Most of you will be aware that the latest edition of Game Informer features a whole host of new and exciting information for both New Super Mario Bros U and Nintendo Land. Some of the content we have already covered including the return of the Ice Flower power-up, and also the Super Mario World themed map. Here’s a few new juicy details:
- Three Yoshi variations
- Pink Yoshi: inflated with a GamePad/Wiimote shake
- This can take Mario even higher than the flying suit can
- Pink Yoshis don’t help in horizontal movement
- Large surface area useful for collecting a bunch of airborne coins
- Gold Yoshi: shake the controller to light up the immediate area
- Also stuns nearby enemies
- Gold Yoshis show up in the Fire Snake Caverns
- Blue Yoshi: can shoot bubbles
- Can ride the adult version of Yoshi in numerous levels
- Yoshi can still eat breaks
- Collect five to fill a meter
- This rewards Yoshi’s rider with a power-up
- Camera pans out a bit in co-op
- This helps you see hidden star coins and pipes that you normally wouldn’t come across in single-player
- Boost Mode: Place up to four floating platforms at a time
- Use the GamePad touch screen in Boost Mode to pop friends out of bubbles, stun enemies, make it easier to reach the flagpole, manipulate environmental objects, swat Paratroopas
- Turn on Boost Mode by powering up the GamePad – that’s it
- Players will go through pre-selected packs of levels in Boost Rush Mode
- Collecting coins makes the auto-scroll faster
- Limited amount of lives given at the start of each pack
- Dying doesn’t reset the clock
awesome :D
Sounds good, though Rayman Legends has the edge for me at the moment.
Ditto, but I will buy both :)
Same!
Me too!
Should be cool.
Ive changed my name. I hope this game is challenging.
Woops. Thats the new name.
Please no mandatory waggle controls
I want to play but don’t want to have to shake any more controllers.
Good news for you, it has been confirmed the shaking is optional, as you can just hit the ZR button for the same command.
That’s why you’re fat, you don’t wanna work out…
They’ve added a bunch of features to increase the difficulty. I like that. Sounds like a pretty good game so far. Only 2 more day til the reveal. Leave luck to heaven.
I was always wondering what your footnote meant. I recently learned that “Nintendo” translates to “Leave luck to heaven.” You have made my day.
WOW AMAZING!
Sounds extremely challenging… I LIKE THAT! Planning to purchase that game, Rayman Legends, Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge and Batman: Armored Edition.
Awesome! Can’t wait to get my hands on this game
That actually sounds fun :D
Whenever I see someone say “Nintendo don’t have any big games for the Wii U launch’, I immediately think of this game and smile out of pity for those poor naive fools that don’t understand this games potential sales power.
“Dying doesn’t reset the clock”
Shit just got real
Wow I made that exact joke, and when I scrolled up I found you made it also :SS
Great minds think alike
I love the fact that collecting coins increases auto-scroll speed. That’ll be fun and a bit challenging
I still want to know if I can use the Gamepad to play as Mario and use Boost Mode at the same time.
Dying doesn’t reset the clock? Shit just got real.
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The clock doesn’t reset after dying? o.O
Things are heating up.
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