June 22, 2006

New Super Mario Bros. Surges Past Half-Million Mark

After just 35 days on store shelves, New Super Mario Bros.(R) for Nintendo DS(TM) has racked up sales in excess of one half million in the United States alone. That's a sell-through rate of more than 20 every minutes since the game went on sale May 15.

New Super Mario Bros. marks a new adventure for Mario(TM), the most popular video game character in history. The classic feel of the game attracts newcomers and old-school fans alike, and the gaming press has universally praised New Super Mario Bros. as a near-perfect video game.

Twenty years after Nintendo’s biggest franchise was born, the Mario Bros. return dazzling, all-new platformer sure to set players’ fingers twitching. Fans from classic days will see their dreams answered in this return to the Mushroom Kingdom, while a new generation of Mario players will learn what true platforming means.

• Jump, bounce and power-up through visually stunning side-scrolling worlds with Mushroom Kingdom madness. Mushrooms make Mario ultra-tiny huge, and new items like the Blue Shell (which transforms Mario into a shell that wipes out enemies) will keep players on their toes.
• The worlds are swarming with classic enemies like Goombas and Koopas, watch out for new foes, big bosses and unbelievable challenges.
• As Mario and Luigi, two players can battle for stars on specially designed over local wireless. The game won’t end until one bro. reigns supreme.

For more information about New Super Mario Bros., please visit mario.nintendo.com.

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