New Super Mario Bros. Wii facts for kids
New Super Mario Bros. Wii is a fun platform game for the Wii console. It's the follow-up to New Super Mario Bros. which was on the Nintendo DS. Nintendo first showed off this game at a big event called E3 2009. It came out in November 2009 in places like Australia, North America, and Europe. It was released in Japan in December 2009 and South Korea in August 2010.
Playing the Game: How It Works
New Super Mario Bros. Wii looks like a classic 2D (two-dimensional) Mario game. But it uses some cool tricks! Characters and objects are made with 3D shapes, even though the backgrounds are 2D. This makes the game look like it has depth, a bit like a 2.5D movie.
Who Can You Play As?
You can play as Mario, his brother Luigi, or one of two Toad characters. There's a blue Toad and a yellow Toad. The first player always gets to be Mario.
Game Controls and Moves
The controls are similar to the previous New Super Mario Bros. game. You can also do new things! You can shake the Wii Remote to make your character spin in the air. You can even pick up, carry, and throw other players, which is super fun in multiplayer!
Team Up or Go Solo!
This game lets up to four players play at the same time. If you lose a life but still have more lives left, you'll float back in a bubble. Another player can free you by touching the bubble. You can also shake your Wii Remote to move your bubble closer to a friend. If you're stuck on a tough part, you can even put yourself in a bubble on purpose! But if all players end up in bubbles at the same time, you'll lose the level.
Keeping Up with Friends
In multiplayer, if some players fall behind, the screen will zoom out a bit. This helps everyone stay in view. If you still don't catch up, the game will gently pull you forward. If one player goes into a pipe or grabs the flagpole at the end of a level, the other players will quickly warp to the same spot.
Finishing Levels and Finding Secrets
If all players run out of lives, you'll go back to the map screen. Many levels have a midway flag. If you touch it, you'll restart from there if you lose a life. To finish a stage, at least one player needs to touch the goal pole. You get a bonus if all players grab the flag within three seconds!
Some levels have a secret exit with a red flag pole. Finding these opens new paths on the map. These paths can lead to new stages or even a warp cannon that blasts you to a later world!
Awesome New Items!
Besides classic Mario items, this game adds cool new power-ups:
- The Propeller Mushroom lets you fly high into the air!
- The Ice Flower lets you throw snowballs to freeze enemies.
- The Penguin Suit gives you the Ice Flower's power. It also lets you slide on the ground and water, and gives you better control on ice.
You can also ride on Yoshis in some levels. Yoshis can eat enemies and flutter in the air.
Exploring the World Map
You can access all levels from a map screen. Sometimes, enemies roam the map. If you bump into one, you'll start a "mini-boss" fight. Winning these fights can earn you extra Super Mushrooms. There are also Toad Houses where you can get more lives and items.
Sometimes, a Toad will be trapped in a block in a level you've already finished. You can rescue him and carry him safely to the end for bonus lives! Each course also hides three Star Coins. You can spend these coins to watch hint movies that show secrets, like hidden goals or how to get infinite lives. If you collect all the Star Coins in a world, you'll unlock a special course in the secret World 9 after you finish the main game.
Different Ways to Play
The game has a main story mode that you can play alone or with friends. There are also two special multiplayer modes:
- Free-for-All Mode: Players are ranked at the end of each course based on their score, coins, and how many enemies they defeated.
- Coin Battle: Players compete to collect the most coins.
How to Hold Your Controller
You can play the game in two ways:
- Classic Style: Hold the Wii Remote sideways.
- Nunchuk Style: Use the Nunchuk for movement.
Some actions, like jumping, use buttons. Others, like spinning or picking up players, involve shaking the Wii Remote. You can even tilt the Wii Remote to control certain platforms in levels!
Super Guide: A Helping Hand
New Super Mario Bros. Wii was the first Wii game to have a "Super Guide." This helpful system was created by Mario's creator, Shigeru Miyamoto. If you lose eight times in a row on a level in single-player mode, a green "!" Block appears. If you hit it, a computer-controlled Luigi will show you how to get through the level safely. You can take control back at any time. After Luigi finishes, you can try the level again or skip it. But Luigi won't show you where Star Coins or secret exits are! Other games like Super Mario Galaxy 2 and Donkey Kong Country Returns also use similar guide systems.
Making the Game
How It Was Developed
Nintendo announced this new Mario game in May 2009. They wanted to make a new Mario game for the Wii. It was officially shown at the E3 and GamesCom events in 2009. To make the game stand out, Nintendo even made the game case red instead of the usual white!
Shigeru Miyamoto, a famous game designer, wanted to create a Mario game where many players could enjoy the adventure together. He couldn't do this easily in older games. The Wii console was powerful enough to show many enemies and items on screen at once. It also allowed the camera to move smoothly with the players, so everyone could always see what was happening.
Game Music and Voices
The music for New Super Mario Bros. Wii was created by Shiho Fujii and Ryo Nagamatsu. Kenta Nagata was the sound director. Koji Kondo, who made music for many classic Mario games, was a sound advisor. He didn't write new songs for this game, but some of his old tunes were updated.
Many familiar voices returned for the game:
- Charles Martinet voiced Mario and Luigi.
- Samantha Kelly voiced the Toads and Princess Peach.
- Kenny James voiced Bowser.
- Caety Sagoian voiced Bowser Jr.
New voice actors joined for the Koopalings: Lani Minella (Larry, Morton, Wendy, Lemmy), Dan Falcone (Roy), and Mike Vaughn (Iggy, Ludwig).
See also
In Spanish: New Super Mario Bros. Wii para niños
