New Super Mario Bros.

New Super Mario Bros. is a 2D side-scrolling platform game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS. It is a part of the New Super Mario Bros. subseries of the Super Mario franchise, and was released worldwide in 2006. The game's plot is similar to those of other side-scrolling Mario games. New Super Mario Bros. follows Mario as he fights his way through Bowser's henchmen to rescue Princess Peach. Mario has access to several power-ups that help him complete his quest, including the Super Mushroom, the Fire Flower, and the Starman, each giving him unique abilities. While traveling through eight worlds with a total of 80 levels, Mario must defeat Bowser Jr. and Bowser before finally saving Princess Peach. New Super Mario Bros was commercially successful and received positive reviews; praise went towards the game's improvements made to the Mario franchise, while criticism was targeted the game's simplicity and its similarity to previous games. The game has sold nearly 31 million copies worldwide, and is the best-selling game for the DS and one of the best-selling games of all time. The game's success led to a line of sequels that released for the Wii, Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, and a planned release for the Nintendo Switch in January 2019. This is one of only two Mario games rated as 12+ in the European Virtual Console (originally rated as 3+).