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New Super Mario Bros. Wii is 'pretty difficult'

by Andrew Yoon on Oct 16th 2009 11:20AM

New Super Mario Bros. Wii is "pretty difficult," series creator Shigeru Miyamoto told us at a NYC press demo yesterday, acknowledging complaints that the previous 2D iteration of the franchise was too easy. After our disastrous performance in last week's hands-on, we'd agree with that assessment.

While "Demo Play" makes concessions towards novice players, NSMBW celebrates hardcore gameplay. By earning the super coins hidden through each level, you'll be able to unlock a series of "Super Guide" videos that highlight "super skills" tactics. These videos will reveal how to get infinite 1-ups, find the secret goals and show alternate ways of playing the game. (One video we saw showed three Yoshis working in tandem to lick and spit a hapless Luigi throughout the level.)

The newly released video above highlights some of the various stages in NSMBW. Does it look "difficult" to you? You can also check out North America's all-red packaging after the break.

New Super Mario Bros. Wii

Tags: miyamoto, New-Super-Mario-Bros-Wii, Nintendo, Platform, shigeru-miyamoto, Wii

Reader Comments (94)

Also, that music has always been weird. Those Ah!'s throughout the whole thing are... silly.

If the game is too hard you can always let it play itself now!

http://www.joystiq.com/2009/06/14/new-super-mario-bros-wii-future-titles-will-play-themselves/

After you die at least 8 times in one level (which would be game-over point anyway, going by the basic 5-life allotment)

Troll elsewhere please.

Okay, I'll bite, why was Khan downvoted for that?

Nevermind, I see he's being upvoted now.

Yeah, I've been hearing that New Super Mario Bros. Wii is pretty challenging, which has me happy. I fully expected a more casual experience all around, but they've given casual players more options without dumbing down the core experience for more hardcore players. Thanks for that, Nintendo. Can't wait to get my hands on this one.

I dunno, sex is kind of important to me. But if you're willing to give it up so we can all enjoy a classic Sonic title, then good on ya.

Okay. I was already planning on buying this anyways, but now I'm even more pumped to get this. It just looks FUN! Good, clean, old fashioned FUN!

Wahoooo!

It looks so fun =)

this is the first time i want a Wii

Galaxy alone was a pretty damn good reason to have a Wii. Again, just an awesome and fun game.

You spelt Zack & Wiki wrong. :D

And you spelled Super Smash Bros. Brawl wrong. ;)

When I first heard about this game I didn't think much of it, but that video has got me interested. Looks like it will be a fun game to play.

We talkin "lost levels" difficult?

Please dear god NO !

Being dificult and being made only for masochistics is VERY different =P

I acept some secret levels being insane (tubular comes to my mind) but ... entire game starting by first castle ? >

I'm about to play Demon's Souls in a couple days when it arrives, and I've been preparing by playing torturous old school games. I think I can handle NSMB Wii...

I can think of Ghosts 'n Goblins being one of the appropriate games that would potentially prepare you for Demon's Souls.

Yup I beat that the other day, I'm now on Contra 3 and then Battletoads if Demon's Souls still hasn't got here yet. Gotta get used to unfair game mechanics again :D

How far hve you gotten legitimately in Battletoads? I've only gotten to the snake level, right past the one where you're on surf boards or whatever. I vow to beat that game some day.

Looks fun, but man I hate that music lol.

I welcome the return of the POW Block to a regular Mario game, myself.

I don't know if it's pretty difficult, but it looks pretty fun, which is enough for me =)

Please get your terrible choir "bopping" out of my Mario music, kthx.

Your Mario music? lolk.

I like the choir "bopping".

Seriously Joystiq why haven't you meantioned the return of the Koopalings! look at his picture http://i36.tinypic.com/mki29s.jpg and video of Lemmy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqGpk3HU9YI

"the wii isn't as powerful as the Xbox"

You mean 360 right? The Gamecube was more powerful than the Xbox.

Like the red box art.

Nope, the Xbox is about as powerful as the Wii, though maybe with inferior CPU architecture. Both about 730 MHz according to Wikipedia.

It goes PS2

I would like some hardcore difficulty, but only with infinite lives. I long ago found "game over" screens no longer fun, just annoying.

I would agree. A hard game is more fun, but getting through 2-3 levels and dying on the last level before a save point has lost it's appeal when I don't have a lot of time for gaming.

Exactly. I really enjoyed the way Prince of Persia handled it all actually. That was way too easy, but something with more of a challenge like that would be fun!

doesn't look very difficult to me, but them I'm a gaming god (top 5 in UK). I'll probably finish it first time through with less than 3 deaths.

woohoo! it's a gaming god! bow down and - wait, nobody gives a shit.

Less than 3 deaths?! HA! I'll finish it with less than 1 death! That is why you will always be top 5, and never top 2, my friend. I am He-Man, Master of the Gaming Universe!

You can't just compare raw clock speed. They're entirely different architectures.

Xbox had a Pentium III processor (733MHz), and GameCube's IBM Gekko was PowerPC (486MHz). Both were pretty much comparable in terms of performance, though. The main way GameCube was lacking compared to Xbox was it didn't have programmable shaders (same issue with Wii), so developers would have to compensate for that.

So, numbers alone don't say what was more powerful. Seeing how GameCube and Xbox, at their best, were pretty much neck and neck, it's safe to say the Wii is more powerful than the Xbox.

You know it's a crowded fall when I have to hold off on a Mario purchase.

EVERYONE!GO WATCH THE INTRO OF NEW SUPER MARIO BROS WII!!AND PLEASE COMMENT RATE AND SUBSCRIBE ZOMFG NOM NOM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBUDVwi_rNc

New super mario bros wii intro zomfg comment rate sub me!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBUDVwi_rNc

Looks entertaining, but no, that did not look very tough.

Sold. Nothing else to say...

Your Mario music? lolk.

I like the choir "bopping".

Agreed on the box art. Like it a lot.

cool

I am very suprised that Nintendo listened and made this iteration more difficult. I am actually very pleased and very excited to pick this game up! I was supremely disappointed by New Super Mario Bros on the DS as it was too easy, had no replay value (got all the coins on the first try) and item imbalanced (power flower > all).

It really saddens me to read the comments from parents saying that their kids won't play the game if its too "difficult". Kids rise to the challenge and can do anything game wise (see lil poison = 8 year old Halo "teacher"). You always cherish the greatest challenges you get over in life. Thats why old time NES players remember their games so well

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