Talk:New Super Mario Bros. Wii

List of Worlds
Why can't I add a list of worlds and bosses? (Someone deleted it after I edited) --Ice Mario!!! 22:42, 22 February 2010 (UTC)

Ressurection
"If a player's character dies, he will re-emerge encased inside a bubble, and can resume play once another player frees him (the player can also shake the Wii Remote to free him/herself)."

According to Bill what's-his-face from the Nintendo Week of 11/02 video on the Wii's Nintendo Channel, that is not quite true. You can use (shake?) the Wii remote to move your character's bubble, like to move toward another player, but you are never freed unless another player touches you. Codemonkey85 (talk) 12:27, 6 November 2009 (EST) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.218.118.135 (talk)

Reception section
Is this worth mentioning in a reception section? The Le ft ori um  12:54, 20 June 2009 (UTC)

Simultaneous MP?
"It will be the first game in the Super Mario Bros. series to feature simultaneous multiplayer gameplay.[4]" Does Super Mario Galaxy not count? I admit it doesn't have what you might call "true" multiplayer, but it is still simultaneous multiplayer gameplay, technically. --MarauderIIC (talk) 03:49, 26 June 2009 (UTC)
 * This may be a stretch, but my best guess is that Super Mario Galaxy is not technically in the Super Mario Bros. series because it doesn't have Bros. in the title. By that logic, Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros. 2, Super Mario Bros. 3, New Super Mario Bros., and this title are the only games in the series, in which this game is the only one which features simultaneous multiplayer gameplay. But if anyone knows for certain, please speak up. Epass (talk) 13:34, 3 July 2009 (UTC)

Actully Super Mario galaxy WAS the first however New Super Mario Bros for Wii is the first 4 PLAYER Mario game. and SMG technically doesnt count cause P2 is just a Star Cursor. (FallOutBoyFan123 (talk) 00:03, 12 July 2009 (UTC))FalOutBoyFan123
 * If so, shouldn't the article be changed to say four player, because otherwise it is incorrect? Epass (talk) 18:50, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

I'm sorry but actually Super Mario Bros: Deluxe for GBC was the first Mario Bros game that had simultaneous multiplayer. I just wanted to throw that in there. (Kristoc)

Actually the original Mario Bros. is the first game to have multiplayer.Commandr Cody (talk) 20:27, 12 October 2009 (UTC)

Any questions about what games are and are not part of the main series can be answered by looking at the template at the bottom of the article. By that definition of the main series, Mario Bros. is the first in the series to have simultaneous multiplayer. It is also the last in series when neglecting Super Mario Bros. Deluxe (not part of main series) and Super Mario Galaxy (it's multiplayer but cannot be considered simultaneous because player 2 has limited interaction with the actual game mechanics). DKqwerty (talk) 20:40, 12 October 2009 (UTC)

How about Super Mario Bros. 3 when the players challenge each other to a Mario Bros. style battle and play for cards and the current turn? Jeadly (talk) 17:33, 28 October 2009 (UTC)

Player number order
I've checked the new screenshots on the official New Super Mario Bros. Wii site(mariobroswii.com), and it looks like Player 3(Blue Toad) and Player 4(Yellow Toad) have now switched places. Yellow Toad looks to be Player 3, with Blue Toad as Player 4. Of course I remember the E3 build being the other way, but like I've said, it might have been changed now. Maybe for now, the part about which one of the Toad players 3 and 4 will be using can be altered in a way, until we know for sure? I don't know, maybe I'm making too much of a big deal about it.Rock200X (talk) 18:57, 30 September 2009 (UTC)

I have played it myself and you can choose which character you want to be in multiplayer. But player one is always Mario. Davie247 (talk) 12:22, 25 November 2009 (UTC)

In the final game (PAL / NZ), Mario is always P1, and subsequent players are given Luigi first, then Yellow Toad directly to the right, then Blue Toad furthest to the right (last). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 125.238.148.63 (talk) 07:54, 14 January 2010 (UTC)

Boxart
Why is the top of the boxart red? On the official Nintendo website, the top is white, like all other Wii games. 72.241.19.67 (talk) 18:41, 1 November 2009 (UTC)
 * The official web site probably didn't update it yet. --ThomasO1989 (talk) 20:16, 1 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Got the game a couple of days ago. The red box color certainly sticks out amongst every other game in my collection. Does anyone know why this is? If so, I would say that even though it is not that big of a deal, it bears mentioning. WesUGAdawg (talk) 01:05, 24 November 2009 (UTC)

See the reference on the page. Nintendo felt this game is special, so they made the box red. Thegreyanomaly (talk) 05:58, 11 January 2010 (UTC)
 * About the non-white borders, the article says this is one of three Wii games to do so, but is it notable that the Wii version of Twilight: Scene It? also doesn't have the white borders? And just for the record I've never played it, I just see it sitting at HMV all the time! Digitelle (talk) 15:34, 17 March 2010 (UTC)

What is this about?
What's going on here? I didn't know whether to revert or not because I don't understand the point of that edit. Geoff B (talk) 19:10, 8 November 2009 (UTC)


 * Yeah, pretty silly editing there. Unless someone wanted to state the toads in alphabetical order, which is still unneccessary, because it is not affecting the article in any way. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 58.110.102.215 (talk) 23:43, 8 November 2009 (UTC)


 * I think someone wanted to indicate their order as playable (choosable) characters. Incorrectly, by the way, but I'm not touching it, since the order is not discussed here. --  oKto  siTe   talk 17:42, 26 January 2010 (UTC)

How does the game play on its own while paused? Keyboard mouse (talk) 05:01, 20 February 2010 (UTC)

Can we...
I think it would be good to have a section noting the changes between the previous game, new super mario bros., outlining what's new, what got taken out, and what stays. Yeah? IAmTheCoinMan (talk) 09:14, 12 November 2009 (UTC)

They are 100% completely different games.... 69.128.116.190 (talk) 19:29, 12 November 2009 (UTC)anon

A list of the differences is very trivial and will end up being fan cruft. The Super Mario Wiki takes care of that. --ThomasO1989 (talk) 22:25, 12 November 2009 (UTC)

Peach
"Miyamoto has said Princess Peach will not be a playable character because of her dress, since it would require "special processing and programming to handle how her skirt is handled within the gameplay."[25]"

Miyamoto wasn't serious when he said that; I think the line should either be removed, or have something along the lines of "Miyamoto jokingly said that-" added. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.18.249.54 (talk) 12:06, 12 November 2009 (UTC)


 * yeah, seems like it has a comedic undertone. Just remove the whole thing I reacon. IAmTheCoinMan (talk) 13:26, 12 November 2009 (UTC)

Is it just me?
Or do the reviews that rate the game around the 7/10 mark and mentioning criticism keep getting deleted? Reviews by Edge and Games Radar rated the game at 7/10, but those seem to have been removed. Case of the fanboys?
 * I think some people remove those scores because they don't Wikipedia showing that the game is bad or something :/ Just revert it. Blake (Talk·Edits) 17:36, 15 November 2009 (UTC)
 * I've noticed that happening too, the most recent case being the GameCentral 7/10 review. Also, only one of the 7/10 reviews is in the review scores table near the end of the main page. Seems that some people don't like to see a Mario game being openly 'criticised' on Wikipedia --Gaunt (talk) 20:49, 20 November 2009 (UTC)

It may not necessarily be about the game, I think maybe people aren't happy with with Edge consistently giving popular Mario titles "low" scores. --86.6.117.26 (talk) 03:54, 23 November 2009 (UTC)

Edge is terrible at reviewing. They are too picky and cynical.


 * Edge's now-defunct www.next-gen.biz website did an investigation if game reviews actually matter. I wish I knew where to get the article, but gist of it being that no, people don't care. Anyways, too bad the person who put the remark about Edge didn't sign it. Coffee5binky (talk) 22:29, 13 December 2009 (UTC)

Can't add the AV Club review to the reviews sidebar
I've been trying for a while, but I can't quite do it. I don't know what I'm doing wrong. Trying to insert this block of code:

Could someone please help! Thx -76.28.168.5 (talk) 18:31, 2 December 2009 (UTC)

The template has only some sites predefined to work. Others, like this one, have to use a custom "rev1=xx, rev1score=xx" format. I added it in for you. Mario777Zelda (talk) 21:44, 2 December 2009 (UTC)

Miyamoto wasn't the lead Designer
No where in the credits of New Super Mario Bros. Wii does it credit Shigeru Miyamoto as the designer. He is only listed as the General Producer. I have no doubt that Mr. Miyamoto played a significant role in developing the title, but he isn't listed anywhere in the credits as a lead designer or designer of any description - only General Producer.--LostOverThere (talk) 13:05, 7 December 2009 (UTC)

Game Faults
Many have cited the minor faults in the game when in multiplayer mode. The first being when one of the players dies or does a specific kind of action the game 'freezes' or hesitates for a few tenths of a second. This is a really annoying problem because of the nature of platform games and the timing of jumps, etc. Often players will press jump while running full speed to a cliff and another player will die the moment you press jump and you will find yourself running off the cliff.

The second fault of multiplayer mode is the way the characters interact with each other. Characters will bounce, bump, and push other characters. This is a double-edged sword because on one hand you can use this to launch players higher or further than they would normally be able to get by themselves using teamwork, but on the other hand you will very often find yourselves bumbling around on a small precarious platform and very often killing each other on accident. The same applies to characters in the bubbles. These bubbles are not directly controlled, so they can very often get in the way of an important jump or float themselves into a dangerous spot and be popped on accident by a living player's fire/ice ball or jump. Players can also shake the Wii remote to move them towards a player and create situations where it is impossible to dodge death.

The final fault with the game (which some might consider a new concept feature in this game) is how the characters don't stop on a dime and seem to slide in order to stop (like ice in other mario games). This is especially difficult to control when you are in an ice level without a penguin suit. The game also plays at a much slower pace than previous Mario games so it seems like the slightly unresponsive controls may have been added to compensate for the lack of challenge when compared to other games in the Mario universe. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.176.216.52 (talk) 22:38, 29 December 2009 (UTC)
 * We dont just add anything anybody says. Nobody cares what Phil, Bob, and Frank thought of the game. Only reliable sources such as IGN, 1UP.com, and GamesRadar count. Find a site like that talking about the game and we will add it. User created content such as wikis and forums do not count. Blake (Talk·Edits) 22:50, 29 December 2009 (UTC)

The Pirater
Should we add a section about that whole piracy deal with that one guy? I mean, Nintendo sued him for 1 million dollars and he's going to jail for life too, apparently. At the very least we could add something to the Development section maybe.--71.74.144.123 (talk) 23:10, 25 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Even if you had a source to back it up, it probably wouldn't be something to add. Blake (Talk·Edits) 23:11, 25 February 2010 (UTC)

Better images
Can we get some better images for this game? Surely someone can get a high res shot of the game rather than the 400x300 pictures currently on the page.--173.59.190.183 (talk) 08:41, 29 March 2010 (UTC)

Development Info from Nintendo Power
HERE Blake (Talk·Edits) 22:25, 3 May 2010 (UTC)

Sales
In the lead in paragraphs it says that there this game is the 6th best selling Wii games while under the Reception section it is written as the 5th best selling. Which is true? Derild 4921  16:28, 22 May 2010 (UTC)
 * I fixed the article to agree with the List of best-selling Wii video games (meaning NSMBW is #6). Mario777Zelda (talk) 17:28, 22 May 2010 (UTC)

New Super Mario Bros. 2?
"New Super Mario Bros. 2" redirects here, but I thought there already was a New Super Mario Bros. 2! Is there? Will you please answer me?--Souvalou (talk) 20:57, 15 September 2010 (UTC)
 * There is none. Only NSMB for DS and NSMBW for Wii. --ThomasO1989 (talk) 21:35, 15 September 2010 (UTC)

Cite problem fixed

There was a problem with one of the citations. The old citation #6 used to support the 20-plus-million sales actually showed 14M sales for NSMB Wii, and 22M for NSMB DS. However, the figure is actually accurate with the latest information in the new citation #6. So I corrected the citation. — Preceding unsigned comment added by LrdDimwit (talk • contribs) 03:29, 8 February 2011 (UTC) bubbles when in a bubble, mario says "get me out of here"!

Corrected cite problem
The old cite #6 referred to an outdated investor report. It showed 22M sales for the *DS* version of NSMB, not the Wii version. However, the figure cited mostly agrees with the current investor report. So I have updated the reference.

This may affect its status as to the sixth best-selling Wii game. Someone should check. — Preceding unsigned comment added by LrdDimwit (talk • contribs) 03:32, 8 February 2011 (UTC)

Main Page Fact
I was glancing at this talk page recently to see if this article was covered under the Nintendo task force, and I noticed that it had a fact on the main page "Did you know ... that New Super Mario Bros. Wii will have a feature that allows the game to play on its own while paused?" I own this game, and there is no feature like this. It may, however, be referring to the Super Guide. What do you guys think? --Nathan2055talk 16:48, 5 July 2011 (UTC)
 * I think that is what it was referring to. Take note that DYK facts can only be done on very new pages. Thus, at that state in the article's life, it is possible that not much was known about the Super Guide. Some facts about it were foggy. Blake (Talk·Edits) 18:00, 5 July 2011 (UTC)

Amount of Burt settlement
Conflicting source indicate $1.5M <> $1.3M, but are otherwise compatible. Which should we use? Salvidrim (talk) 17:48, 23 September 2011 (UTC)

Wonderpod Online
Several reverts and two warnings (one for content, one for potential edit warring, issued to User:Sugarraydodge, as well as two requests to take it to talk.

I think Wonderpod Online, being a blog, doesn't qualify as a reliable source. Please dicuss if you disagree. Salvidrim (talk) 01:43, 3 October 2011 (UTC)
 * As far as I can tell your assessment is correct. Generally blogs are not considered reliable sources unless it can be demonstrated that they are run by an "expert" in a given field, and even then may not qualify in all circumstances. This verification must also be done before it can be used, not after. Apart from that though, I don't think it/they is/are notable anyway. Alphathon  /'æɫfə.θɒn/ (talk ) 02:11, 3 October 2011 (UTC)


 * Also, seen on the user's talk, Masem has pointed out a possible COI, pointing out the possibility that the editor has strong ties with the blog in question. Salvidrim (talk) 02:19, 3 October 2011 (UTC)

Dead reference
I don't think "In multiplayer mode, players can play up to four players simultaneously." needs to be sources so badly, as it is unlikely to be challenged/controversial, hence my removal of the ref altogether. No ref for a statement not really needing one is better than an attempt at a ref leading to a dead link IMO. Please let me know if you disagree, or we can agree to remove the dead ref. :) Salvidrim (talk) 15:24, 8 October 2011 (UTC)
 * There's a policy that states that they be retained. I'm a little too busy to find it right now but I'll do so in a while. Basically, there are a three courses of action that are preferable to removing it:
 * leave it as it is with the dead link template
 * remove the dead link template but add an archiveurl parameter to the ref template which links to an archived version on Wayback Machine or similar. I have checked, and Wayback Machine doesn't seem to have it archived.
 * replace it with another ref which corroborates it. Given the nature of the content to be sourced, it shouldn't be that hard to find one.
 * <font face="sans-serif"><font color="#900">Alphathon  <span title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)" class="IPA">/'æɫfə.θɒn/ (<font color="#900">talk ) 15:31, 8 October 2011 (UTC)


 * Should be easy to find an alternate ref indeed -- I was mostly wondering if we really needed a ref that. I'm pretty certain one of the existing refs contain the needed information, we can just add an in-line there. Salvidrim (talk) 15:55, 8 October 2011 (UTC)
 * ✅ With another ref which contained the same information. Cheers! Salvidrim (talk) 16:02, 8 October 2011 (UTC)

Super Mario Bros. 5
Why does Super Mario Bros. 5 redirect here? Where was it said that this was part of the original series? -Disco dude rock (talk) 00:03, 8 June 2012 (UTC)
 * There probably isn't any real reason. You could try asking the person who made the redirect. <sub style="color:#00008B;">Blake (Talk·Edits) 15:02, 8 June 2012 (UTC)

New Super Mario Bros. 3?
"New Super Mario Bros. 3" redirects here, but I thought there already was a New Super Mario Bros. 3! Is there? Will you please answer me?

Only NSMBW for Wii and NSMB2 for 3DS. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.28.115.115 (talk) 03:29, 5 October 2014 (UTC)
 * There is a Super Mario Bros. 3, but no New Super Mario Bros. 3.  Tera TIX  06:25, 16 June 2018 (UTC)
 * While there’s no game with that title, New Super Mario Bros. 2 is the third New Super Mario Bros. game (contrary to its name).
 * By the way, the post you replied to is three years and eighth months old. I also noticed that the indentation of ’s post, but the second line is actually part of the post, not a reply to it (see ). Inter qwark  talk  contribs 04:42, 17 June 2018 (UTC)

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