Of all of the Wii U games Nintendo has been porting over to the Switch, New Super Mario Bros. U is arguably the biggest. With Breath of the Wild launching so late in the Wii U's lifecycle, I think it's fair to consider New Super Mario Bros.

Solid Mario platforming; as always; Multiplayer is a lot of hectic fun; Looks excellent on Switch - the best looking 2D Mario game to date

No enough new content for people who already played on Wii U; Plays it a little too safe - a by-the-books NSMB game

Six years after New Super Mario Bros. U and New Super Luigi U came out, they're still excellent games worthy of the Mario name. They don't feel very different from the New Super Mario Bros.

Two full-length games; Varied levels; New easy characters make certain challenges friendlier

Difficulty curves for both games are still harsh; Doesn't offer much new content from the previous version or earlier New Super Mario Bros; games

Any new Super Mario game on Switch is going to exist in the shadow of the masterpiece that is Super Mario Odyssey . Released in the Swi...

Looks divine on Switch; Perfect game for long multiplayer sessions; Classic Mario fun with some wonderful new twists

Save system can be infuriating

New Super Mario Bros. U is the second-best 2D Mario game. New Super Luigi U is an incredible showcase of inventive level design. They came out six and five years ago, respectively, though today you can play them on a public toilet.

It's Mario; So, almost everything

Coincidentally, whatever was happening on the screen in the five seconds prior to every time I died; And the Ghost Houses

Disaster has struck the Mushroom Kingdom yet again. Bowser, whose hobbies include doting over his only child, has arrived at Peach's Castle to do what he does best. Indeed, he has captured the princess, plunged the land into chaos, and ruined one moustachioed hero's otherwise lovely day.

When we reviewed New Super Mario Bros. U back in 2012, we were quite smitten with the title, remarking that it was "the pinnacle of 2D Mario games." Almost seven years later, Nintendo has returned to the well, taking the Wii U game and its DLC expansion New Super Luigi U and merging them onto a...

Whether you missed out on the Wii U or not, Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe is another top quality port by Nintendo and another top quality Mario game for the Switch.

If you've played New Super Mario Bros U at all before, there's not a whole lot of reasons to go back. It's still terrific 2D Mario title, and it's aged gracefully, with only the slightest of nips and tucks along the way. Just don't go in expecting anything more than what you got in 2012.

As the most recent entry in the modernized 2D platforming series, New Super Mario Bros. U provided a wide array of fun, colorful stages for you to run, jump, and explore through.

2019 starts off with a solid port of a solid Mario game from the Wii U to the Nintendo Switch. Check out Kidzworld for our review of New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe.