New Super Mario Bros screens and info

DS News | Confirmed by Miyamoto himself.

If our revealing preview hasn’t made you psyched for the highly anticipated new entry into the Super Mario Bros. series, then this new load of screenshots and character art will – and if you were hyped enough already, these might tip you over the edge.

All of the screens focus on the action, rather than having any showing more of the power-up screens, because honestly, who wants to see that? There is a definite feel of nostalgia when gazing upon these images as you can clearly see levels themed on old Super Mario Bros. titles, with the action taking place in a desert, underwater and underground.

Shigeru Miyamoto has also just revealed some tidbits about New Super Mario Bros. in an interview with Nintendo of Europe. Apparently, the mini-games included in Super Mario 64 DS will be incorporated into New Super Mario Bros. with a two-player and four-player single-cart multiplayer feature added in for some of the mini-games. And we were also informed that New Super Mario Bros. will have a structure similar to that of Super Mario Bros. 3 (i.e.: worlds, levels, bosses and fortresses).

Shiggy had this to say about the New Super Mario Bros. project: "Well, there will be many people who play New Super Mario Bros. that have never played a Mario Bros. game before. But at the same time we want to evoke a kind of nostalgic feeling in those people who used to play with the past series, so we are now trying to incorporate as many old tricks and tweaks as possible into this new DS version." He also indirectly elaborated that these tweaks and tricks are things like warp pipes and running along the top of the screen (in the game, of course).

Miyamoto also mentions, in regards to story; "I told them that we really don’t need any story behind this new Super Mario Bros. at all. I have narrowed down the whole story to about half of what my team originally came up with. Peach is kidnapped, Mario has to go and rescue her from Bowser and the Koopa Kids. That’s about all you need to know for the story!"

So with that information and those screenshots you’re probably wondering when this game is coming out? Well, Nintendo of Australia has just updated their charts with a June 8 release date shown for New Super Mario Bros. (thanks to forum members for the heads up on that), but no dice for Europe just yet. Stay tuned as PALGN brings you more coverage of New Super Mario Bros. over the coming weeks.

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13 Comments

DancesInUnderwear

6 years ago

I love you, Nintendo.

Might have to use one of those character art pieces as an avatar, too, the look nice. Really nice.

Qbert

6 years ago

AussieNintendo and Vooks are reporting a June 8 release date.

VOOK

6 years ago

Yep I got it from Nintendo, and then Nintendo.com.au was updated with it, so its Authentice, unless it gets brought forward (never going to happen) or do a brain training (delayed).

Also Im making a educated informed guess here that the DS Lite is also coming June 8, although thats not confirmed

Nick

6 years ago

Thanks for that guys

VOOK - I wouldn't suprised, you were spot on with the Nintendo DS Blue/Pink colours and dates.

VOOK

6 years ago

No worries,

However this time it is a guess (although you know

wink wink) last time I knew 100%, don't ask how though

Dare

6 years ago

Boy this game looks great!

Does anyone else here agree that Bowser Jr., looks ten times better than those Baby Bowser things in Mario Party (you know the ones?). He's got so much more spunk & attitude than those other Bowser's, IMO i even think he is better than Bowser himself!

& i don't know if u all noticed this, but in one of the pictures you see Mario shooting fireballs underwater (which was in the original games as well), can someone explain to me how this is physically possible

! (i think it should of just been removed for this game, & he should have some other type of power-up for underwater missions availabe to him).

With that being said, GO NINTENDO!

ObsoletE

6 years ago

Dare wrote

& i don't know if u all noticed this, but in one of the pictures you see Mario shooting fireballs underwater (which was in the original games as well), can someone explain to me how this is physically possible

depends on what his fireballs are using for fuel. magnesium burns underwater.

and then there are elements that have explosive reactions with water, like Sodium or Caesium. not technically fire, but similar.

maybe that's why the pants turn white, they're actually donning Lab-Coats

DancesInUnderwear

6 years ago

Fireballs can be removed from underwater segments when someone can come up with a logical reason why eating (or whatever he does with it) a flower can make your clothes change colour and give you the ability to shoot balls of fire from your hand.

Oh, yeah, and June 8? Thats not too bad, but, its Mario, so I think its import time again.

Qbert

6 years ago

Now pushed back to May 15 (US version). I don't think that this will mean squat for the Aussie launch though luckly.

Bitchacho

6 years ago

^Aussie launch? Just import it. Region-free and cheaper. Errr why not?

Matt Bassos

6 years ago

80 levels WOOO

Infested Jibbs

6 years ago

I tell you what mitch, if you can confirm for sure that non-aus release versions of the game 'talk' with aus release versions of the game, i'll not only give you a cookie, but i'll import too.

And if you reply within the next 15 mins, this set of steak knives is also yours.....F-R-E-E.

DancesInUnderwear

6 years ago

May 15th vs. June 8?

Guess it'll all depend on how long an import takes to get here, wont it?

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Australian Release Date:
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Publisher:
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Developer:
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Players:
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