep • Energy ring • Fire Bro • Fire Snake • Fire Bar • Fire Piranha Plant • Fish Bone • Flame Chomp • Fliprus • Foo • Frost Piranha • Fuzzy • Ghost Block • Giant cannon • Giant cannonball • Giant Clama • Goomba • Goomba (balloon)a • Goombrat • Grrrol • Hammer Bro • Heavy Para-Beetle • Hefty Goomba • Huckit Crab • Huge Fire Bar • Huge Icicle • Ice Bro • Icicle • Jellybeama • King Bill • Koopa Troopa • Lakitu • Lava Bubble • Lava Geysera • Magmaargh • Magmaw • Mecha Cheepa • Mecha Hand • Mechakoopa • Mega Grrrol • Meteor • Mini Goomba • Missile Bill • Monty Mole • Muncher • Nabbit • Para-Beetle • Parabomb • Paragoombaa • Paratroopa • Piranha Plant • Piranha Pod • Pokey • Porcupuffer • Prickly Goomba • River Piranha Plant • Rocky Wrencha • Rubber ball • Scaredy Rata • Skewer • Sledge Bro • Spike • Spike Top • Spiked ball • Spinner • Spiny • Spiny Cheep Cheep • Spiny Egg • Stalking Piranha Plant • Stone Spike • Sumo Bro • Swoopa • Targeting Ted • Thwimpa • Thwomp • Torpedo tubea • Torpedo Ted • Torpedo Base (Targeting Ted) • Urchin • Waddlewing • Wiggler
Others Ash • Current • Enemy Course • Lava • Poison • Quicksand • Sand Geyser • Stone-Eye • Time Limit • Water Geyser
Game modes Boost Mode • Challenge Modea • Boost Rusha • Coin Battlea
Further info Paah • Gallery (New Super Mario Bros. U · New Super Luigi U · New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe) • Glitches • Media • New Super Mario Bros. U + New Super Luigi U • Pre-release and unused content • Staff (New Super Mario Bros. U · New Super Luigi U · New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe)
a Exclusive to New Super Mario Bros. U
b Exclusive to New Super Luigi U
c Exclusive to New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
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Super Mario games
Platformers Super Mario series Main Super Mario Bros. (1985, NES) • Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels (1986, FDS) • Super Mario Bros. 2 (1988, NES) • Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988, NES) • Super Mario Land (1989, GB) • Super Mario World (1990, SNES) • Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (1992, GB) • Super Mario 64 (1996, N64) • Super Mario Sunshine (2002, GCN) • New Super Mario Bros. (2006, DS) • Super Mario Galaxy (2007, Wii) • New Super Mario Bros. Wii (2009, Wii) • Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010, Wii) • Super Mario 3D Land (2011, 3DS) • New Super Mario Bros. 2 (2012, 3DS) • New Super Mario Bros. U (2012, Wii U) • Super Mario 3D World (2013, Wii U) • Super Mario Maker (2015, Wii U) • Super Mario Run (2016, iOS/iPadOS/Android) • Super Mario Odyssey (2017, Switch) • Super Mario Maker 2 (2019, Switch) • Super Mario Bros. Wonder (2023, Switch)
Reissues VS. Super Mario Bros. (1986, VS) • Super Mario Bros. (1986, G&W) • All Night Nippon: Super Mario Bros. (1986, FDS) • Super Mario Bros. (1989, NGW) • Super Mario Bros. 3 (1990, NGW) • Super Mario World (1991, NGW) • Super Mario All-Stars (1993, SNES) • Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World (1994, SNES) • BS Super Mario USA (1996, SNES) • BS Super Mario Collection (1997, SNES) • Super Mario Bros. Deluxe (1999, GBC) • Super Mario Advance (2001, GBA) • Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 (2001, GBA) • Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 (2003, GBA) • Famicom Mini Series (2004, GBA) • Classic NES Series (2004-2005, GBA) • Super Mario 64 DS (2004, DS) • Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition (2010, Wii) • Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS (2016, 3DS) • New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (2019, Switch) • Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020, Switch) • Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros. (2020, G&W) • Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury (2021, Switch)
Related games Super Mario Bros. Special (1986, computer) • Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 (1994, GB) • Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995, SNES) • New Super Luigi U (2013, Wii U) • Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (2014, Wii U) • Super Mario Bros. 35 (2020, Switch) • Bowser's Fury (2021, Switch)
Canceled games Super Mario's Wacky Worlds (CD-i) • Mario Takes America (CD-i) • VB Mario Land (VB) • Super Mario 64 2 (N64DD)
Donkey Kong series Donkey Kong (1981, arcade) • Donkey Kong (1994, GB)
Mario vs. Donkey Kong series Mario vs. Donkey Kong (2004, GBA) • Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis (2006, DS) • Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again! (2009, DSiWare) • Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem! (2010, DS) • Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move (2013, 3DS) • Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars (2015, 3DS/Wii U) • Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge (2016, 3DS/Wii U)
Mario Bros. series Mario Bros. (1983, arcade) • Mario Bros. Special (1984, computer) • Punch Ball Mario Bros. (1984, computer) • Mario Clash (1995, VB)
Wrecking Crew series VS. Wrecking Crew (1984, VS) • Wrecking Crew (1985, NES) • Wrecking Crew '98 (1998, SFC)
Other Mario Bros. (1983, G&W) • Mario's Cement Factory (1983, G&W) • Mario & Wario (1993, SNES) • Hotel Mario (1994, CD-i) • Super Princess Peach (2005, DS) • Princess Peach: Showtime! (2024, Switch)
Reissues Crazy Kong (1981, arcade) • Donkey Kong (1982, G&W) • Kaettekita Mario Bros. (1988, FDS) • Donkey Kong (1994, NGW) • Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 (2002, GBA) • Donkey Kong/Donkey Kong Jr./Mario Bros. (2004, arcade) • Virtual Console (2006-2016, Wii/3DS/Wii U) • Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (2018, Switch/3DS) • Mario vs. Donkey Kong (2024, Switch)
Tech demos snd_test (Unknown, SNES) • Super Mario 128 (2000, GCN) • New Super Mario Bros. Mii (2011, Wii U) • Mario vs. Donkey Kong Wii U demo (2014, Wii U)
Mario Kart series Main Super Mario Kart (1992, SNES) • Mario Kart 64 (1996, N64) • Mario Kart: Super Circuit (2001, GBA) • Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (2003, GCN) • Mario Kart DS (2005, DS) • Mario Kart Wii (2008, Wii) • Mario Kart 7 (2011, 3DS) • Mario Kart 8 (2014, Wii U) • Mario Kart Tour (2019, iOS/iPadOS/Android)
Arcade Mario Kart Arcade GP (2005, arcade) • Mario Kart Arcade GP 2 (2007, arcade) • Mario Kart Arcade GP DX (2013, arcade) • Mario Kart Arcade GP VR (2017, arcade)
Other Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit (2020, Switch)
Ports Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (2017, Switch)
Tech demos Mario Kart for Nintendo GameCube (2001, GCN)
Pitches / canceled games VB Mario Kart (VB) • Mario Kart XXL (GBA) • Tesla Mario Kart game (Tesla vehicles)
Mario Party series Main Mario Party (1998, N64) • Mario Party 2 (1999, N64) • Mario Party 3 (2000, N64) • Mario Party 4 (2002, GCN) • Mario Party 5 (2003, GCN) • Mario Party 6 (2004, GCN) • Mario Party 7 (2005, GCN) • Mario Party 8 (2007, Wii) • Mario Party 9 (2012, Wii) • Mario Party 10 (2015, Wii U) • Super Mario Party (2018, Switch) • Mario Party Superstars (2021, Switch)
Handheld Mario Party Advance (2005, GBA) • Mario Party DS (2007, DS) • Mario Party: Island Tour (2013, 3DS) • Mario Party: Star Rush (2016, 3DS) • Mario Party: The Top 100 (2017, 3DS)
Arcade Super Mario Fushigi no Korokoro Party (2004, arcade) • Super Mario Fushigi no Korokoro Party 2 (2005, arcade) • Mario Party Fushigi no Korokoro Catcher (2009, arcade) • Mario Party Kurukuru Carnival (2012, arcade) • Mario Party Fushigi no Korokoro Catcher 2 (2013, arcade) • Mario Party Challenge World (2016, arcade)
Other Mario Party 4 (2002, Adobe Flash) • Mario Party-e (2003, GBA)
Sports games Golf series Golf (1984, NES) • Stroke & Match Golf (1984, VS. System) • Golf: Japan Course (1987, FDS) • Golf: U.S. Course (1987, FDS) • Golf (1989, GB) • NES Open Tournament Golf (1991, NES) • Mobile Golf (2001, GBC)
Mario Golf series NES Open Tournament Golf (1991, NES) • Mario Golf (1999, N64) • Mario Golf (1999, GBC) • Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour (2003, GCN) • Mario Golf: Advance Tour (2004, GBA) • Mario Golf: World Tour (2014, 3DS) • Mario Golf: Super Rush (2021, Switch)
Mario Tennis series Mario's Tennis (1995, VB) • Mario Tennis (2000, N64) • Mario Tennis (2000, GBC) • Mario Power Tennis (2004, GCN) • Mario Tennis: Power Tour (2005, GBA) (Bicep Pump [Unknown, Adobe Flash] • Reflex Rally [Unknown, Adobe Flash]) • Mario Tennis Open (2012, 3DS) • Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash (2015, Wii U) • Mario Tennis Aces (2018, Switch)
Mario Baseball series Mario Superstar Baseball (2005, GCN) • Mario Super Sluggers (2008, Wii)
Mario Strikers series Super Mario Strikers (2005, GCN) • Mario Strikers Charged (2007, Wii) • Mario Strikers: Battle League (2022, Switch)
Famicom Grand Prix series Famicom Grand Prix: F1 Race (1987, FDS) • Famicom Grand Prix II: 3D Hot Rally (1988, FDS)
Other Donkey Kong Hockey (1984, G&W) • Baseball (1989, GB) • Super Mario Race (1992, GwB) • Mario Hoops 3-on-3 (2006, DS) • Mario Sports Mix (2010, Wii) • Mario Sports Superstars (2017, 3DS) • LEGO Super Mario Goal (2024, Sky Italia)
Ports New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis (2009, Wii)
Canceled games Super Mario American football game (GCN) • Super Mario Spikers (Wii)
Role-playing games Paper Mario series Paper Mario (2000, N64) • Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004, GCN) • Super Paper Mario (2007, Wii) • Paper Mario: Sticker Star (2012, 3DS) • Paper Mario: Color Splash (2016, Wii U) • Paper Mario: The Origami King (2020, Switch)
Mario & Luigi series Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (2003, GBA) • Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time (2005, DS) • Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (2009, DS) • Mario & Luigi: Dream Team (2013, 3DS) • Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam (2015, 3DS)
Other Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996, SNES)
Remakes Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions (2017, 3DS) • Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey (2018, 3DS) • Super Mario RPG (2023, Switch) • Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2024, Switch)
Canceled games Super Mario RPG 2 (N64DD) • Super Paper Mario (GCN)
Dr. Mario series Main Dr. Mario (1990, NES/GB) • Dr. Mario 64 (2001, N64) • Dr. Mario Online Rx (2008, WiiWare) • Dr. Mario Express (2008, DSiWare) • Dr. Luigi (2013, Wii U) • Dr. Mario: Miracle Cure (2015, 3DS) • Dr. Mario World (2019, iOS/iPadOS/Android)
Other VS. Dr. Mario (1990, VS) • Dr. Mario (1993, GwB)
Remakes Tetris & Dr. Mario (1994, SNES) • Nintendo Puzzle Collection (2003, GCN) • Dr. Mario & Puzzle League (2005, GBA)
Luigi's Mansion series Main Luigi's Mansion (2001, GCN) • Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon (2013, 3DS) • Luigi's Mansion 3 (2019, Switch)
Arcade Luigi's Mansion Arcade (2015, arcade)
Remakes Luigi's Mansion (2018, 3DS) • Luigi's Mansion 2 HD (2024, Switch)
Tech demos Luigi's Mansion (2000, GCN)
Educational games Mario Discovery series Mario is Missing! (1993, MS-DOS/SNES/NES) • Mario's Time Machine (1993, MS-DOS/SNES/NES) • Mario's Early Years! Fun with Letters (1993, MS-DOS/SNES) • Mario's Early Years! Fun with Numbers (1994, MS-DOS/SNES) • Mario's Early Years! Preschool Fun (1994, MS-DOS/SNES)
Mario Teaches Typing series Mario Teaches Typing (1991, MS-DOS) • Mario Teaches Typing 2 (1996, MS-DOS)
Other Family BASIC (1984, FC) • Super Mario Bros. & Friends: When I Grow Up (1991, MS-DOS)
Ports Mario's Early Years! CD-ROM Collection (1995, MS-DOS)
Canceled games Mario's Mission Earth (SNES)
Art utilities Mario Artist series Mario Artist: Paint Studio (1999, N64DD) • Mario Artist: Talent Studio (2000, N64DD) • Mario Artist: Communication Kit (2000, N64DD) • Mario Artist: Polygon Studio (2000, N64DD)
Other I am a teacher: Super Mario Sweater (1986, FDS) • Super Mario Bros. Print World (1991, MS-DOS) • Mario Paint (1992, SNES) • Super Mario Collection Screen Saver (1997, PC) • Mario no Photopi (1998, N64) • Mario Family (2001, GBC)
Pitches / canceled games Mario Factory ("Game Processor RAM Cassette") • Mario Paint 3D (N64) • Mario Artist: Sound Studio (N64DD)
Miscellaneous Picross series Mario's Picross (1995, GB) • Mario's Super Picross (1995, SFC) • Picross 2 (1996, GB) • Picross NP Vol. 6 (2000, SFC)
LCD handhelds Mario's Bombs Away (1983, G&W) • Mario's Egg Catch (1990, SMBW) • Luigi's Hammer Toss (1990, SMBW) • Princess Toadstool's Castle Run (1990, SMBW) • Mario the Juggler (1991, G&W)
Pinball Pinball (1984, NES) • Super Mario Bros. (1992, arcade) • Super Mario Bros. Mushroom World (1992, arcade) • Mario Pinball Land (2004, GBA)
Arcade Mario Roulette (1991, arcade) • Piccadilly Circus: Super Mario Bros. 3 (1991, arcade) • Mario World (1991, arcade) • Terebi Denwa: Super Mario World (1992, arcade) • Super Mario World Popcorn (1992, arcade) • Pika Pika Mario (1992, arcade) • Janken Fukubiki: Super Mario World (1992, arcade) • Koopa Taiji (1993, arcade) • Būbū Mario (1993, arcade) • Mario Undōkai (1993, arcade) • Super Mario World (1993, arcade) • Super Mario Kart: Doki Doki Race (1994, arcade) • Mario Bowl (1995, arcade) • Super Mario Attack (1996, arcade) • Donkey Kong (1996, arcade) • Mario Kart 64 (1996, arcade) • Super Mario 64 (Unknown, arcade) • Super Mario Bros. 3 (Unknown, arcade) • Super Mario World (Unknown, arcade) • Guru Guru Mario (Unknown, arcade) • Swanky no Bonus Slot (Unknown, arcade) • Dokidoki Mario Chance! (2003, arcade) • Super Mario Fushigi no Janjan Land (2003, arcade) • New Super Mario Bros. Wii Coin World (2011, arcade)
Browser Mario Net Quest (1997, Adobe Shockwave) • Mario's Memory Madness (1998, Adobe Shockwave) • Crazy Counting (1999, Adobe Shockwave) • Dinky Rinky (1999, Adobe Shockwave) • Goodness Rakes (1999, Adobe Shockwave) • Melon Mayhem (1999, Adobe Shockwave) • Nomiss (1999, Adobe Shockwave) • Wario's Whack Attack (1998, Adobe Shockwave) • The Lab (The Bookshelf • The Drafting Table • PolterCue • Ask Madame Clairvoya) (2001, Adobe Flash) • Mario Trivia (Unknown, Adobe Flash) • Mario Memory (Unknown, Adobe Flash) • Virus Attack! (Unknown, Adobe Flash) • Mini-Mario Factory Game! (2004, Adobe Flash) • Bill Bounce (2004, Adobe Flash) • Mario Party 7 Bon Voyage Quiz (2005, Adobe Flash) • Super Mario Strikers (2005, Adobe Flash) • Dr. Mario Vitamin Toss (2005, Adobe Flash) • Bowser's Lair Hockey (2005, Adobe Flash) • Heads-Up (2005, Adobe Flash) • Parasol Fall (2005, Adobe Flash) • Dribble Skillz (2006, Adobe Flash) • Superstar Shootout (2006, Adobe Flash) • Cannon Kaos (2006, Adobe Flash) • 1-Up Hunt! (2006, Adobe Flash) • Super Paper Mario Memory Match (2007, Adobe Flash) • Are You Smarter Than Mario? (2008, Adobe Flash) • Play Nintendo activities (2014–present)
DSiWare applications Mario Calculator (2009, DSiWare) • Mario Clock (2009, DSiWare)
Other games Alleyway (1989, GB) • Yoshi's Safari (1993, SNES) • Undake30 Same Game (1995, SFC) • Mario's Game Gallery (1995, MS-DOS) • Mario's FUNdamentals (1998, Windows) • Yakuman DS (2005, DS)
Tech demos Mario Demo (1994, VB) • morphdemo (Unknown, N64) • Peach's Castle (2002, GCN) • Mario's Face (Unknown, DS) • DSpeak (2005, DS) • Koopa Troopa Forest (Unknown, Wii) • Mario FPS (Unknown, Wii)
Pitches / canceled games Mario's Castle ("Project Atlantis") • Boss Game Studios' Super Mario game pitch (Unknown) • Retro Studios' Boo project (DS) • Mario Motors (DS)
Crossovers Game & Watch Gallery series Game & Watch Gallery (1997, GB) • Game & Watch Gallery 2 (1997, GB) • Game & Watch Gallery 3 (1999, GBC) • Game & Watch Gallery 4 (2002, GBA)
Super Smash Bros. series Super Smash Bros. (1999, N64) • Super Smash Bros. Melee (2001, GCN) • Super Smash Bros. Brawl (2008, Wii) • Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (2014, 3DS) • Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (2014, Wii U) • Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018, Switch)
Itadaki Street series Itadaki Street DS (2007, DS) • Fortune Street (2011, Wii)
Mario & Sonic series Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (2007, Wii) • Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (2008, DS) • Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (2009, Wii) • Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (2009, DS) • Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (2011, Wii) • Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (2012, 3DS) • Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games (2013, Wii U) • Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (2016, Wii U) • Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (2016, 3DS) • Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition (2016, arcade) • Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 (2019, Switch) • Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 - Arcade Edition (2020, arcade)
NES Remix series Main NES Remix (2013, Wii U) • NES Remix 2 (2014, Wii U)
Reissues NES Remix Pack (2014, Wii U) • Ultimate NES Remix (2014, 3DS)
Mario + Rabbids series Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle (2017, Switch) • Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope (2022, Switch)
Other Excitebike: Bun Bun Mario Battle (1997, Satellaview) • NBA Street V3 (2005, GCN) • Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix (2005, GCN) • SSX on Tour (2005, GCN) • Tetris DS (2006, DS) • Captain Rainbow (2008, Wii) • Art Style: PiCTOBiTS (2009, DSiWare) • Nintendo Land (2012, Wii U) • Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition (2015, 3DS) • Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition (2024, Switch)
Tech demos Chase Mii (Unknown, Wii U)
Pitches / canceled games Super Mario/Rabbids crossover adventure game (Wii) • DDR MARIO 2 (Wii)
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Wii U games
Super Mario franchise New Super Mario Bros. U (2012) • New Super Luigi U (2013) • Super Mario 3D World (2013) • Mario Kart 8 (2014) • Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (2014) • Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars (2015) • Mario Party 10 (2015) • Super Mario Maker (2015) • Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash (2015) • Paper Mario: Color Splash (2016)
Donkey Kong franchise Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (2014)
Yoshi franchise Yoshi's Woolly World (2015)
Wario franchise Game & Wario (2013)
Crossovers Nintendo Land (2012) • Sonic Lost World (2013) • Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games (2013) • Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (2014) • Skylanders: SuperChargers (2015) • Minecraft: Wii U Edition (2015) • Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (2016)
Compilations New Super Mario Bros. U + New Super Luigi U (2013) • NES Remix Pack (2014)
Nintendo eShop NES Remix (2013) • Dr. Luigi (2013) • NES Remix 2 (2014) • amiibo tap: Nintendo's Greatest Bits (2015) • Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge (2016) • Virtual Console games (2013-2016)
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