New Super Mario Bros. info emerges

by Blake Snow { Mar 20th 2006 at 12:30AM }

Some new information and screenshots for Nintendo's New Super Mario Bros. on the DS have emerged. Jeux-France is reporting that the game will feature a whopping 80 levels, this according to Nintendo Power. Follow the link for a slew of new images and additional information.

[Thanks, benhc911]

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Matt @ Mar 20th 2006 12:43AM

80s n ot that much mario 3 had about the same and mario world had 130

Ryan @ Mar 20th 2006 1:06AM

-- "Jeux-France is reporting that the game will feature a whopping 80 levels, this according to Nintendo Power."

What? How does that make ANY sense.

Amatuers.

Noah @ Mar 20th 2006 1:06AM

I had a big smile on my face seeing Bowser Jr. in the scans - but it also makes me wonder - will mario still have the same boss battles (like jumping on their head three times or hitting a switch) - or will nintendo mix it up and have boss battles like in the princess peach game? - Just wondering

Zero_ @ Mar 20th 2006 1:39AM

"What? How does that make ANY sense. "

Jeux France reported that Nintendo Power reported that Mario DS will have 80 levels. They just worded it badly, internet journalism - what do you expect?

Probot @ Mar 20th 2006 1:39AM

#1 Ryan,
If you click the Read link, you'll see that Jeux-France posted scans from Nintendo Power. Therefore, Nintendo Power is the source of the news that the game has 80 levels. Joystiq is acknowlegding the original source (Nintendo Power) and the site on which they saw it (Jeux-France).

Anyways, I think 80 levels is pretty consistent with other 2D Mario games like SMB 3 and SMW, although I haven't actually counted.

Lots of pics with Big Mario, so I guess that's gonna play a pretty big role as a powerup. I wonder if they'll have an inventory system set up like SMB3.

Plus the multiplayer info that came out sounds fun. The SM64 DS minigames lose their appeal after a single play through. Hopefully competative play will help with that.

Can't wait till May.

neo flash @ Mar 20th 2006 2:01AM

So nice to see Nintendo returning to its roots of 2D gaming at its best!

holyparsnip @ Mar 20th 2006 2:40AM

If you look at the actual "Scan" it looks more like a fifty to me. Anyone look at the scan? Oh wait, why would anyone do that?

Doc @ Mar 20th 2006 2:42AM

Probot: RE: The minigames. Don't discount those, I played them a couple of times and lost interest but my girlfriend is positively hooked on them, she just plays them and doesn't touch the main game.
I think if I pick this one up they'd be a recurring play for me too, I mostly use my DS for short bursts of gaming on buses and similar and I seem to remember that this mario is only going to save from world to world not level to level so something that I can play in a shorter time period might be attractive.

Sloopydrew @ Mar 20th 2006 3:42AM

This game looks so good, a person could go blind if they stare at it for too long. Like the sun, its beauty can only be gazed upon peripherally. Man, I haven't been this excited over a game in a long, long time.

By "next May" they do mean May 2006, don't they? Metroid Prime Hunters and a pile of crappy XBOX 360 games can only pass the time for so long.

Chris @ Mar 20th 2006 3:48AM

"80s n ot that much mario 3 had about the same and mario world had 130"

Where did you get a copy of SMW with 130 levels? Even if count all the exits as "levels", there are only 96.

Kids these days...

shaka @ Mar 20th 2006 3:58AM

kool ,finally a good nintendo ds game, im actually going to borrow a nintendo ds to play this game, i started playing games with the super mario bro's ,and this one looks more of the same ,im still going to try to play it .

Probot @ Mar 20th 2006 4:01AM

#7 holyparsnip,
I don't see a 50 in any of the images and actually, I don't see an 80 either. Which picture are you looking at? Regardless, I think it's fair to assume the people that actually have the magazine can tell the differenece between 50 and 80.

#8 Doc,
Yeah, there are a couple of minigames I enjoy, such as the bob-omb corralling one, but I haven't touched most of them after I unlocked them. Still, 2 player competition might make some more interesting.

holyparsnip @ Mar 20th 2006 4:18AM

Probot, unless "Jeux-Francais" recieved scanned images. How detailed are they? Well you decide http://gonintendo.com/wp-content/photos/supermariobrothers.jpg
Don't believe everything you read from a scanned image from another countries website.

That's my life motto.

holyparsnip @ Mar 20th 2006 4:31AM

Here is the Scan Page lazy bones (not to be confused with Dry Bones) http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/urltrurl?lp=fr_e
n&trurl=http%3a%2f%2fwww.jeux-france.com%2fafficher_images.html%3fImage_big%3dWebmasters%2fImages%2f30261020060319_130755_4_big.jpg
Someone prove that it doesn't say 50? I want proof! Sweet tasty proof!

Jago @ Mar 20th 2006 4:32AM

"finally a good nintendo ds game"

Here we go again...guess a certain someone has never actually PLAYED a game on the DS.

rico @ Mar 20th 2006 4:47AM

why not just make a game called "Super Mario Hardcore". It could be the same 2d graphics as mario 3 but with over a 1000 lvs and a s##t hot multiplayer

Monk @ Mar 20th 2006 5:38AM

This game with a DS lite is so getting my money... Such a perfect marriage of retro gaming on a modern system.

Nintendo is going to sell shitloads of this game.

mike @ Mar 20th 2006 6:19AM

kool ,finally a good nintendo ds game

--

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!

*pees his pants

BlackYoshi @ Mar 20th 2006 7:18AM

Please don't be a disappointment like Super Mario Sunshine was!

striderhayasa @ Mar 20th 2006 7:39AM

2 player co-op and versus play has me excited about this one. It'll go great when I need a something to play along side Metroid. Mario is 3D is great but the GBA re-releases of the old Mario games shows once again that 2D is still fun. New SMB is bought!

#18, what did you get your PSP that made you never look back at a DS? I've walked into eB games 6 times with the money to get a PSP, mem stick and a couple games and just couldn't bring myself to do it. Why are the PSP games 49.99? Why is RockStar re-releasing a 39.99 GTA: Liberty City Stories on PS2 for 49.99? Without a consistent focus on gaming I can't do it. If Sony sold a core PSP for 149 and lowered the games to 34.99 to 39.99 then I think I could make the stretch.

Bio.Degrad @ Mar 20th 2006 7:39AM

I'm not all up-ons about how much faster the processor in the DS is compared to the GBA. I had the GBA version of Worms, but it
was pretty much unplayable. The computer took rediculous amounts of time to calculate it's move, and it was never a good or
smart shot... Hopefully that'll be fixed with the newer console.

Princess Zelda @ Mar 20th 2006 9:13AM

I've been wanting a new Sidescroller Mario game since Super Mario World came out for the SNES 1991. I was very surprised to read that the new Super Mario Bros would have 80 levels considering it's a handheld game. This is exactly what I wanted a new Mario game some new elements in game play and lots of levels. I'll be buying a DS Lite and this game. It's perect for summer time when I spend most of my time outside and still play games.

holyparsnip-You want proof, Enjoy

Here's a link to a pic of the new Nitendo Power that clearly says 80 Levels. It's the first Picture in the photo album.
http://www.putfile.com/grantheaslip