One of the big highlights of the holidays would undoubtedly be the arrival of Nintendo's Wii U launch title, New Super Mario Bros ... background objects like castle and flags.

The level you’re playing may be completely transformed, or it could even be Mario himself that changes to mix up the gameplay ... it to the one in New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe.

New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe' is a much-deserved second shot ... SEE ALSO: The 'Super Mario Bros.' theme is a killer song for a gymnastics routine I still haven't finished.

New Super Mario Bros ... and theme parks into sandboxes filled with secrets and clever, but brutal platforming challenges, and created a hub world that surpassed Peach’s castle inMario 64 ...

This is all stuff that New Super Mario Bros never managed to accomplish - and, compared side-by-side, Mario's pose in Wonder feels like key art whereas in Mario U ... features a mix of fixed ...

U is classic Mario, and that's a good thing. Nintendo New Super Mario Bros. U is the result of countless iterations on the same theme. As the 17th mainline Mario game since 1983 and the fourth ...

Nintendo/YouTube After dominating the big screen and expanding into theme parks ... 2D Mario game since 2012's New Super Mario Bros. 2 on 3DS and 2012's New Super Mario Bros. U on Wii U.

But what really pushes things over the top is the introduction of a new mechanic that turns everything you think you know about Mario games on its head. What you get is Super Mario Bros.