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The game looks to continue the gameplay from New Super Mario Bros., featuring side-scrolling platform action as Mario or Luigi once again. The game will see the return of the Leaf which, unlike the Super Leaf in Super Mario 3D Land, plays much more akin to its counterpart in Super Mario Bros. 3, giving Mario raccoon ears and a tail (as opposed to a full Tanuki Suit ala 3D Land) and allowing him to fly through the air.[3]
Development
In November 2010, Shigeru Miyamoto stated that both 2D and 3D Mario games were in development for the Nintendo 3DS.[4] Following the release of Super Mario 3D Land, the (untitled) 2D Super Mario game was announced during a meeting of investors by the president of Nintendo, Satoru Iwata, in late January 2012.[5] He described it as a "totally new side-scrolling action Super Mario in 2D as a key title for the Nintendo 3DS". Nintendo planned to release the game "in the next fiscal year", which starts in April 2012 and ends in March 2013.[6][7]
The game was announced as New Super Mario Bros. 2, a direct sequel to 2006's New Super Mario Bros., during a Nintendo Direct conference on April 21, 2012, with a tentative release date in Japan, North America, Europe, and Australia in August 2012.[2] Nintendo stated New Super Mario Bros. 2 was created "specifically as a pick-up-and-play experience," with players of all skill levels accommodated.[8] It will be the first retail 3DS title to also be released as a digital download on the Nintendo eShop on the day of its release.[9]
