The map of the currently selected world appears in the top screen, which is used to navigate between the world's levels. īetween eight and twelve levels are available in each of eight worlds, which are shown in the Nintendo DS's bottom touchscreen while viewing the world map. Enemies from previous games, such as Boos, are also reintroduced. Moves from 3D Mario games reappear in New Super Mario Bros., including the ground pound, triple jump, and wall jump. Similar to previous Mario games, Mario or Luigi can jump, crouch, collect coins, stomp on enemies, and break open blocks. The player can play as either Mario, or his younger brother, Luigi. While it is seen in 2D, most of the characters and objects are 3D polygonal renderings on 2D backgrounds, resulting in a 2.5D effect that visually simulates 3D computer graphics. Mario and surrounding objects are seen with a 2.5D effect. Mario rampages through a level after using a Mega Mushroom power-up, which grows him to an enormous size for a short period of time, allowing him to destroy terrain such as pipes and blocks. The game's success led to a line of sequels released for the Wii, Nintendo 3DS, and Wii U. It sold over 30 million copies worldwide, making it the best-selling game for the Nintendo DS and one of the best-selling video games of all time. was commercially successful and received positive reviews praise went towards its improvements made to the Mario franchise and faithfulness to older Mario games, while criticism was targeted at its low difficulty level and many critics noted its similarity to previous games. While traveling through eight worlds with a total of 80 levels, Mario must defeat Bowser Jr. Mario has access to several power-ups that help him complete his quest, including the Super Mushroom, the Fire Flower, and the Super Star, each giving him unique abilities. subseries of the Super Mario franchise, and follows Mario as he fights his way through Bowser's henchmen to rescue Princess Peach. It is the first installment in the New Super Mario Bros. It was first released in May 2006 in North America and Japan, and in PAL regions the following month. is a platform video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS.