<s>
is	O
a	O
platform	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
high-definition	B-Device
port	O
for	O
the	O
Nvidia	B-Application
Shield	I-Application
TV	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
China	O
in	O
December	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
other	O
side-scrolling	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
games	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
Mario	B-Application
as	O
he	O
travels	O
eight	O
worlds	O
and	O
fights	O
Bowser	O
's	O
henchmen	O
to	O
rescue	O
Princess	O
Peach	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
game	O
to	O
feature	O
simultaneous	O
cooperative	O
multiplayer	O
gameplay	O
;	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
people	O
can	O
play	O
in	O
cooperative	O
and	O
competitive	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
,	O
taking	O
control	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
Luigi	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
two	O
multicolored	O
Toads	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
had	O
desired	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
game	O
with	O
cooperative	O
multiplayer	O
since	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
conception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
failed	O
attempts	O
to	O
integrate	O
it	O
into	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
due	O
to	O
hardware	O
limitations	O
,	O
he	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
fully	O
explore	O
the	O
concept	O
with	O
the	O
advent	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
its	O
more	O
advanced	O
hardware	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Having	O
developed	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
and	O
feeling	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
as	O
challenging	O
as	O
he	O
hoped	O
,	O
Miyamoto	O
designed	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
with	O
the	O
intent	O
of	O
accessibility	O
for	O
players	O
of	O
all	O
skill	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
following	O
a	O
slight	O
drop	O
in	O
profits	O
,	O
with	O
Nintendo	O
hoping	O
its	O
release	O
would	O
help	O
to	O
rejuvenate	O
sales	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
was	O
both	O
critically	O
and	O
commercially	O
successful	O
,	O
receiving	O
particular	O
praise	O
for	O
its	O
multiplayer	O
aspect	O
,	O
although	O
some	O
critics	O
were	O
disappointed	O
by	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
innovation	O
compared	O
to	O
previous	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
received	O
several	O
honors	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Best	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
Game	O
award	O
from	O
the	O
2009	O
Spike	O
Video	O
Game	O
Awards	O
,	O
IGN	O
,	O
and	O
GameTrailers	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
fourth-best-selling	B-Device
game	I-Device
for	I-Device
the	I-Device
Wii	I-Device
as	O
of	O
March	O
2021	O
,	O
having	O
sold	O
30.32	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
2	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
in	O
July	O
2012	O
and	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
U	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
in	O
November	O
2012	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
January	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2.5D	O
side-scrolling	O
platformer	O
;	O
although	O
it	O
plays	O
out	O
in	O
2D	O
,	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
in-game	O
characters	O
and	O
objects	O
are	O
3D	O
polygonal	O
renderings	O
on	O
2D	O
backgrounds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
single-player	O
mode	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
must	O
complete	O
various	O
levels	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
filled	O
with	O
both	O
helpful	O
items	O
and	O
harmful	O
obstacles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
held	O
horizontally	O
,	O
or	O
vertically	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Nunchuk	O
attached	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
can	O
run	O
,	O
jump	O
,	O
and	O
perform	O
additional	O
moves	O
returning	O
from	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
such	O
as	O
wall	O
kicks	O
,	O
ground	O
pounds	O
and	O
double	O
and	O
triple	O
jumps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
frequently	O
makes	O
use	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
's	O
motion	O
control	O
features	O
;	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
shake	O
the	O
controller	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
perform	O
various	O
different	O
actions	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
short	O
spin	O
jump	O
which	O
kills	O
enemies	O
,	O
a	O
mid-air	O
twirl	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
sustain	O
air	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
pick	O
up	O
,	O
carry	O
and	O
throw	O
certain	O
objects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Certain	O
areas	O
within	O
levels	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
specific	O
platforms	O
,	O
can	O
be	O
manipulated	O
by	O
standing	O
over	O
them	O
and	O
tilting	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
gold	O
coins	O
,	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
collect	O
to	O
earn	O
extra	O
lives	O
,	O
levels	O
contain	O
power-ups	O
encased	O
in	O
floating	O
blocks	O
which	O
aid	O
Mario	B-Application
in	O
his	O
quest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
instance	O
,	O
the	O
Super	O
Mushroom	O
makes	O
Mario	B-Application
increase	O
in	O
size	O
and	O
allows	O
him	O
to	O
take	O
one	O
extra	O
hit	O
;	O
the	O
Fire	O
Flower	O
lets	O
Mario	B-Application
shoot	O
fireballs	O
at	O
enemies	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
Super	O
Star	O
gives	O
the	O
player	O
temporary	O
invincibility	O
and	O
increases	O
his	O
running	O
speed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mini	O
Mushroom	O
,	O
which	O
reappears	O
from	O
New	O
Super	O
Mario	B-Application
Bros.	O
,	O
causes	O
Mario	B-Application
to	O
shrink	O
in	O
size	O
,	O
letting	O
him	O
jump	O
higher	O
,	O
run	O
on	O
water	O
and	O
fit	O
through	O
small	O
spaces	O
,	O
albeit	O
while	O
making	O
him	O
vulnerable	O
to	O
enemies	O
and	O
other	O
obstacles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
power-ups	O
include	O
the	O
Propeller	O
Suit	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
Mario	B-Application
to	O
fly	O
for	O
a	O
short	O
time	O
by	O
shaking	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
;	O
the	O
Ice	O
Flower	O
,	O
which	O
gives	O
Mario	B-Application
the	O
ability	O
to	O
shoot	O
balls	O
of	O
ice	O
which	O
freeze	O
enemies	O
into	O
large	O
ice	O
blocks	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
lifted	O
and	O
thrown	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
Penguin	O
Suit	O
,	O
which	O
functions	O
like	O
the	O
Ice	O
Flower	O
while	O
also	O
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
slide	O
along	O
the	O
ground	O
and	O
across	O
water	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
giving	O
them	O
tighter	O
control	O
on	O
ice	O
and	O
in	O
water	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yoshi	B-Application
appears	O
in	O
certain	O
levels	O
and	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
eat	O
,	O
swallow	O
and	O
spit	O
enemies	O
and	O
objects	O
,	O
and	O
flutter	O
for	O
a	O
period	O
of	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
left|thumb|New	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	O
.	O
Wii	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
series	O
to	O
feature	O
simultaneous	O
4-player	O
platforming	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
early	O
screenshot	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
from	O
E3	O
2009	O
,	O
players	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
pick	O
up	O
and	O
carry	O
each	O
other	O
,	O
as	O
Luigi	O
is	O
doing	O
with	O
Blue	O
Toad.New	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	O
.	O
Wii	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
game	O
to	O
feature	O
simultaneous	O
cooperative	O
multiplayer	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
,	O
as	O
either	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
his	O
brother	O
Luigi	O
,	O
Blue	O
Toad	O
,	O
or	O
Yellow	O
Toad	O
,	O
can	O
play	O
through	O
levels	O
together	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
can	O
also	O
pick	O
up	O
and	O
throw	O
each	O
other	O
,	O
and	O
eat	O
and	O
spit	O
each	O
other	O
out	O
while	O
riding	O
Yoshi	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
'	O
Here	O
We	O
Go	O
 '	O
"	O
Instruction	O
Booklet	O
,	O
p.7	O
Players	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
map	O
screen	O
if	O
they	O
all	O
die	O
before	O
anybody	O
respawns	O
in	O
the	O
stage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
)	O
,	O
and	O
Yoshi	B-Application
’s	O
tongue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
Luigi	O
,	O
Yellow	O
Toad	O
,	O
and	O
Blue	O
Toad	O
are	O
celebrating	O
Princess	O
Peach	O
's	O
birthday	O
in	O
her	O
castle	O
,	O
a	O
large	O
cake	O
appears	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cake	O
is	O
loaded	O
onto	O
Bowser	O
's	O
airship	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
takes	O
off	O
,	O
with	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
Luigi	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
two	O
Toads	O
giving	O
chase	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
traveling	O
through	O
several	O
worlds	O
fighting	O
the	O
Koopalings	O
,	O
Bowser	O
Jr.	O
,	O
and	O
Kamek	O
the	O
Magikoopa	O
,	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Toads	O
arrive	O
at	O
Bowser	O
's	O
castle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bowser	O
chases	O
after	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
the	O
others	O
,	O
destroying	O
everything	O
in	O
his	O
path	O
,	O
until	O
Mario	B-Application
finds	O
a	O
large	O
switch	O
and	O
triggers	O
it	O
,	O
causing	O
Bowser	O
to	O
fall	O
through	O
the	O
ground	O
and	O
releasing	O
Peach	O
from	O
her	O
cage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Peach	O
and	O
Mario	B-Application
depart	O
from	O
the	O
castle	O
in	O
a	O
hot-air	O
balloon	O
,	O
with	O
Luigi	O
and	O
the	O
Toads	O
following	O
behind	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
was	O
created	O
out	O
of	O
a	O
desire	O
to	O
recreate	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
series	O
 '	O
single-player	O
gameplay	O
experience	O
for	O
multiple	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
,	O
the	O
head	O
game	O
developer	O
at	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
had	O
been	O
interested	O
in	O
creating	O
a	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
game	O
with	O
multiplayer	O
features	O
since	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
beginnings	O
with	O
the	O
1983	O
arcade	O
game	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Attempts	O
to	O
integrate	O
cooperative	O
multiplayer	O
into	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
,	O
the	O
first	O
3D	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
ultimately	O
failed	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
hardware	O
limitations	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
faster	O
CPU	B-Device
and	O
enhanced	O
graphical	O
and	O
memory	O
capabilities	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
Miyamoto	O
and	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
revisit	O
this	O
idea	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
hardware	O
allowed	O
the	O
smooth	O
display	O
of	O
enough	O
enemies	O
and	O
items	O
on	O
the	O
screen	O
at	O
once	O
,	O
and	O
allowed	O
a	O
camera	O
that	O
could	O
dynamically	O
adapt	O
to	O
the	O
players	O
 '	O
movements	O
,	O
ensuring	O
they	O
constantly	O
know	O
what	O
is	O
the	O
situation	O
of	O
their	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Miyamoto	O
wanted	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
accessible	O
to	O
all	O
players	O
,	O
and	O
thus	O
tried	O
to	O
balance	O
its	O
difficulty	O
via	O
features	O
catering	O
both	O
to	O
casual	O
and	O
hardcore	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
fans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
which	O
Miyamoto	O
felt	O
had	O
not	O
been	O
hard	O
enough	O
in	O
retrospect	O
,	O
he	O
wanted	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
new	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
game	O
which	O
would	O
provide	O
a	O
higher	O
level	O
of	O
challenge	O
for	O
players	O
who	O
desired	O
one	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Miyamoto	O
also	O
hoped	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
turn	O
into	O
a	O
staple	O
game	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
achieve	O
levels	O
of	O
success	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
New	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	O
..	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
was	O
worked	O
on	O
by	O
several	O
developers	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
whom	O
had	O
varying	O
understandings	O
of	O
the	O
design	O
principalities	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
led	O
to	O
discussions	O
and	O
decisions	O
over	O
what	O
was	O
considered	O
"	O
natural	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
unnatural	O
"	O
for	O
a	O
Mario	B-Application
game	O
;	O
for	O
instance	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
advent	O
of	O
the	O
Ice	O
Flower	O
's	O
ability	O
to	O
freeze	O
enemies	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
decided	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
logical	O
for	O
the	O
ice	O
blocks	O
to	O
melt	O
when	O
shot	O
with	O
fireballs	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
float	O
to	O
the	O
surface	O
when	O
submerged	O
in	O
water	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
for	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
was	O
composed	O
and	O
arranged	O
by	O
Shiho	O
Fujii	O
and	O
Ryo	O
Nagamatsu	O
,	O
with	O
additional	O
work	O
provided	O
by	O
sound	O
director	O
Kenta	O
Nagata	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Charles	O
Martinet	O
returned	O
to	O
voice	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Luigi	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Samantha	O
Kelly	O
as	O
the	O
Toads	O
and	O
Princess	O
Peach	O
,	O
Kenny	O
James	O
as	O
Bowser	O
,	O
and	O
Caety	O
Sagoian	O
as	O
Bowser	O
Jr.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
30	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
the	O
online	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Japanese	O
newspaper	O
Nihon	O
Keizai	O
Shimbun	O
reported	O
that	O
two	O
new	O
sequels	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
:	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Wii	B-Application
Fit	I-Application
titled	O
Wii	B-Application
Fit	I-Application
Plus	I-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
tentatively	O
called	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
highlight	O
the	O
uniqueness	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
released	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
a	O
red	O
case	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
traditional	O
white	O
box	O
color	O
that	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
games	O
generally	O
have	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
announcement	O
came	O
following	O
a	O
standstill	O
in	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
sales	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
led	O
to	O
a	O
52%	O
drop	O
in	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
first-half	O
earnings	O
for	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
hoped	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
help	O
to	O
increase	O
sales	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
in	O
the	O
coming	O
holiday	O
season	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
29	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
pack-in	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
red	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
console	I-Operating_System
,	O
alongside	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
and	O
a	O
built-in	O
download	O
of	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
to	O
celebrate	O
the	O
25th	O
anniversary	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
included	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
bundle	O
release	O
with	O
a	O
black	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
Family	O
Edition	O
console	O
alongside	O
a	O
soundtrack	O
CD	O
for	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
on	O
October	O
23	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
E3	O
2011	O
,	O
a	O
variation	O
of	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
,	O
dubbed	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Mii	O
,	O
was	O
showcased	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
demo	O
for	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
then	O
new	O
console	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
play	O
as	O
their	O
Mii	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
enhanced	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
China	O
for	O
the	O
Nvidia	B-Application
Shield	I-Application
TV	I-Application
on	O
December	O
5	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
alongside	O
other	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
and	O
GameCube	B-Application
ports	O
such	O
as	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Twilight	I-Application
Princess	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2009	O
,	O
24-year-old	O
Australian	O
James	O
Burt	O
purchased	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
several	O
days	O
before	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
store	O
had	O
mistakenly	O
sold	O
the	O
game	O
before	O
its	O
release	O
date	O
,	O
and	O
ripped	O
and	O
uploaded	O
the	O
game	O
disc	O
online	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
praise	O
for	O
its	O
multiplayer	O
features	O
following	O
its	O
showcase	O
at	O
E3	O
,	O
with	O
critics	O
praising	O
its	O
competitive	O
aspects	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
its	O
cooperative	O
aspects	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
lack	O
of	O
online	B-Application
play	I-Application
was	O
criticized	O
as	O
a	O
missed	O
opportunity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
favorably	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
The	B-Device
Legend	I-Device
of	I-Device
Zelda	I-Device
:	I-Device
Four	I-Device
Swords	I-Device
Adventures	I-Device
,	O
which	O
similarly	O
took	O
its	O
respective	O
series	O
 '	O
traditional	O
gameplay	O
and	O
interlaced	O
it	O
with	O
cooperative	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Engadget	B-Application
's	O
Andrew	O
Yoon	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
playable	O
,	O
addictive	O
and	O
fresh	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
commended	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
camera	O
system	O
that	O
could	O
zoom	O
out	O
automatically	O
to	O
show	O
off-screen	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sophia	O
Tong	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
called	O
the	O
new	O
multiplayer	O
feature	O
"	O
a	O
blast	O
to	O
play	O
and	O
hilarious	O
to	O
watch	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CNET	O
's	O
Jeff	O
Balakar	O
called	O
seeing	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
game	O
in	O
widescreen	O
"	O
an	O
eye-opening	O
experience	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
praised	O
the	O
worlds	O
 '	O
attentions	O
to	O
detail	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CNET	O
's	O
Dan	O
Ackerman	O
,	O
whilst	O
praising	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Wiis	I-Application
overall	O
enjoyability	O
,	O
noted	O
its	O
strong	O
similarity	O
to	O
its	O
side-scrolling	O
predecessors	O
,	O
musing	O
that	O
it	O
felt	O
"	O
firmly	O
planted	O
in	O
the	O
2D	O
era.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
MTV	O
writer	O
Russ	O
Frushtick	O
commented	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
difficulty	O
,	O
comparing	O
it	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
NES	O
game	O
Contra	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Japanese	O
gaming	O
magazine	O
Famitsu	O
called	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
masterpiece	O
of	O
2D	O
action	O
"	O
and	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
perfect	O
40/40	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
only	O
the	O
13th	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
fourth	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
game	O
to	O
receive	O
this	O
score	O
in	O
the	O
publication	O
's	O
23-year	O
history	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kotaku	O
highly	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
a	O
reason	O
to	O
buy	O
a	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeremy	O
Parish	O
of	O
1UP.com	O
regarded	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
true	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
1991	O
's	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Patrick	O
Kolan	O
of	O
IGN	O
Australia	O
called	O
it	O
the	O
funnest	O
4-player	O
experience	O
since	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Brawl	I-Application
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
it	O
exceeded	O
their	O
initial	O
expectations	O
despite	O
strong	O
suspicions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpy	O
also	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
leeway	O
for	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
online	B-Application
play	I-Application
,	O
arguing	O
that	O
the	O
medium	O
is	O
a	O
primarily	O
competitive	O
experience	O
whereas	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
required	O
a	O
cooperative	O
experience	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
be	O
thoroughly	O
enjoyed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
and	O
controls	O
were	O
praised	O
for	O
their	O
reminiscence	O
of	O
older	O
2D	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
titles	O
;	O
many	O
singled	O
out	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
held	O
sideways	O
as	O
the	O
best	O
way	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
praised	O
it	O
for	O
calling	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
layout	O
of	O
the	O
rectangular-shaped	O
controller	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ramsay	O
lamented	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
lack	O
of	O
support	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Classic	O
Controller	O
was	O
disappointing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
writers	O
criticized	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
for	O
feeling	O
streamlined	O
and	O
banking	O
off	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
its	O
predecessors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Harris	O
awarded	O
the	O
game	O
an	O
8.9	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
and	O
deemed	O
it	O
a	O
fun	O
experience	O
overall	O
,	O
he	O
also	O
was	O
highly	O
critical	O
of	O
it	O
for	O
"	O
playing	O
it	O
safe	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
,	O
comparing	O
it	O
to	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
,	O
called	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
missed	O
opportunity	O
"	O
for	O
Nintendo	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
,	O
while	O
giving	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
positive	O
score	O
of	O
7/10	O
,	O
criticized	O
it	O
for	O
having	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
traditional	O
Mario	B-Application
charm	O
and	O
low	O
difficulty	O
level.Edge	O
,	O
Dec	O
2009	O
,	O
p.86	O
Elston	O
argued	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
lacked	O
the	O
creativity	O
of	O
others	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Club	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
the	O
least	O
essential	O
Mario	B-Application
title	O
to	O
date	O
"	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
lacks	O
a	O
strong	O
concept	O
and	O
shows	O
an	O
underlying	O
repetitiveness	O
in	O
Mario	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conversely	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
argued	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
works	O
as	O
a	O
sequel	O
because	O
it	O
maintains	O
what	O
made	O
the	O
original	O
Mario	B-Application
games	O
great	O
while	O
adding	O
new	O
features.Nintendo	O
Power	O
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Corbie	O
Dillard	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
Life	O
pointed	O
out	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
visual	O
polish	O
and	O
smooth	O
animations	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
stated	O
that	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
hold	O
the	O
same	O
level	O
of	O
splendor	O
as	O
other	O
first	O
party	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ramsay	O
also	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
to	O
other	O
Nintendo-developed	O
titles	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
lacked	O
the	O
level	O
of	O
polish	O
that	O
the	O
previously-released	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
had	O
despite	O
utilizing	O
a	O
bright	O
and	O
varied	O
array	O
of	O
colors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kolan	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
music	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
lauded	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
sound	O
design	O
for	O
calling	O
back	O
to	O
previous	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
entries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elston	O
also	O
shed	O
praise	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
enemy	O
interaction	O
with	O
the	O
in-game	O
music.New	O
Super	O
Mario	O
Bros	O
.	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
received	O
the	O
Best	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
Game	O
award	O
at	O
the	O
2009	O
Spike	O
Video	O
Game	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
gave	O
it	O
the	O
2009	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
Award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameTrailers	O
awarded	O
it	O
Best	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
Game	O
of	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
received	O
the	O
Best	O
Family	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
award	O
in	O
Yahoo	B-Application
's	I-Application
2009	O
Game	O
Awards	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
Award	O
for	O
2009	O
's	O
"	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamesRadar	O
named	O
the	O
game	O
the	O
13th	O
best	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
listed	O
it	O
as	O
#8	O
on	O
their	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
25	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
games	O
in	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
as	O
#103	O
on	O
their	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
125	O
Nintendo	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Polygon	O
placed	O
it	O
at	O
the	O
#10	O
spot	O
in	O
their	O
ranking	O
of	O
every	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
game	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
single-player	O
was	O
"	O
standard	O
Mario	B-Application
fare	O
"	O
while	O
singling	O
out	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
experience	O
as	O
an	O
incredible	O
inclusion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sales	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
selling	O
936,734	O
units	O
within	O
four	O
days	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
biggest	O
debut	O
for	O
a	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
game	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
;	O
its	O
sales	O
increased	O
to	O
1,401,558	O
in	O
the	O
following	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
sales	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
console	O
increased	O
by	O
128%	O
,	O
following	O
a	O
recent	O
slowing	O
in	O
hardware	O
sales	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
sold	O
3,002,753	O
units	O
within	O
seven	O
weeks	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
fastest	O
game	O
in	O
that	O
country	O
to	O
sell	O
3	O
million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
sold	O
1,390,000	O
units	O
in	O
November	O
2009	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
third-best-selling	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
behind	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
versions	O
of	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Modern	I-Application
Warfare	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
45	O
days	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
sold	O
4.2	O
million	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
,	O
surpassing	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Galaxys	O
4.1	O
million	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2009	O
,	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
units	O
worldwide	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
fastest	O
selling	O
single-system	O
game	O
in	O
history	O
,	O
with	O
4.5	O
million	O
units	O
sold	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
,	O
3	O
million	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
nearly	O
3	O
million	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
first	O
year	O
of	O
sales	O
,	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
sold	O
4,001,276	O
units	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
first	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
title	O
with	O
4	O
million	O
sales	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
19	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
of	O
America	O
announced	O
via	O
Twitter	B-Application
that	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
surpassed	O
sales	O
of	O
10	O
million	O
units	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
alone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
sold	O
30.32	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
fourth-best-selling	O
Wii	O
game	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
second-best-selling	O
Mario	B-Application
game	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
console	O
(	O
behind	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
,	O
entitled	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
U	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
2019	O
,	O
titled	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
U	I-Application
Deluxe	O
.	O
</s>
