The postal service of Belgium has decided to issue some rather colourful New Super Mario Bros Wii postage stamps which are available for purchase in a sheet for a respectable €4,99.
The postal service of Belgium has decided to issue some rather colourful New Super Mario Bros Wii postage stamps which are available for purchase in a sheet for a respectable €4,99.
Japanese gaming bible Famitsu is reporting that Nintendo have sold an incredible 4 million copies of New Super Mario Bros Wii in Japan alone.
New Super Mario Bros Wii is now the first Nintendo Wii title to reach the 4 million milestone in less than 12 months in Japan, a feat Nintendo will no doubt be proud of.
Marketing research firm NPD has revealed that New Super Mario Bros Wii has outsold a plethora of top titles including the critically acclaimed Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 in the United States during January.
1. New Super Mario Bros. Wii - Nintendo Wii – 656,700
2. Mass Effect 2 – Xbox 360 – 572,100
3. Wii Fit Plus W/ Balance Board – Nintendo Wii – 555,700
4. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 – Xbox 360 – 326,700
5. Mario Kart W/ Wheel – Nintendo Wii – 310,900
6. Wii Sports Resort W/ Wii Motion Plus – Nintendo Wii – 297,600
7. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 – PlayStation 3 – 259,000
8. Army of Two: The 40th Day – Xbox 360 – 246,500
9. Just Dance – Nintendo Wii – 191,900
10. Darksiders – Xbox 360 – 171,200- NPD software sales figures for January 2010
It’s been revealed that Nintendo’s critically acclaimed New Super Mario Bros Wii is the eighth best selling Mario title of all time in Japan.
Nintendo critically acclaimed New Super Mario Bros Wii scooped the accolade for best Nintendo Wii game at this years Spike VGA awards in Los Angeles, California.
Nintendo’s latest two dimensional offering was pitted against Sega’s MadWorld, Nintendo’s Punch-Out!! And Nintendo’s brilliant, Wii Sports Resort.
Nintendo’s recently released New Super Mario Bros has sold an incredible 420,000 units during its first day of release in Japan.
New Super Mario Bros Wii first day sales are already ahead of the sublime Super Mario Galaxy, which sold 256,000 units during its first week on sale in Japan.
Japanese gaming bible, Famitsu, has awarded Mario’s latest 2D adventure full marks by giving the critically acclaimed game a perfect 40/40 review score. New Super Mario Bros Wii is the fourth game this year to be awarded top marks by the revered Japanese gaming publication.

Nintendo have cleared up gamers fears about the forthcoming ‘demo play‘ included in the New Super Mario Bros Wii.
The game itself will not complete levels for you as first thought, however, it will show gamers the way to fully complete a difficult level if they choose to access the dynamic help system.
“New Super Mario Bros. Wii is also the first Nintendo game to feature a dynamic help system, which allows you to access a mode showing how a level can be completed if you are stuck.”

New Super Mario Bros Wii has apparently been given an official release date for both America and Europe.
The highly anticipated 2D platformer is set to make its début in the United States on November 15th and will subsequently be released in Europe, November 27th.

Gamestop have started listing these rather funky New Super Mario Bros Wii classic controller remote shells.
The vibrant coloured controller shells have been made specifically to endorse the forthcoming New Super Mario Bros Wii. The four controller skins each represent one of the colours of the players in New Super Mario Bros Wii.