Breaking Down New Super Mario Bros. 2

The recent Nintendo Direct conference brought with it a handful of cool announcements, from an updated Pokedex 3D and Pokemon AR shooter to a Kirby 20th anniversary campaign to a new global 3DS firmware update. Probably the biggest news was when company president Satoru Iwata let loose some information about that mysterious 2D Mario game coming to 3DS this year...

'New Super Mario Bros 2' announced for Nintendo 3DS - gallery

Nintendo announces a sequel to the DS hit for release later this year.

New Super Mario Bros. 2 also hits North America this August

The Japanese release of New Super Mario Bros. 2 this August will be mirrored by a semi-simultaneous release here in the colonies, according to a press release issued by Nintendo of America after last night's Nintendo Direct event . The full PR, available after the break , calls New Super Mario Bros. 2 a "traditional side-scrolling adventure game" designed "specifically as a pick-up-and-play ...

Super Mario Bros. 2 for 3DS announcement features some answers, but raises more questions

Nintendo turns around a sequel to the 26 million selling New Super Mario Bros. in record time, reinstating a style of play to the series not seen in twenty years.

New Super Mario Bros 2 revealed, comes out in August

A brand new 2D Mario that's out in the next four months? Yes please!

DREAM GAME: Super Mario 3D Land DLC - Part 2

Alex explores the dark past of Mario's minor roles, brings back a familiar foe, and provides a horrifying artistic interpretation of Punch-Out!!.  In my previous Dream Game, I designed an entire game world based on Super Mario Bros. 2. It was okay, but it wasn't actually the DLC I wanted to do first. See, I originally wanted to make this one, but because it was much more challenging, required ...