E3 2012: New Super Mario Bros. U Media Blowout

Looks great! Only complaint is once again being stuck with the two generic toads for multiplayer but I guess that's just how the NSMB world works.

this looks kick butt too bad nothing else looks good. im so sad reggie ruined e3. they should fire his butt anyone with me. sorry guess im being a little harsh but i had so much hope for this years e3 presentation.

This has made Wii U a definite day 1 buy for me. Graphics are beautiful, Squirrel Mario, Baby Yoshis, and so much Mario goodness. Maybe I'm easy to please, but I'm excited as can be for this and NSMB 2! The scenes with the circling ghosts and giant bouncy stars were GORGEOUS!!!

Squirrel Mario is great and adorable, but I still want a Pony Mario power up one day though!

@Grumblebuzzz
Not sure if this'll make it better or worse, but you will have the option of using your Miis too.

I loved Miyomoto's excuse that the SD graphics prevented Pikmin from having the desired camera zoom out that he desired. Similarly, it's nice to see Super Mario Bros played from a far out view, because graphically it finally can be!

Needs more Reznor.

And about a hundred million more coins.

@FanaticGamer43 Haven't seen any haters here's but ook!

Spike TV pissed me off when they said there was nothing new in the game, when clearly there is new stuff added.

Can I get some 1080p screenshots NOW please? This is so desktop background worthy.

Did Van Gogh design the background for the ghost level? Impressionism in a Mario game? Oh, you so classy, Nintendo. lol

@Assassin87 What Spike TV thinks about anything will never be as bad as what people think about Spike TV.

Haha, this'll be day one buy for me. This game looks amazing. I think it's pretty obvious which of the 2 NSMB titles got more attention and care.

circa 2009 Ah, yes, I remember the days when 4 people wanted to play Mario Bros. at the same time... and now we can!

circa 2012 Ah, yes, I remember the days when 5 people wanted to play Mario Bros. at the same time... and now we can!

It really looks amazing, although that is to be expected of a powerful, HD system.

The asymmetric aspect where another player can create obstacles can really breath a lot of new life to these levels.

I think the idea of having the player with the controller "Draw" blocks is a kinda cool idea it could kinda break the game though, like if it's unbalanced like if half the levels have no blocks and the player has to draw them all, or the jumps are impossible to do in singleplayer, etc.

@FluttershyGuy I thought that was just for NSMBMii, not U. Ah well, more features can only IMPROVE a game I suppose.

This looked amazing the 3DS one looked pretty bad imo.

i have calmed down now but reggie has no clue what i want did anyone see his interview on spike they asked him about all the negative posts on twitter and online but he just blew it off like it did not happen @#$%^ man wake up your running my favorite company into the #@%$# ground. they could have at least talked about the specs and how smash bros and zelda are coming along. the company is on the line and he wants to talk about family and bubble gum and hearts and kisses @#$%$# i defend this company till the end but this is too far so sad :<

I'll just leave this here...

That Squirrel Mario is very impressive.

@SkywardLink98
Here's a portion of an interview IGN had with one of NSMBU's makers, Takashi Tezuka...
http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/06/05/e3-2012-behind-the-scenes-of-new-super-mario-bros-u

IGN: When bringing Mario to Wii U, what does HD give you that you couldn't achieve with Wii or previous consoles?

Tezuka: Well, it's something we actually talked about last year. I think it's the introduction of the Mii characters into the Mario universe. Traditionally you use Mario characters, and you haven't been able to use Mii characters. One thing we have noticed in multiplayer titles is that sometimes people have a hard time telling which character they're playing. I think with the introduction of Mii characters, we've solved that issue. You're able to easily identify who you are, and because it's your Mii. Some of the emotions that we try to evoke when we're making a game come across more easily because it's your Mii character in the game.

I really think the HD has made it possible to, again, make those Mii characters so easily recognizable. You're easily able to identify with that character on the screen. And of course, if you look at the game as a total package, the increase in the graphical fidelity, the power that we have now, is quite obvious. But where we make the best use of it, again, is in the Mii character presentation.

I really like the new level themes I'm seeing, and finally Mario's back to being at a system launch! However, my opinion still stands that after New Super Mario Bros. 2 and New Super Mario Bros. U, Nintendo needs to try something different with the 2D Mario games, its starting to lose its freshness.

This looks a lot better than NSMB2. The levels look awesome from both a graphics perspective and a gameplay perspective.

Day. One.

OMG, did anyone else have to stop as the Starry Night background for a second. That was amazing.

OMG I think I am in TRUE love.

With NSMBWU of course!

This is greatness... Finally Mario in 1080p.

So the Squirrel Suit is a combination of the Racoon Suit and the Cape ?

These graphics were a disappointment on Wii but to see them barely improved on WiiU is just pathetic. I want a Mario game that actually can compete with the look of Little Big Planet or Rayman Origins.

@ATDI Ditto for G4!!!

Squirrel Suit- Racoon Cape? I like it. Backgrounds look great too. Was beginning to tire of NSMB but this one has gotten me interested again.

Mind=blown. HD Mario is much better than I could have ever expected! Flying squirrel Mario ftw! E3 gets better and better! So much stuff all at once!

The baby Yoshis look cool. Glad that was brought back. Can't wait to play the three levels they're playable in.

@Adam
You're just referencing the lack of Yoshi in NSMBWii, rather than going by news on this game, right? I want about 99% more Yoshi than in NSMBWii.

This looks awesome, but I won't feel too bad about not getting it since NSMB2 should be a fine substitute.

Looks great! One thing though, why are we playing as useless toads when we could be using Wario and Waluigi?!

Am I the only one who thought of the old Rocky and Bullwinkle cartoon while watching the flying squirrel part of the video?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65t-OzhlmvE

Not even 30 yet and I'm starting to feel old.

The game looks awesome by the way. I won't be able to afford it for like 5 years but hey, I can dream. Lousy job market.

WHY THE GENERIC TOADS AGAIN??

Couldn't they very easily give us Peach and Toad like SMB2? Or Wario and Waluigi? Or Toad and Toadette? Or Toad and Toadsworth? Why two of the same Toads with different colors? LAME.

Whatever I'll still buy it and think it's flipping amazing.

@Emaan1 I agree. So far this looks like an expansion pack for NSMBwii.

That level with the boo's looks amazing. i like the handrawn stuff

Looks awesome. They couldve done more though

This looks great! Squirrel mario, omg!!!!! So cool. Baby yoshi! YAY!!! However I must say it would have been nice for them to redo the soundtrack, the music sounds almost the same as NSMBW. Awesome graphics though, can't wait for this.

What can Flying Squirrel cap do that Raccoon tail couldn't? Catch updrafts for longer flight maybe?

Cookie cutter sequel! Grrrrr!!!

The next next super mario world baby ! ;p

I thing I can say is that the backrounds are AWESOME!

So they basically replaced the cape from Mario world with a squirrel suit. I guess they did this just because someone at Nintendo thought that would look cuter! Ah well!

I wonder if you can turn those Yoshi babies into adult Yoshi's!

The background from the spooky level looks awesome! It's that painting from Claude Monet, right?

I am not that excited about neither both upcoming New mario bros games (and drop the "new" moniker already! It's not new anymore!), but I guess I end up with both of them and have some fun with them. For the Wii u one I have a little bit more hope, but not much!