History YMMV / NewSuperMarioBrosU

* [[AwesomeBosses/VideoGames Awesome Bosses]]: The final boss, from a design-standpoint. It's a very climatic fight against a Giant Bowser and Bowser Jr. team-up, where you have to steal Jr.'s Clown Car to crash it into Giant Bowser, making it a sort of mix between the final bosses of ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld'', ''VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBros1'', and the Bowser Jr. levels from ''VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBrosWii'', it's a pretty nice fight and a far cry from the rehash from ''VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBrosWii'' that ''VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBros2'' had. The (all-new) epic battle music that accompanies it is pretty good as well.

* BaseBreakingCharacter: Peachette in ''Deluxe''. Some see her as one of the most ridiculous, confusing and unnecessary characters to exist in the series, with many fans arguing that if Nintendo wanted a princess-type character without making Peach playable, they could've simply made Daisy or Rosalina playable instead of making a new character/power up from scratch (especially since the former had previously appeared in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioRun''). Others though, love the sheer bizarreness of the concept and considers Peachette to be a cute and unique addition to the game, as well as a clever way to make Peach playable in some form without changing the game's story. The fact that her existence would inadvertently lead to the infamous [[JustForFun/{{Bowsette}} Super Crown]] trend hasn't helped her case.

** When the game was eventually ported to the Nintendo Switch as ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe'' it got this reaction from fans who had already played it, even from those who consider it an EvenBetterSequel to ''VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBrosWii'' instead of what happened with ''VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBros2'', given that it's mostly the exact same game (other than being able to play with any character in single player, adding Peachette, and removing the Boost Mode Challenges) and would have liked to see a brand new installment in the series instead of an UpdatedRerelease, as for 10 years after its release, it remained the last ''VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBros'' and even full-fledged 2D ''Mario'' game overall. Porting it has also unfortunately contributed to the perception and subsequent reputation that ''all'' ''VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBros'' games are [[YMMV/NewSuperMarioBros rehashed]], which started with ''VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBros2'', and is the only one that can be truly called a flat-out complete rehash due to its lack of significant changes or improvements. These fans wishes would ''finally'' be answered with the announcement and release of ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBrosWonder'' in June 2023 and October 2023 respectively, [[SequelGap almost 11 years]] after its original release.

* ItsEasySoItSucks: The reception to almost every boss, especially the final boss. Any Koopaling can be easily defeated if the player just chases after its shell and immediately jumps on it, immediately crippling its pattern.

** Despite it shaping up to have its own identity, this game gets called out for not bringing out "the full potential of the Wii U" (i.e. not pushing its graphical capabilities to the limit like ''VideoGame/SuperMario3DWorld'' later did, instead being graphically similar to ''VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBrosWii'' but in HD).

* EvenBetterSequel: [[ItsTheSameNowItSucks Sameness]] aside, a number of fans consider it to be better than its [[VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBrosWii Wii predecessor]] because it manages to be better designed for 4-player co-op, yet is more challenging in single player due to the addition of Single Player Challenges. New features such as a 3D World map reminiscent of ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld'' with branching levels, the return of Baby Yoshis, and new playable characters Nabbit and Peachette (on ''Deluxe'') were generally well received. It's also generally considered to be much better than its [[VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBros2 3DS predecessor]] by virtue of adding new gameplay features and modes instead of only a coin-collecting gimmick and not reusing as many graphical assets or [[RecycledSoundtrack music]] as that game, and having a better alternative to said game's Coin Rush in its more challenging and more featured Boost Rush mode. All in all, despite the criticisms of stagnation, it's considered by a number of fans to be the best in the whole ''VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBros'' sub-series in terms of pure design, other than lacking [[VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBros1 various unique bosses, enemies, and obstacles the first game had]].

** Despite it shaping up to have its own identity, this game gets called out for not bringing out "the full potential of the Wii U".
** Many fans were upset that the Yellow and Blue Toad are returning as players 3 and 4 instead of, say, Wario and Waluigi. [[VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBrosWii Again.]] Or replacing one of the Toads for [[VideoGame/SuperMarioBros2 Peach]]. This has been somewhat alleviated with ''Deluxe'' with Peachette, though not completely because she's ''not'' Peach (nor Daisy, for that matter) and due to [[BaseBreakingCharacter various other reasons]].

** When the game was eventually ported to the Nintendo Switch as ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe'' it got this reaction from fans who had already played it, even from those who consider it an EvenBetterSequel to ''VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBrosWii'' instead of what happened with ''VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBros2'', given that it's mostly the exact same game (other than being able to play with any character in single player, adding Peachette, and removing the Boost Mode Challenges) and would have liked to see a brand new installment in the series instead of an UpdatedRerelease, as for 10 years after its release, it remained the last ''VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBros'' and even full-fledged 2D ''Mario'' game overall. Porting it has also unfortunately contributed to the perception and subsequent reputation that ''all'' ''VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBros'' games are [[YMMV/NewSuperMarioBros rehashed]], which started with ''VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBros2'', and is the only one that can be truly called a flat-out complete rehash due to its lack of significant changes or improvements. These fans wishes would ''finally'' be answered with the announcement of ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBrosWonder'' in June 2023, [[SequelGap almost 11 years]] after its original release.

* ItsTheSameNowItSucks: The main complaint about this game is that while it may be considered to be an EvenBetterSequel to ''VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBrosWii'' in certain respects, it's still pretty similar to it.

* ItsTheSameNowItSucks: The main complaint about this game is that while it is considered to be an EvenBetterSequel to ''VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBrosWii'', it's still pretty similar to it.