<s>
is	O
a	O
2D	O
side-scrolling	O
platform	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
in	O
2012	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
as	O
a	O
launch	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
fourth	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
New	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	O
.	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
mainline	O
Mario	B-Application
game	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
high-definition	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	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
2009	O
)	O
and	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
2012	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Year	O
of	O
Luigi	O
"	O
campaign	O
,	O
a	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
expansion	I-Protocol
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Luigi	I-Application
U	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
June	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
and	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best-selling	B-Device
games	I-Device
on	I-Device
the	I-Device
Wii	I-Device
U	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
enhanced	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
titled	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
Analysis	O
and	O
Development	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
Planning	O
and	O
Development	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
11	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Between	O
both	O
versions	O
,	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
20.75	O
million	O
units	O
have	O
been	O
sold	O
worldwide	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	B-Application
selling	I-Application
video	I-Application
games	I-Application
of	I-Application
all	I-Application
time	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	O
.	O
U	O
iterates	O
on	O
the	O
gameplay	O
featured	O
in	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
with	O
additional	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
can	O
be	O
controlled	O
either	O
using	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
Pro	I-Device
Controllers	I-Device
,	O
Wii	B-Device
Remotes	I-Device
,	O
or	O
Off-TV	B-Device
Play	I-Device
using	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
GamePad	I-Device
,	O
where	O
the	O
game	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
solely	O
on	O
the	O
GamePad	O
's	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Four	O
players	O
each	O
using	O
a	O
controller	O
play	O
as	O
a	O
different	O
character	O
,	O
being	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
Luigi	O
,	O
Yellow	O
Toad	O
,	O
and	O
Blue	O
Toad	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
"	O
Boost	O
Mode	O
"	O
feature	O
,	O
a	O
fifth	O
player	O
using	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
GamePad	I-Device
can	O
interact	O
with	O
the	O
environment	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
putting	O
blocks	O
down	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
stepped	O
on	O
or	O
stunning	O
enemies	O
by	O
holding	O
down	O
on	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
returning	O
elements	O
such	O
as	O
Ice	O
Flowers	O
and	O
Yoshis	B-Application
,	O
the	O
flying	O
squirrel	O
is	O
a	O
new	O
power-up	O
that	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
glide	O
across	O
long	O
distances	O
or	O
slowly	O
descend	O
down	O
vertical	O
paths	O
and	O
cling	O
to	O
the	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
walls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
Baby	O
Yoshis	B-Application
are	O
an	O
item	O
can	O
be	O
carried	O
by	O
a	O
player	O
,	O
with	O
each	O
baby	O
Yoshi	B-Application
having	O
a	O
special	O
ability	O
dependent	O
on	O
its	O
color	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
inflating	O
in	O
midair	O
or	O
illuminating	O
dark	O
areas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	O
.	O
U	O
features	O
one	O
large	O
map	O
containing	O
all	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
worlds	O
and	O
levels	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Coin	O
Battle	O
"	O
from	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
also	O
returns	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
now	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
customize	O
the	O
battles	O
with	O
the	O
GamePad	O
to	O
place	O
the	O
coins	O
and	O
Star	O
Coins	O
on	O
the	O
course	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Princess	O
Peach	O
is	O
held	O
captive	O
in	O
her	O
castle	O
by	O
Bowser	O
,	O
Bowser	O
Jr.	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Koopalings	O
who	O
invade	O
and	O
use	O
a	O
giant	O
mechanical	O
arm	O
to	O
throw	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
Luigi	O
,	O
and	O
two	O
Toads	O
far	O
away	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
and	O
friends	O
must	O
now	O
travel	O
across	O
this	O
new	O
land	O
returning	O
to	O
Peach	O
's	O
castle	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
save	O
her	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
New	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	O
.	O
U	O
started	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
and	O
spanned	O
three	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
,	O
initially	O
titled	O
New	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	O
.	O
Mii	O
,	O
was	O
first	O
revealed	O
at	O
E3	O
2011	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
several	O
tech	O
demos	O
demonstrating	O
the	O
capabilities	O
of	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
demo	O
's	O
visual	O
style	O
duplicated	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
,	O
but	O
with	O
high-definition	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
playable	O
Mii	O
characters	O
alongside	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Luigi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
later	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
demo	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
full	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
would	O
be	O
demonstrated	O
in	O
its	O
revised	O
form	O
at	O
E3	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
,	O
the	O
new	O
game	O
,	O
New	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	O
.	O
U	O
,	O
was	O
revealed	O
as	O
a	O
launch	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
upcoming	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Producer	O
Takashi	O
Tezuka	O
explained	O
he	O
had	O
created	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
hardware	O
,	O
focusing	O
on	O
the	O
GamePad	O
,	O
for	O
which	O
Boost	O
Mode	O
was	O
created	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
power-up	O
glides	O
horizontally	O
to	O
differ	O
it	O
from	O
the	O
propeller	O
suit	O
in	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
which	O
can	O
fly	O
vertically	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
used	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
map	O
layout	O
due	O
to	O
nostalgia	O
for	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
celebrate	O
the	O
Year	O
of	O
Luigi	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
announced	O
DLC	B-Protocol
known	O
as	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Luigi	I-Application
U	I-Application
on	O
February	O
14	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
content	O
is	O
reused	O
from	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
,	O
notable	O
differences	O
include	O
Mario	B-Application
's	O
absence	O
and	O
Luigi	O
's	O
role	O
as	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
this	O
,	O
Luigi	O
has	O
his	O
flutter	O
jump	O
from	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
the	O
overall	O
level	O
design	O
is	O
more	O
difficult	O
when	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DLC	B-Protocol
was	O
released	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
update	O
to	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
on	O
June	O
20	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
standalone	O
disc	O
on	O
August	O
15	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
a	O
bundle	O
known	O
as	O
New	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	O
.	O
U	O
+	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Luigi	I-Application
U	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
1st	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Luigi	O
U	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
set	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
enhanced	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
in	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Direct	O
on	O
September	O
13	O
,	O
2018	O
and	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
January	O
11	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
its	O
announcement	O
,	O
rumors	O
of	O
a	O
Switch	O
port	O
had	O
surfaced	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
will	O
be	O
remade	O
and	O
include	O
both	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Luigi	I-Application
U	I-Application
campaign	O
,	O
with	O
"	O
New	B-Device
Super	I-Device
Mario	I-Device
Bros	I-Device
.	I-Device
U	I-Device
Deluxe	I-Device
"	O
as	O
the	O
pending	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Toadette	O
and	O
Nabbit	O
are	O
introduced	O
as	O
playable	O
characters	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
former	O
gaining	O
access	O
to	O
a	O
brand	O
new	O
power	O
up	O
called	O
the	O
Super	O
Crown	O
and	O
the	O
latter	O
now	O
being	O
playable	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
campaign	O
instead	O
of	O
being	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Luigi	I-Application
U	I-Application
DLC	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Any	O
character	O
can	O
be	O
picked	O
in	O
single	O
player	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
forcing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
play	O
as	O
Mario	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	O
.	O
U	O
was	O
positively	O
received	O
by	O
critics	O
,	O
with	O
most	O
praise	O
going	O
towards	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamesMaster	O
magazine	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
great	O
excuse	O
for	O
families	O
to	O
gather	O
round	O
the	O
TV	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
enticing	O
glimpse	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
's	O
HD	O
future	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
I	O
'm	O
not	O
quite	O
prepared	O
to	O
say	O
New	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	O
.	O
U	O
fully	O
recaptures	O
the	O
spark	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
's	O
2D	O
heyday	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
's	O
an	O
impressive	O
step	O
in	O
the	O
right	O
direction	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informer	O
considered	O
it	O
the	O
best	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
New	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	O
.	O
series	O
,	O
saying	O
it	O
had	O
"	O
Some	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
creative	O
NSMB	O
levels	O
Nintendo	O
has	O
created	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
observed	O
how	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
a	O
challenging	O
platformer	O
,	O
an	O
excellent	O
recreation	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
's	O
best	O
moments	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
's	O
the	O
perfect	O
way	O
to	O
kick-off	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
journey	O
into	O
HD.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Giant	O
Bomb	O
was	O
slightly	O
more	O
critical	O
,	O
noting	O
"	O
Everything	O
about	O
New	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	O
.	O
U	O
is	O
pretty	O
exciting	O
,	O
except	O
the	O
game	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Is	O
it	O
possible	O
that	O
this	O
is	O
the	O
best	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
'	O
New	O
 '	O
series	O
to	O
date	O
—	O
not	O
to	O
mention	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
exclusive	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
games	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
,	O
by	O
default	O
—	O
and	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
kind	O
of	O
flatly	O
uninteresting	O
?	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
perfectly	O
well	O
made	O
for	O
what	O
it	O
is	O
,	O
and	O
I	O
had	O
plenty	O
of	O
fun	O
playing	O
it	O
in	O
short	O
bursts	O
here	O
and	O
there	O
,	O
but	O
at	O
this	O
point	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
by-the-numbers	O
design	O
philosophy	O
is	O
starting	O
to	O
lend	O
the	O
name	O
'	O
New	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros.	O
'	O
a	O
degree	O
of	O
unintentional	O
irony	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	B-Device
Super	I-Device
Mario	I-Device
Bros	I-Device
.	I-Device
U	I-Device
Deluxe	I-Device
also	O
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
80	O
on	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
New	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	O
.	O
U	O
has	O
worldwide	O
sales	O
of	O
5.81	O
million	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	B-Device
Super	I-Device
Mario	I-Device
Bros	I-Device
.	I-Device
U	I-Device
Deluxe	I-Device
yielded	O
sales	O
of	O
455,006	O
physical	O
copies	O
within	O
its	O
first	O
month	O
on	O
sale	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
outperforming	O
its	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
counterpart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Deluxe	O
also	O
debuted	O
at	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
charts	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
with	O
56%	O
more	O
units	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
than	O
when	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
version	O
launched	O
,	O
and	O
remained	O
the	O
UK	O
's	O
best-selling	O
game	O
in	O
its	O
second	O
week	O
on	O
sale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
14.75	O
million	O
copies	O
of	O
Deluxe	O
have	O
been	O
sold	O
worldwide	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best-selling	B-Device
games	I-Device
on	I-Device
the	I-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
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;	O
both	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
have	O
sold	O
a	O
combined	O
total	O
of	O
20.57	O
million	O
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