New Super Mario Bros. U
New Super Mario Bros. U is a side-scrolling 2.5D platform game, and the fourth and latest installment in the New Super Mario Bros. series. As the sequel to New Super Mario Bros. Wii, the game is a follow-up…
New Super Mario Bros. U is an adventure developed by Nintendo, released 18 November 2012 on Wii U.
What New Super Mario Bros. U is
New Super Mario Bros. U is an adventure game developed by Nintendo and released in 2012. It is available on Wii U only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
New Super Mario Bros. U is a 2012 platform game developed and published by Nintendo as a launch title for the Wii U. A sequel to New Super Mario Bros. Wii and the fourth and final entry in the New Super Mario Bros. series, following New Super Mario Bros. 2, it is the first Super Mario game to feature high-definition graphics. The plot follows Mario on his way to rescue Princess Peach and her castle from Bowser. The game retains the cooperative multiplayer mode from its prior entry.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action, comedy and kids. It supports multiplayer and includes co-op. Local play supports 5 players. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.
Where it sits in the Mario series
New Super Mario Bros. U is the 484th of 668 entries we hold in the Mario series. The next entry was Nintendo Land in 2012. Its critic score of 80 is 3 points above the series average of 77. The highest-rated entry is Super Mario World at 100.
How it was received
New Super Mario Bros. U holds a critic score of 80 out of 100. That places it above 64% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2012 averaged 70, so it scored 10 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 79, across 195 votes.
What it launched against
New Super Mario Bros. U launched on 18 November 2012, within three weeks of Far Cry 3, Assassin's Creed III, Halo 4 and Animal Crossing: New Leaf. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Far Cry 3, Assassin's Creed III, Halo 4, Animal Crossing: New Leaf.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for New Super Mario Bros. U yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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