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Thank you for selecting the

New Super Mario Bros.™ U + New Super Luigi U™

game for the Wii U™ system.

Please read this manual carefully before using this

software. If the software will be used by children,

the manual should be read and explained to them

by an adult.

Also, before using this software, please read the

content of the Health and Safety Information

application on the WiiU Menu. It contains

important information that will help you enjoy this

software.

Important Information

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Pairing Controllers

From the HOME Menu,

select Controller

Settings to display the

screen shown to the

right. Select Pair, and

then follow the on-screen instructions to pair

any controllers.

◆ Up to five people can play together. This requires one

Wii U GamePad controller and up to four other

controllers (sold separately) .

◆ Only one WiiU GamePad controller can be used.

◆ A Wii Remote™ Plus can be used instead of a Wii

Remote.

This software can be used with any of the

following controllers once they have been paired

with the console.

WiiU

GamePad

Wii Remote

WiiUPro

Controller

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Connecting your system to the Internet enables

you to enjoy the following features:

・ SpotPass

・ Miiverse

◆ See the Internet Connection Requirements section of

the printed WiiU Operations Manual for more

information about the equipment required to connect

to the Internet. Once you have all the required

equipment, select Internet from (System Settings)

in the WiiU Menu to configure an Internet

connection.

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You can restrict use of the following features by

selecting (Parental Controls) from the WiiU

Menu.

◆ Access to this game (as well as other

games) can be restricted through the Game

Rating option in Parental Controls.

Miiverse

Restricts features, such as posting

to Miiverse™ and viewing posts

made by other players.

Online

Interaction in

Games

Restricts the receiving of SpotPass

communications .

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◆ Each player needs to use his or her own  or .

Take control of a character.

Wii Remote / Wii U Pro Controller

When two to five people are playing, actions

available to you depend on the controller you are

using.

Playing with Friends

Play while watching the

TV screen and holding 

horizontally.

Play while watching the

screen.

◆ You can play without

looking at the TV.

This game can be played with the following

controls:

Playing Alone

Play while watching the

TV screen.

◆ Throughout this manual, controls will be displayed in

the following order: ( ) / .

Cancel



Confirm



Select

Options



Menus are controlled by Player 1.

Menus and Other Controls

A maximum of five people (for example, 

 + ) can play simultaneously.

◆ When using the GamePad alongside other players

who are using Wii Remote or Wii U Pro controllers,

you cannot control a character.

Help out your friends with Boost Mode .

Wii U GamePad

( )

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Choose which game

mode to play. Select

to play

New Super Luigi U. The

controls and game

progression of New

Super Luigi U are essentially the same as New

Super Mario Bros. U.

Anything goes in these modes. In addition to

playing as Mario™ and friends, you can also play

as your own Mii™ character.

Play with Mii

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Set out on an adventure to rescue Princess

Peach™!

To start a new game, select NEW! To continue

where you left off, select a file with save data.

Story Mode

◆ Play with Mii is only available in New Super Mario

Bros. U.

SpotPass features for this game can be turned on

or off. Turn them on to receive updates and

promotions about this game.

SpotPass

◆ This does not apply to certain areas, such as

Toad Houses .

Boost Mode

You can join in anytime while your friends are

playing through a course.

◆ As you progress through Story Mode, new courses

and challenges will become available.

Challenges

(1-2 players)

Take on a variety of

challenges of varying

difficulty.

◆ Only Boost Mode

challenges can be played

with two players.

Boost Rush

(1-5 players)

Play through a group of

courses as fast as you can.

Coin Battle

(2-5 players)

Compete with friends to see

who can get the most

coins!

Choose to view Super Play or

Challenge Mode videos. You can also select the

video you like by category.

Bonus Videos

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You can save your progress at different times

depending on the game mode.

Saving the Game

Play with Mii

● Quick Save

Open the menu on the World Map, and select

Quick Save to create a temporary save file .

◆ When you resume the game from the point where you

left off, the temporary save file will disappear.

◆ After resuming your game, you can select Quick Save

again to create another temporary save file.

◆ After viewing the story's ending, you can save at any

time on the World Map.

There are three save-data slots each for New

Super Mario Bros. U and New Super Luigi U. You

can save the game whenever you clear a tower or

castle .

Story Mode

Challenges

Data is saved automatically

when you beat the high

score.

Boost Rush

Data is saved automatically

when you beat your best

time.

Coin Battle

You can only save Coin Edit

courses .

◆ Save files cannot be recovered once they have been

deleted, so please be careful.

You can delete save files on the main menu by

pressing .

Deleting Data

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The World Map displays the courses that will make

up your adventure. Move Mario to a course, and

select it to begin.

◆ Completing a course using Super Guide will

cause to stop flashing. At this point, you can

proceed to the next course.

：Unopened course

：Completed course

Flashing

：Uncomp let ed co ur se

Course status

Remaining lives

◆ If you have collected Star Coins and

passed a Checkpoint Flag but

have not cleared the course, a translucent

will appear.

：Star Coins collected

：Star Coins not yet collected

Star Coins

World and course names

Press  or  to display

the items you have.

Select an item to use it.

Items

Nabbit

Every now and then during the

story, Nabbit will pop up and

escape into a course to hide. If

you catch him, who knows what

might happen?

◆ If someone is playing as Nabbit in New Super

Luigi U, he will not appear on the World Map.

If you find Baby Yoshi™, he will follow

you into courses.

◆ Baby Yoshi will not enter towers or castles.

Baby Yoshi

Play games to win a variety of items.

Toad House

A boss is waiting to challenge you.

Tower/Castle

Press  to open the pause menu .

Pause Menu

◆ Only power-up items obtained on the World Map can

be stored in your inventory .

Press  /  and move with  to look around the

whole map.

Map View

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Quit the game, and return to the main menu.

Main menu

◆ Saving via Quick Save will cause a to appear on

the save file.

◆ After watching the ending, this becomes Save.

Suspend the game, and make a temporary save of

your current progress.

Quick Save

Choose which controller(s) to play with.

Change controller

Change the number of people you will play with.

Number of players

Check the number of Star Coins you have

collected.

Star Coins

1 2 3

4 5 6 7

On the Action Screen

You can still bring up the pause menu, but

the options are different. You can only exit if

you have already cleared that course.

◆ This will only be displayed while using ( ).

The same setting will apply to both and .

Change the buttons for jumping and dashing.

Button settings

◆ It is possible to filter out posts that contain spoilers

(information that might reduce your enjoyment of the

game).

◆ If you have restricted the use of Miiverse via Parental

Controls , then Miiverse features will not

work, even if the Miiverse settings have been enabled

in this software.

Enable/disable posting to Miiverse , and

adjust settings for viewing posts.

Miiverse settings

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Defeat enemies and overcome obstacles as you

make your way to the goal.

Items and Objects

Score

Time remaining

Current coins

will be displayed for Star Coins you've

collected.

Star Coins

Remaining lives

◆ You'll come across many other items and objects as

you play.

Coin

Collect 100 coins to earn

an extra life.

Super

Star

Become invincible for a

limited time.

1-Up

Mushroom

Grab one of these to gain

an extra life.

Star Coin

Each course contains

three Star Coins. If you

collect them all,

something good might

happen!

POW Block

Hit or throw this to create

shock waves that defeat

all grounded enemies on

the screen.

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Most courses have a Checkpoint Flag and a Goal

Pole.

◆ If you enter a different course, you will lose your

checkpoint in the current course.

◆ If you touch a Checkpoint Flag for the first time as

Small Mario, you will transform into Super Mario™

◆ There are no checkpoints in New Super Luigi U.

Touching this will allow you to retry

from this point after losing a life.

Checkpoint Flag

Grab on to this to clear the course.

Goal Pole

Mario will lose a life if he:

・ Takes damage as Small Mario or Mini Mario.

・ Falls into a pit or other hazard, such as lava or

poison.

・ Runs out of time.

Losing a Life

Super Guide

If you lose a life on the same

course five times, a Super Guide

Block will appear. Hit the block to

have Luigi™ clear the course for

you.

◆ Super Guide Blocks will only appear when

playing alone in New Super Mario Bros. U.

◆ There may be times when the graphics and

music go out of sync.

If Mario loses all of his lives, it's game over. You

can then restart at your last save point with five

lives.

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◆ In New Super Luigi U, you cannot add players

when you are chasing Nabbit through the

course he escaped into or when you encounter

an enemy on the World Map.

Adding Players

Add players to your adventure at any point

during a course by pressing  on .

Two to four people can

play cooperatively. You'll

be able to perform even

more actions together

, and you can

even go into a Bubble to

avoid enemies.

◆ If all players go into a Bubble, you will be returned to

the World Map without losing a life.

◆ Bubbles can only be used in Story Mode.

Press  /  to enter a Bubble.

While in a Bubble, you won't take

damage. Get out of the Bubble by

pressing  or shaking  to float

closer to other players.

Entering a Bubble

Playing as Nabbit

When playing the game with two

After losing a life, you can return to the course in

a Bubble, provided you have at least one life

remaining. The following situations will cause all

players to return to the World Map:

・ All players lose a life at the same time.

・ The last player in the course loses a life or

enters a Bubble.

Losing a Life

or more players, you can play

as either Nabbit or Toad™.

Nabbit has the following

characteristics:

・Touching enemies causes no damage.

・Cannot ride Yoshi.

・Cannot pick up and hold Baby Yoshis, other

players, or items. Cannot be carried.

・While getting a Super Star will make Nabbit

invincible, other items will not make him

transform.

・When reaching the goal, Nabbit earns 1-Ups

equal to the number of items he picked up

(except for Super Stars), to a maximum of eight.

◆ Nabbit can only be played during co-op play in New

Super Luigi U.

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Use to help out your friends in a variety of

different ways.

Touch the screen to place up to

four Boost Blocks at any given time.

When Mario's remaining lives hit 99,

the Boost Blocks will become

smaller.

Placing Boost Blocks

Some enemies will be surprised and

stop in their tracks if you touch

them.

Disrupting Enemies

Super Boost Mode

If your friends step on 10 Boost

Blocks consecutively, a Boost Star

will appear. The player with

can tap the Boost Star to become

temporarily capable of defeating

enemies and hitting blocks.

◆ Boost Blocks must be stepped on while they

display a playing-card symbol (like ).

Touch lifts or other contraptions to

temporarily halt them or cause other

effects.

Disrupting Objects

Burst a Bubble by touching it.

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❶ During certain points

in Story Mode, a

screen like the one on

the right will appear.

Reasons to Post

・ And more...

・ Clearing a course with

grace and style

Share your joy!→

・ Repeatedly losing lives

on the same course

Vent your

frustration!

→

◆ Miiverse features will become available as you

progress through the adventure.

◆ Broadband Internet access is required.

◆ You must activate and configure Miiverse beforehand.

◆ For more information, please start the Miiverse

software and select Settings/Other ⇒ Manual.

This game allows you to share your game

experiences with players from all over the world via

Nintendo Network™.

Posting to Miiverse

Viewing Other Players' Posts

❷ Follow the on-screen instructions to post your

thoughts to Miiverse. Your post will be displayed

for other players on the World Map or when a

player loses a life during a course.

World Map

Action Screen

❷ Posts from those

players will be

displayed.

❶ Lose a life in the same way as other players

who made posts.

will be displayed

wherever there is a post.

When playing the game

on the TV screen, the

contents of the post will

also appear on the Wii U

GamePad.

When Using / 

View posts by pressing  /  to go into map

view.

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・Release  /  to throw the item.

Hold items

Press and hold

, and then

touch an item

Press and hold

, and then

touch an item

Double and

triple jumps

Jump while

dashing, and

then press 

again just as

you land

Jump while

dashing, and

then press 

again just as

you land

Ground-

pound

Press  while

in midair

Press  while

in midair

Spin jump Lightly shake 

 ()

Dash

Move while

holding down



Move while

holding down



・The longer you hold the button, the higher you'll

jump.

・Jump while dashing to jump higher and farther.

Jump



Crouch



Move



◆ On ,  / ,  / , and  /  share the same

functions. On ,  /  and  /  share the same

functions.

◆ There are various other actions that can be

performed.

Stomp Enemies

Land on top of enemies to attack

them. You'll bounce higher off of

them if you hold  /  as you

land on them.

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Grab on to a

fence

Press 

when in

front of a

fence

Press 

when in

front of a

fence

Grab on to a

pole

Press  in

front of a

pole

Press  in

front of a

pole

Grab on to

hanging

chains

Jump to

grab on to

hanging

chains

Jump to

grab on to

hanging

chains

Wall jump

Jump

against a

wall and

press 

Jump

against a

wall and

press 

Swim

Press 

while in

water

Press 

while in

water

Slide

Press  on

a slope

Press  on

a slope

Enter a

doorway

Press  in

front of the

door

Press  in

front of the

door

Enter a Pipe

Press  in

the direction

of the

entrance

Press  in

the direction

of the

entrance

( )

Multiplayer Actions

・To burst out of the Bubble, press  or shake  to

float closer to other players and touch them.

Enter a

Bubble



・Release  /  to throw your friend.

Pick up a

friend

Hold down 

and shake 

Hold down 

and press 

・This move will defeat all grounded enemies on the

screen.

Synchro

ground-

pound

Two or more

players press

 in midair at

the same time

Two or more

players press

 in midair at

the same time

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Collecting items such as the Super Acorn will

transform Mario into one of several different forms

and give him special abilities .

・Being hit by an enemy will cause Mario to

lose his powers.

・There may be places you can only reach

with certain powers.

◆ Luigi and the Toads are able to transform in the same

way as Mario.

Small Mario

Flying Squirrel

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Throw fireballs

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Ice Mario

Flying Squirrel Mario

Transform with a Super

Acorn.

Glide through the air, and

cling to walls for a brief

moment.

Transform with a Fire

Flower.

Attack enemies by

throwing fireballs at

them.

Transform with an

Ice Flower.

Freeze enemies by

throwing ice balls at

them.

( )

◆ The Flying Squirrel jump can only be performed once

in midair.

Glide

Press and hold

 in midair

Press and hold

 in midair

Flying Squirrel

jump

Shake  in

midair

Press  in

midair (Press

 in midair)

Mini Mario

・Release  /  to throw a frozen enemy.

Pick up ice

block

Shake  while

holding 

Press  while

holding 

(Press  while

holding )

Throw ice balls



◆ Taking damage in this form will cause Mario

to lose a life.

Transform with a Mini

Mushroom.

You can get through tight

spaces and dash over water

in this form. You can even run

up walls! However, Mario's

attacks will be weak, so you

can only defeat enemies by ground-

pounding.

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If you find an egg , Yoshi™ will

hatch out of it. Jump on Yoshi's back

to ride him.

If Yoshi takes damage, he will run away, but you

can ride on him again if you manage to catch up

with him.

Taking Damage

Each time Yoshi eats a fruit, the

meter will build up. Once it's full,

Yoshi will lay an egg and an item will

hatch from it.

Eating Fruits

( )

Dismount Yoshi Shake 

 ()

Flutter jump

Hold down 

in midair

Hold down 

in midair

・Shelled enemies and certain items can be

spat out by pressing  or .

Flick out

tongue

(Eat enemies)

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Water? Have No Fear!

Baby Yoshi can even help you swim

underwater with . Press  () or shake 

to do a water spin.

Bubble

Baby Yoshi

This Baby Yoshi spits

out bubbles. Any

enemy trapped in a

bubble will be turned

into coins or an item.

Glowing

Baby Yoshi

This Baby Yoshi emits

a bright glow,

illuminating his

surroundings and

startling enemies.

Balloon

Baby Yoshi

◆ Balloon Baby Yoshi

will deflate after a

short time.

This Baby Yoshi can

inflate to let you float

through the air.

If you run into certain enemies while

holding Baby Yoshi, he will gobble

them up. Pressing  () / shaking 

will activate Baby Yoshi's special

power.

◆ Glowing Baby Yoshi is the only one who will appear

when you hit a block in certain stages.

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Choosing a Challenge

Test your platforming skills in a variety of courses

featuring specialized rules. Meet the clear

conditions to earn , , and medals.

Replay Movies

The game will save when you get a high

score.

◆ One replay movie can be saved for each

challenge.

◆ There may be times when the graphics and

music go out of sync.

❷ You can check the

objectives for each

medal. Select Start to

begin a challenge.

❶ Choose a challenge

category with , and

select a challenge

with .

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Selecting a Course Pack

All players share the remaining lives and

collected coins.

Choose a course pack,

and select Start to

begin.

Play through a series of courses back to back, and

try to clear them as quickly as possible. In addition

to being able to play as Mario and friends, you can

also play as Mii characters.

◆ If you’ve created a Mii character in the Mii Maker™

application, you will be able to select your Mii

character. For more details, please launch Mii Maker

and read the electronic manual from the HOME Menu.

How to Play

Head for the goal. Collect a Star Coin or a set

amount of coins to increase the speed at which

the screen scrolls.

Shows the current

screen-scroll speed.

Speedometer

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Go head-to-head to see who can collect the most

coins. Gather three or more players for a Team

Battle.

Choose Random Battle to play in randomly

selected courses.

Choosing a Course

Pick a course with .

Only Coin Courses let

you use Coin Edit to

alter the placement of

coins .

Coin Courses

This will be reset once Coin Battle ends.

Number of victory points

Switch between worlds

Head to the goal while collecting as

many coins as you can. You won't

know exactly how many coins each

player has until the goal is reached,

but a will appear above the

player in the lead during the course.

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Look around the whole course using , , or ,

and touch the touch screen to place coins. Touch

a coin again to remove it.

Create your own Coin Battle courses by using

to place coins wherever you like.

Options Menu

Touch to reset the coins

you have placed or to save your creation.

Switch between different

coin types.

Coin buttons

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IMPORTANT

This game is not designed for use with any

unauthorized device. Use of any such device will

invalidate your Nintendo product warranty. Copying

and/or distribution of any Nintendo game is illegal

and is strictly prohibited by intellectual property laws.

Unauthorized copying or distribution is prohibited.

This product contains technical protection measures.

Your WiiU system and this software are not designed

for use with any unauthorized device or any non-

licensed accessory. Such use may be illegal, voids

any warranty, and is a breach of your obligations

under the End User License Agreement. Further, use

of an unauthorized device or software, will render

this game or your WiiU system permanently

unplayable and result in removal of unauthorized

content. Nintendo (as well as any Nintendo licensee

or distributor) is not responsible for any damage or

loss caused by the use of such device or non-

licensed accessory. A system update may be required

to play this game.

Trademarks are property of their respective owners.

WiiU is a trademark of Nintendo.

Autodesk, and Beast are

registered trademarks or

trademarks of Autodesk, Inc.,

and/or its subsidiaries and/or its affiliates in the USA

and/or other countries.

This software product includes Autodesk® Beast™

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