Expand Your New Super Mario Bros. U Experience With These Neat Features

It’s hard to believe how fast time has flown, as we’re just over two weeks away from the launch of Nintendo’s Wii U console and its much-anticipated first party experience, New Super Mario Bros. U. No matter how much it feels like we’re still in October, it’s actually November, and that means good things for fans of the Big N.

This morning, the video game giant released a detailed press release, which revealed some of the new modes and gameplay assets that will be featured within New Super Mario Bros. U. Its list includes a multiplayer coin collecting competition and varied challenge types, in addition to a brand new character named Nabbit, who just so happens to be an aptly-named thief whom players must stop. Those who do will be able to get some of Toad’s stolen items back, and will receive a P-Acorn as a reward, allowing them to continuously fly through a level.

For more information, check out the following press release:

Nintendo News: Nintendo Reveals New Details about Upcoming New Super Mario Bros. U for Wii U

REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Mario’s first Wii U adventure, New Super Mario Bros. U, launches alongside the new Wii U console on Nov. 18. In addition to all the side-scrolling fun that Mario is known for, the game includes a number of special modes and features that will make players want to jump in again and again.

Challenge Mode: Challenge Mode tasks players with completing specific objectives, such as clearing a course without touching a single coin or touching the ground. There are four single-player Challenge categories: Time Attack, Coin Collection, 1-Up Rally and Special (miscellaneous challenges). Boost Mode Challenges require two players, with one player using the Wii U GamePad controller and the other using a Wii Remote controller. Once players complete a Challenge, the game saves a replay of the action so players can show off their accomplishments.

Coin Battle: Up to five players can play together and compete to see who can collect the most coins. One player will use the Wii U GamePad controller while the other four players use the Wii Remote controller. The player using the Wii U GamePad controller in Boost Mode can place Boost Blocks to help grab hard-to-reach coins. Players can also use the GamePad to edit and customize the coin layout in courses found only in Coin Battle. The coin layout can then be saved and played by the players using Wii Remote controllers.

World Map: New Super Mario Bros. U is the first side-scrolling Mario game since 1991’s Super Mario World that features a seamless World Map with named worlds and courses. The map contains many secret exits, which might change the map and cause shortcuts to appear. The worlds are interconnected, so people can play through the game in a nonlinear fashion.

Nabbit: From time to time, a creature named Nabbit will appear on the world map. Players must enter the course and catch the speedy Nabbit to recover items stolen from Toad. If Nabbit is nabbed, players receive a powerful P-Acorn, which will allow them to fly continuously through an entire stage. The only way to obtain a P-Acorn is to catch Nabbit.

Multiple controllers are necessary for multiplayer modes. Game, system and some accessories are sold separately. For more information, visit http://newsupermariobrosu.nintendo.com.

Source: Joystiq