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New Super Mario Bros. 2 is a 2012 platform game developed by Nintendo EAD Group No. 4 and published by Nintendo for its Nintendo 3DS handheld video game console, being first released in Japan on July 28. It is a direct sequel to the 2006 Nintendo DS game New Super Mario Bros. and is the first Nintendo-published game to be released simultaneously in both downloadable and physical forms.
Release Date 2012-08-19
Japanese Release Date 2012-07-28
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NintendoPublisher(s)
Rating / Parents' Guide
Comic Mischief
This is an action platformer in which players must rescue Princess Peach from Bowser and his minions. As players navigate Mario and Luigi through colorful levels, they can hop on enemies' heads or use various power-ups (e.g., growth mushrooms, fire flowers, invincibility stars) to defeat them. Most characters react to damage with blinking effects and comical yelps; when players' power-ups run out, Mario/Luigi falls off screen.
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Nintendo 3DS
New Super Mario Bros. 2's plot is similar to its predecessors, focusing on Mario and Luigi's efforts to rescue Princess Peach from Bowser and the Koopalings. It has a heavier emphasis on coin-collecting than other Super Mario games, with multiple unique items dedicated to producing large numbers of coins. The game features a specialized mode called "Coin Rush", which focuses exclusively on quickly completing a series of stages while collecting as many coins as possible. Additional Coin Rush stages were made available for purchase as downloadable content shortly after the game's release.
New Super Mario Bros. 2 features nine worlds that consist of six main worlds and three special worlds. Those worlds total 81 complete levels, many of which have multiple exits to unlock more areas in the game to play and explore.
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