Super Mario 3D World is the newest entry into Nintendo’s long running Mario franchise and is the sequel to 2011’s 3DS title Super Mario 3D Land. It stars Mario, Luigi, Peach and Toad (with Rosalina a later unlockable character) as they fight Bowser in the newly discovered (by accident) Sprixie Kingdom. It is a 4 player simultaneous co-op enabled game and it supports the Gamepad, WiiMote, WiiMote held sideways a la classic Mario, the WiiMote with either Nunchuk or Classic Controller/Pro and the Wii U Pro Controller. However, the use of the Gamepad allows for off screen play and the touch screen and microphone have effects in game such as revealing “hidden” blocks and shaking trees for items.

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