There are seven confirmed worlds for the new Wii U Mario side-on platformer. They include some familiar settings like a forest world, an ice world and a sky world but there are also set to be some different inclusions like the world made up of melting desserts.
In celebration of that blow out (which came thanks to GameStop’s GameInformer magazine in the US), there are a host of new images which look like they might have been pulled from the digital version of the magazine.
Some places are also reporting the “news” that the plot involves Bowser kidnapping Princess Peach and Mario fighting his way through the Koopalings in end-of-world castles in an attempt to rescue her. Which is like reporting on the successful rising of the Sun every day. Still, the news that Boom Boom will appear in mid-level castles (like in SMB 3 and SMB 3D Land) is slightly more surprising, if not revelatory.
Source: ONM
joelghill
They’ve done something with the art style that I find very striking! It looks like they’re continuing to use 3d elements, but a hint of the cell shaded look reminds me of the glory days of 2D Mario. Very nice.
NSMB2 was a bit of a let-down, but Super Mario 3D land was amazing. Hopefully they’ve got their A-team on this one.