Confirmed: New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Posted by Damien McFerran
The rumours were true!
Nintendo's Cammie Dunaway has just confirmed that a new Mario game is coming to the Wii.
At Nintendo's E3 conference - which is taking place as we type - she said this:
The number four is the key to Mario's next surprise. For the last 15 years, Mr Miyamoto has been thinking about one new way to let you play a Mario game that's never been possible before. Today here's his answer - New Super Mario Brothers for Wii.
The game will have a multiplayer focus, with four players being able to join the action at any given time and compete to reach the end of the level. It sounds a bit like Smash Bros to be honest.
The game will launch before the end of the year.
We're reporting this news as it happens - expect more details, including images, later.
#1
Philip_J_Reed said:
Let me be the FIRST to say rock on!!
#2
Deadlax said:
Super Mario Wii looks alright but nothing special
#3
SilentJ said:
Great news! Now where's Zelda?
#4
Knux said:
YES!!
#5
Charlie_The_Unicorn said:
YES!!!! YES!!!!! YES!!!!!!!
EPIC WANT!!!!
#6
Clint_Eastwood said:
This is awesome! I always wanted 2 players simultaneously in the old Mario Bros. games, but four is even better!
#7
gameking23 said:
MUST BUY.
#8
Don said:
Is this a remake of DS New Super Mario Bros. with new features or a brand new game?
#9
valleyoftheunos said:
Great stuff, hope this is on the money.
#10
motang said:
I glad the rumor was true!
#11
thewiirocks said:
Glad I was wrong! Go Mario!
#12
Aquateen510 said:
PERFECT!!!!
#13
MrPanic said:
I hope you guys are recording this conference, I want to see it on NL's youtube channel afterwards.
#14
Bass_X0 said:
Yeah. New Super Mario Bros. ported to the Wii and with four players isn't that much of an innovation as they were talking about it.
Looks fun though.
#15
Mr_Saturn said:
: drool :
#16
SwerdMurd said:
I mean it looks ok, but it's gonna take a lot more than this so-called "Mario" character to steal my attention away from the awe and majesty that is "It's My Birthday"
#17
Bass_X0 said:
Th-th-that's not all, folks!
SUPER MARIO GALAXY 2!
#18
thewiirocks said:
Mario Galaxy 2! With Yoshi as a ridable character!
#19
Philip_J_Reed said:
I did not expect Galaxy 2. But I am very, very happy.
#20
Outrunner said:
Galaxy 2?? What you talkin' bout Willis? >
#21
LGamer said:
Oh yeah baby! WOOHOO! I make a countdown-calander (no, that's a bit too crazy). MUST BUY (drool, drool, drool... OH...now is my keyboard dirty...)
#22
Tails said:
GALAXY 2 Yes Big Preorder for me including Metroid Other M & Mario vs. Dk Minis March Again
#23
cr00mz said:
so this is four swords adventure only mario then or what? or will there be a super mario world single players mode or somethin.
#24
Terra said:
Nice. Is this retail or WiiWare? I'm thinking Retail but some friends of mine think it will be WiiWare
#25
RevolverLink said:
I didn't enjoy the first NSMB very much, but I'll still be picking this one up with the hopes that it'll fix some of the problems I had with the DS game and that it will really manage to channel the Four Swords vibe I'm getting from it. But I can't say my hype for this is anywhere near where it is for Galaxy 2, though.
#26
LEGEND_MARIOID said:
You'd have to be clinically insane to to appreciate the enormity of this announcement as well as that of Super Mario Galaxy.
Oh and btw...YYYYYYEEEEEEESSSSSS!!!!
#27
Mainstreamguy said:
Who else hopes they'll replace the two Toads from the demo with Wario and Waluigi?
#28
astarisborn94 said:
Reply to Mainstreamguy Post #28: I half agree. They should replace the two Toads with Peach and Yoshi.
#29
Don said:
According to gonintendo.com, the Koopa Kids will be in this one.
#30
Kelvin said:
I would hope for a wide character selection.
#31
The_Fox said:
Nintendo was pathetic at last years E3 and deserved all of the anger they got, but the Mario anouncements this year they made me one happy gamer.
#32
NintendoNaut said:
Although the conference was lacking, the Mario titles were awesome. Other M was even better!!!
#33
Adam said:
I have no idea why this article compares the game to Smash Brothers, but whatever. The game looks awesome. Little Big Planet meets Mario.
#34
Chatham said:
@Adam
Good point.
#35
Mainstreamguy said:
@Super Smash Bros. Fan1999
both not possible; the Mario games are about saving Peach - so no Peach
and did you ever see a Yoshi riding on a Yoshi? - no Yoshi (at least not as standalone character
#36
Objection said:
Sweet. I want this. Is it all new or a port of the DS game or a remake of a previous 2D mario?
#37
IAmNotWill said:
Its Brand new Objection_Blaster.
#38
super-nintendo said:
Nice! E3 2009 rocks..... Sony and Nintendo brought the goods. Microsoft was lame.
#39
Goomba2996 said:
Nintendo it looks like your relly shaping up tis year.
#40
Slapshot said:
Im torn... I really felt let down with NSMB. Very Easy and not near as good a SMBWorld on SNES, I dont know about this one.
#41
metakirbyknight said:
Cammie came in last. Who woulda thought?
#42
luigiman2 said:
AWSOME! CAN'T WAIT!