Game Art Styles

New Super Mario Bros. Wii

Nintendo EAD · 2009

Side-scrolling · Three-quarter · Platformer · Console

Dimension
2.5D
Rendering
Stylized 3D
Colors
BlueWhiteTealGreenBlackYellowGray
Linework
No outlines
Shading
Soft gradient
Palette
Vibrant
Proportions
Exaggerated, Cute
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About

A side-scrolling platform game in which Mario, Luigi and two Toads pursue Bowser's forces to rescue Princess Peach. It supports simultaneous cooperative and competitive play for up to four players and introduces the Propeller Mushroom and Penguin Suit power-ups.

Art style

New Super Mario Bros. Wii (2009, Nintendo EAD) is a 2.5D stylized 3D game played from a side-scrolling / three-quarter view. Its look is built from shapes without outlines and soft gradient shading. The palette is vibrant.

Details

Release
Original release · Wii
Developer
Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No. 4
Publisher
Nintendo
Released
2009-11-12 Australia, Wii
2009-11-15 North America, Wii
2009-11-20 Europe, Wii
2009-12-03 Japan, Wii
2010-07-03 Taiwan, Wii
2010-07-03 Hong Kong, Wii
Platforms
Wii, Wii U, Nvidia Shield TV
Also known as
New スーパーマリオブラザーズ Wii (Japan)
Nyū Sūpā Mario Burazāzu Wii (Japan)
新 超級瑪利歐兄弟 Wii (Taiwan / Hong Kong)
New 超级马力欧兄弟 Wii (China)
뉴 슈퍼 마리오브라더스 Wii (South Korea)
Credits
Michiho Hayashi Lead Design
Keisuke Nishimori Player Design
Tomomi Marunami Player Design
Masaaki Ishikawa Character Design
Masanobu Sato Character Design
Ryota Akutsu Character Design
Manabu Hiraoka Character Design
Kazunori Fujii Character Design
Eiji Mukao Field Design
Kosono Okina Field Design
Mari Shibata Field Design
Jun Takamura World Map Design
Takeshi Koike World Map Design
Mei Ide UI Design
Yoshifumi Masaki UI Design
Satoko Okada UI Design
Sayaka Nishimura Effects Design
Shigeyuki Asuke Director
Takashi Tezuka Producers
Hiroyuki Kimura Producers
Links
official · nintendo · nintendo · wikipedia · mobygames · mariowiki.com

Screenshots 5

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