Super Mario 3D Land

Super Mario 3D Landhttp://www.nintendo.com/corp/nintendo3ds/news/ is the upcoming Mario game on the Nintendo 3DS platform. It was confirmed by Nintendo at GDC 2011. It seems to look a lot like Super Mario 64 but with the nice, polished graphics from Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2.
==Plot==
The game begins with Princess Peach being kidnapped by Bowser when she was inspecting a tree with a tanooki tail, that has Super Leaves instead of normal leaves, to see if it was affected by the recent storm. Due to the storm, the Super Leaves have scattered all over the Mushroom Kingdom. Mario and three Toads find the Super Leaves absent from the tree and find a letter with a picture of Bowser kidnapping the princess with tanooki leaves flying in the background. 
==Gameplay==
Super Mario will have gameplay similar to other 3D Mario games, like Super Mario 64 and Super Mario Galaxy. However, the game will now be similar to the side-scrolling Mario titles, like Super Mario Bros. 3 and New Super Mario Bros.. The levels instead of completing objectives in order to obtain stars, the levels are treated like traditional side-scrolling levels with star coins scattered, a flagpole at the end, and a time limit. Mario's health is no longer shown by a health meter, but instead with one hit Mario becomes smaller and then dies with another hit, like traditional Mario games. 
The game will feature many different power-ups and many yet to be announced retro power-ups are returning. Super Leaves replace the Tanooki Suit and turn Mario into Tanooki Mario which allows him to attack enemies by spinning his tail, however the ability to fly or turn into a statue won't be present. Fire Flowers, Super Mushrooms, and Stars will be making a return. In addition, a gold variety of Super Leafs will turn Mario into an invincible form of Tanooki Mario. 
==Development==
Super Mario was first mentioned in an "Iwata Asks" interview with Shigeru Miyamoto, where he confirmed that a
new Super Mario Bros. for the Nintendo 3DS game is in development, but currently has not been given a proper title. According to Satoru Iwata, "it will be a game that will come with the kind of surprises and fun that only the 3DS can offer". The game was officially announced during the Game Developers Conference, under the name Super Mario. Satoru Iwata stated that a more official announcement and showing of Super Mario will be shown at E3 2011 in June.
==Reference==
Category:Games released on the Nintendo 3DS
Category:Games released in 2011