History VideoGame / NewSuperMarioBros2

The game features further throwbacks to ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3'' (akin to ''VideoGame/SuperMario3DLand'' and ''[[VideoGame/MarioKart Mario Kart 7]]'') -- namely, Raccoon Mario's first polygonal appearance[[note]]If you're nitpicky, it's the second one following the Raccoon Mario trophy in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosMelee''.[[/note]] (just as ''Super Mario 3D Land'' did the same for Tanooki Mario) as well as the classic P-Charge Bar featured in ''Super Mario Bros. 3''. Reznor from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld'' also appears as a boss in the tower stages. The game also notably reuses [[RecycledSoundtrack the same soundtrack]], all VideoGameSettings, and most of its assets and obstacles from ''VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBrosWii''.

The distinguishing feature of this game is its focus on coin collection. Mario is tasked with the optional, non-essential goal of collecting a million coins during his adventure, and new ways to earn money are ''everywhere'', from golden enemies to Gold Fire Flowers that turn whatever the fireballs hit into coins.

The game features further throwbacks to ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3'' (akin to ''VideoGame/SuperMario3DLand'' and ''[[VideoGame/MarioKart Mario Kart 7]]'') -- namely, Raccoon Mario's first polygonal appearance[[note]]If you're nitpicky, it's the second one following the Raccoon Mario trophy in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosMelee''.[[/note]] (just as ''Super Mario 3D Land'' did the same for Tanooki Mario) as well as the classic P-Charge Bar featured in ''Super Mario Bros. 3''. [[VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld Reznor]] also appears as a boss in the tower stages.

But the big change in this game is the focus on coin collection. Mario is tasked with the optional, non-essential goal of collecting a million coins during his adventure, and new ways to earn money are ''everywhere'', from golden enemies to Gold Fire Flowers that turn whatever the fireballs hit into coins.

* SequentialBoss: Like ''NSMBW'', Bowser has two forms. His normal form (the fight of which is reminiscent of the original ''VideoGame/{{S|uperMarioBros}}MB''), and his [[spoiler:giant form]].

* NostalgiaLevel: The DLC level pack 'Golden Classics' revives memorable levels from ''VideoGame/MarioBros'', ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros'', ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3'' and even ''New Super Mario Bros. 2'' itself. They are not straight ports however, 2 to 3 levels are all remixed into each of the three courses (for example, going underground during what was originally 1-1 from the first game leads to 1-2 rather than a small bonus room), with many new secret areas and ways of getting coins.

* MissionPackSequel: ''By far'' the biggest example in the ''NSMB'' series, it reuses almost all of its graphical and musical assets from ''VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBrosWii'' and lacks any significant changes or improvements to the gameplay.

* MissionPackSequel: Par for the course for the NSMB series, especially as it reuses assets from ''VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBrosWii''.

%%* NeutralFemale: Princess Peach.

* FakeLongevity: The million-coin objective provides this. A normal HundredPercentCompletion playthrough will net you in the neighborhood of 60,000 coins if you're not deliberately playing levels with high coin counts over and over and that's nothing to say to the insane amount of time you'll have to put if you're going for [[spoiler:the Gold Raccoon Mario statue the maxing the coin counter to 9,999,999 coins]].

* AndYourRewardIsClothes: The prize for collecting one million coins is [[spoiler:an alternate title screen with a Gold Mario statue. 9,999,999 coins gets you a gold Raccoon Mario statue.]]

* BridalCarry: A non-romantic example: [[spoiler:during the end credits mini-game, Mario carries Princess Peach from Bowser's castle all the way back to hers.]]

* FakeLongevity: The million-coin objective provides this. A normal HundredPercentCompletion playthrough will net you in the neighborhood of 60,000 coins if you're not deliberately playing levels with high coin counts over and over.

* HailfirePeaks:
** Instead of the traditional eight distinct world themes, this game condenses the beach and jungle themes into Worlds 3 and the sky and mountain themes into world 5.

* PalmtreePanic: World 3 takes place on a beach.

** The maps for Worlds 3 and 5. ''New Super Mario Bros. 2'' only has six main worlds as opposed to the other three ''NSMB'' games’ eight, but retains all eight traditional world themes. The beach and jungle themes and sky and mountain themes are merged into Worlds 3 and 5 respectively.
** World 6-4, a haunted forest level that combines TheLostWoods with BigBoosHaunt.
** A few sky stages are also RuinsForRuinsSake.

[[caption-width-right:350:[[{{Tagline}} The Mushroom kingdom is bursting with coins!]]]]

[[caption-width-right:350:[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros "Grab The Coins!"]] taken into ''[[WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants maximum overdrive.]]'']]

** As heard in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SaRxYlL9dM 1:08-1:50 of this video]], the overworld theme is literally the same as [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLg8oUE4H9E the Wii version]], only with the addition of this.
** The Athletic theme heard in the overview video is full of this.

** As seen in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXppbQwmb0o the Iwata Asks video]], [[VideoGame/SuperMario3DLand Luigi's Tail form still has Kitsune ears and tail]].

* NoFairCheating: The Impossible Pack has two cases: Playing as Mario removes the ability to use the Gold Flower, while using Gold Raccoon Mario doesn't give you access to the time boosters.

* WithLyrics: Justified. This time around, the choir "bah"s almost ''every freaking note in the OST''.

[[caption-width-right:350:[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros "Grab The Coins!"]] [[UpToEleven taken into]] ''[[WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants maximum overdrive.]]'']]

* UpToEleven: Being able to collect a bunch of coins in bonus rooms was always a pleasing part of the Mario series, but here it is omnipresent.

* AbsenteeActor: Bowser Jr. sits this one out after appearing in the first two ''NSMB'' games. Kamek is also nowhere to be found here.

* OneHitKill: A somewhat bizarre case. The Gold Flower allows you to shoot golden fireballs that destroys any enemy that gets caught in the explosion. The Koopalings are somewhat resistant to these, as getting hit will count as a stomp and force them into RetaliationMode, but very oddly, Bowser doesn't have this luxury due to lacking a RetaliationMode and goes down in one hit.

** The game's title is perhaps an allusion to the old ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros2'' InNameOnly.[[note]]or alternatively if you live in Japan, the other ''[[VideoGame/SuperMarioBrosTheLostLevels Super Mario Bros. 2]]''.[[/note]]

* BubblyClouds: World 5. It is located on a single large cloud, with several tall pieces of land jutting out from below.

* HailfirePeaks: World 6-4, a haunted forest level that combines TheLostWoods with BigBoosHaunt.

* DummiedOut: This game actually has a ton of early versions of levels and, more interestingly, inaccessible areas in existing levels. Highlights include a vertical ice level that was broken up into sections and used as a tower, and an early Bowser boss room, which is completely different from the final version (the early room is ''huge'', with random block formations everywhere, while the final version is a narrow vertical stretch).

* SequelDifficultyDrop: Considerably easier than its two predecessors, thanks to a more simplistic level design, shorter length, abundance of lives and overpowered power-ups for Mario to collect.

* GreenHillZone: Much like in the prequels, World 1 takes place ina meadow.
* GuideDangIt: The code to play as Luigi in single-player isn't given in this game. The only way you'll have any idea of it is if you played ''VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBros1'', as it's identical to the one from that game; hold L and R when selecting your file.
** This only becomes possible ''after'' you've beaten Bowser, unlike in the first game when it could be done at any point. And no, the game does not clue you in on this in any way.

* {{Hammerspace}}: {{Lampshaded}}

* VariableMix: Getting a Racoon leaf adds a wood block soundtrack to the mix. Also, World 4 (and much of World Flower) add sleigh bells to the mix of every level to indicate they're snow levels.

* GuideDangIt: The code to play as Luigi isn't given in this game. The only way you'll have any idea of it is if you played ''VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBros1'', as it's identical to the one from that game; hold L and R when selecting your file.

Most notably, the game's existence was leaked in early 2012 [[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/library/events/120127/03.html among various (typically Nintendo-like) sales charts]], as well as through [[http://www.supermario4.com a registered -- and vague -- domain name/HTML address]] as soon as in April in the same year. Later in the same month, Creator/{{Nintendo}} confirmed the game's actual title, as well as a worldwide near-simultaneous release date for August 2012.