Announced during the Nintendo Direct webcast on April 21, 2012 (JST), New Super Mario Bros. 2 is an all-new 2D side-scrolling adventure. At E3 2012, a three-course demo was playable.
Nintendo eShop release
New Super Mario Bros. 2 was available for download on the Nintendo eShop on the same day as the retail release. Its download size is listed as 2727 blocks.
Downloadable Content
New Super Mario Bros. 2 DLC was first released in Japan and Europe on October 2, 2012, and in North America on October 4, 2012. Each "pack" contains three courses for the Coin Rush mode.
#1: Gold Rush Pack
Japanese name: ゴールドマリオでGo!Go!パック (Gold Mario de Go! Go! Pack)
- USA: 10/4/2012
- Japan: 10/2/2012
- Europe: 10/2/2012
- Australia: 10/2/2012
#2: Coin Challenge Pack A
Japanese name: きろくにチャレンジ!Aパック (Kiroku ni Challenge! Pack A)
- USA: 10/4/2012
- Japan: 10/2/2012
- Europe: 10/2/2012
- Australia: 10/2/2012
#3: Nerve-Wrack Pack
Japanese name: いっぱつしょうぶでドキドキパック (Ippatsushōbu de Doki Doki Pack)
- USA: 10/4/2012
- Japan: 10/2/2012
- Europe: 10/2/2012
- Australia: 10/2/2012
#4: Gold Mushroom Pack
Japanese name: ゴールドキノコをかりまくれ!パック (Gold Kinoko o Karimakure! Pack)
- USA: 10/25/2012
- Japan: 10/25/2012
- Europe: 10/25/2012
- Australia: 10/25/2012
#5: Coin Challenge Pack B
Japanese name: きろくにチャレンジ!Bパック (Kiroku ni Challenge! Pack B)
- USA: 10/25/2012
- Japan: 10/25/2012
- Europe: 10/25/2012
- Australia: 10/25/2012
#6: Gold Classics Pack
Japanese name: おうごんのクラシックコースパック (Ōgon no Classic Course Pack)
Nintendo offered this pack for free from November 27, 2012, through January 31, 2013.
- USA: 11/27/2012
- Japan: 11/27/2012
- Europe: 11/27/2012
- Australia: 11/27/2012
#7: Coin Challenge Pack C
Japanese name: きろくにチャレンジ! Cパック (Kiroku ni Challenge! Pack C)
- USA: 12/5/2012
- Japan: 12/5/2012
- Europe: 12/5/2012
- Australia: ?
#8: Platform Panic Pack
Japanese name: きけんなあしばをつきすすめ!パック (Kiken na Ashiba o Tsukisusume! Pack)
- USA: 12/5/2012
- Japan: 12/5/2012
- Europe: 12/5/2012
- Australia: ?
#9: Mystery Adventures Pack
Japanese name: はっけん!ふしぎなぼうけんパック (Hakken! Fushigi na Bōken Pack)
- USA: 12/20/2012
- Japan: 12/21/2012
- Europe: 12/20/2012
- Australia: ?
#10: Impossible Pack
Japanese name: じごくのてつじんレースパック (Jigoku no Tetsujin Race Pack)
- USA: 12/20/2012
- Japan: 12/21/2012
- Europe: 12/20/2012
- Australia: ?
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