<s>
is	O
a	O
2D	O
side-scrolling	O
platform	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
the	B-Application
New	I-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
series	O
developed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
EAD	O
Group	O
No	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
4	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
its	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
handheld	O
video	O
game	O
console	O
,	O
being	O
released	O
first	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
July	O
28	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
Nintendo-published	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
simultaneously	O
in	O
both	O
downloadable	O
and	O
physical	B-Protocol
forms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
2s	I-Application
plot	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
focusing	O
on	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Luigi	O
's	O
efforts	O
to	O
rescue	O
Princess	O
Peach	O
from	O
Bowser	O
and	O
the	O
Koopalings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
a	O
heavier	O
emphasis	O
on	O
coin-collecting	O
than	O
other	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
games	O
,	O
with	O
multiple	O
unique	O
items	O
dedicated	O
to	O
producing	O
large	O
numbers	O
of	O
coins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additional	O
Coin	O
Rush	O
stages	O
were	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
purchase	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
2	I-Application
features	O
nine	O
worlds	O
that	O
consist	O
of	O
six	O
main	O
worlds	O
and	O
three	O
special	O
worlds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
critics	O
praising	O
its	O
level	O
design	O
,	O
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
graphics	O
,	O
but	O
criticizing	O
its	O
low	O
difficulty	O
and	O
similarity	O
to	O
the	O
earlier	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
the	O
fifth	B-Device
best-selling	I-Device
game	I-Device
for	I-Device
the	I-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
3DS	I-Device
,	O
with	O
13.41	O
million	O
copies	O
sold	O
worldwide	O
as	O
of	O
September	O
30	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
follow-up	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
,	O
titled	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
U	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
on	O
November	O
18	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	B-Application
New	I-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
series	O
,	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
and	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
,	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2D	O
platformer	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
and	O
objects	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
are	O
3D	O
polygonal	O
renderings	O
on	O
2D	O
backgrounds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
results	O
in	O
a	O
2.5D	O
effect	O
(	O
also	O
seen	O
previously	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
game	O
)	O
that	O
visually	O
simulates	O
3D	O
computer	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
2	I-Application
continues	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
gameplay	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
game	O
,	O
featuring	O
side-scrolling	O
platform	O
action	O
as	O
Mario	B-Application
or	O
Luigi	O
attempt	O
to	O
rescue	O
Princess	O
Peach	O
from	O
Bowser	O
and	O
the	O
Koopalings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Power-ups	O
include	O
the	O
Mini	O
Mushroom	O
and	O
Mega	O
Mushroom	O
returning	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Leaf	I-Application
from	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
which	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
tail-whip	O
enemies	O
or	O
to	O
fly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
to	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
3D	I-Application
Land	I-Application
,	O
an	O
Invincibility	O
Leaf	O
will	O
appear	O
if	O
the	O
player	O
loses	O
at	O
least	O
five	O
lives	O
during	O
any	O
non-cannon	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
has	O
both	O
single-player	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
options	O
:	O
two	O
players	O
,	O
each	O
with	O
their	O
own	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
and	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
play	O
together	O
simultaneously	O
as	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Luigi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
2	I-Application
has	O
a	O
strong	O
emphasis	O
on	O
collecting	O
gold	O
coins	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
emphasis	O
features	O
various	O
new	O
items	O
that	O
are	O
dedicated	O
for	O
producing	O
large	O
numbers	O
of	O
coins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
include	O
Gold	O
Flowers	O
that	O
can	O
turn	O
blocks	O
into	O
coins	O
,	O
rings	O
that	O
can	O
temporarily	O
turn	O
enemies	O
gold	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
mask-esque	O
block	O
that	O
produces	O
coins	O
as	O
Mario	B-Application
(	O
or	O
Luigi	O
)	O
runs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
SpotPass	B-Device
enabled	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
this	O
total	O
can	O
be	O
uploaded	O
to	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Network	I-Application
and	O
the	O
player	O
will	O
be	O
updated	O
with	O
the	O
grand	O
total	O
of	O
all	O
coins	O
collected	O
by	O
all	O
players	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
,	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
2	I-Application
features	O
a	O
Coin	O
Rush	O
mode	O
,	O
made	O
accessible	O
after	O
the	O
player	O
completes	O
the	O
first	O
world	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
completes	O
the	O
run	O
,	O
the	O
accumulated	O
total	O
of	O
coins	O
that	O
are	O
collected	O
can	O
be	O
saved	O
as	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
high	O
score	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
transmitted	O
to	O
and	O
challenged	O
by	O
other	O
players	O
via	O
StreetPass	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additional	O
course	O
packs	O
can	O
be	O
purchased	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
stated	O
that	O
both	O
side-scrolling	O
and	O
3D	O
Mario	B-Application
games	O
were	O
in	O
development	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
3D	I-Application
Land	I-Application
,	O
the	O
untitled	O
2D	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
game	O
was	O
announced	O
during	O
a	O
meeting	O
of	O
investors	O
by	O
the	O
president	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
Satoru	O
Iwata	O
,	O
in	O
late	O
January	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
totally	O
new	O
side-scrolling	O
action	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
in	O
2D	O
as	O
a	O
key	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
as	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
2006	O
's	O
New	O
Super	O
Mario	O
Bros.	O
,	O
during	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
Direct	O
conference	O
on	O
April	O
21	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
with	O
tentative	O
release	O
dates	O
for	O
Japan	O
,	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
Australia	O
in	O
August	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
stated	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
created	O
"	O
specifically	O
as	O
a	O
pick-up-and-play	O
experience	O
"	O
,	O
accommodating	O
players	O
of	O
all	O
skill	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
retail	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
game	O
to	O
also	O
be	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
download	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
on	O
the	O
day	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
three	O
packs	O
of	O
courses	O
for	O
Coin	O
Rush	O
mode	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Europe	O
on	O
October	O
2	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
October	O
4	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
featuring	O
all	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
pre-installed	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
the	B-Application
New	I-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
2	O
:	O
Gold	O
Edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
was	O
available	O
exclusively	O
at	O
Wal-Mart	O
for	O
Black	O
Friday	O
2014	O
as	O
a	O
digital	O
copy	O
pre-installed	O
on	O
the	O
limited	O
edition	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
Gold	O
Edition	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
XL	O
bundle	O
for	O
$399	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
veteran	O
Kenta	O
Nagata	O
,	O
though	O
most	O
of	O
soundtrack	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Shiho	O
Fujii	O
,	O
Ryo	O
Nagamatsu	O
,	O
and	O
Kenta	O
Nagata	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
2	I-Application
has	O
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
9/10	O
,	O
stating	O
"	O
This	O
platforming	O
perfection	O
is	O
what	O
makes	O
Mario	B-Application
games	O
so	O
fun	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
that	O
regard	O
,	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
2	I-Application
definitely	O
succeeds	O
with	O
its	O
own	O
share	O
of	O
secrets	O
,	O
collectibles	O
,	O
and	O
branching	O
pathways	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
unlocked	O
depending	O
on	O
how	O
you	O
should	O
advance	O
through	O
the	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
NintendoLife	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
9	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
stars	O
,	O
saying	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
immense	O
fun	O
,	O
boasts	O
brilliant	O
level	O
design	O
and	O
offers	O
enough	O
repeat	O
play	O
appeal	O
to	O
keep	O
you	O
glued	O
to	O
your	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
system	O
for	O
weeks.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
Nintendo	O
Magazine	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
90%	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
,	O
heavily	O
criticizing	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
its	O
3D	O
effects	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
progression	O
in	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
series	O
,	O
summarizing	O
that	O
"	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
the	O
very	O
definition	O
of	O
bitter-sweet	O
,	O
giving	O
with	O
one	O
hand	O
and	O
then	O
taking	O
away	O
with	O
the	O
other	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
default	O
it	O
's	O
the	O
best	O
side-scrolling	O
platformer	O
on	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
and	O
yes	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
even	O
better	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
We	O
've	O
come	O
to	O
expect	O
more	O
than	O
straight	O
sequels	O
from	O
mainline	O
Mario	B-Application
games	O
,	O
and	O
until	O
this	O
generation	O
we	O
had	O
n't	O
truly	O
been	O
offered	O
one	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
its	O
obsessive	O
focus	O
on	O
coin	O
collecting	O
,	O
NSMB2	B-Application
does	O
a	O
few	O
things	O
differently	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
enough	O
to	O
stand	O
tall	O
as	O
its	O
own	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
's	O
a	O
fine	O
companion	O
piece	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
DS	O
game	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
that	O
's	O
likely	O
to	O
reside	O
in	O
your	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
for	O
quite	O
some	O
time.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
13.41	O
million	O
copies	O
of	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
2	I-Application
have	O
been	O
sold	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Handheld	O
Game	O
"	O
at	O
Spike	O
's	O
10th	O
Annual	O
Video	O
Game	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
stage	O
based	O
on	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
2	I-Application
appears	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
for	I-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
3DS	I-Application
and	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
's	O
transformation	O
when	O
he	O
touches	O
a	O
Gold	O
Flower	O
,	O
Gold	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
appears	O
in	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
8	O
Deluxe	O
and	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
Tour	I-Application
as	O
an	O
unlockable	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Amiibo	B-Device
figure	O
was	O
released	O
based	O
on	O
this	O
transformation	O
.	O
</s>
