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rewritten because the article needs overall expansion, as it should match NSMBU in terms of length (tagged on 15 July 2014).

U) is an expansion pack for the Wii U title New Super Mario Bros. U, released as part of the Year of Luigi, celebrating the thirtieth anniversary of Luigi\'s initial debut. It features Luigi as the main player, with Yellow Toad, Blue Toad, and, notably, Nabbit (who replaces Mario from the original game) playable in multiplayer mode.

The game does not feature Mario himself at all, making this the only Mario platformer series game so far to do this. Challenge Mode and Boost Rush are not available.

The title was first released on the Nintendo eShop on Wii U for region price as downloadable content for New Super Mario Bros. U; the game must be updated to version 1.3.0 before New Super Luigi U can be downloaded, and requires 731.4 MB of memory to be installed. Once downloaded, an icon is added on the top left corner of the file select screen to play the expansion. Support for the Wii U Pro Controller is also included in addition to

New Super Mario Bros. U. The game was later released at retail as a standalone game for region price, not requiring New Super Mario Bros. U to play. Both games were later released in a compilation known as New Super Mario Bros. U + New Super Luigi U, included exclusively in the Mario & Luigi Wii U Deluxe Set bundle.

The gameplay is largely similar to its base game, except that the playable characters retain Luigi\'s higher jump and lower traction from

Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels. The game has been designed to be more difficult, with each stage starting at only 100 seconds; due to this, however, the courses have also been made shorter than normal while also being packed with enemies and obstacles. While the levels have all been altered from the base game, the world map itself has not been. Elements like items, power-ups, Star Coins, Toad Houses, Enemy Courses, and bosses are retained as such.

The multiplayer of New Super Luigi U is also retained from New Super Mario Bros. U. However, because Mario is not featured in this game, Nabbit is instead used as the fourth playable character. As Nabbit, the player cannot take damage from enemies, but cannot use items; however any items collected are converted to 1-Ups at the end of each stage.

Jump, swim, glide (hold), wall jump, Flutter Jump (Yoshi; hold), double/triple jump (press right upon landing)

Run, carry objects (hold); shoot fireballs/iceballs, extend tongue (Yoshi)

Spin Jump, Baby Yoshi abilities, dismount Yoshi, Flying Squirrel jump, spin underwater (Baby Yoshi)

Confirm, hide/show Miiverse posts (map view)

New Super Mario Bros. U, but level designs have a drastic makeover. As mentioned above, playable characters and their abilities have changed. The timer for each level is also set to start from 100 seconds and the 100-seconds time bonus are added to the timer after going to the boss door in the towers and castles. Items in red Toad Houses may vary as well. For example, a 1-Up Mushroom is in place of a Super Mushroom. Similarly, Enemy Courses contain only Mini Mushrooms and Propeller Mushrooms, as opposed to only Stars. There are no Checkpoint Flags. Many elements of the game are colored green to emphasize Luigi, and most of the levels have hidden Luigis in walls and platforms.

After a level is completed, a Mario Block appears at the beginning of that level. This allows the player to switch to the original game\'s physics, with lower jumps and better traction. Nabbit is not affected by the block. Nabbit is also playable in single player mode if the player holds down

while selecting a level. If the same trick is done on the Flying Squirrel Ovation level in Superstar Road, the player\'s Mii is played as instead of Nabbit.

There are 82 new courses replacing the original courses from

New Super Mario Bros. U with different level names, while the world names are retained.

A grassy world with plenty of shrubs, slanted mountains, and the Acorn Tree.

A desert world with various desserts, such as melting ice creams, giant cakes, and a sea of sand with Moai-like statues.

A tropical world with multiple islands, bubbling water geysers, and a sunken ship. This world can be entirely skipped for Frosted Glacier.

A snowy world that takes place at night filled with stars and constellations. This world can be entirely skipped for Sparkling Waters.

A rainforest flooded by purple poisoned water, based on World 4 and World 5 from

New Super Mario Bros. and New Super Mario Bros. Wii, respectively.

A mountainous world with tall, pillar like mountains. A cloud train seems to separate this world from the next world.

A sky world resembling the foreground of levels in World 7 from

A grassland area, similar to World 1 from the previous

New Super Mario Bros. games, containing mushroom hills and the castle of the princess. It has been taken over by the Koopa Troop and is slowly transformed into Bowser\'s image until eventually being surrounded by a tornado. By the time the player reaches the castle grounds, it has been transformed into a lava-based area. Princess Peach\'s castle remains mostly unchanged on the outside but on the inside it is similar to Bowser\'s Castle from previous installments. This world must be completed to beat the game.

A secret world unlocked after beating Bowser\'s final battle. Its levels must be unlocked with the Star Coins collected from all the levels of previous worlds.

A small area between Acorn Plains and Sparkling Waters that houses a Records Toad House. It must be unlocked as the same way as Superstar Road.

A multiplayer exclusive world found in Coin Battle.

A jumping Luigi silhouette can be seen on the third column in Rolling Yoshi Hills.

Main article: List of Luigi sightings in New Super Luigi U

In every level within New Super Luigi U there is one Luigi image hidden somewhere within the level. These images range from 8-bit Super Mario Bros.-esque to his various artworks throughout the series. The way these Luigis are placed in the level ranges from being in the open to being a background detail.

Main article: List of New Super Luigi U staff

For this subject\'s image gallery, see Gallery:New Super Luigi U.

Group artwork (with Soda Jungle background art)

Luigi, Yellow Toad, and Blue Toad being thrown out of Princess Peach\'s Castle.

New Super Mario Bros. U and New Super Mario Bros. 2, the developers began to think of ideas for downloadable content for the two games. Both teams thought of expanding the secondary modes, New Super Mario Bros. 2 being Coin Rush, and New Super Mario Bros. U expanding on Boost Rush; in the end it was decided that 2 would be the game to receive content first, since it was being released first. However, during the development of the Coin Rush courses the team decided to scrap the idea of additional Boost Rush course packs and began to think of other ideas. The team then began experimenting with the idea of shorter but more difficult courses to replace the ones in the original game.

Originally, the downloadable content was being made with Mario in mind. However, when the Year of Luigi came up during a meeting, it was decided that Luigi would be the focus instead.

When it was decided to make Luigi the main character, the developers also decided that Mario would be kept out of the game. When deciding on a new fourth playable character, the original idea was to use three Toads, but when testing this it was deemed too confusing; the idea to use Nabbit as the fourth character then came up, reusing his ability to pass by enemies; around that time, the team had also been talking about adding something for beginners, and the idea to use Nabbit was kept.

New Super Luigi U was mostly received positively by critics. The game holds a 77 average on Metacritic based on 59 reviews

. GameSpot\'s Peter Brown gave it an 8.5/10, stating, "Though the world map, themes, power-ups, and visual assets are \'old,\' Luigi\'s physics and the level design at large rise to the top."

Chris Carter of Destructoid gave the game an 8/10. He praises the game\'s design, stating that, "There are a lot of new concepts and designs this time around, and even if a large portion of them are re-used assets, they\'re remixed in a way that makes its own mark on the franchise."

Vince Ingenito of IGN gave the downloadable content a 7.3/10, citing that, "Its smaller levels, restrictive time limit, and floaty physics work well as a challenge mode add-on to an already terrific game," but criticizing that it, "[it] still feels more like an addendum to NSMBU [...] rather than something that stands out on its own."

Conversely, Chris Shilling of Eurogamer gave the content a 6/10, criticizing that, "It\'s not a bad game by any stretch of the imagination: the level design is still a cut above so many of Nintendo\'s peers. But by the series\' consistently high standards, it qualifies as a disappointment."

. Edge also gave the game a 6, criticizing the game\'s stages by saying, "the quality of the level design is mixed: some stages feel claustrophobic yet others are surprisingly baggy, and few are considerate enough to accommodate four players." The writer goes on to say that, "At its best, New Super Luigi U is an exhilarating test of skill," but also criticizes the game by saying that, "on occasion it dangerously approximates a fan-made ROM hack," in the end saying that, "Some will undoubtedly find its challenge inviting, but others will rightly expect more ingenuity from Nintendo than this."

GamesRadar writer Henry Gilbert, giving the game 3/5 stars, also says that, "If you’re ready for the heightened difficulty of solo play in New Super Luigi U, then you’ll find it rewarding. Otherwise, it’s a taxing platformer that’s only made more rage-inducing in multiplayer."

As of March 31, 2014, New Super Luigi U is the 5th best selling game for the Wii U, having sold 1.76 million copies worldwide.

Super Mario Bros.: Various Luigi sightings are sprites taken from this game.

Super Mario 64 DS: The portrait used to enter Big Boo Battle is reused as a hidden Luigi.

Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2: One of the Luigi sightings is a sprite of Luigi from this Super Mario World version.

Luigi\'s Mansion: Dark Moon: The Luigi sighting in Vanishing Ghost House is based on Luigi and King Boo\'s artwork from this game.

Super Mario 3D World: Hidden 8-bit Luigis randomly appear in levels.

NES Remix 2: Hidden 8-bit Luigis appear in some of the stages.

Even though Nabbit helps Luigi in multiplayer mode, Nabbit still steals items from the Toad Houses, and the players will have to catch him. It will not work when Nabbit is playing in Co-op mode, and in single-player mode if the player does the trick to play as Nabbit in the level where Nabbit went, the player will still continue playing as Luigi.

Mario himself isn\'t seen, but he is referenced twice; in the intro, in which his hat is on the table, and in the level Broozers and Barrels, which features a Mario-based snowman at the beginning of the stage. This makes

New Super Luigi U the only game so far where Luigi appears, but Mario doesn\'t.

US and Canada Club Nintendo members who purchased New Super Luigi U from the Nintendo eShop by August 1, 2013 and completed the surveys within four weeks after downloading could receive double the amount of coins (for a total of 40 coins) compared to the original amount (20 coins). They also had a chance to win 1 of 980 Luigi pins.

^ Iwata Asks : New Super Luigi U : Overtaken by New Super Mario Bros. 2

^ Iwata Asks : New Super Luigi U : In on the Action

^ Iwata Asks : New Super Luigi U : Nabbit Solves Multiple Issues at Once

Mario* • Luigi • Yellow Toad • Blue Toad • Mii • Nabbit**

Princess Peach • Toad • Green Yoshi • Baby Yoshis (Balloon Baby Yoshi • Bubble Baby Yoshi • Glowing Baby Yoshi)

Bowser • Bowser Jr. • Koopalings (Lemmy Koopa • Morton Koopa Jr. • Larry Koopa • Wendy O. Koopa • Iggy Koopa • Roy Koopa • Ludwig von Koopa) • Boom Boom • Sumo Bro • Kamek

Acorn Plains • Layer-Cake Desert • Sparkling Waters • Frosted Glacier • Soda Jungle • Rock-Candy Mines • Meringue Clouds • Peach\'s Castle • Superstar Road • Secret Island • Coin Courses*

Super Mushroom • Fire Flower • Super Acorn (P-Acorn) • Mini Mushroom • Propeller Mushroom • Ice Flower • Penguin Suit • Super Star (Boost Star) • Coin • Blue Coin • Blue Ring** • Red Coin • Red Ring • 1-Up Mushroom • 3-Up Moon • Yoshi Egg • ? Block • Flying ? Block • Giant ? Block • Green Coin • Green Ring • P-Switch • Checkpoint Flag* • Goal Pole • Goal Ring* • Berries • ! Switch • Brick Block • Coin Block • Giant Brick Block • Glow Block • Jump Block • POW Block • Super Guide Block* • Boost Block • Springboard

Amp* • Baby Dragoneel* • Ball \'n\' Chain • Balloon Goomba* • Banzai Bill • Banzai Bill Blaster • Big Amp* • Big Boo • Big Buzzy Beetle* • Big Cheep Cheep • Big Eep Cheep** • Big Piranha Plant • Big Urchin • Big Venus Fire Trap** • Big Wiggler • Bill Blaster • Blooper • Blooper Baby* • Blooper Nanny* • Bob-omb • Bony Beetle • Boo • Boomerang Bro • Bowser Amp • Bowser\'s Claw • Bramball • Broozer • Bulber* • Bullet Bill • Buzzy Beetle • Cannon • Chain Chomp • Cheep Cheep • Cheep Chomp • Circling Boo Buddies • Climbing Koopa* • Cooligan • Deep Cheep** • Dragoneel • Dry Bones • Eep Cheep • Fire Bro • Fire Chomp • Fire Snake • Fire Bar • Fishbone • Fliprus • Foo • Fuzzy • Gargantua Koopa Troopa • Goomba • Goombrat • Grand Goomba • Grrrol • Gūrindai • Hammer Bro • Heavy Para-Beetle • Huckit Crab • Ice Bro • Jellybeam* • King Bill • Koopa Paratroopa • Koopa Troopa • Lakitu • Lava Bubble • Magmaargh • Magmaw • Mecha Cheep* • Mechakoopa • Mega Fuzzy • Mega Goomba • Mega Grrrol • Mini Goomba • Missile Bill • Monty Mole • Muncher • Nabbit • Para-Beetle • Para-bomb • Paragoomba* • Piranha Plant • Piranhacus Giganticus • Pokey • Porcupuffer • Raining Debris • Red Skull Box • River Piranha Plant • Rocket Engine • Rocky Wrench* • Scaredy Rat* • Skewer • Skull Box* • Sledge Brother • Spike • Spike Top • Spiked Ball • Spiny • Spiny Cheep Cheep • Stalking Piranha Plant • Stone Spike • Sumo Bro • Super Dry Bones • Super Thwomp • Swooper* • Targeting Ted • Thwimp* • Thwomp • Torpedo Ted • Urchin • Venus Fire Trap • Venus Ice Trap • Waddlewing • Wiggler

Water Spouts • Sand Spouts • Spine Coasters

Boost Mode • Boost Rush Mode* • Challenge Mode* • Coin Battle*

* Exclusive to New Super Mario Bros. U. • ** Exclusive to New Super Luigi U.

Super Mario Bros. (1985, NES) • Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels (1986, FDS) • Super Mario Bros. 2 (1988, NES) • Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988, NES) • Super Mario World (1990, SNES) • Super Mario 64 (1996, N64) • Super Mario Sunshine (2002, GCN) • New Super Mario Bros. (2006, NDS) • Super Mario Galaxy (2007, Wii) • New Super Mario Bros. Wii (2009, Wii) • Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010, Wii) • Super Mario 3D Land (2011, 3DS) • New Super Mario Bros. 2 (2012, 3DS) • New Super Mario Bros. U (2012, Wii U) • Super Mario 3D World (2013, Wii U)

Mario vs. Donkey Kong (2004, GBA) • Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis (2006, DS) • Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again! (2009, DSiWare) • Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem! (2010, DS) • Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move (2013, 3DS) • Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars (2015, 3DS/Wii U)

Donkey Kong (1981) • Mario Bros. (1983) • Mario\'s Cement Factory (1983, G&W) • Mario\'s Bombs Away (1983, G&W) • Mario Bros. Special (1984, PC88) • Punch Ball Mario Bros. (1984, PC88) • Wrecking Crew (1985, NES) • Super Mario Bros. Special (1986, PC88) • Super Mario Land (1989, GB) • Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (1992, GB) • Hotel Mario (1994, Philips CD-i) • Donkey Kong (1994, Game Boy) • Mario Clash (1995, VB) • Wrecking Crew \'98 (1998, SFC)

Donkey Kong (1982, G&W) • Mario Bros. (1983, G&W) • Vs. Super Mario Bros. (1986, Arcade) • All Night Nippon Super Mario Bros. (1986, FDS) • Super Mario Bros. (1987, G&W) • Super Mario All-Stars (1993, SNES) • Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World (1994, SNES) • BS Super Mario USA (1997, SNES) • Super Mario Bros. Deluxe (1999, GBC) • Super Mario Advance (2001, GBA) • Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 (2002, GBA) • Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 (2003, GBA) • Famicom Mini Series (2004, GBA) • Classic NES Series (2004-2005, GBA) • Super Mario 64 DS (2004, NDS) • Virtual Console (2006-current, Wii) • Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition (2010, Wii) • Virtual Console (2011-current, 3DS) • New Super Luigi U (2013, Wii U) • Luigi Bros. (2013, Wii U)

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996, SNES) • Paper Mario (2000, N64) • Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (2003, GBA) • Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004, GCN) • Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time (2005, NDS) • Super Paper Mario (2007, Wii) • Mario & Luigi: Bowser\'s Inside Story (2009, NDS) • Paper Mario: Sticker Star (2012, 3DS) • Mario & Luigi: Dream Team (2013, 3DS)

Super Mario Kart (1992, SNES) • Mario Kart 64 (1996, N64) • Mario Kart: Super Circuit (2001, GBA) • Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (2003, GCN) • Mario Kart Arcade GP (2005, Arcade) • Mario Kart DS (2005, NDS) • Mario Kart Arcade GP 2 (2007, Arcade) • Mario Kart Wii (2008, Wii) • Mario Kart 7 (2011, 3DS) • Mario Kart Arcade GP DX (2013, Arcade) • Mario Kart 8 (2014, Wii U)

Mario Party (1998, N64) • Mario Party 2 (1999, N64) • Mario Party 3 (2000, N64) • Mario Party 4 (2002, GCN) • Mario Party-e (2003, GBA) • Mario Party 5 (2003, GCN) • Super Mario Fushigi no Korokoro Party (2004, Arcade) • Mario Party 6 (2004, GCN) • Mario Party Advance (2005, GBA) • Super Mario Fushigi no Korokoro Party 2 (2005, Arcade) • Mario Party 7(2006, GCN) • Mario Party 8 (2007, Wii) • Mario Party DS (2007, NDS) • Mario Party Fushigi no Korokoro Catcher (2009, Arcade) • Mario Party 9 (2012, Wii) • Mario Party: Island Tour (2013, 3DS) • Mario Party 10 (2015, Wii U)

Mario Superstar Baseball (2005, GCN) • Mario Super Sluggers (2008, Wii)

Golf (1984) • NES Open Tournament Golf (1991, NES) • Mario Golf (1999, N64) • Mario Golf (1999, GBC) • Mobile Golf (2001, GBC) • Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour (2003, GCN) • Mario Golf: Advance Tour (2004, GBA) • Mario Golf: World Tour (2014, 3DS)

Super Mario Strikers (2005, GCN) • Mario Strikers Charged (2007, Wii)

Mario\'s Tennis (1995, VB) • Mario Tennis 64 (2000, N64) • Mario Tennis (2000, GBC) • Mario Power Tennis (2004, GCN) • Mario Tennis: Power Tour (2005, GBA) • Mario Tennis Open (2012, 3DS)

NBA Street V3 (2005, GCN) • SSX on Tour (2005, GCN) • Mario Hoops 3-on-3 (2006, NDS) • Mario Sports Mix (2010, Wii)

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (2007, Wii) • Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (2007, NDS) • Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (2009, Wii) • Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (2009, NDS) • Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (2011, Wii) • Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (2012, 3DS) • Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games (2013, Wii U)

Super Smash Bros. (1999, N64) • Super Smash Bros. Melee (2001, GCN) • Super Smash Bros. Brawl (2008, Wii) • Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (2014, 3DS) • Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (2014, Wii U)

Mario Teaches Typing (1991, MS-DOS) • Super Mario Bros. & Friends: When I Grow Up (1991, MS-DOS) • Mario is Missing! (1993) • Mario\'s Time Machine (1993) • Mario\'s Early Years! Fun with Letters (1993) • Mario\'s Early Years! Fun with Numbers (1994) • Mario\'s Early Years! Preschool Fun (1994) • Mario Teaches Typing 2 (1996, MS-DOS)

Super Mario Bros. Print World (1991, MS-DOS) • Mario Paint (1992, SNES) • Mario no Photopi (1998, N64) • Mario Artist: Paint Studio (1999, N64DD) • Mario Artist: Talent Studio (2000, N64DD) • Mario Artist: Communication Kit (2000, N64DD) • Mario Artist: Polygon Studio (2000, N64DD)

Mario & Wario (1993, SNES) • Yoshi\'s Safari (1993, SNES) • Undake30 Same Game (1995, SFC) • Mario\'s Game Gallery (1995, MS-DOS) • Mario\'s Picross (1995, GB) • Mario\'s Super Picross (1995, SFC) • Picross 2 (1996, GB) • Excitebike: Bun Bun Mario Battle Stadium (1997, Satellaview) • Mario\'s FUNdamentals (1998, MS-DOS) • Mario Pinball Land (2004, GBA) • Super Mario Fushigi no Janjan Land (2003, Arcade) • Yakuman DS (2005, NDS) • Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix (2005, GCN) • Itadaki Street‎ DS (2007, NDS) • Fortune Street‎ (2011, Wii) • Nintendo Land (2012, Wii U) • Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (2014, Wii U) • Mario Maker (2015, Wii U) • Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition (2015, 3DS)

Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker • New Super Mario Bros. U • New Super Luigi U • Mario Kart 8 • Mario Maker • Mario Party 10 • Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars • Super Mario 3D World

Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games • Nintendo Land • Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

New Super Mario Bros. U + New Super Luigi U • NES Remix Pack

Dr. Luigi • NES Remix • NES Remix 2 • Virtual Console games

Games with Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection or Nintendo Network

Diddy Kong Racing DS • Itadaki Street DS • Mario Kart DS • Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis • Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem! • Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games • Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games • Tetris DS • WarioWare: D.I.Y. • Yakuman DS

Fortune Street • Mario Kart Wii • Mario Sports Mix • Mario Strikers Charged • Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games • Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games • Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games • Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Luigi\'s Mansion: Dark Moon • Mario Golf: World Tour • Mario Kart 7 • Mario Tennis Open • Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games • New Super Mario Bros. 2 • Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS • Ultimate NES Remix • Yoshi\'s New Island

Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze • Game & Wario • Mario Kart 8 • Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games • Nintendo Land • NES Remix • NES Remix 2 • New Super Luigi U • New Super Mario Bros. U • New Super Mario Bros. U + New Super Luigi U • Super Mario 3D World • Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

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