New Super Mario Bros. Wii

Overview

New Super Mario Bros. Wii is a 2009 platform game developed and published by Nintendo for the Wii. A follow-up to New Super Mario Bros., it was first released in Australia, North America, and Europe in November 2009, followed by Japan a month later. It was released on the Wii U's Virtual Console in 2016, though only in Europe, Australia and Japan. A port in high definition resolution for the Nvidia Shield TV was released only in China in December 2017. Like other side-scrolling Super Mario games, the player controls Mario as he travels eight worlds and fights Bowser's army to save Princess Peach. New Super Mario Bros. Wii was the first Super Mario game to feature simultaneous cooperative multiplayer gameplay; up to four people can play in cooperative and competitive multiplayer modes, taking control of Mario as well as Luigi and two Toads, Yellow Toad and Blue Toad. The game also introduced "Super Guide", which allows the player to watch a computer-controlled character complete a level.

Shigeru Miyamoto had desired to create a Super Mario game with cooperative multiplayer since the series' conception. After failed attempts to integrate cooperative multiplayer into Super Mario 64 due to hardware limitations, he was able to fully explore the concept with the advent of the Wii and its more advanced hardware capabilities. Following the critical and commercial success of New Super Mario Bros., Miyamoto looked to create a follow-up which would also serve as a staple game for its console and achieve similar levels of success. Additionally, after developing it and feeling in retrospect that it was not as challenging as he hoped, Miyamoto designed New Super Mario Bros. Wii with the intent of both higher level of challenge for players who desired one and accessibility for players of all skill levels. Features such as Super Guide and the ability to enter a floating bubble on command and opt out of doing a certain part of a level were added to cater to beginners, whereas other details, such as an award for not prompting the Super Guide block to appear in any level, were added to provide a layer of difficulty. Shiho Fujii and Ryo Nagamatsu composed the game's soundtrack, whereas Koji Kondo, the series' regular composer, served as sound adviser.

The game was announced following a slight drop in profits, with Nintendo hoping its release would help to rejuvenate sales of the Wii. New Super Mario Bros. Wii was both critically and commercially successful, receiving particular praise for the introduction of its multiplayer aspect, while its gameplay and level design were also praised, although some critics were disappointed by its lack of innovation compared to its predecessor and previous Super Mario titles. It received several honors, including the Best Wii Game award from the 2009 Spike Video Game Awards, IGN, and GameTrailers, and is the fourth-best-selling game for the Wii as of March 2021, having sold 30.32 million copies worldwide. In 2012, it was followed by New Super Mario Bros. 2 for the Nintendo 3DS and New Super Mario Bros. U for the Wii U.

Official trailer

Trailer. Watch on YouTube

Gameplay

New Super Mario Bros. Wii - Full Game Walkthrough, packattack04082. Watch on YouTube

Screenshots

Game details

Genres

Platform, Adventure

Developer

Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development

Publisher

Nintendo

Series

New Super Mario Bros.

Platforms

Wii, Wii U

Age rating

ESRB E

Modes

Single player

Yes

Local multiplayer

Yes

Online multiplayer

No

Co op

Yes

Age ratings

PEGI

3

CLASS IND

L

ESRB

E

GRAC

ALL

CERO

A

Release dates

Editions

Check out the store

Playable today

Playable offline todayYes

The whole game and four-player co-op still play.

Online

Plays offlineYes

Reception

Aggregates

Outlet	Platform	Score	Scale
Metacritic	Wii	87	100

Critics

Outlet	Score	Scale
IGN	8.9	10
GameSpot	8.5	10
Game Informer	9.25	10
Nintendo Life	10	10
Nintendo Power	9	10
Nintendo World Report	9.5	10
Destructoid	9	10
Eurogamer	9	10
Famitsu	40	40
Edge	7	10

Staff and cast

Staff

Role	Name
Developer	Nintendo EAD
Publisher	Nintendo
Director	Shigeyuki Asuke
Producers	Takashi Tezuka, Hiroyuki Kimura
Designers	Yusuke Amano, Masanao Arimoto, Shigefumi Hino
Programmer	Makoto Sasaki
Artist	Michiho Hayashi
Composers	Shiho Fujii, Ryo Nagamatsu, Kenta Nagata

Notes for collectors

• The first Super Mario game with simultaneous co-op: up to four players as Mario, Luigi, Yellow Toad and Blue Toad.
• Introduced Super Guide, which lets the computer play through a level for you.
• Eight worlds to save Princess Peach from Bowser's army.
• 30.32 million copies sold by March 2021, the fourth best-selling Wii game.

Credits

Publisher

Nintendo

Developer

Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development

Director

Shigeyuki Asuke

Released

2009-11-15

Age rating

ESRB E

Region

US

Time to beat

about 9.3 hours