Nintendo has announced yet another 2DS bundle. This one is white and red, and includes New Super Mario Bros. 2 pre-installed on a 4GB memory card plus all of the Coin Rush DLC -- that's 30 more levels, some of which are going to seriously t...   read

Do you have a million coins yet in New Super Mario Bros 2.? Here's your chance to let Nintendo know, as they're offering an "official certificate" to players who take a picture of them with their coin tally, and submit it to the following w...   read

Our journey through the four waves of New Super Mario Bros. 2 DLC is at an end. Here we are, with the Mystery Adventures and Impossible packs, waiting until the next big portable Mario release to see what Nintendo has up its sleeves. It's e...   read

I've seen a lot of interesting mixed reactions to Nintendo downloadable content. Some people claim that the company has gone too far in keeping up with their competition, and crossed a line by offering up DLC -- claiming that they've sacrif...   read

Every time I report on a New Super Mario Bros. 2 Map Pack DLC, it's only announced for Japan at that point in time. The catch is, by the time I actually get the story up, it's released worldwide. But today, I'm onto you, Nintendo! Given Nin...   read

[Update: It looks like Nintendo of America has tweeted about it, which confirms it for a US release -- thanks Tristrix!] Nintendo has served up five bits of DLC so far for New Super Mario Bros. 2, and it looks like it's about to put some m...   read

First-party Nintendo DLC is a weird concept indeed, but at this point, I'm starting to get used to it. Despite the fact that one of the three Coin Packs in the last set of New Super Mario Bros. 2 add-ons wasn't up to snuff, Nintendo is back...   read

[Update: It seems as if this is a worldwide release!] It looks like Nintendo has been busy with their new DLC model: a new around of New Super Mario Bros. 2 DLC is about to drop in Japan today. It looks like Nintendo has cut out the nerve-w...   read

DLC? In my Nintendo games? What is this madness?! Although New Super Mario Bros. 2 is not the first game on a Nintendo platform to feature DLC (Theatrhythm and Rock Band Wii take that honor), it is the first Nintendo developed title to ever...   read

[Update: Slight mistake on my part. All three announced level packs will be available on October 2, with additional unannounced packs appearing later.] Ooooooh, those sneaky Nintendo devils! Out of the blue, they announce a special Nintend...   read

Even with only five days of availability in August, New Super Mario Bros. 2 came out on top, earning the title of best-selling game of the month. In those five days Nintendo sold more than 240,000 units. That's impressive for just short of ...   read

As if determined to prove that it can't make digital distribution work, Nintendo has decided to make its eShop purchases less attractive than ever by charging more for the downloadable version of New Super Mario Bros. 2 than it'd cost at re...   read

Here is a video of a person who played New Super Mario Bros. 2 for three days straight in order to achieve the 1,000,000 coin goal that serves as the 3DS sequel's metagame. What fabulous prizes lie in wait for those who have worked so hard...   read

New Super Mario Bros. released for the Nintendo DS in 2006. The "new" in the title was a somewhat ironic reference to the fact that Mario had returned to his 2D platforming roots, a return that many gamers welcomed with open arms. It helped...   read

Accompanying the fast approaching release of the Nintendo 3DS XL, New Super Mario Bros. 2 aims to bring the simple, joyous fun of its DS predecessor on the new hardware. If you played the original New Super Mario Bros. then you will be very...   read

Besides being ALL ABOUT THE COINS, it seems as if Nintendo is going to offer you something for pre-ordering New Super Mario Bros. 2 -- specifically, a off-colored gold coin 3DS cartridge case. In light of this news, it's also important to ...   read

New Super Mario Bros. 2 had a lot going against it at E3 this year. It's already been shown up by its better looking, more extravagantly adorned older brother New Super Mario Bros. U. It was only available for preview during select times a...   read

Okay Mario, you have my attention. I was wondering how Nintendo was planning on switching up the Mario formula for New Super Mario Bros. 2, and here's their answer: cold hard cash money. A long-standing staple of the franchise, coins have b...   read

During Nintendo's ridiculous 3DS Software Showcase, New Super Mario Bros. 2 was demonstrated live. Hardly news, but there was a fun little announcement included: the 3DS game has full, two-person cooperative play, as shown in the screen cap...   read

As we heard earlier today, New Super Mario Bros. 2 has been dated for August 19, 2012 by Nintendo. To coincide with this information, we've got a new trailer for the game that can only be described as follows: "Coins. Coins everywhere." Do...   read

Nintendo is all about Mario today. First, we had New Super Mario Bros. U announced for the Wii U. And now we're given a release date for a new 3DS entry into the NSMB series: August 19. The main gimmick behind New Super Mario Bros...   read

Straight from tonight's Nintendo Direct stream comes New Super Mario Bros. 2, available this August for 3DS. Mario appears to have a gold transformation of sorts, and the Raccoon Leaf makes a PROPER return, as in Mario can actually use it t...   read