Bullet-Point Preview: New Super Mario Bros Wii

Got the game today and, since I couldn’t put much more than a day into it (and the game comes out November 15, 2009), I wanted to provide you with some quick tidbits. Here’s an easy-to-read but not necessarily easy-to-comprehend bullet-point preview of Nintendo’s multiplayer platformer, New Super Mario Bros. Wii.

Here weeee goes:

• Red is the new White.
• Software update required.
• Mario says “Wii” exactly the way you’d expect him to.
• Sixty-eight page manual (22 pages are English). Read it.
• Sideways WiiMote for retro control scheme but not the Classic Controller?
• Multiplayer means lots of lovely leaping (and plenty of extra death).
• Bursting bubbles is a good thing.
• Mapping a la Super Mario III?
• Sorry, the princess is not here.
• Yoshi is a Chocobo wannabe. Fruit is Yummy
• Ice balls and fire.
• Nice beanie.
• Beware of moving floors.
• Big red rings and little red coins
• Big gold coins.
• Infinite Lives hint!?
• Nunchuck is optional.
• Drop players and Quicksave.
• Save Toad’s friends!
• Butt slide, ground pound, wall grab, spin jump, super jump and then some.
• Suits galore.
• What’s with the gravity?
• Everything but the kitchen kart.
• Grab the flag as high as you can.

Site [New Super Mario Bros. Wii]