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'''''New Super Luigi U''''' (stylized as '''''New Super Luigi <s>Bros.</s> U''''') is an expansion game for ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', released as part of the [[Year of Luigi]], celebrating the thirtieth anniversary of Luigi's initial debut. It features [[Luigi]] as the main player, with [[Yellow Toad (character)|Yellow Toad]], [[Blue Toad (character)|Blue Toad]], and, notably, [[Nabbit]] (who replaces [[Mario]] from the original game) playable in multiplayer mode.<ref name="Nintendo Direct"></ref> Although it refers to him, the game does not feature Mario himself at all.
'''''New Super Luigi U''''' (stylized as '''''New Super Luigi <s>Bros.</s> U''''') is an expansion game for ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', released as part of the [[Year of Luigi]], celebrating the thirtieth anniversary of Luigi's initial debut. It features [[Luigi]] as the main player, with [[Yellow Toad and Blue Toad|Yellow Toad]], [[Yellow Toad and Blue Toad|Blue Toad]], and notably, [[Nabbit]] (who replaces [[Mario]] from the original game) playable in multiplayer mode.<ref name="Nintendo Direct"></ref> Although it refers to him, the game does not feature Mario himself at all.
The title was first released on the [[Nintendo eShop]] on [[Wii U]] for region price as downloadable content for ''New Super Mario Bros. U''; the game must be updated to version 1.3.0 before ''New Super Luigi U'' can be accessed in-game, and requires 731.4 MB of memory to be installed. Once downloaded, the prompt to access the Nintendo eShop to download the expansion is replaced with a prompt to go to the main menu for ''New Super Luigi U''. Support for the Wii U Pro Controller is also included in addition to {{button|wii|Wiimote}} and the {{button|wiiu|GamePad}} controls in ''New Super Mario Bros. U''. The game was later released at retail as a standalone game for region price, not requiring ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' to play. Both games were later released in a compilation known as ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U + New Super Luigi U]]'', initially included exclusively in the Mario & Luigi Wii U Deluxe Set bundle, but later released as a standalone [[Nintendo Selects]] disc at a price cheaper than either game individually (the precise price is dependent on the region). This game was also included in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]'' for the [[Nintendo Switch]]. The DLC was later removed from the Wii U eShop due to its discontinuation on March 27, 2023, making it no longer possible for players to purchase it. However, players who purchased the DLC before this date can still play it as long as it is on their Wii U device.
The title was first released on the [[Nintendo eShop]] on [[Wii U]] for region price as downloadable content for ''New Super Mario Bros. U''; the game must be updated to version 1.3.0 before ''New Super Luigi U'' can be accessed in-game, and requires 731.4 MB of memory to be installed. Once downloaded, the prompt to access the Nintendo eShop to download the expansion is replaced with a prompt to go to the main menu for ''New Super Luigi U''. Support for the Wii U Pro Controller is also included in addition to {{button|wii|Wiimote}} and the {{button|wiiu|GamePad}} controls in ''New Super Mario Bros. U''. The game was later released at retail as a standalone game for region price, not requiring ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' to play. Both games were later released in a compilation known as ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U + New Super Luigi U]]'', initially included exclusively in the Mario & Luigi Wii U Deluxe Set bundle, but later released as a standalone [[Nintendo Selects]] disc at a price cheaper than either game individually (the precise price is dependent on the region). This game was also included in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]'' for the [[Nintendo Switch]]. The DLC was later removed from the Wii U eShop due to its discontinuation on March 27, 2023, making it no longer possible for players to purchase it. However, players who purchased the DLC before this date can still play it as long as it is on their Wii U device.
==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
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===Controls===
===Controls===
====Stages====
====Stages====
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!width=40%|Action(s)
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====Map/menus====
====Map/menus====
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{|class="wikitable"style="width:60%;text-align:center"
!width=40%|Action(s)
!width=40%|Action(s)
!width=30%|Wii U GamePad/Pro Controller
!width=30%|Wii U GamePad/Pro Controller
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|{{button|wii|1}}
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==Characters==
===Playable===
<gallery>
NSMBU Luigi Jumping Artwork.png|[[Luigi]]
NSMBUYellowToad.png|[[Yellow Toad (character)|Yellow Toad]]
NSMBUBlueToad.png|[[Blue Toad (character)|Blue Toad]]
NabbitNSMBU.png|[[Nabbit]]
NSMBU Four Miis Artwork.png|[[Mii]] (only in [[Flying Squirrel Ovation]])
</gallery>
===Bosses===
<gallery>
Boom Boom NSMBU Model.png|[[Boom Boom]] ([[Tower]])
NSMBU Boss Sumo Bro Artwork.png|[[Boss Sumo Bro]] (Tower)
NSMBW Kamek Artwork.png|[[Kamek|Magikoopa]] (Tower)
Lemmy Koopa NSMBU.png|[[Lemmy Koopa]] ([[Acorn Plains]])
MortonNSMBU.png|[[Morton Koopa Jr.]] ([[Layer Cake Desert]])
NSMBU Larry Koopa Artwork.png|[[Larry Koopa]] ([[Sparkling Waters]])
NSMBU Wendy Koopa Artwork.png|[[Wendy O. Koopa]] ([[Frosted Glacier]])
NSMBU Iggy Artwork.png|[[Iggy Koopa]] ([[Soda Jungle]])
NSMBU Roy Artwork.png|[[Roy Koopa]] ([[Rock-Candy Mines]])
LudwigNSMBU.png|[[Ludwig von Koopa]] ([[Meringue Clouds]])
Bowserjr NSMBU.png|[[Bowser Jr.]] ([[Airship]]s)
BowserNSMBU.png|[[Bowser]] ([[Peach's Castle (world)|Peach's Castle]])
</gallery>
===Supporting===
<gallery>
YoshiNSMBW.png|[[Yoshi (species)|Yoshis]]
NSMBU Balloon Baby Yoshi Artwork.png|[[Balloon Baby Yoshi]]s
NSMBU Bubble Baby Yoshi Artwork.png|[[Bubble Baby Yoshi]]s
GlowbabyyoshiNSMBU.png|[[Glowing Baby Yoshi]]s
PeachtoadsNSMBU.png|[[Princess Peach]]<br>[[Toad]]
</gallery>
==Enemies==
===New===
{|border=1 cellpadding=3 style=border-collapse:collapse;width:100%
|-style=background:#ccc
!width=5%|Enemy
!width=40%|Description
!width=10%|First appearance
!width=10%|Last appearance
|-
|align=center|[[File:MegaEepCheep.png|100px]]<br>[[Big Eep Cheep]]s
|Larger variants of [[Eep Cheep]]s.
|align=center|[[Cheep Chomp Chase]]
|align=center|[[Urchin Reef Romp]]
|}
===Returning===
Enemies with an asterisk (*) are enemies that first appeared in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''.
{|border=1 cellpadding=3 style=border-collapse:collapse;width:100%
|-style=background:#ccc
!width=5%|Image
!width=5%|Enemy
!width=40%|Description
!width=10%|First appearance
!width=10%|Last appearance
|-
|align=center|[[File:NSMBW Banzai Bill Model.png|100px]]
|[[Banzai Bill]]
|align=center|Large Bullet Bills that fly straight forward.
|align=center|[[Larry's Trigger-Happy Castle]]
|align=center|[[Para-Beetle Parade]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:Banzai Bill Blaster NSMBW.png|100px]]
|[[Banzai Bill Cannon]]
|align=center|Cannons that shoot Banzai Bills.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Weighty Waddlewings]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:NSMBW Big Boo Model.png|100px]]
|[[Big Boo]]
|align=center|Bigger variants of Boos that have the same behavior.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Peek-a-Boo Ghost House]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:NSMBW Mega Cheep Cheep Render.png|100px]]
|[[Big Cheep Cheep]]
|align=center|Large variants of Cheep Cheeps that are found in underwater levels.
|align=center|[[Cheep Chomp Chase]]
|align=center|[[Star Coin Deep Dive]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:NSMBW Deep Cheep Render.png|100px]]
|[[Big Deep Cheep]]
|align=center|Large variants of Deep Cheeps that are found in underwater levels.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Cheep Chomp Chase]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:NSMBW Big Dry Bones Sprite.png|100px]]
|[[Big Dry Bones]]
|align=center|Large variants of Dry Bones that appear in castle levels.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Iggy's Swinging-Chains Castle]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:NSMBW Big Fire Piranha Plant.png|100px]]
|[[Big Fire Piranha]]
|align=center|Large variants of Fire Piranha Plants.
|align=center|[[Piranhas in the Dark]]
|align=center|[[Rising Piranhas]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:NSMBW Big Fuzzy Render.png|100px]]
|[[Big Fuzzy]]
|align=center|Large variants of Fuzzies.
|align=center|[[Frozen Fuzzies]]
|align=center|[[Spine Coaster Connections]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:NSMBU Jungle of the Giants Screenshot.png|100px]]
|[[Big Koopa Troopa]]
|align=center|Large variants of Koopa Troopas.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Giant Swing-Along]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:NSMBW Super Piranha Plant Render.png|100px]]
|[[Big Piranha Plant]]
|align=center|Large variants of Piranha Plants.
|align=center|[[Piranha Heights]]
|align=center|[[Flame Chomp Ferris Wheel]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:MariovsMortonNSMBU.png|100px]]
|[[Big Pokey]]
|align=center|Large variants of Pokeys.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Morton's Lava-Block Castle]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:SuperThwomp NSMBW.png|100px]]
|[[Big Thwomp]]
|align=center|Large Thwomps that can break through stone tiles.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Wendy's Thwomp Castle]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:Mega Urchin.png|100px]]
|[[Big Urchin]]
|align=center|A gigantic [[Urchin]] that can be defeated only with a Star.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Urchin Reef Romp]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:MegaWiggler.png|100px]]
|[[Big Wiggler]]
|align=center|Large variants of Wigglers.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Wiggler Floodlands]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:Skull Blaster.png|100px]]
|[[Bill Blaster]]
|align=center|Cannons that shoot Bullet Bills.
|align=center|[[Larry's Trigger-Happy Castle]]
|align=center|[[Rainbow Skywalk]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:Multi Bill Blaster NSMBU Sprite.png|100px]]
|[[Bill Blaster Turret]]
|align=center|Stacks of Bill Blasters that rotate and shoot Bullet Bills.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Larry's Trigger-Happy Castle]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:NSMBW Blooper Sprite.png|100px]]
|[[Blooper]]
|align=center|Underwater enemies that move in an erratic pattern and follow a player.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Star Coin Deep Dive]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:NSMBW Bob-omb Render.png|100px]]
|[[Bob-omb]]
|align=center|Bombs that ignite if they are jumped on or have a fireball thrown at them, then explode shortly after.
|align=center|[[Bowser Jr. Showdown]]
|align=center|[[The Final Battle (New Super Luigi U)|The Final Battle]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:NSMBU Bony Beetle Artwork.png|100px]]
|[[Bony Beetle]]
|align=center|Skeleton variants of Buzzy Beetles that walk around and suddenly stop to stick out their spikes.
|align=center|[[Icicle Tower]]
|align=center|[[Impossible Pendulums]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:NSMBW Boo Render.png|100px]]
|[[Boo]]
|align=center|Ghosts that follow players when their back is turned, but hide their face when they look at them.
|align=center|[[Peek-a-Boo Ghost House]]
|align=center|[[Vanishing Ghost House]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:NSMBW Boomerang Bro Render.png|100px]]
|[[Boomerang Bro]]
|align=center|Hammer Bros that use boomerangs, which return to them after being thrown.
|align=center|[[All Aboard!]]
|align=center|[[Above the Bouncy Clouds]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:BowserAmp.png|100px]]
|[[Bowser Stunner]]*
|An electric statue that resembles [[Bowser]]'s head and carries electrical currents.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Current Event]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:NSMBW Bramball Render.png|100px]]
|[[Bramball]]
|align=center|An enemy that moves around in a set pattern and is mostly covered in spikes, with the head being the only safe part to jump on. It can be forced to move if jumped into from below.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Heart of Bramball Woods]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:Broozer.png|100px]]
|[[Broozer]]
|align=center|Boxing ghoul-like monster. Can break [[Brick Block|brick]]s and other blocks that are normally indestructible. Mario can defeat it by jumping on it three times, or hitting him with a fireball. Similar to [[Chargin' Chuck]] in Super Mario World.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Broozers and Barrels]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:NSMBW Bullet Bill Render.png|100px]]
|[[Bullet Bill]]
|align=center|Bullets that fly straight forward and are shot from Bill Blasters and Bill Blaster Turrets.
|align=center|[[Larry's Trigger-Happy Castle]]
|align=center|[[Rainbow Skywalk]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:Rocketengine.png|100px]]
|[[Burner]]
|align=center|Constant streams of fire that rotate and are found on airships.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Flame-Gear Tower]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:NSMBW Buzzy Beetle Render.png|100px]]
|[[Buzzy Beetle]]
|align=center|Shelled enemies that can be kicked or thrown after being jumped on, and can walk on ceilings.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Ice-Slide Expressway]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:NSMBW Bob-omb Cannon Render.png|100px]]
|[[Cannon]]
|align=center|Cannons that shoot cannonballs or [[Bob-omb]]s. Giant cannons shoot giant cannonballs.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Bowser Jr. Showdown]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:NSMBW Cannonball Screenshot.png|100px]]
|[[Cannonball]]
|align=center|Heavy metal spheres launched by cannons.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Bowser Jr. Showdown]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:NSMBW Chain Chomp Render.png|100px]]
|[[Chain Chomp]]
|align=center|Enemies tied to posts that lunge at Mario. If Mario ground pounds their post, they are set free.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Wiggler Rodeo]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:NSMBW Cheep Cheep Render.png|100px]]
|[[Cheep Cheep]]
|align=center|Fish that are found swimming aimlessly in underwater levels.
|align=center|[[Cheep Chomp Chase]]
|align=center|[[Star Coin Deep Dive]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:NSMBW Cheep-Chomp Render.png|100px]]
|[[Cheep Chomp]]
|align=center|Large fish that attempt to eat Mario.
|align=center|[[Cheep Chomp Chase]]
|align=center|[[Star Coin Deep Dive]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:Boo Circle NSMBW.png|100px]]
|[[Boo Buddies|Circling Boo Buddies]]
|align=center|Boos flying in a circle formation.
|align=center|[[Haunted Cargo Hold]]
|align=center|[[Under Construction]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:NSMBW Cooligan Model.png|100px]]
|[[Cooligan]]
|align=center|An enemy that slides on ice and slows down when hit.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Cooligan Shrooms]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:NSMBW Deep Cheep Render.png|100px]]
|[[Deep Cheep]]
|align=center|Cheep Cheeps that chase Mario as they swim.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Cheep Chomp Chase]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:NSMBU Dragoneel Screenshot.jpg|100px]]<br>[[File:LittleDragoneels.png|100px]]
|[[Dragoneel]]*
|A dragon-like eel that attacks by chasing the player(s). Shorter, purple ones also exist that move slower, but make sharper turns.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Dragoneel Depths]]<br>(red/purple)
|-
|align=center|[[File:DryBones NSMBW.png|100px]]
|[[Dry Bones]]
|align=center|Skeleton Koopa Troopas that collapse when attacked, but later rebuild themselves.
|align=center|[[Flame-Gear Tower]]
|align=center|[[Stonecrush Tower]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:NSMBW Eep Cheep Render.png|100px]]
|[[Eep Cheep]]
|align=center|A [[Cheep Cheep]] that lives in a school with other Eep Cheeps and swims away when the player comes near it.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Cheep Chomp Chase]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:FireBarNSMBW.png|100px]]
|[[Fire Bar]]
|align=center|A series of fireballs that spins in a circular motion.
|align=center|[[Sumo Bro's Spinning Tower]]
|align=center|[[Ludwig's Block-Press Castle]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:NSMBW Fire Bro Sprite.png|100px]]
|[[Fire Bro]]
|align=center|Hammer Bros that throw fireballs.
|align=center|[[Piranhas in the Dark]]
|align=center|[[Magmaw River Cruise]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:FirePiranhaPlantNSMBW.png|100px]]
|[[Fire Piranha Plant]]
|align=center|Piranha Plants that aim at Mario and shoot fireballs.
|align=center|[[Slippery Rope Ladders]]
|align=center|[[Spine Coaster Stowaways]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:FireSnakeAttack.png|100px]]
|[[Fire Snake]]
|align=center|Flames that jump in a high arc.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Light-Up-Lift Tower]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:Fishy Bone.png|100px]]
|[[Fish Bone]]
|align=center|Skeletal fish that charge towards Mario.
|align=center|[[Haunted Cargo Hold]]
|align=center|[[Deepsea Stone-Eyes]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:FlameChompNSMBW.png|100px]]
|[[Flame Chomp]]
|align=center|Black spheres that spit fireballs at Mario. They explode after they're out of fireballs.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Flame Chomp Ferris Wheel]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:Fliprus.png|100px]]
|[[Fliprus]]*
|A walrus-like creature that throws snowballs that can be jumped on.
|align=center|[[Fliprus Floes]]
|align=center|[[Hammerswing Hangout]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:NSMBW Foo Render.png|100px]]
|[[Foo]]
|align=center|An enemy that creates fog in order to obscure the player's view.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Three-Headed Snake Block]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:Ice PiranhaNSMBU.png|100px]]
|[[Frost Piranha]]*
|A [[Piranha Plant]] that can shoot [[Ice Ball|ice ball]]s from its mouth, like [[Fire Piranha Plant]]s.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Broozers and Barrels]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:NSMBW Fuzzy Sprite.png|100px]]
|[[Fuzzy]]
|align=center|Enemies that follow tracks and hurt Mario upon contact.
|align=center|[[Mount Fuzzy]]
|align=center|[[Cloudy Capers]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:GhostQuestionBlock.png|100px]]
|[[Ghost Block]]
|align=center|A ? Block that floats and charges at the player, breaking if it hits a floor or a platform.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Vanishing Ghost House]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:NSMBW Giant Cannonball Screenshot.png|100px]]
|[[Giant cannonball]]
|align=center|Large variants of cannonballs launched by large cannons.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Bowser Jr. Showdown]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:NSMBW Goomba Artwork.png|100px]]
|[[Goomba]]
|align=center|Common enemies that can be defeated by jumping on them.
|align=center|[[Stonecrush Tower]]
|align=center|[[Magmaw River Cruise]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:Goombrat.png|100px]]
|[[Goombrat]]*
|A [[Goomba]] that resembles a {{wp|Persimmon#Fruit|persimmon}} and turns at ledges.
|align=center|[[Wiggler Rodeo]]
|align=center|[[Hot Cogs]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:NSMBU Grrrol Artwork.png|100px]]
|[[Grrrol]]*
|A sub-species of [[Thwomp]] that roll on the ground.
|align=center|[[Underground Grrrols]]
|align=center|[[Smashing-Stone Tower]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:NSMBW Hammer Bro Render.png|100px]]
|[[Hammer Bro]]
|align=center|Enemies that throw hammers and jump.
|align=center|[[Piranha Gardens]]
|align=center|[[All Aboard!]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:NSMBU Hammerswing Caverns Screenshot.jpg|100px]]
|[[Hammer Pendulum]]
|align=center|Hammer-like platforms that swing back and forth on a 180-degree arc.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Hammerswing Hangout]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:Heavy Para-Beetle Side View.png|100px]]
|[[Heavy Para-Beetle]]
|align=center|A giant [[Para-Beetle]] that descends when stood on.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Para-Beetle Parade]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:Huckit Crab.png|100px]]
|[[Huckit Crab]]
|align=center|A crab that throws rocks on loop. These balls can be jumped on and used as a temporary platform.
|align=center|[[Huckit Beach Resort]]
|align=center|[[Porcupuffer Cavern]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:NSMBU Fire Bar Cliffs Screenshot.jpg|100px]]
|[[Huge Fire Bar]]*
|A larger version of a [[Fire Bar]].
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Fire Bar Sprint]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:NSMBW Ice Bro Render.png|80px]]
|[[Ice Bro]]
|align=center|An enemy that throws [[Ice Ball|ice ball]]s at the ground, which can freeze the player and even other enemies.
|align=center|[[All Aboard!]]
|align=center|[[Frozen Fuzzies]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:IcicleLU.png|100px]]
|[[Icicle]]
|align=center|Icicles that fall when the player gets close underneath.
|align=center|[[Icicle Tower]]
|align=center|[[Wendy's Thwomp Castle]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:NSMBW King Bill Render.png|100px]]
|[[King Bill]]
|align=center|A nearly invincible enemy that charges forward, taking up most of the screen.
|align=center|[[Larry's Trigger-Happy Castle]]
|align=center|[[Para-Beetle Parade]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:GreenParatroopa.png|100px]]
|[[Koopa Paratroopa]]
|align=center|Winged Koopa Troopas that either jump in high arcs or fly up and down in the air.
|align=center|[[Dancing Blocks, Poison Swamp]]
|align=center|[[Stonecrush Tower]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:GreenKoopaTroopa.png|100px]]
|[[Koopa Troopa]]
|align=center|Turtle enemies that go into their shells when attacked, then can be picked up or thrown. Green Koopa Troopas walk off ledges, while Red Koopa Troopas turn around.
|align=center|[[Waddlewing Warning!]]<br>(green)<br>[[Crooked Cavern]]<br>(red)
|align=center|[[Magmaw River Cruise]]<br>(green)<br>[[Magma Moat]]<br>(red)
|-
|align=center|[[File:NSMBW Lakitu Artwork.jpg|100px]]
|[[Lakitu]]
|align=center|Enemies that throw Spiny Eggs. If a player defeats it, they can ride on its cloud until it disappears.
|align=center|[[Spinning Sandstones]]
|align=center|[[Cloudy Capers]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:NSMBW Lava Bubble Render.png|100px]]
|[[Lava Bubble]]
|align=center|Fireballs that jump out of lava.
|align=center|[[Roy's Ironclad Castle]]
|align=center|[[Hot Cogs]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:NSMBU Iggy Castle Battle.png|100px]]
|[[Magmaargh]]
|align=center|Lava monsters that attack by moving towards the player(s) in a wave-like movement.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Iggy's Swinging-Chains Castle]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:MagmawNSMBU.png|100px]]
|[[Magmaw]]
|align=center|Lava monsters that lunges at the player, then dips back into the lava.
|align=center|[[Magmaw River Cruise]]
|align=center|[[The Final Battle (New Super Luigi U)|The Final Battle]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:NewMechaKoopa.jpg|100px]]
|[[Mechakoopa]]
|align=center|A mechanical Koopa. After stomping it, a player can pick it up and use it as a weapon.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[All Aboard!]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:NSMBU Boarding the Airship Mecha Hand.jpg|100px]]
|[[Mecha Hand]]*
|A large mechanical hand modeled after Bowser's own hand that attempts to crush the players while they are on board.
|align=center|[[All Aboard!]]
|align=center|[[Bowser Jr. Showdown]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:NSMBU Dai Goro Screenshot.png|100px]]
|[[Mega Grrrol]]*
|A bigger [[Grrrol]] that rolls around.
|align=center|[[Underground Grrrols]]
|align=center|[[Smashing-Stone Tower]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:NSMBU Meteor Moat Screenshot.png|100px]]
|[[Meteor]]
|align=center|Rocks that fall slowly and break upon hitting either the ground or a block.
|align=center|[[Magma Moat]]
|align=center|[[Firefall Rising]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:NSMBW Mini Goomba Render.png|100px]]
|[[Mini Goomba]]
|align=center|Small Goombas that weigh Mario down until he either attacks or walks for a few seconds.
|align=center|[[Stonecrush Tower]]
|align=center|[[Magmaw River Cruise]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:NSMBW Missle Bill Screenshot.png|100px]]
|[[Bull's-Eye Bill|Missile Bill]]
|align=center|Bullet Bills that target Mario.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Roy's Ironclad Castle]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:NSMBW Monty Mole Render.png|100px]]
|[[Monty Mole]]
|align=center|A mole that pops out of mountains and the ground and gives chase.
|align=center|[[Rolling Yoshi Hills]]
|align=center|[[Stonecrush Tower]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:NSMBW Muncher Plant Screenshot.png|100px]]
|[[Muncher]]
|align=center|An invincible black plant.
|align=center|[[Lemmy's Lights-Out Castle]]
|align=center|[[Wiggler Rodeo]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:NSMBW Parabeetle Render.png|100px]]
|[[Para-Beetle]]
|align=center|Winged Buzzy Beetles. However, a player can hop on their back for a ride, unlike with other winged foes.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Para-Beetle Parade]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:NSMBW Para-bomb Render.png|100px]]
|[[Parabomb]]
|align=center|Parachuting Bob-ombs that are sometimes shot out of cannons.
|align=center|[[Bowser Jr. Showdown]]
|align=center|[[Current Event]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:NSMBW Piranha Plant Render.png|100px]]
|[[Piranha Plant]]
|align=center|Plants that move in and out of Warp Pipes and some grounded.
|align=center|[[Waddlewing Warning!]]
|align=center|[[Above the Bouncy Clouds]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:NSMBU Lakitu and Piranha Pod Artwork.jpg|100px]]
|[[Piranha Pod]]*
|A projectile thrown by a [[Lakitu]] that turns into a [[Piranha Plant]].
|align=center|[[Spinning Sandstones]]
|align=center|[[Beanstalk Jungle]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:NSMBW Pokey Render.png|100px]]
|[[Pokey]]
|align=center|Cactus enemies that appear in desert levels and move slowly.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Underground Grrrols]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:NSMBW Porcupuffer Render.png|100px]]
|[[Porcupuffer]]
|align=center|Fish that jump out of the water and follows the player(s).
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Porcupuffer Cavern]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:Pricklygoomba.png|100px]]
|[[Prickly Goomba]]
|align=center|A Goomba that hides inside a spiked chestnut shell until it is hit with a [[fireball]], which is when it turns into a regular Goomba.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Fire and Ice]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:RiverPiranhaPlantNSMBW.png|35px]]
|[[River Piranha Plant]]
|align=center|A stationary [[Piranha Plant]] that blows a green spiked ball up and down, similar to a [[Ptooie]].
|align=center|[[Spinning Sandstones]]
|align=center|[[Fliprus Floes]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:Pillar NSMBW.png|100px]]
|[[Skewer]]
|align=center|Spiked Pillars that move up and down.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Shish-Kebab Tower]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:SledgebrosNSMBW.png|100px]]
|[[Sledge Bro]]
|align=center|Hammer Bro variants that stun Mario after they jump.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[All Aboard!]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:Spike NSMBW Artwork.png|100px]]
|[[Spike]]
|align=center|green turtles which pull spiked balls out of their mouths and throw them directly downwards from the ledges on which they stand
|align=center|[[Spike's Tumbling Desert]]
|align=center|[[Spike's Seesaws]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:Spike Top.png|100px]]
|[[Spike Top]]
|align=center|Buzzy Beetle variants that have spikes on their shells, preventing them from being jumped on.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Switch-Lift Express]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:NSMBW Spike Ball Artwork.png|100px]]
|[[Spike Ball|Spiked ball]]
|align=center|Spike balls that appear in fortress and castle levels.
|align=center|[[Spike's Tumbling Desert]]
|align=center|[[Spike's Seesaws]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:NSLU Impossible Pendulums Screenshot.png|100px]]
|[[Spinner]]
|align=center|A large spiked ball on a chain that cannot be defeated.
|align=center|[[Stone-Snake Tower]]<br>(regular)<br>[[Impossible Pendulums]]<br>(large)
|align=center|[[Impossible Pendulums]]<br>(regular)<br>[[Impossible Pendulums]]<br>(large)
|-
|align=center|[[File:NSMBW Spiny Render.png|100px]]
|[[Spiny]]
|align=center|Enemies that hatch from Spiny Eggs and cannot be jumped on.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Cloudy Capers]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:SpinyCheep-CheepNSMBW.png|100px]]
|[[Spiny Cheep Cheep]]
|align=center|Fast-swimming fish that chase Mario.
|align=center|[[Haunted Cargo Hold]]
|align=center|[[Star Coin Deep Dive]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:NSMBW Stalking Piranha Plant Sprite.png|50px]]
|[[Stalking Piranha Plant]]
|align=center|A Piranha Plant that walks around and stretches up and down on a regular basis.
|align=center|[[Spinning Sandstones]]
|align=center|[[Rising Piranhas]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:NSMBW Stone Spike Render.png|50px]]
|[[Stone Spike]]
|align=center|A [[Spike]] that throws stone rocks downwards.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Stone Spike Conveyors]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:NSMBU Sumo Bro Artwork.png|50px]]
|[[Sumo Bro]]
|align=center|Giant Koopas that stomp the ground and create electric waves in two directions.
|align=center|[[Sumo Bro Bridge]]
|align=center|[[Sumo Bro's Spinning Tower]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:Missile TorpedoNSMBU.png|100px]]
|[[Targeting Ted]]*
|Red Torpedo Teds that home into their target, much like [[Bull's-Eye Bill|Missile Bill]]s.
|align=center|[[Larry's Trigger-Happy Castle]]
|align=center|[[All Aboard!]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:Thwomp NSMBW.png|100px]]
|[[Thwomp]]
|align=center|Large rocks that fall when someone gets close.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Wendy's Thwomp Castle]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:NSMBU Torpedo Base Model.png|100px]]
|[[Torpedo Base]]
|align=center|An indestructible box that fires Torpedo Teds.
|align=center|[[Larry's Trigger-Happy Castle]]
|align=center|[[All Aboard!]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:NSMBU Red Torpedo Base Screenshot.png|100px]]
|[[Torpedo Base (Targeting Ted)|Torpedo Base]]*
|Red [[Torpedo Base]]s that fire [[Targeting Ted]]s instead of [[Torpedo Ted]]s.
|align=center|[[Larry's Trigger-Happy Castle]]
|align=center|[[All Aboard!]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:NSMBU Asset Model Torpedo Ted.png|100px]]
|[[Torpedo Ted]]
|align=center|A slow-moving torpedo that flies in one direction.
|align=center|[[Larry's Trigger-Happy Castle]]
|align=center|[[All Aboard!]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:UrchinNSMBW.png|100px]]
|[[Urchin]]
|align=center|Stationary enemies that appear in underwater levels.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Urchin Reef Romp]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:NSMBU Gliding Waddlewing Artwork.png|100px]]
|[[Waddlewing]]*
|Orange flying-squirrel enemies that glide through stages.
|align=center|[[Waddlewing Warning!]]
|align=center|[[Flying Squirrel Ovation]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:NSMBW Wiggler Sprite.png|100px]]
|[[Wiggler]]
|align=center|Caterpillars that move faster after being jumped on.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Wiggler Rodeo]]
|}
===Obstacles===
{|border=1 cellpadding=3 style=border-collapse:collapse;width:100%
|-style=background:#ccc
!width=5%|Image
!width=5%|Enemy
!width=40%|Description
!width=10%|First appearance
!width=10%|Last appearance
|-
|align=center|[[File:NSLU Flame-Gear Tower Screenshot.png|100px]]
|[[Cog (obstacle)|Cog]]
|align=center|Gear-like platforms that the player must go under to pass. If they remain under one, they are squished and lose a life.
|align=center|[[Flame-Gear Tower]]
|align=center|[[Hot Cogs]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:CurrentLU.png|100px]]
|[[Current]]
|align=center|Currents that push the player.
|align=center|[[Cheep Chomp Chase]]
|align=center|[[Star Coin Deep Dive]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:DarknessNSLU.png|100px]]
|[[Dark]]
|align=center|Block the player's view.
|align=center|[[Lemmy's Lights-Out Castle]]
|align=center|[[Light-Up-Lift Tower]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:Lemmy's Swingback Castle.png|100px]]
|[[Lava]]
|align=center|Molten rock that can cause the player to instantly lose a life.
|align=center|[[Morton's Lava-Block Castle]]
|align=center|[[The Final Battle (New Super Luigi U)|The Final Battle]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:NSMBU Iggy's Volcanic Castle Screenshot.jpg|100px]]
|[[Lava swell]]
|align=center|Lava that moves up in waves.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Iggy's Swinging-Chains Castle]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:PoisonLU.png|100px]]
|[[Poison (obstacle)|Poison]]
|align=center|A liquid hazard that can cause the player to instantly lose a life.
|align=center|[[Giant Swing-Along]]
|align=center|[[Under Construction]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:QuicksandLU.png|100px]]
|[[Quicksand]]
|align=center|Sand that sinks the player.
|align=center|[[Spike's Tumbling Desert]]
|align=center|[[Spinning Sandstones]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:NSMBU Rising Tides of Lava Screenshot.jpg|100px]]
|[[Lava tide|Rising lava]]
|align=center|Lava that rises up.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Current Event]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:SandGeyserLU.png|100px]]
|[[Sand Geyser]]
|align=center|Sand that rises up from pits.
|colspan="2"align=center|[[Spinning Sandstones]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:NSLU Dragoneel Depths Screenshot.png|100px]]
|[[Water]]
|align=center|Large bodies of harmless liquid that the player(s) can [[Swim|swim]] through.
|align=center|[[Cheep Chomp Chase]]
|align=center|[[Star Coin Deep Dive]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:WaterGeyserLU.png|100px]]
|[[Water Geyser]]
|align=center|[[Water]] that rises up from pits.
|align=center|[[Huckit Beach Resort]]
|align=center|[[The Great Geysers]]
|}
|}


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[[File:NSLU Mario Block Sprite.png|frame|A [[Luigi Block]]]]
[[File:NSLU Mario Block Sprite.png|frame|A [[Luigi Block]]]]
[[File:NSLU Single Player Gameplay.png|thumb|left|upright=1.2|The game features changed design and assets]]
[[File:NSLU Single Player Gameplay.png|thumb|left|upright=1.2|The game features changed design and assets]]
The world map itself is unchanged from ''New Super Mario Bros. U'', but level designs have a drastic makeover. As mentioned above, playable characters and their abilities have changed. The timer for each level is also set to start from 100 seconds and a 100-seconds time bonus is added to the timer after going to the boss door in the [[tower]]s and [[castle]]s (150 seconds in [[All Aboard!]] and 250 seconds in [[The Final Battle (New Super Luigi U)|The Final Battle]]). Items in red Toad Houses may vary as well. For example, a [[1-Up Mushroom]] is in place of a [[Super Mushroom]]. Similarly, [[Enemy Course]]s contain only [[Mini Mushroom]]s and [[Propeller Mushroom]]s, as opposed to only [[Super Star]]s. There are no [[Checkpoint Flag]]s. Many elements of the game are colored green to emphasize Luigi, and all of the levels have a hidden Luigi in a wall or platform ([[Flying Squirrel Ovation]] has two).
The world map itself is unchanged from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', but the levels have received a drastic makeover. As mentioned above, playable characters and their abilities have changed. The [[Time Limit|timer]] for each level is also set to start from 100 seconds and a 100-seconds time bonus is added to the timer after going to the boss door in the [[tower]]s and [[castle]]s (150 seconds in [[All Aboard!]] and 250 seconds in [[The Final Battle (New Super Luigi U)|The Final Battle]]). Items in [[Toad House|Red Toad House]]s may vary as well. For example, a [[1-Up Mushroom]] is in place of a [[Super Mushroom]]. Similarly, [[Enemy Course]]s contain only [[Mini Mushroom]]s and [[Propeller Mushroom]]s, as opposed to only [[Super Star]]s. There are no [[Checkpoint Flag]]s in any of this game's levels. Many elements of the game are colored green to emphasize Luigi, and all of the levels have a [[List of Luigi sightings in New Super Luigi U|hidden Luigi]] in a wall or platform ([[Flying Squirrel Ovation]] has two).


[[File:NSLU Flying Squirrel Ovation Luigi Sighting 2.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|A Mii being used in Flying Squirrel Ovation]]
[[File:NSLU Flying Squirrel Ovation Luigi Sighting 2.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|A Mii being used in Flying Squirrel Ovation]]
After the game is completed, a [[Luigi Block]] appears at the beginning of each level. This allows the player to switch to the original game's physics, with lower jumps and better traction. Nabbit is not affected by the block. Nabbit is also playable in single player mode if the player holds down {{button|wiiu|ZL}}/{{button|wiiu|ZR}} on the {{button|wiiu|GamePad}}/[[File:Wii U Pro Controller White.png|18px|link=Wii U#Pro Controller]] or {{button|wii|B}} on the {{button|wii|Wiimote}} while selecting a level. If the same trick is done on the [[Flying Squirrel Ovation]] level in [[Superstar Road#New Super Luigi U|Superstar Road]], the player's [[Mii]] is played as instead of [[Nabbit]].
After the game is completed, a [[Luigi Block]] appears at the beginning of each level. This allows the player to switch to the original game's physics, with lower [[jump]]s and better traction. [[Nabbit]] is not affected by the block. Nabbit is also playable in single player mode if the player holds down {{button|wiiu|ZL}}/{{button|wiiu|ZR}} on the {{button|wiiu|GamePad}}/[[File:Wii U Pro Controller White.png|18px|link=Wii U#Pro Controller]] or {{button|wii|B}} on the {{button|wii|Wiimote}} while selecting a level. If the same trick is done on the Flying Squirrel Ovation level in [[Superstar Road#New Super Luigi U|Superstar Road]], the player's [[Mii]] is played as instead of Nabbit.
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{{NSMBU map}}
{{NSMBU map}}
There are 82 new courses replacing the original courses from ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' with different level names, while the world names are retained.
There are 82 new courses replacing the original courses from ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' with different level names, while the world names are retained.
{|border="1"cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 align="center"bgcolor=#B7BBD9 style="text-align:center; color:black"width=98%
{|border="1"cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 align="center"bgcolor=#B7BBD9 style="text-align:center;color:black"width=98%
!colspan=8 bgcolor=#ABC|<big>Worlds</big>
!colspan=8 bgcolor=#ABC|<big>Worlds</big>
|-bgcolor=#B0BBD2
|-bgcolor=#B0BBD2
|colspan="2"|[[File:NSMBU Acorn Plains Map.png|250px]]<br>'''World 1: [[Acorn Plains#New Super Luigi U|Acorn Plains]]'''<br>A grassy world with plenty of shrubs, slanted mountains, and the [[Acorn Tree]].
!colspan=2 width=25% style="background:limegreen"|World 1: {{Color-link|black|Acorn Plains}}
|colspan="2"|[[File:Layer Cake Desert.png|250px]]<br>'''World 2: [[Layer-Cake Desert#New Super Luigi U|Layer-Cake Desert]]'''<br>A desert world with various desserts, such as melting ice creams, giant cakes, and a sea of sand with Moai-like statues called [[Stone-Eye]]s.
!colspan=2 width=25% style="background:orange"|World 2: {{Color-link|Black|Layer-Cake Desert}}
|colspan="2"|[[File:NSMBU Sparkling Waters World Map Screenshot.png|250px]]<br>'''World 3: [[Sparkling Waters#New Super Luigi U|Sparkling Waters]]'''<br>A tropical world with multiple islands, bubbling water geysers, and a sunken ship. This world can be entirely skipped for Frosted Glacier.
!colspan=2 width=25% style="background:cyan"|World 3: {{Color-link|Black|Sparkling Waters}}
|colspan="2"|[[File:NSMBU Frosted Glacier Map.png|250px]]<br>'''World 4: [[Frosted Glacier#New Super Luigi U|Frosted Glacier]]'''<br>A snowy world that takes place at night filled with stars and constellations. This world can be entirely skipped for Sparkling Waters.
!colspan=2 width=25% style="background:indigo"|{{Color|White|World 4:}} {{Color-link|white|Frosted Glacier}}
|-
|colspan=2|[[File:NSMBU Acorn Plains Map.png|250px]]
|colspan="2"|[[File:Layer Cake Desert.png|250px]]
|colspan="2"|[[File:NSMBU Sparkling Waters World Map Screenshot.png|250px]]
|colspan="2"|[[File:NSMBU Frosted Glacier Map.png|250px]]
|-
|colspan="2"align=center|A grassy world with plenty of shrubs, slanted mountains, and the [[Acorn Tree]]. This world is similar to many other first worlds in the ''Super Mario'' series.
|colspan="2"align-center|A desert world with various desserts, such as melting ice creams, giant cakes, and a sea of sand with Moai-like statues called [[Stone-Eye]]s.
|colspan="2"align-center|A tropical world with multiple islands and bubbling water geysers, similar to [[World 4 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 4]] from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''. This world can be entirely skipped for Frosted Glacier.
|colspan="2"align-center|A snowy world that takes place at night filled with stars and constellations. This world can be entirely skipped for Sparkling Waters.
|-bgcolor=#B4BBD6
|-bgcolor=#B4BBD6
!width=2%|#
!width=2%|#
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|[[Fliprus Floes]]
|[[Fliprus Floes]]
|-bgcolor=#B0BBD2
|-bgcolor=#B0BBD2
|colspan="2"|[[File:NSMBU Soda Jungle Main Map.png|250px]]<br>[[File:NSMBU Soda Jungle Haunted.png|250px]]<br>'''World 5: [[Soda Jungle#New Super Luigi U|Soda Jungle]]'''<br>A rainforest flooded by purple [[Poison (obstacle)|poison]], based on the [[Forest of Illusion]] and [[World 4 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 4]] from ''[[Super Mario World]]'' and ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', respectively.
!colspan=2 width=25% style="background:green"|{{Color|white|World 5:}} {{Color-link|white|Soda Jungle}}
|colspan="2"|[[File:NSMBU Rock-Candy Mines World Map Screenshot.png|250px]]<br>'''World 6: [[Rock-Candy Mines#New Super Luigi U|Rock-Candy Mines]]'''<br>A mountainous world with tall, pillar like mountains. A cloud train seems to separate this world from the next world.
!colspan=2 width=25% style="background:purple"|{{Color|white|World 6:}} {{Color-link|white|Rock-Candy Mines}}
|colspan="2"|[[File:Meringue Clouds.png|250px]]<br>'''World 7: [[Meringue Clouds#New Super Luigi U|Meringue Clouds]]'''<br>A sky world resembling the foreground of levels in [[World 7 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 7]] from ''New Super Mario Bros.''
!colspan=2 width=25% style="background:lightblue"|World 7: {{Color-link|black|Meringue Clouds}}
|colspan="2"|[[File:NSMBU Peach's Castle World Map.png|250px]]<br>'''World 8: [[Peach's Castle (world)#New Super Luigi U|Peach's Castle]]'''<br>A grassland area, similar to [[World 1 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 1]] from the previous ''New Super Mario Bros.'' games, containing mushroom hills and the castle of the princess. It has been taken over by the [[Koopa Troop]] and is slowly transformed into Bowser's image until eventually being surrounded by a tornado. By the time the player reaches the castle grounds, it has been transformed into a lava-based area. Princess Peach's castle remains mostly unchanged on the outside but on the inside it is similar to [[Bowser's Castle]] from the previous installments. This world must be completed to beat the game.
!colspan=2 width=25% style="background:maroon"|{{Color|white|World 8:}} {{Color-link|white|Peach's Castle (world)|Peach's Castle}}
|-
|colspan="2"|[[File:NSMBU Soda Jungle Main Map.png|250px]]<br>[[File:NSMBU Soda Jungle Haunted.png|250px]]
|colspan="2"|[[File:NSMBU Rock-Candy Mines World Map Screenshot.png|250px]]
|colspan="2"|[[File:Meringue Clouds.png|250px]]
|colspan="2"|[[File:NSMBU Peach's Castle World Map.png|250px]]
|-
|colspan="2"align=center|A rainforest flooded by purple [[Poison (obstacle)|poison]], based on the [[Forest of Illusion]] from ''[[Super Mario World]]'' and [[World 4 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 4]] from ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''
|colspan="2"align=center|A mountainous world with tall, pillar-like mountains, similar to [[Chocolate Island]] from ''Super Mario World'' or [[World 6 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 6]] from ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''. Several red and blue switches similar to [[! Switch]]es appear in this world, and pressing them activates [[Stretch Block]]s with their corresponding color.
|colspan="2"align=center|A sky world resembling the foreground of levels in [[World 7 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 7]] from ''New Super Mario Bros.'' Two levels take place at sunset, and this world's [[Castle]] takes place near the tornado surrounding the next world, as marked by different cloud coloration.
|colspan="2"align=center|A grassland area, similar to [[World 1 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 1]] from the previous ''New Super Mario Bros.'' games, containing mushroom hills and the castle of the princess. It has been taken over by the [[Bowser's Minions|Koopa Troop]] and is slowly transformed into Bowser's image until eventually being surrounded by a tornado. By the time the player reaches the castle grounds, it has been transformed into a lava-based area. Princess Peach's castle remains mostly unchanged on the outside but on the inside it is similar to [[Bowser's Castle]] from the previous installments. This world must be completed to beat the game.
|-bgcolor=#B4BBD6
|-bgcolor=#B4BBD6
!width=2%|#
!width=2%|#
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|[[Flame Chomp Ferris Wheel]]
|[[Flame Chomp Ferris Wheel]]
|colspan="2" rowspan="6"|
|colspan="2"rowspan="6"|
|-
|-
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|[[File:Castle Icon.png|x18px|Castle|link=Castle]]
|[[File:Castle Icon.png|x18px|Castle|link=Castle]]
|[[Iggy's Swinging-Chains Castle]]
|[[Iggy's Swinging-Chains Castle]]
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|[[File:NSMBU Parabeetle Icon.png|x22px|Secret|link=]]
|[[File:NSMBU Parabeetle Icon.png|x22px|Secret|link=]]
|[[Para-Beetle Parade]]
|[[Para-Beetle Parade]]
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|colspan="4"|[[File:NSMBU Superstar Road World Map Screenshot.png|250px]]<br>'''World 9: [[Superstar Road#New Super Luigi U|Superstar Road]]'''<br>A secret world unlocked after beating Bowser's final battle. Its levels must be unlocked with the Star Coins collected from all the levels of the previous worlds.
!colspan=4 width="100%"style="background:Gold"|World 9: {{Color-link|Black|Superstar Road}}
|colspan="4"|[[File:NSMBU Secret Island World Map.png|250px]]<br>'''[[Secret Island]]'''<br>A small area between Acorn Plains and Sparkling Waters that houses a [[Toad House|Purple Toad House]]. It must be unlocked as the same way as Superstar Road.
!colspan=4 width="200%"style="background:lavender"|{{Color-link|Black|Secret Island}}
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|colspan="4"|[[File:NSMBU Superstar Road World Map Screenshot.png|250px]]
|colspan="4"|[[File:NSMBU Secret Island World Map.png|250px]]
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|colspan="4"align=center|A secret world unlocked after beating Bowser's final battle. Its levels must be unlocked with the Star Coins collected from all the levels of the previous worlds.
|colspan="4"align=center|A small area between Acorn Plains and Sparkling Waters that houses a [[Toad House|Purple Toad House]]. It must be unlocked as the same way as Superstar Road.
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==Power-ups and transformations==
==Characters==
{|align=center border=1 cellspaing=0 cellpadding=4 style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center"
===Playable characters===
|[[File:NSLU Small Luigi Artwork.png|60px|center]]
{|class="wikitable"style="width:100%;text-align:center"
|[[File:NSMBU Luigi Jumping Artwork.png|100px|center]]
|-style="color:white;background:#78c829"
|[[File:NSLU Flying Squirrel Luigi Artwork.png|110px|center]]
!width=12%|Name
|[[File:FireLuigi Puzzle-Dragons.png|140px|center]]
!Description
|[[File:Ice Luigi artwork.jpg|160px|center]]
|-
|-
|<center>'''[[Small Mario|Small Luigi]]'''<br>(starting form)</center>
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Luigi Jumping Artwork.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Luigi]]
|<center>'''[[Super Mario (form)|Super Luigi]]'''<br>([[File:NSMBU Mushroom Artwork.png|20px|link=Super Mushroom]] required)</center>
|align=left|The game's protagonist. Luigi is flung from [[Peach's Castle]] by [[Bowser]] when sieges the castle. Unlike ''New Super Mario Bros. U'', Luigi [[scuttle]]s his legs when he jumps and has poor traction on the ground, similar to his appearance in some prior games. Unlike the prior game, [[Mario|his brother]] is not in this game.
|<center>'''[[Flying Squirrel Mario|Flying Squirrel Luigi]]'''<br>([[File:NSMBU Super Acorn Artwork.png|20px|link=Super Acorn]] required)</center>
|<center>'''[[Fire Mario|Fire Luigi]]'''<br>([[File:NSMBU Fire Flower Artwork.png|x20px|link=Fire Flower]] required)</center>
|<center>'''[[Ice Mario|Ice Luigi]]'''<br>([[File:NSMBU Ice Flower Artwork.png|x20px|link=Ice Flower]] required)</center>
|-
|-
|[[File:NSLU Mini Luigi Artwork.png|60px|center]]  
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Artwork Yellow Toad and Blue Toad.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Yellow Toad and Blue Toad]]
|[[File:NSLU Invincible Luigi.png|center]]
|align=left|These Toads were having tea at Peach's Castle with Luigi when they were tossed. They have all the same moves and physiques as Luigi, and are only available to play as in multiplayer.
|[[File:NSLU P-Acorn Luigi Render.png|90px|center]]
|[[File:NSMBW Mario and Propeller Luigi Artwork.png|90px|center]]
|[[File:MKT Artwork PenguinLuigi.png|120px|center]]
|-
|-
|<center>'''[[Mini Mario (form)|Mini Luigi]]'''<br>([[File:NSMBU Mini Mushroom Artwork.png|20px|link=Mini Mushroom]] required)</center>
|style="background:white"|[[File:NabbitNSMBU.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Nabbit]]
|<center>'''[[Invincible Mario|Invincible Luigi]]'''<br>([[File:NSMBU Super Star Artwork.png|x20px|link=Super Star]] required)</center>
|align=left|A masked [[rabbit]]-like thief. When the player is controlling Luigi in Story Mode, Nabbit appears in certain levels with stolen items and they are given to him when caught. If the player presses {{button|wii|CCZL}} on a [[Wii U]] controller or {{button|wii|B}} on a [[Wii#Wii Remote|Wii Remote]] while selecting a level, they play as Nabbit instead. In multiplayer, he is one of the four playable characters. Unlike Luigi and the Toads, he cannot use power-ups, ride Yoshi, or carry items. However, Nabbit is nearly invincible. He can walk through enemies and across spikes, though he receives knockback when he makes contact with tough enemies or bosses. He loses a life only when he falls down [[pit]]s or environmental hazards like [[lava]].
|<center>'''[[P Flying Squirrel Mario|P Flying Squirrel Luigi]]'''<br>([[File:NSLU P-Acorn Icon.png|20px|link=P-Acorn]] required)</center>
|-
|<center>'''[[Propeller Mario|Propeller Luigi]]'''<br>([[File:NSMBW Propeller Mushroom Artwork.png|x25px|link=Propeller Mushroom]] required)</center>
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Artwork Mii (Green).png|100x100px]]<br>[[Mii]]
|<center>'''[[Penguin Mario|Penguin Luigi]]'''<br>([[File:Penguinsuit.png|x20px|link=Penguin Suit]] required)</center>  
|align=left|If the player attempts to play as Nabbit in Story Mode while selecting [[Flying Squirrel Ovation]], they appear as a green-clad Mii instead. This is likely because the [[Flying Squirrel Mario|Flying Squirrel form]] is required to complete this level, which is unavailable to Nabbit.
|}
 
===Yoshis===
The game features three differently-colored Baby Yoshis, each one with a special ability. They differ from the adult Yoshi in terms of gameplay. Being babies, they cannot be ridden, so characters must carry them throughout the levels. Baby Yoshis instantly eat almost any enemy that is in front of them. Unlike ''Super Mario World'', Baby Yoshis cannot mature into adults after eating enemies, instead remaining infants. Two types of Baby Yoshis found on the world map can be taken into any course, with the exception of [[fortress|towers]], [[airship]]s, and [[castle]]s.
{|class="wikitable"style="width:100%;text-align:center"
|-style="color:white;background:#78c829"
!width=12%|Name
!Description
!width=15%|Locations
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:Yoshi FS.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Yoshi]]
|align=left|A dinosaur-like creature with a long tongue that can be ridden. Yoshi has a meter that tracks how many [[Fruit (Yoshi food)|fruits]] he eats. Eating five makes him lay an egg containing an item. Unlike Baby Balloon Yoshis and Baby Bubble Yoshis, Yoshi cannot be taken to other levels, instead waving goodbye to the player character once they reach the [[Goal Pole]]. In multiplayer, the number of Yoshis that appear in a level equals the number of player characters.
|[[Rolling Yoshi Hills]], [[Underground Grrrols]], [[Beanstalk Jungle]], [[Fire and Ice]], [[Above the Bouncy Clouds]]
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Balloon Baby Yoshi Artwork.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Balloon Baby Yoshi]]s
|align=left|Magenta Baby Yoshis that expand like balloons and gently float in the air. Up to four player characters can grab onto one Balloon Baby Yoshi, by grabbing their legs. This slows the player down though.
|[[Acorn Plains]], [[Sparkling Waters]]
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Bubble Baby Yoshi Artwork.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Bubble Baby Yoshi]]s
|align=left|Blue Baby Yoshis that blow bubbles from their mouths. Enemies caught in these bubbles will turn into three [[coin]]s, a power-up, or a [[1-Up Mushroom]]. These bubbles can also be used as small platforms.
|[[Frosted Glacier]], [[Rock-Candy Mines]]
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:GlowbabyyoshiNSMBU.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Glowing Baby Yoshi]]s
|align=left|Yellow Baby Yoshis that light up dark areas and can stun enemies with their light attack. Unlike the other two Baby Yoshis, Glowing Baby Yoshis are not found on the world map and are found only in levels. Instead of following the characters throughout the courses, they give an [[extra life]] when reach the end of the level that they appear in.
|[[Piranhas in the Dark]]
|}
 
===Non-playable characters===
{|class="wikitable"style="width:100%;text-align:center"
|-style="color:white;background:#78c829"
!width=12%|Name
!Description
!width=15%|Locations
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:PeachtoadsNSMBU.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Princess Peach]]
|align=left|The ruler of the [[Mushroom Kingdom]]. Her [[Peach's Castle|castle]] is sieged by [[Bowser]] while she is having tea with Luigi, Yellow Toad, and Blue Toad. The game follows their quest to return to Peach's Castle to save her.
|[[The Final Battle (New Super Luigi U)|The Final Battle]]
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Red Toad Render.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Toad (species)|Toads]]
|align=left|Toads appear throughout the game in Toad Houses, at the end of the level when the player catches Nabbit, and past the end-of-level castles to give Luigi a power-up if they complete a stage with the last two digits of the [[Time Limit]] being the same.
|[[Toad House]]s, All levels
|}
 
==Enemies and obstacles==
===Enemies===
{|class="wikitable sortable"style="width:100%;text-align:center"
|-style="color:white;background:#78c829"
!rowspan=2 width=10%|Name
!class="unsortable"rowspan=2|Description
!class="unsortable"colspan=2 |Levels
!rowspan=2|Pts.
!rowspan=2|Exc.
!rowspan=2|New
|-style="color:white;background:#78c829"
!width=8%|First
!width=8%|Last
|-
|data-sort-value=Wad style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Gliding Waddlewing Artwork.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Waddlewing]]
|align=left|Orange flying-squirrel enemies that glide through stages.
|data-sort-value=11|[[Waddlewing Warning!]]
|data-sort-value=99|[[Flying Squirrel Ovation]]
|200
|—
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=PirL style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Piranha Plant Cropped Artwork.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Piranha Plant]]
|align=left|Plants that move in and out of Warp Pipes and some grounded.
|data-sort-value=11|[[Waddlewing Warning!]]
|data-sort-value=76|[[Above the Bouncy Clouds]]
|200
|—
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=PirO style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBUD Piranha Pod model.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Piranha Pod]]
|align=left|A projectile thrown by a [[Lakitu]] that turns into a [[Piranha Plant]].
|data-sort-value=27|[[Spinning Sandstones]]
|data-sort-value=39|[[Beanstalk Jungle]]
|200
|—
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=BigP style="background:white"|[[File:GroundedPiranhaPlantNSMBU.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Big Piranha Plant]]
|align=left|Large variants of Piranha Plants.
|data-sort-value=15|[[Piranha Heights]]
|data-sort-value=77|[[Flame Chomp Ferris Wheel]]
|200
|—
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=FirP style="background:white"|[[File:FirepiranhaNSMBU.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Fire Piranha Plant]]
|align=left|Piranha Plants that aim at Luigi and shoot fireballs.
|data-sort-value=29|[[Slippery Rope Ladders]]
|data-sort-value=67|[[Spine Coaster Stowaways]]
|200
|—
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=BigF style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Asset Model Fire Piranha Plant.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Big Fire Piranha]]
|align=left|Large variants of Piranha Plants.
|data-sort-value=23|[[Piranhas in the Dark]]
|data-sort-value=66|[[Rising Piranhas]]
|200
|{{icon|NSLU-exc}}
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=IceP style="background:white"|[[File:NSLU Screenshot Frost Piranha.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Frost Piranha|Ice Piranha Plant]]
|align=left|A Piranha Plant that can shoot ice balls from its mouth, like Fire Piranha Plants.
|colspan=2 data-sort-value=41|[[Broozers and Barrels]]
|200
|—
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=Sta style="background:white"|[[File:NSLU StalkPlant.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Stalking Piranha Plant]]
|align=left|A Piranha Plant that walks around and stretches up and down on a regular basis.
|data-sort-value=27|[[Spinning Sandstones]]
|data-sort-value=66|[[Rising Piranhas]]
|200
|—
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=Riv style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU River Piranha Plant Render.png|100x100px]]<br>[[River Piranha Plant]]
|align=left|A stationary Piranha Plant that blows a green spiked ball up and down, similar to a [[Ptooie]].
|data-sort-value=27|[[Spinning Sandstones]]
|data-sort-value=49|[[Fliprus Floes]]
|200
|—
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=Mun style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Muncher Artwork.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Muncher]]
|align=left|An invincible black plant.
|data-sort-value=17|[[Lemmy's Lights-Out Castle]]
|data-sort-value=72|[[Wiggler Rodeo]]
|data-sort-value=2000|{{icon|cross}}
|—
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=KooTR style="background:white"|[[File:KoopatroopaNSMBU.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Koopa Troopa]] (Red)
|align=left|Turtle enemies that go into their shells when attacked, then can be picked up or thrown. Red Koopa Troopas turn around.
|data-sort-value=12|[[Crooked Cavern]]
|data-sort-value=91|[[Magma Moat]]
|200
|—
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=KooTG style="background:white"|[[File:NSLU Screenshot Koopa Troopa (Green).png|100x100px]]<br>Koopa Troopa (Green)
|align=left|Green Koopa Troopas walk off ledges.
|data-sort-value=16|[[Piranha Gardens]]
|data-sort-value=82|[[Magmaw River Cruise]]
|200
|—
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=KooPR style="background:white"|[[File:KoopaParatroopa NSMBU.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Koopa Paratroopa]] (Red)
|align=left|Wing Koopa Troopas that fly back and forth in the air.
|colspan=2 data-sort-value=53|[[Dancing Blocks, Poison Swamp]]
|200
|—
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=KooPG style="background:white"|[[File:ParatroopaNSMBU.png|100x100px]]<br>Koopa Paratroopa (Green)
|align=left|These Koopa Paratroopas appear only the battle with the [[Kamek|Magikoopa]] in [[magical platform]]s. They hop along the ground in small arcs when freed.
|colspan=2 data-sort-value=74|[[Stonecrush Tower]]
|200
|—
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=BigK style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Red Big Koopa Troopa Render.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Big Koopa Troopa]]
|align=left|Large variants of Koopa Troopas.
|colspan=2 data-sort-value=52|[[Giant Swing-Along]]
|200
|—
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=Dry style="background:white"|[[File:MP8 DryBones.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Dry Bones]]
|align=left|Skeleton Koopa Troopas that collapse when attacked, but later rebuild themselves.
|data-sort-value=13|[[Flame-Gear Tower]]
|data-sort-value=74|[[Stonecrush Tower]]
|200
|—
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=BigDr style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Asset Model Dry Bones.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Mega Dry Bones|Big Dry Bones]]
|align=left|Large variants of Dry Bones that appear in castle levels.
|colspan=2 data-sort-value=59.2|[[Iggy's Swinging-Chains Castle]]
|200
|—
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=Ham style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Hammer Bro Artwork.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Hammer Bro]]
|align=left|Enemies that throw hammers and jump.
|data-sort-value=16|[[Piranha Gardens]]
|data-sort-value=51|[[All Aboard!]]
|1000
|—
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=FirB style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Fire Bro Artwork.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Fire Bro]]
|align=left|Hammer Bros. that throw fireballs.
|data-sort-value=23|[[Piranhas in the Dark]]
|data-sort-value=82|[[Magmaw River Cruise]]
|1000
|—
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=Boom style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Boomerang Bro Artwork.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Boomerang Bro]]
|align=left|Hammer Bros. that use boomerangs, which return to them after being thrown.
|data-sort-value=51|[[All Aboard!]]
|data-sort-value=76|[[Above the Bouncy Clouds]]
|1000
|—
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=IceB style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Ice Bro Artwork.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Ice Bro]]
|align=left|An enemy that throws [[Ice Ball|ice ball]]s at the ground, which can freeze the player and even other enemies.
|data-sort-value=51|[[All Aboard!]]
|data-sort-value=71|[[Frozen Fuzzies]]
|1000
|—
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=Sle style="background:white"|[[File:NSLU Screenshot Sledge Bro.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Sledge Bro]]
|align=left|Hammer Bro variants that stun Luigi after they jump.
|colspan=2 data-sort-value=51|[[All Aboard!]]
|1000
|—
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=Sum style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Sumo Bro Artwork.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Sumo Bro]]
|align=left|Giant Koopas that stomp the ground and create electric waves in two directions.
|data-sort-value=59|[[Sumo Bro Bridge]]
|data-sort-value=68|[[Sumo Bro's Spinning Tower]]
|200
|—
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=Lak style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Lakitu Artwork.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Lakitu]]
|align=left|Enemies that throw Spiny Eggs. If Luigi defeats a Lakitu, he can ride on its cloud until it disappears.
|data-sort-value=27|[[Spinning Sandstones]]
|data-sort-value=97|[[Cloudy Capers]]
|1000
|—
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=Spin style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Asset Model Spiny.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Spiny]]
|align=left|Enemies that hatch from Spiny Eggs and cannot be jumped on.
|colspan=2 data-sort-value=97|[[Cloudy Capers]]
|200
|—
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=SpinE style="background:white"|[[File:NSLU Screenshot Spiny Egg.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Spiny Egg]]
|align=left|The furled form of Spinies dropped by Lakitus. Direct contact damages the player character. Spiny Eggs turn into Spinies when they make contact with the ground.
|colspan=2 data-sort-value=97|[[Cloudy Capers]]
|200
|—
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=Bon style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Bony Beetle Artwork.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Bony Beetle]]
|align=left|Skeleton variants of Buzzy Beetles that walk around and suddenly stop to stick out their spikes.
|data-sort-value=43|[[Icicle Tower]]
|data-sort-value=98|[[Impossible Pendulums]]
|200
|—
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=Buz style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Buzzy Beetle Artwork.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Buzzy Beetle]]
|align=left|Shelled enemies that can be kicked or thrown after being jumped on, and can walk on ceilings.
|colspan=2 data-sort-value=46|[[Ice-Slide Expressway]]
|200
|—
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=SpikT style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Asset Model Spike Top.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Spike Top]]
|align=left|Buzzy Beetle variants that have spikes on their shells, preventing them from being jumped on.
|colspan=2 data-sort-value=69|[[Switch-Lift Express]]
|200
|—
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=Para- style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Asset Model Para-Beetle.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Para-Beetle]]
|align=left|Para-Beetles are winged Buzzy Beetles. However, Luigi can hop on their back for a ride, unlike with other winged foes.
|colspan=2 data-sort-value=59.3|[[Para-Beetle Parade]]
|data-sort-value=2000|{{icon|cross}}
|—
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=Hea style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Asset Model Heavy Para-Beetle.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Heavy Para-Beetle]]
|align=left|A Para-Beetle that descends when used as a platform.
|colspan=2 data-sort-value=59.3|[[Para-Beetle Parade]]
|data-sort-value=2000|{{icon|cross}}
|—
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=Spik style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Spike Render.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Spike]]
|align=left|Green turtles which pull spiked balls out of their mouths and throw them directly downwards from the ledges on which they stand
|data-sort-value=21|[[Spike's Tumbling Desert]]
|data-sort-value=64|[[Spike's Seesaws]]
|200
|—
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=Sto style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Asset Model Stone Spike.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Stone Spike]]
|align=left|A Spike that throws stone rocks downwards.
|colspan=2 data-sort-value=26|[[Stone Spike Conveyors]]
|200
|—
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=Chee style="background:white"|[[File:CheepCheepNSMBU.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Cheep Cheep]]
|align=left|Fish that are found swimming aimlessly in underwater levels.
|data-sort-value=18|[[Cheep Chomp Chase]]
|data-sort-value=93|[[Star Coin Deep Dive]]
|200
|—
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=BigC style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Asset Model Big Cheep Cheep.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Big Cheep Cheep]]
|align=left|Large variants of Cheep Cheeps that are found in underwater levels.
|data-sort-value=18|[[Cheep Chomp Chase]]
|data-sort-value=93|[[Star Coin Deep Dive]]
|200
|—
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=Eep style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Eep Cheep Artwork.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Eep Cheep]]
|align=left|A Cheep Cheep that lives in a school with other Eep Cheeps and swims away when the player comes near it.
|colspan=2 data-sort-value=18|[[Cheep Chomp Chase]]
|200
|—
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=BigE style="background:white"|[[File:NSLU Asset Model Eep Cheep.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Big Eep Cheep]]
|align=left|Large variants of Cheep Cheeps that are found in underwater levels.
|data-sort-value=18|[[Cheep Chomp Chase]]
|data-sort-value=32|[[Urchin Reef Romp]]
|200
|{{icon|NSLU-exc}}
|{{icon|new}}
|-
|data-sort-value=Dee style="background:white"|[[File:NSLU Deep Cheep Artwork.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Deep Cheep]]
|align=left|Large variants of Cheep Cheeps that are found in underwater levels.
|colspan=2 data-sort-value=18|[[Cheep Chomp Chase]]
|200
|{{icon|NSLU-exc}}
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=BigDe style="background:white"|[[File:NSLU Asset Model Big Deep Cheep.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Big Deep Cheep]]
|align=left|Large variants of Cheep Cheeps that are found in underwater levels.
|colspan=2 data-sort-value=18|[[Cheep Chomp Chase]]
|200
|{{icon|NSLU-exc}}
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=SpinC style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Spiny Cheep Artwork.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Spiny Cheep Cheep]]
|align=left|Fast-swimming fish that chase Luigi.
|data-sort-value=34|[[Haunted Cargo Hold]]
|data-sort-value=93|[[Star Coin Deep Dive]]
|200
|—
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=Cheo style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Asset Model Cheep Chomp.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Cheep Chomp]]
|align=left|Large fish that attempt to eat Luigi.
|data-sort-value=18|[[Cheep Chomp Chase]]
|data-sort-value=93|[[Star Coin Deep Dive]]
|200
|—
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=Por style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Porcupuffer Artwork.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Porcupuffer]]
|align=left|Fish that jump out of the water and follow Luigi.
|colspan=2 data-sort-value=62|[[Porcupuffer Cavern]]
|200
|—
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=Fis style="background:white"|[[File:FishboneNSMBU.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Fish Bone]]
|align=left|Skeletal fish that charge towards Luigi.
|data-sort-value=34|[[Haunted Cargo Hold]]
|data-sort-value=58|[[Deepsea Stone-Eyes]]
|200
|—
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=Mon style="background:white"|[[File:MontymoleNSMBU.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Monty Mole]]
|align=left|A mole that pops out of mountains and the ground and gives chase.
|data-sort-value=14|[[Rolling Yoshi Hills]]
|data-sort-value=74|[[Stonecrush Tower]]
|200
|—
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=Pok style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Pokey Artwork.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Pokey]]
|align=left|Living cacti that appear in desert levels and move slowly.
|colspan=2 data-sort-value=22|[[Underground Grrrols]]
|200
|—
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=BigP style="background:white"|[[File:NSLU Screenshot Big Pokey.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Big Pokey]]
|align=left|Large variants of Pokeys.
|colspan=2 data-sort-value=28|[[Morton's Lava-Block Castle]]
|None
|—
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=Grr style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Grrrol Artwork.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Grrrol]]
|align=left|Round, Thwomp-like enemies that roll on the ground.
|data-sort-value=22|[[Underground Grrrols]]
|data-sort-value=63|[[Smashing-Stone Tower]]
|200
|—
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=Meg style="background:white"|[[File:Dai Goro model.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Mega Grrrol]]
|align=left|A bigger Grrrol with the same behavior.
|data-sort-value=22|[[Underground Grrrols]]
|data-sort-value=63|[[Smashing-Stone Tower]]
|200
|—
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=Goo style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Goomba Artwork.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Goomba]]
|align=left|Common enemies that can be defeated by jumping on them.
|data-sort-value=24|[[Layer-Cake Desert]] [[Enemy Course]]
|data-sort-value=82|[[Magmaw River Cruise]]
|200
|—
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=Goo style="background:white"|[[File:No image.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Hefty Goomba]]
|align=left|A Goomba that is large than a normal Goomba. Jumping on it can turn into two normal Goombas.
|colspan=2 data-sort-value=24|[[Layer-Cake Desert]] [[Enemy Course]]
|200
|–
|–
|-
|data-sort-value=Min style="background:white"|[[File:NSLU Screenshot Mini Goomba.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Mini Goomba]]
|align=left|Small Goombas that weigh Luigi down until he either attacks or walks for a few seconds.
|data-sort-value=74|[[Stonecrush Tower]]
|data-sort-value=82|[[Magmaw River Cruise]]
|200
|—
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=Pri style="background:white"|[[File:NSLU Screenshot Prickly Goomba.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Prickly Goomba]]
|align=left|A Goomba that hides inside a spiked chestnut shell until it is hit with a [[fireball]], which is when it turns into a regular Goomba.
|colspan=2 data-sort-value=44|[[Fire and Ice]]
|200
|—
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=Goot style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Asset Model Goombrat.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Goombrat]]
|align=left|A Goomba that resembles a {{wp|persimmon}} and turns at ledges.
|data-sort-value=72|[[Wiggler Rodeo]]
|data-sort-value=83|[[Hot Cogs]]
|200
|—
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=Huc style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Huckit Crab Artwork.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Huckit Crab]]
|align=left|A crab that throws rocks on loop. These can be jumped on and used as a temporary platform.
|data-sort-value=31|[[Huckit Beach Resort]]
|data-sort-value=62|[[Porcupuffer Cavern]]
|200
|—
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=Urc style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Urchin Artwork.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Urchin]]
|align=left|Stationary enemies that appear in underwater levels.
|colspan=2 data-sort-value=32|[[Urchin Reef Romp]]
|200
|—
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=BigU style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Asset Model Big Urchin.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Big Urchin]]
|align=left|A gigantic Urchin that can be defeated only with a Star.
|colspan=2 data-sort-value=32|[[Urchin Reef Romp]]
|200
|—
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=Boo style="background:white"|[[File:BooNSMBU.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Boo]]
|align=left|Ghosts that follow Luigi when his back is turned, but hide their face when he looks at them. [[Boo Buddies|Groups of Boos]] occur floating in circles in some levels.
|data-sort-value=47|[[Peek-a-Boo Ghost House]]
|data-sort-value=75|[[Vanishing Ghost House]]
|200
|—
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=BigB style="background:white"|[[File:BooNSMBU sprite.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Big Boo]]
|align=left|Bigger variants of Boos that have the same behavior.
|colspan=2 data-sort-value=47|[[Peek-a-Boo Ghost House]]
|200
|—
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=DraR style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBUDX Dragoneel model.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Dragoneel]]
|align=left|A long eel that attacks Luigi by chasing him. Dragoneels defeat Urchins that make contact with their bodies.
|colspan=2 data-sort-value=37|[[Dragoneel Depths]]
|200
|—
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=Bul style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Asset Model Bullet Bill.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Bullet Bill]]
|align=left|Bullets that fly straight forward and are shot from Bill Blasters and Bill Blaster Turrets.
|data-sort-value=38|[[Larry's Trigger-Happy Castle]]
|data-sort-value=73|[[Rainbow Skywalk]]
|200
|—
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=Mis style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Asset Model Bull's-Eye Bill.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Bull's-Eye Bill|Missile Bill]]
|align=left|Bullet Bills that target Luigi.
|colspan=2 data-sort-value=69.1|[[Roy's Ironclad Castle]]
|200
|—
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=Ban style="background:white"|[[File:BanzaibillNSMBU.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Bomber Bill|Banzai Bill]]
|align=left|Large Bullet Bills that fly straight forward.
|data-sort-value=38|[[Larry's Trigger-Happy Castle]]
|data-sort-value=59.3|[[Para-Beetle Parade]]
|200
|—
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=Kin style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Asset Model King Bill.png|100x100px]]<br>[[King Bill]]
|align=left|A nearly invincible enemy that charges forward, taking up most of the screen.
|data-sort-value=38|[[Larry's Trigger-Happy Castle]]
|data-sort-value=59.3|[[Para-Beetle Parade]]
|200
|—
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=Tor style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Asset Model Torpedo Ted.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Torpedo Ted]]
|align=left|A slow-moving torpedo that flies in one direction.
|data-sort-value=38|[[Larry's Trigger-Happy Castle]]
|data-sort-value=51|[[All Aboard!]]
|200
|—
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=Tar style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Asset Model Targeting Ted.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Targeting Ted]]
|align=left|Red Torpedo Teds that home into their target, much like Bull's-Eye Bills.
|data-sort-value=38|[[Larry's Trigger-Happy Castle]]
|data-sort-value=51|[[All Aboard!]]
|200
|—
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=Bro style="background:white"|[[File:BroozerNSMBU.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Broozer]]
|align=left|A walking, boxing ghost. Broozers spin [[Star Lift]]s and launch [[barrel]]s with their punches. Luigi can defeat it by jumping on it three times, or hitting him with a fireball.
|colspan=2 data-sort-value=41|[[Broozers and Barrels]]
|200
|—
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=Coo style="background:white"|[[File:CooliganNSMBU.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Cooligan]]
|align=left|An enemy that slides on ice and slows down when hit.
|colspan=2 data-sort-value=42|[[Cooligan Shrooms]]
|200
|—
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=Fli style="background:white"|[[File:FliprusModelNSMBU.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Fliprus]]
|align=left|A walrus-like creature that throws snowballs that can be jumped on.
|data-sort-value=49|[[Fliprus Floes]]
|data-sort-value=94|[[Hammerswing Hangout]]
|200
|—
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=Thw style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Thwomp Artwork.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Thwomp]]
|align=left|Large rocks that fall when Luigi gets close.
|colspan=2 data-sort-value=48|[[Wendy's Thwomp Castle]]
|200
|—
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=BigT style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Asset Model Big Thwomp.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Big Thwomp]]
|align=left|Large Thwomps that can break through stone tiles.
|colspan=2 data-sort-value=48|[[Wendy's Thwomp Castle]]
|200
|—
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=Mec style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Asset Model Mechakoopa.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Mechakoopa]]
|align=left|A mechanical Koopa. After stomping it, Luigi can pick it up and use it as a weapon.
|colspan=2 data-sort-value=51|[[All Aboard!]]
|200
|—
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=Bra style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Bramball Artwork.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Bramball]]
|align=left|An enemy that moves around in a set pattern and is mostly covered in spikes, with the head being the only safe part to jump on. It can be forced to move if jumped into from below.
|colspan=2 data-sort-value=54|[[Heart of Bramball Woods]]
|200
|—
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=BigW style="background:white"|[[File:NSLU Screenshot Big Wiggler.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Mega Wiggler|Big Wiggler]]
|align=left|Large variants of Wigglers.
|colspan=2 data-sort-value=59.1|[[Wiggler Floodlands]]
|data-sort-value=2000|{{icon|cross}}
|—
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=Wig style="background:white"|[[File:NSLU Screenshot Wiggler.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Wiggler]]
|align=left|Caterpillars that move faster after being jumped on.
|colspan=2 data-sort-value=72|[[Wiggler Rodeo]]
|200
|—
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=Maga style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Magmaargh Render.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Magmaargh]]
|align=left|Lava monsters that attacks by moving towards the players in a wave-like movement.
|colspan=2 data-sort-value=59.2|[[Iggy's Swinging-Chains Castle]]
|data-sort-value=2000|{{icon|cross}}
|—
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=Magw style="background:white"|[[File:MagmawNSMBU.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Magmaw]]
|align=left|Lava monsters that lunges at the player and dips back into the lava.
|data-sort-value=82|[[Magmaw River Cruise]]
|data-sort-value=86|[[The Final Battle (New Super Luigi U)|The Final Battle]]
|data-sort-value=2000|{{icon|cross}}
|—
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=Fuz style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Fuzzy Artwork.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Fuzzy]]
|align=left|Enemies that follow tracks and hurt Luigi upon contact.
|data-sort-value=61|[[Mount Fuzzy]]
|data-sort-value=97|[[Cloudy Capers]]
|200
|—
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=BigF style="background:white"|[[File:MegaFuzzyNSMBU.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Big Fuzzy]]
|align=left|Large variants of Fuzzies.
|data-sort-value=71|[[Frozen Fuzzies]]
|data-sort-value=91|[[Spine Coaster Connections]]
|200
|—
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=FirS style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Asset Model Fire Snake.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Fire Snake]]
|align=left|Flames that jump in a high arc.
|colspan=2 data-sort-value=65|[[Light-Up-Lift Tower]]
|200
|—
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=Lav style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBW Asset Model Lava Bubble.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Lava Bubble]]
|align=left|Fireballs that jump out of lava.
|data-sort-value=69.1|[[Roy's Ironclad Castle]]
|data-sort-value=83|[[Hot Cogs]]
|200
|—
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=Cha style="background:white"|[[File:NSLU Screenshot Chain Chomp.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Chain Chomp]]
|align=left|Enemies tied to posts that lunge at Luigi. If Luigi ground pounds their post, they are set free.
|colspan=2 data-sort-value=72|[[Wiggler Rodeo]]
|200
|—
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=Fla style="background:white"|[[File:NSLU Screenshot Flame Chomp.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Flame Chomp]]
|align=left|Black spheres that spit fireballs at Luigi. They explode after they're out of fireballs.
|colspan=2 data-sort-value=77|[[Flame Chomp Ferris Wheel]]
|200
|—
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=Foo style="background:white"|[[File:FooNSMBU.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Foo]]
|align=left|An enemy that creates fog in order to obscure the player's view.
|colspan=2 data-sort-value=78|[[Three-Headed Snake Block]]
|200
|—
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=Bob style="background:white"|[[File:BobombNSMBU.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Bob-omb]]
|align=left|Bombs that ignite if they are jumped on or have a fireball thrown at them, then explode shortly after.
|data-sort-value=79.1|[[Bowser Jr. Showdown]]
|data-sort-value=86|[[The Final Battle (New Super Luigi U)|The Final Battle]]
|200
|—
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=Par style="background:white"|[[File:ParabombNSMBU.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Parabomb]]
|align=left|Parachuting Bob-ombs that are sometimes shot out of cannons.
|data-sort-value=79.1|[[Bowser Jr. Showdown]]
|data-sort-value=85|[[Current Event]]
|200
|—
|—
|-
|data-sort-value=Blo style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Asset Model Blooper.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Blooper]]
|align=left|Underwater enemies that move in an erratic pattern and follow Luigi.
|colspan=2 data-sort-value=93|[[Star Coin Deep Dive]]
|200
|—
|—
|}
 
===Obstacles===
{|class="wikitable"style="width:100%;text-align:center"
|-style="color:white;background:#78c829"
!rowspan=2 width=10%|Name
!rowspan=2|Description
!colspan=2|Levels
|-style="color:white;background:#78c829"
!width=8%|First
!width=8%|Last
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSLU Screenshot Ash.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Poison fog|Ash]]
|align=left|Ash enshrouds the left of the screen in Magma-River Cruise. Contact makes the player character lose a [[extra life|life]].
|colspan=2|[[Magmaw River Cruise]]
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Asset Model Banzai Bill Cannon.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Banzai Bill Cannon]]
|align=left|Bill Blasters that shoot Banzai Bills.
|colspan=2|[[Weighty Waddlewings]]
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Asset Model Bill Blaster.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Bill Blaster]]
|align=left|Cannons that shoot Bullet Bills.
|[[Larry's Trigger-Happy Castle]]
|[[Rainbow Skywalk]]
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:Multi Bill Blaster NSMBU Sprite.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Bill Blaster Turret]]
|align=left|Stacks of Bill Blasters that rotate and shoot Bullet Bills.
|colspan=2|[[Larry's Trigger-Happy Castle]]
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSLU Screenshot Cannon.jpg|100x100px]]<br>[[Bob-omb Cannon]]
|align=left|Mortars that fire [[Bob-omb]]s.
|colspan=2|[[Bowser Jr. Showdown]]
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Asset Model Bowser Stunner.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Bowser Stunner]]
|align=left|An electric statue that resembles [[Bowser]]'s head and carries electrical currents.
|colspan=2|[[Current Event]]
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSLU Screenshot Bowser's Flame.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Bowser's Flame]]
|align=left|Fireballs spewed by Bowser. The appear traveling on-screen in the narrow hallway leading to the Koopa King, before he is within frame.
|colspan=2|[[The Final Battle (New Super Luigi U)|The Final Battle]]
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSLU Screenshot Bowser's Flame (Big).png|100x100px]]<br>Bowser's Flame (big)
|align=left|Balls of fire that fall slowly and break upon hitting either the ground or a block. The player character can reduce their size if they toss [[Ice Ball|ice balls]] at them.
|[[Magma Moat]]
|[[The Final Battle (New Super Luigi U)|The Final Battle]]
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSLU Screenshot Burner.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Burner]]
|align=left|Constant streams of fire that are fastened to [[Cog (obstacle)|cogs]].
|colspan=2|[[Flame-Gear Tower]]
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSLU Screenshot Current.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Current]]
|align=left|Downward currents that pull the player character into an [[pit|abyss]], costing them a life.
|[[Cheep Chomp Chase]]
|[[Urchin Reef Romp]]
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSLU Screenshot Fire Bar.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Fire Bar]]
|align=left|A series of fireballs that rotate infinitely, either clockwise or counterclockwise.
|[[Sumo Bro's Spinning Tower]]
|[[Ludwig's Block-Press Castle]]
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:GhostQuestionBlock.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Ghost Block]]
|align=left|A ? Block that floats and charges at the player character, breaking if it hits a floor or a platform.
|colspan=2|[[Vanishing Ghost House]]
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSLU Screenshot Giant Cannon.jpg|100x100px]]<br>[[Giant cannon]]
|align=left|Horizontal, pipe-sized cannons shoot [[giant cannonball]]s.
|colspan=2|[[Bowser Jr. Showdown]]
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSLU Screenshot Huge Fire Bar.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Huge Fire Bar]]
|align=left|A larger version of the Fire Bar.
|colspan=2|[[Fire Bar Sprint]]
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:IcicleLU.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Icicle]]
|align=left|Icicles that fall when the player character gets close underneath.
|[[Icicle Tower]]
|[[Wendy's Thwomp Castle]]
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSLU Current Event Screenshot.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Lava]]
|align=left|Pools of molten rock that cause the player character to instantly lose a life upon contact. In [[Rising Tides of Lava]], the lava [[Lava tide|rises and falls like the tide]].
|[[Morton's Lava-Block Castle]]
|[[The Final Battle (New Super Luigi U)|The Final Battle]]
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSLU Iggy's Swinging-Chains Castle Luigi Sighting.jpg|100x100px]]<br>[[Lava swell]]
|align=left|Lava that moves up in waves.
|colspan=2|[[Iggy's Swinging-Chains Castle]]
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSLU Screenshot Mecha Hand.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Mecha Hand]]
|align=left|A large mechanical hand modeled after Bowser's own hand that attempts to crush the player characters while they are on board. Bowser Jr. also uses the Mecha Hand in The Mighty Cannonship after the player character defeats him here.
|colspan=2|[[Bowser Jr. Showdown]]
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSLU Morton's Lava Block Castle Screenshot.png|100x100px]]<br>Moving rock
|align=left|Stones that move in set patterns and come in various sizes. They can either help or hinder the player character.
|colspan=2|[[Morton's Lava-Block Castle]]
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSLU Screenshot Moving Torch.jpg|100x100px]]<br>[[Burner|Moving torch]]
|align=left|Cannon-like Burners that pivot back and forth.
|colspan=2|[[Flame-Gear Tower]]
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:PoisonLU.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Poison (obstacle)|Poison Bog]]
|align=left|A liquid hazard that causes the player character to instantly lose a life.
|[[Giant Swing-Along]]
|[[Under Construction]]
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:QuicksandLU.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Quicksand]]
|align=left|Sand that sinks the player character.
|[[Spike's Tumbling Desert]]
|[[Spinning Sandstones]]
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSLU Screenshot Skewer.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Skewer]]
|align=left|Spiked columns that extend out of walls and retract at regular intervals. Both vertical and horizontal Skewers appear.
|colspan=2|[[Shish-Kebab Tower]]
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSLU Icicle Tower Screenshot.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Spike Trap|Spikes]]
|align=left|Beds of spikes appear in two Special Challenges. Touching them knocks out the player character.
|colspan=2|[[Icicle Tower]]
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSLU Screenshot Spinner.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Spinner]]
|align=left|A large, undefeatable spiked ball on a chain. Some of the ones in Impossible Pendulums are large.
|[[Stone-Snake Tower]]
|[[Impossible Pendulums]]
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSLU Screenshot Torpedo Base.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Torpedo Base]]
|align=left|Red [[torpedo tube]]s that fire [[Targeting Ted]]s.
|colspan=2|[[Larry's Trigger-Happy Castle]]
|}
 
===Bosses===
{|class="wikitable"style="width:100%;text-align:center"
|-style="color:white;background:#78c829"
!rowspan=2 width=10%|Name
!rowspan=2|Description
!colspan=2|Levels
|-style="color:white;background:#78c829"
!width=8%|First
!width=8%|Last
|-
!colspan=4 style="background:#D3EB9D"|Tower bosses
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:Boom Boom NSMBU Model.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Boom Boom]]
|align=left|The tower boss from [[Acorn Plains]] to [[Rock-Candy Mines]]. He does not change in the first battle, especially in Acorn Plains. However, following his first defeat, the |Magikoopa gives him special abilities. In [[Layer-Cake Desert]], the Magikoopa will grant him the ability to spin jump. In [[Sparkling Waters]] and [[Frosted Glacier]], the Magikoopa grants him the ability to jump, similar to ''Super Mario Bros. 3''. In [[Soda Jungle]], the Magikoopa will make him larger. In Rock-Candy Mines, the Magikoopa transforms his arms into wings, similar to ''Super Mario Bros. 3''.
|[[Flame-Gear Tower]]
|[[Smashing-Stone Tower]]
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Boss Sumo Bro Artwork.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Boss Sumo Bro]]
|align=left|Boss Sumo Bro was a regular [[Sumo Bro]] until the Magikoopa made him grow in size. He is normally immune to attacks from the top due to the spike on his head, but he will jump between platforms which the player can hit from the bottom. Knocking him off a platform makes him vulnerable to jump attacks.
|colspan=2|[[Sumo Bro's Spinning Tower]]
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBW Kamek Artwork.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Kamek|Magikoopa]]
|align=left|The Magikoopa teleports most of the time when Luigi gets too close. However, when he stops to attack Luigi, he is left vulnerable to [[stomp]]s. He also casts spells on Boom Boom, Boss Sumo Bro, and Bowser granting them extra power before their battles, such as causing them to grow in size.
|colspan=2|[[Stonecrush Tower]]
|-
!colspan=4 style="background:#D3EB9D"|The Koopalings
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:Lemmy Koopa NSMBU.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Lemmy]]
|align=left|Lemmy Koopa is fought in Acorn Plains and attempts to throw [[bomb]]s at Luigi.
|colspan=2|[[Lemmy's Lights-Out Castle]]
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:MortonNSMBU.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Morton]]
|align=left|Morton Koopa Jr. is fought in Layer-Cake Desert and uses a large hammer that is apparently filled with magic to knock [[Big Pokey]] segments in the player's way after shaking the ground by stomping on it. He can knock Pokey segments straight at the player or knock them in high arcs.
|colspan=2|[[Morton's Lava-Block Castle]]
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Larry Koopa Artwork.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Larry]]
|align=left|Larry Koopa is fought on in Sparkling Waters and blasts [[spell]]s and use water blasts from the pool below the arena. When Larry is spinning in his shell, the water geysers give his shell a boost upwards, making it a bit tricky to avoid. After two stomps, Larry begins to cast two spells in quick succession.
|colspan=2|[[Larry's Trigger-Happy Castle]]
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Wendy Koopa Artwork.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Wendy]]
|align=left|Wendy O. Koopa is fought in Frosted Glacier and skates around the arena, shooting out two energy rings that ricochet off of walls and can knock down the [[Icicle]]s on the ceiling of the airship. She also spin jumps from walls. After she is jumped on twice, she will shoot out three rings instead.
|colspan=2|[[Wendy's Thwomp Castle]]
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Iggy Artwork.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Iggy]]
|align=left|Iggy Koopa is fought in Soda Jungle and uses the four [[Warp Pipe]]s to run around the room and on the ceiling to make it trickier for the player to stomp on him as he uses his Magic Wand to shoot three spells, with some being his usual green flame, and the other being red skeleton orbs that generate [[Magmaargh]]s when they land in the lava below. When Iggy is stomped on, he will dash around the room in his shell using the pipes on the walls, which will switch him to the other side of the room. Unlike the other Koopalings where they spin in their shells and change directions at the edges or walls of the room, Iggy can actually change directions anywhere around the room during his duration in his shell.
|colspan=2|[[Iggy's Swinging-Chains Castle]]
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Roy Artwork.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Roy]]
|align=left|Roy Koopa is fought in Rock-Candy Mines and shoots [[Bullet Bill]]s with his cannon and jump between platforms that move around during the fight. Occasionally, he shoots [[Bull's-Eye Bill|Missile Bill]]s. He can also jump high in the air and ground pound the floor or platform, which makes him fire Bullet Bills on both sides of his blaster. The ground pound can also make the floating platforms appear after he comes out of his shell.
|colspan=2|[[Roy's Ironclad Castle]]
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:LudwigNSMBU.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Ludwig]]
|align=left|Ludwig von Koopa is fought in Meringue Clouds and levitates in the air while making two clones of himself, and all three Ludwigs will blast spells at Luigi before dropping onto the ground. If one of the clones is jumped on, it will simply disappear. There are four ways to find out which is the real one. The one that is the real one fires three spells, while the clones fire two. The clones keep their eyes half-open, and tend to assume the real Ludwig's pre-battle idle pose while not levitating. The real Ludwig will also drop to the ground last, after the clones, as well as laugh while dropping. Finally, Luigi always looks at the real Ludwig if he can see him directly, just as he does with the other bosses. When the fight starts off, after shooting their spells, the clones disappear before landing. After the first stomp, the clones do not disappear. After the second stomp, not only do all three Ludwigs shoot faster, but swap positions, though the real Ludwig still shoots three spells.
|colspan=2|[[Ludwig's Block-Press Castle]]
|-
!colspan=4 style="background:#D3EB9D"|Other bosses
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:Bowserjr NSMBU.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Bowser Jr.]]
|align=left|Bowser Jr. is fought on [[airship]]s. In Soda Jungle, Bowser Jr. uses his [[Junior Clown Car]] as a submarine, in which the player character must guide the Targeting Teds that Bowser Jr. shoots into his submarine. With every hit, he summons three Torpedo Teds from the left and right or from the ceiling and the floor. In Meringue Clouds, Bowser Jr.'s boss battle involves him in his Clown Car equipped with boxing gloves, which he uses to destroy the blocks the player is standing on. Bowser Jr. periodically throws Bob-ombs, which the player can use against him. However, in [[Peach's Castle (world)|Peach's Castle]], he cannot be defeated.
|[[All Aboard!]]
|[[The Final Battle (New Super Luigi U)|The Final Battle]]
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:BowserNSMBU.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Bowser]]
|align=left|Bowser is fought inside |Peach's Castle. The first part of his battle is similar to ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'', where the player has to get to the other side and press the switch; alternatively, shooting several spellsalso works. This causes the axe to fall and make the bridge collapse, making Bowser fall. The gate then opens and Luigi moves on. When Luigi reaches the top of the castle, Peach is being held up in the tower. After this, Bowser Jr. shows up in his Junior Clown Car, and Bowser hops on top of the castle while he is huge. Bowser Jr. also fights the player. In order to defeat them, the player must jump on Bowser Jr., causing him to fall out of his Junior Clown Car. This allows the player to jump in and hover over Bowser to harm him. Like the Koopalings, he curls into his shell and spins around when hit. He is defeated after being hit three times by the Clown Car.
|colspan=2|[[The Final Battle (New Super Luigi U)|The Final Battle]]
|}
 
==Items and objects==
===Items===
 
These are collectibles, pickups, and health-restoring objects.
{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center"
|-style="color:white;background:#78c829"
!width=12%|Name
!Description
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Coin Artwork.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Coin]]s
|align=left|Collecting 100 of these gives the player an extra life.
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Asset Sprite Hidden Coin.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Hidden Coin]]s
|align=left|An outline of a coin that becomes a coin if Luigi goes through it.
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Red Coin Render.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Red Coin]]s
|align=left|Collecting all eight Red Coins that appear after passing through a Red Ring gives a Super Mushroom, Fire Flower, or 1-Up Mushroom, depending on what power-up the player is currently using.
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Asset Model Blue Coin.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Blue Coin]]s
|align=left|These coins are just like normal coins, but they appear by hitting a [[P Switch]].
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:Green CoinNSMBU.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Green Coin]]s
|align=left|Collecting all five groups of Green Coins that appear after passing through a Green Ring gives a Super Mushroom, Fire Flower, or 1-Up Mushroom, depending on what power-up the player is currently using.
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Starcoin Artwork.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Star Coin]]s
|align=left|Three of these are located in every course in hard-to-reach or hidden areas.
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU 1-Up Mushroom.png|100x100px]]<br>[[1-Up Mushroom]]s
|align=left|Gives the player an [[extra life]].
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Asset Model 3-Up Moon.png|100x100px]]<br>[[3-Up Moon]]s
|align=left|Gives the player three [[extra life|extra lives]]. Only appears in [[Boost Mode]].
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Red Shell Artwork.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Koopa Shell]]s
|align=left|[[Koopa Troopa]]s temporarily retreat into their shells when stomped, which can then be kicked, picked up, or thrown. They bounce off of opposing walls and can damage the player character character on the rebound, but they can be stopped with a well-timed jump or fireballs. The [[Giant Green Shell|giant shells]] of [[Big Koopa Troopa]]s can also be sent sliding by jumping on them, but are too large to hold.
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Screenshot Buzzy Shell.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Buzzy Shell]]s
|align=left|These work like Koopa Shells, but they are impervious to fire. Fireballs cannot stop them.
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Asset Model Barrel.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Barrel]]s
|align=left|An item that the player can pick up and throw at enemies to defeat them and at coins to collect them. [[Broozer]]s can also throw them. Another player who touches a barrel while it rolls will take damage.
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBW POW Block Artwork.png|100x100px]]<br>[[POW Block]]s
|align=left|A block that causes a large tremor on the ground when thrown.
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Screenshot Ice Block.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Ice block (Ice Mario)|Ice blocks]]
|align=left|A block that is created by an enemy that was frozen with an [[Ice Ball|ice ball]]. This block can be picked up and thrown like a barrel.
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Asset Model Springboard.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Trampoline]]s
|align=left|A spring that lets the player jump high into the air. It can be picked up and carried around.
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Green Yoshi Egg Artwork.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Yoshi's Egg]]s
|align=left|An egg that Yoshi comes out of or produces after eating five fruits, which contain power-ups. They come in two different colors: green releases the adult [[Yoshi]].
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Yellow Yoshi Egg Artwork.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Yoshi's Egg|Glowing Baby Yoshi's Egg]]s
|align=left|This yellow eggs releases a [[Glowing Baby Yoshi]].
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Asset Model Fruit.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Fruit (Yoshi food)|Fruit]]s
|align=left|A fruit that Yoshi eats. When Yoshi eats five fruits, he makes an egg that contains an item.
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Purple Star Artwork.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Boost Star]]s
|align=left|A star that appears during [[Boost Mode]].
|}
 
===Power-ups===
{|width=100% cellspacing=0 border=1 cellpadding=3 style="border-collapse:collapse;background:#f5f5f5"
|-style="background:#78c829;color:white;"
!width=12% rowspan=3|Power-up
!width=20% colspan=2|Form
!rowspan=3|Description
|-
!style="background:#78c829" rowspan=2|{{icon|NSLU-Luigi}}
!style="background:#78c829"|{{icon|NSLU-ToadY}}
|-
!style="background:#78c829"|{{icon|NSMBU-ToadB}}
|-
|align=center style="background:white" rowspan=2|N/A
|align=center style="background:white" rowspan=2|[[File:NSLU Small Luigi Artwork.png|110x110px]]<br>[[Small Mario|Small Luigi]]
|align=center style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Screenshot Small Yellow Toad.png|50x50px]]<br><small>[[Small Mario|Small Yellow Toad]]</small>
|rowspan=2|The player character's weakest form. They start each life in their Small form. If they are touched by an enemy or obstacle, they lose one life.
|-
|align=center style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Screenshot Small Blue Toad.png|50x50px]]<br><small>[[Small Mario|Small Blue Toad]]</small>
|-
|align=center style="background:white" rowspan=2|[[File:NSMBU Mushroom Artwork.png|110x110px]]<br>[[Super Mushroom]]
|align=center style="background:white" rowspan=2|[[File:NSMBU Luigi Jumping Artwork.png|110x110px]]<br>[[Super Mario (form)|Super Luigi]]
|align=center style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBUYellowToad.png|50x50px]]<br><small>[[Super Mario (form)|Super Yellow Toad]]</small>
|rowspan=2|Turns [[Luigi]] into Super Luigi.
|-
|align=center style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBUBlueToad.png|50x50px]]<br><small>[[Super Mario (form)|Super Blue Toad]]</small>
|-
|align=center style="background:white" rowspan=2|[[File:NSMBU Super Acorn Artwork.png|110x110px]]<br>[[Super Acorn]]
|align=center style="background:white" rowspan=2|[[File:NSLU Flying Squirrel Luigi Artwork.png|110x110px]]<br>[[Flying Squirrel Mario|Flying Squirrel Luigi]]
|align=center style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Flying Squirrel Yellow Toad Artwork.png|50x50px]]<br><small>[[Flying Squirrel Mario|Flying Squirrel<br>Yellow Toad]]</small>
|rowspan=2|Turns Luigi into Flying Squirrel Luigi.
|-
|align=center style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Flying Squirrel Blue Toad Sprite.png|50x50px]]<br><small>[[Flying Squirrel Mario|Flying Squirrel<br>Blue Toad]]</small>
|-
|align=center style="background:white" rowspan=2|[[File:NSMBU Fire Flower Artwork.png|110x110px]]<br>[[Fire Flower]]
|align=center style="background:white" rowspan=2|[[File:NSLU Screenshot Fire Luigi.png|110x110px]]<br>[[Fire Mario|Fire Luigi]]
|align=center style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Screenshot Fire Yellow Toad.png|50x50px]]<br><small>[[Fire Mario|Fire Yellow Toad]]</small>
|rowspan=2|Turns Luigi into Fire Luigi.
|-
|align=center style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Screenshot Fire Blue Toad.png|50x50px]]<br><small>[[Fire Mario|Fire Blue<br>Toad]]</small>
|-
|align=center style="background:white" rowspan=2|[[File:NSMBU Ice Flower Artwork.png|110x110px]]<br>[[Ice Flower]]
|align=center style="background:white" rowspan=2|[[File:NSLU Screenshot Ice Luigi.jpg|110x110px]]<br>[[Ice Mario|Ice Luigi]]
|align=center style="background:white"|[[File:IceYellowToadNSMBU.png|50x50px]]<br><small>[[Ice Mario|Ice Yellow<br>Toad]]</small>
|rowspan=2|Turns Luigi into Ice Luigi. Luigi can shoot ice balls to freeze most enemies.
|-
|align=center style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Screenshot Ice Blue Toad.png|50x50px]]<br><small>[[Ice Mario|Ice Blue<br>Toad]]</small>
|-
|align=center style="background:white" rowspan=2|[[File:NSMBU Mini Mushroom Artwork.png|110x110px]]<br>[[Mini Mushroom]]
|align=center style="background:white" rowspan=2|[[File:NSLU Mini Luigi Artwork.png|110x110px]]<br>[[Mini Mario|Mini Luigi]]
|align=center style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Screenshot Mini Yellow Toad.png|50x50px]]<br><small>[[Mini Mario|Mini Yellow Toad]]</small>
|rowspan=2|Turns Luigi into Mini Luigi.
|-
|align=center style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Screenshot Mini Blue Toad.png|50x50px]]<br><small>[[Mini Mario|Mini Blue<br>Toad]]</small>
|-
|align=center style="background:white" rowspan=2|[[File:NSMBW Propeller Mushroom Artwork.png|110x110px]]<br>[[Propeller Mushroom]]
|align=center style="background:white" rowspan=2|[[File:NSLU Propeller Luigi Screenshot.png|110x110px]]<br>[[Propeller Mario|Propeller Luigi]]
|align=center style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Screenshot Propeller Yellow Toad.png|50x50px]]<br><small>[[Propeller Mario|Propeller Yellow Toad]]</small>
|rowspan=2|Turns Luigi into Propeller Luigi and gives him some short flight.
|-
|align=center style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Screenshot Propeller Blue Toad.png|50x50px]]<br><small>[[Propeller Mario|Propeller Blue Toad]]</small>
|-
|align=center style="background:white" rowspan=2|[[File:Penguinsuit.png|110x110px]]<br>[[Penguin Suit]]
|align=center style="background:white" rowspan=2|[[File:NSLU Penguin Luigi Render.png|110x110px]]<br>[[Penguin Mario|Penguin Luigi]]
|align=center style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Screenshot Penguin Yellow Toad.png|50x50px]]<br><small>[[Penguin Mario|Penguin Yellow Toad]]</small>
|rowspan=2|Turns Luigi into Penguin Luigi. He can shoot ice balls and slide on his belly, along with having an improved swimming ability.
|-
|align=center style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Screenshot Penguin Blue Toad.png|50x50px]]<br><small>[[Penguin Mario|Penguin Blue Toad]]</small>
|-
|align=center style="background:white" rowspan=2|[[File:NSMBU Super Star Artwork.png|110x110px]]<br>[[Super Star]]
|align=center style="background:white" rowspan=2|[[File:NSLU Invincible Luigi.png|110x110px]]<br>[[Invincible Mario|Invincible Luigi]]
|align=center style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Screenshot Invincible Yellow Toad.png|50x50px]]<br><small>[[Invincible Mario|Invincible Yellow Toad]]</small>
|rowspan=2|Turns Luigi into Invincible Luigi.
|-
|align=center style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Screenshot Invincible Blue Toad.png|50x50px]]<br><small>[[Invincible Mario|Invincible Blue Toad]]</small>
|-
|align=center style="background:white" rowspan=2|[[File:NSLU P-Acorn Icon.png|110x110px]]<br>[[P-Acorn]]
|align=center style="background:white" rowspan=2|[[File:NSLU P-Acorn Luigi Render.png|110x110px]]<br>[[Power Squirrel Mario|Power Squirrel Luigi]]
|align=center style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Screenshot Power Squirrel Yellow Toad.png|50x50px]]<br><small>[[Power Squirrel Mario|Power Squirrel<br>Yellow Toad]]</small>
|rowspan=2|Turns Luigi into Power Squirrel Luigi.
|-
|align=center style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Screenshot Power Squirrel Blue Toad.png|50x50px]]<br><small>[[Power Squirrel Mario|Power Squirrel<br>Blue Toad]]</small>
|}
 
===Objects===
Objects are interactable elements of the environment that cannot be picked up or collected by [[Luigi]]. For objects that primarily function as obstructions or hazards, see [[#Obstacles|above]].
{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center"
|-style="color:white;background:#78c829"
!width=12%|Name
!Description
|-
!colspan=3 style="background:#D3EB9D"|Blocks and containers
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:Question Block NSMB.png|100x100px]]<br>[[? Block]]
|align=left|Contains a [[coin]] or item when hit. Some ? Block are [[Coin Block|10-Coin Blocks]] that release up to ten coins when struck in rapid succession. Other are [[Hidden Block|invisible]] and also become visible when struck. Emptying any ? Block turns it into an [[Empty Block]] that can be stood on like a platform.
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:3UP MoonBlockNSMBU.png|100x100px]]<br>[[3-Up Moon Block]]
|align=left|A very rare block that contains a [[3-Up Moon]].
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Ground Big Brick Block.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Mega Block|Big Block]]
|align=left|A large Brick Block that mostly have the same properties normal-sized Brick Block. However, some Big Blocks are Coin Blocks. When these ones are emptied, the Big Block falls apart and leaves five coins behind on the ground.
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Green Boost Block Artwork.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Boost Block]]
|align=left|Blocks that appear when touching the screen on the Wii U GamePad.
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBW Brick Block Artwork.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Brick Block]]
|align=left|Breaks or contains coins when hit. Like ? Blocks, there are Brick Blocks that are 10-Coin Blocks. The player character cannot break Brick Blocks in their Small or Mini forms.
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Screenshot Cracked Block.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Cracked block]]<ref>Stratton, p. 187</ref>
|align=left|These blocks make up the floor in the battle against [[Bowser Jr.]] A block will fall away if struck by Bowser Jr. twice, but reappear after a brief period of time.
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NsmbuCrate.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Crate]]
|align=left|A wooden box Luigi can break via a [[Ground Pound]]. Sometimes contains coins or power-ups.
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Asset Model Donut Block.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Donut Block]]
|align=left|A platform that falls under weight if Luigi stays there for too long. As Mini Luigi, he is too light to make it fall; as such, it becomes safer.
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU-FlyingBlock.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Flying ? Block]]
|align=left|A type of ? Block that flies in a rhythmic pattern to the music of a stage. Once hit, it becomes an Empty Block.
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSLU Mario Block Sprite.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Luigi Block]]
|align=left|This red block appears at the beginning of levels after [[The Final Battle (New Super Luigi U)|The Final Battle]] is completed. Striking it changes Luigi's physiques to those of the original ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''. It does not appear if the player is controlling [[Nabbit]].
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Screenshot Magical Platform (A).png|100x100px]]<br>[[Magical platform]]<ref>Stratton, p. 175</ref> (A)
|align=left|These blocks appear during the battle with the [[Kamek|Magikoopa]]. When his [[spell]]s strike these blocks, they turn into Donut Blocks.
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Screenshot Magical Platform (B).png|100x100px]]<br>Magical platform (B)
|align=left|Some of these airborne magical platforms contain enemies. The slam downward on the Magikoopa's command, damaging the player character if they are in their path. The platforms that contain enemies release them when they collide with the ground, freeing them onto the field.
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Ground Big Question Block.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Mega ? Block]]
|align=left|Giant ? Blocks. It functions like the smaller ones and becomes a big Empty Block when emptied.
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:JumpBlockNSMBU.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Note Block]]
|align=left|A block that makes Luigi jump higher when he jumps or steps on it.
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Roulette Block Sprite.gif|100x100px]]<br>[[Roulette Block]]
|align=left|A block with various items scrolling on it. Luigi can hit it and release the power-up shown.
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSLU Screenshot Snake Block.jpg|100x100px]]<br>[[Snake Block]]
|align=left|Green blocks that move like a snake once Luigi steps on it.
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSLU Screenshot Giant Snake Block.jpg|100x100px]]<br>Snake Block (big)
|align=left|A large type of Snake Block.
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NsmbuHardBlock.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Hard Block|Stone block]]
|align=left|Block that can only be destroyed by [[Bob-omb]] explosions or large enemies like [[Grrrol]]s or [[Big Thwomp]]s.
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSLU Screenshot Stretch Block.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Stretch Block]]
|align=left|A block made up of five segments that stretches to act as a bridge in certain levels.
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Asset Model Treasure Chest.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Treasure chest]]
|align=left|Chests award the player character a [[Super Star]] that goes into their inventory. In [[Enemy Course]]s, Nabbit steals the Star if the character does not grab it in time.
|-
!colspan=3 style="background:#D3EB9D"|Trigger objects
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Screenshot ! Switch.png|100x100px]]<br>[[! Switch]]
|align=left|Activating the switch enables the axe to destroy the bridge, causing Bowser to fall.
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Asset Model Question Switch.png|100x100px]]<br>[[? Switch]]
|align=left|Changes or adds things to an area, such as platforms, for a limited time.
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSLU Blue Ring Model.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Blue Ring]]
|align=left|Makes Blue Coins appear and transforms all normal coins into Brick Blocks for a brief period of time.
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:Green RingNSMBU.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Green Ring]]
|align=left|Makes fifteen Green Coins appear. If the player collects all five groups of green coins before they disappear, they receive either a power-up, which varies in between levels, or a [[1-Up Mushroom]], depending on the player's current size.
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Asset Model P Switch.png|100x100px]]<br>[[P Switch]]
|align=left|Not only turns bricks into coins or vice versa, but also reveals Blue Coins.
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Asset Model Red Ring.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Red Ring]]
|align=left|Makes eight Red Coins appear. If the player collects all eight coins before they disappear, they receive either a power-up, which varies in between levels, or a 1-Up Mushroom, depending on the player's current size.
|-
!colspan=3 style="background:#D3EB9D"|Pipes
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Warp Pipe Render.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Warp Pipe|Giant pipe]]
|align=left|[[Big Piranha Plant]]s sit in giant pipes. None of these ones are Warp Pipes.
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:CurrentLU.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Jet Pipe]]
|align=left|These underwater pipes expel strong currents that push the player character.
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Blue Warp Pipe Artwork.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Warp Pipe|Pipe]]
|align=left|Pipes going through the ground that transport the player to new areas.
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSLU Screenshot Pipe Cannon.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Pipe Cannon]]
|align=left|Pipes that launch players to another location or a platform that they are unable to reach.
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:BlueMiniWarpPipeNSMBU.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Small pipe]]
|align=left|Mini variants of warp pipes that can be accessed with a [[Mini Mushroom]].
|-
!colspan=3 style="background:#D3EB9D"|Climbable objects
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Asset Model Vine Block.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Vine|Beanstalk]]
|align=left|Used to reach [[Coin Heaven]]s or other secret places. They emerge from Vine Blocks, which resemble Invisible Blocks or Brick Blocks.
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSLU Screenshot Hanging Chain.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Chain (object)|Hanging chain]]
|align=left|Chains that the player character can swing back and forth on like {{wp|rope swing}}s.
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSLU Screenshot Hanging Vine.jpg|100x100px]]<br>[[Swinging vine|Hanging vine]]
|align=left|Hanging vines found in [[Soda Jungle]]. They function like rope swings.
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSLU Screenshot Pole.jpg|100x100px]]<br>[[Pole]]
|align=left|Striped poles that the player can climb up and slide down after jumping onto them.
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSLU Screenshot Rope Ladder.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Ladder|Rope ladder]]
|align=left|A climbable object used to get on top of platforms.
|-
!colspan=3 style="background:#D3EB9D"|Platforms
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSLU Arrow Lift.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Arrow lift (New Super Mario Bros. series)|Arrow lift]]
|align=left|Lifts that appear turn from blue to red when activated, causing them will move in the opposite direction from where they are pointing while idle.
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSLU Screenshot Bean Platform.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Bean Platform]]
|align=left|Large beans serving as platforms that periodically coil and uncoil.
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSLU Screenshot Bouncy Cloud.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Bouncy Cloud]]
|align=left|Cloud platforms that makes the player and enemies bounces very high.
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSLU Screenshot Clockwork Block.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Clockwork Block]]<ref>{{cite|author=Roberts, Rachel, Cardner Clark, editors|title="New Super Mario Bros. U" in ''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia: The Official Guide to the First 30 Years]]''|format=First English Edition|location=Milwaukie|publisher=[[Dark Horse Comics|Dark Horse Books]]|date=2018|page=215|isbn=978-1-50670-897-3}}</ref>
|align=left|A platform with gears that moves left and right.
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NsmbuCloudLift.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Cloud Lift]]
|align=left|Long platforms that move to the right when initially landed on.
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Asset Model Cog (Medium).png|100x100px]]<br>[[Cog (obstacle)|Cog]]
|align=left|Gear-like platforms that the player must go under to pass. If they remain under one, they will be squished and lose a life.
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Asset Sprite Conveyor Belt.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Conveyor Belt]]
|align=left|Moving platforms that carry the player and, sometimes, Iron Blocks and enemies.
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSLU Screenshot Flatbed Ferry.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Lift|Flatbed Ferry]]
|align=left|Lifts that travel along tracks. Some tracks are self-connected or lead to a rounded end that sends the Flatbed Ferry back the way it came. Others lack an obstruction at the end, causing the lift to fall.
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Asset Model Floating Crate.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Crate|Floating crate]]
|align=left|These large wooden crates float in water and sink when stood on. The float back into place once jumped off of.
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NsmbuFloor.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Floor (Mario Bros.)|Floor]]
|align=left|Platforms that the player can bump from below to stun enemies.
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Asset Model Ice Platform.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Ice platform]]
|align=left|Columnar lifts made of ice. Some move back and forth.
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NsmbuIronCrate.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Iron Block]]
|align=left|An iron box that drops on Conveyor Belts. They are indestructible and causes the player to lose a life if crushed.
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSLU Screenshot Leaf Platform.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Leaf Platform]]
|align=left|Leaves that serve as platforms appearing on giant beanstalks. When they first sprout, they appear to be green, only to turn red and brown then slowly float down after some time has passed.
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Asset Model Lift.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Lift]]
|align=left|Wooden platforms that are suspended above ground. Many of them move in set paths and are of varied lengths.
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Asset Model Light-Up Lift.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Light-Up-Lift]]
|align=left|A block-like platform that shines light in dark areas.
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSLU Magmaw River Cruise Luigi Sighting.jpg|100x100px]]<br>[[Limited Lift]]
|align=left|A lift that the player can travel with a limited capacity of at least five enemies. It stops once the counter reaches 0.
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSLU Screenshot Limited Lift (Remote-Control).png|100x100px]]<br>[[Limited Lift (Remote-Control)]]<ref>Stratton, p. 199</ref>
|align=left|[[Girder]]-like Limited Lifts that begin to rise once a player character is on top of it. The player can tilt the lift, but stops if the counter on it reaches 0.
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSLU Screenshot Bolt Lift.jpg|100x100px]]<br>[[Bolt Lift|Nut]]
|align=left|A set of nuts that are screwed onto a very long bolt that serve as platforms. The player must continually jump to avoid falling.
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSLU Screenshot Paddle Platform.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Paddle Platform]]
|align=left|A paddle wheel-like platforms made of 4 smaller platforms that moves in a wheel on tracks.
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSLU Screenshot Palm Tree.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Tree|Palm tree]]
|align=left|Trees of varying heights that serve as platforms.
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSLU Screenshot Pendulum Platform.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Pendulum Platform]]
|align=left|Chained platforms that sway from side to side indefinitely.
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSLU Spike's Seesaws Luigi Sighting.jpg|100x100px]]<br>[[Rocking Platform]]<ref>Roberts and Clark, p. 216</ref>
|align=left|Wooden platforms in the air that tilt back and forth on their own.
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:SandGeyserLU.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Sand Geyser]]
|align=left|Pillars of sand that rises up from pits at regular intervals, and can be used as platforms.
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSLU Weighty Waddlewings Screenshot.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Scale Lift]]
|align=left|Scale-like platforms that causes the one platform to rise if the player lands on the parallel one. It will fall off if they stand on it for too long.
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSLU Screenshot Screwtop Lift.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Screwtop Lift]]
|align=left|A lift with a [[Screwtop]] that the player can move in a set direction by spinning.
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSLU Screenshot Screwtop Platform.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Screwtop Platform]]
|align=left|A platform with a Screwtop that the player can move in a set direction by spinning.
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSLU Screenshot Seesaw Log Bridge.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Seesaw Log Bridge]]
|align=left|Solid wooden platforms that teeter to one side when a player or element stands on the opposite side.
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSLU Screenshot Seesaw Shroom.jpg|100x100px]]<br>[[Seesaw Shroom (blue)|Seesaw Shroom]]
|align=left|A mushroom platform that acts as a seesaw.
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Asset Model Spine Coaster.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Spine Coaster]]
|align=left|Rideable creatures made of bone used to aid Luigi and company to pass through pits and pits.
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Asset Model Star Lift.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Star Lift]]
|align=left|Star-shaped platforms that spin depending on which side of them is weighed down by the player.
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NsmbuStoneEye.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Stone-Eye]]
|align=left|Giant gray stone heads that either move in different patterns, or stay completely stationary. Stone-Eyes are sentient, indicated by their eyes that constantly stare at the player.
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSLU Screenshot Hammer Pendulum.jpg|100x100px]]<br>[[Hammer Pendulum|Swinging Hammer]]
|align=left|Hammer-like platforms that swing back and forth in a 180° arc.
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSLU Screenshot Switch-Lift.jpg|100x100px]]<br>[[Switch-Lift]]
|align=left|Metal lifts of varying shapes and sizes. The rapidly move when a nearby ? Switch is pressed.
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSLU Rolling Yoshi Hills Luigi Sighting.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Turning Floor]]
|align=left|Continually moving objects that turn clockwise or counterclockwise, moving anything on them.
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Water Geyser Artwork.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Water Geyser]]
|align=left|Pillars of water that rise from below and serve as platforms.
|-
!colspan=3 style="background:#D3EB9D"|Other objects
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSLU Screenshot Boss Cannon.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Cannon|Boss cannon]]
|align=left|Cannons found at the end of enemy [[castle]]s. Boss cannons launch the player character to one of a nearby [[airship]] to battle one of the [[Koopalings]].
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Asset Model Door.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Warp Door|Door]]
|align=left|Doors bring the player character to another area. In [[Ghost House]]s, doors are sometimes involved in puzzles. One-way boss doors occur at the end of every [[tower|fortress]] that bring the player character to a boss battle.
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSLU Screenshot False Wall.png|100x100px]]<br>[[False wall]]<ref>Stratton, p. 6, 10, 43, 45, 51, 65, 67, 70, 81, 83, 84, 92, 98, 99, 103, 104, 108, 110, 111, 117, 131, 136, 146, 151, 152, 157, 172, 175–77, 179, 192, 214, 217, 219</ref>
|align=left|Hidden alcoves found throughout many levels. False walls often conceal blocks, pipes, or Star Coins.
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSLU Screenshot Flower.jpg|100x100px]]<br>[[Flower (environmental object)|Flower]]
|align=left|A common background object that releases a coin when spun next to.
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:FlagpoleNSMBU.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Goal Pole]]
|align=left|Flagpoles found at the end of every level. Touching one completes the level.
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSMBU Flagpole.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Goal Pole (secret)]]
|align=left|Flagpoles with red flags, found at the end of some levels. Touching one completes the level and leads to [[secret exit]]s.
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:NSLU Screenshot Mist.png|100x100px]]<br>[[cloud (cover)|Mist]]
|align=left|Dense mist that obscures the player's view and conceals objects. They can temporarily be blown away through various means, such as [[Spin Jump]]ing. Enemies sometimes are concealed in mist.
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:DoorNSMBU.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Trick door]]<ref>Stratton, p. 10, 84</ref>
|align=left|Some of the doors found in Ghost Houses are illusions crafted by [[Boo]]s. Attempting to open one makes it disappear and releases a coin.
|}
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Blue Toad Artwork - New Super Luigi U.png|[[Blue Toad]] holding a [[Red Shell]]
Blue Toad Artwork - New Super Luigi U.png|[[Blue Toad]] holding a [[Red Shell]]
NSLU Character Lineup Artwork.png|Luigi, [[Yellow Toad]], Blue Toad, and [[Nabbit]]
NSLU Character Lineup Artwork.png|Luigi, [[Yellow Toad]], Blue Toad, and [[Nabbit]]
Illustrationartwork NSLU.png|Group artwork (with [[Soda Jungle]] background art)
Illustrationartwork NSLU.png|Artwork of [[Beanstalk Jungle]]
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Conversely, Chris Shilling of Eurogamer gave the content a 6/10, criticizing that, "It's not a bad game by any stretch of the imagination: the level design is still a cut above so many of Nintendo's peers. But by the series' consistently high standards, it qualifies as a disappointment."<ref>[http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-06-24-new-super-luigi-u-review]</ref>. Edge also gave the game a 6, criticizing the game's stages by saying, "the quality of the level design is mixed: some stages feel claustrophobic yet others are surprisingly baggy, and few are considerate enough to accommodate four players." The writer goes on to say that, "At its best, New Super Luigi U is an exhilarating test of skill," but also criticizes the game by saying that, "on occasion it dangerously approximates a fan-made ROM hack," in the end saying that, "Some will undoubtedly find its challenge inviting, but others will rightly expect more ingenuity from Nintendo than this."<ref>[http://www.edge-online.com/review/new-super-luigi-u-review/]</ref> GamesRadar writer Henry Gilbert, giving the game 3/5 stars, also says that, "If you’re ready for the heightened difficulty of solo play in New Super Luigi U, then you’ll find it rewarding. Otherwise, it’s a taxing platformer that’s only made more rage-inducing in multiplayer."<ref>[http://www.gamesradar.com/new-super-luigi-u-review/]</ref>
Conversely, Chris Shilling of Eurogamer gave the content a 6/10, criticizing that, "It's not a bad game by any stretch of the imagination: the level design is still a cut above so many of Nintendo's peers. But by the series' consistently high standards, it qualifies as a disappointment."<ref>[http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-06-24-new-super-luigi-u-review]</ref>. Edge also gave the game a 6, criticizing the game's stages by saying, "the quality of the level design is mixed: some stages feel claustrophobic yet others are surprisingly baggy, and few are considerate enough to accommodate four players." The writer goes on to say that, "At its best, New Super Luigi U is an exhilarating test of skill," but also criticizes the game by saying that, "on occasion it dangerously approximates a fan-made ROM hack," in the end saying that, "Some will undoubtedly find its challenge inviting, but others will rightly expect more ingenuity from Nintendo than this."<ref>[http://www.edge-online.com/review/new-super-luigi-u-review/]</ref> GamesRadar writer Henry Gilbert, giving the game 3/5 stars, also says that, "If you’re ready for the heightened difficulty of solo play in New Super Luigi U, then you’ll find it rewarding. Otherwise, it’s a taxing platformer that’s only made more rage-inducing in multiplayer."<ref>[http://www.gamesradar.com/new-super-luigi-u-review/]</ref>
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|align="left"|"''New Super Luigi U is a terrific title for capable platform gamers, with intense and exciting bursts of momentum to put those thumbs to the test. What that does do, however, is make multiplayer even more awkward than before, and possibly puts the title beyond the reach of less experienced gamers, even with the indestructible Nabbit. The sense of the old is thankfully tempered by a fresh feel and clever level design, however, and even if the adventure won't last long for those without completionist instincts, it's fun while it lasts.''"
|align="left"|"''New Super Luigi U is a terrific title for capable platform gamers, with intense and exciting bursts of momentum to put those thumbs to the test. What that does do, however, is make multiplayer even more awkward than before, and possibly puts the title beyond the reach of less experienced gamers, even with the indestructible Nabbit. The sense of the old is thankfully tempered by a fresh feel and clever level design, however, and even if the adventure won't last long for those without completionist instincts, it's fun while it lasts.''"
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===Sales===
===Sales===
As of September 30, 2021, ''New Super Luigi U'' is the 8th best selling game for the [[Wii U]], having sold 3.07 million copies worldwide.<ref>Nintendo (November 4, 2021) [https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/software/wiiu.html Top Selling Title Sales Unites]. ''Nintendo Japan''. Retrieved November 8, 2021. [https://web.archive.org/web/20211108094405/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/software/wiiu.html Archived] from the original on November 8, 2021.</ref>
As of September 30, 2021, ''New Super Luigi U'' is the 8th best selling game for the [[Wii U]], having sold 3.07 million copies worldwide.<ref>Nintendo (November 4, 2021) [https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/software/wiiu.html Top Selling Title Sales Unites]. ''Nintendo Japan''. Retrieved November 8, 2021. [https://web.archive.org/web/20211108094405/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/software/wiiu.html Archived] from the original on November 8, 2021.</ref>
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*''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]'': One of the Luigi sightings is a sprite of Luigi from this ''[[Super Mario World]]'' version.
*''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]'': One of the Luigi sightings is a sprite of Luigi from this ''[[Super Mario World]]'' version.
*''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'': The portrait used to enter Big Boo Battle is reused as a hidden Luigi.
*''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'': The portrait used to enter Big Boo Battle is reused as a hidden Luigi.
*''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'': The connection between [[Broozer]]s and snow levels returns in [[Broozers and Barrels]].
*''[[Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon]]'': The Luigi sighting in [[Vanishing Ghost House]] is based on Luigi and [[King Boo]]'s artwork from this game.
*''[[Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon]]'': The Luigi sighting in [[Vanishing Ghost House]] is based on Luigi and [[King Boo]]'s artwork from this game.


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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap={{hover|New|ニュー}} スーパールイージ U
|Jap={{ruby|New|ニュー}} スーパールイージ U
|JapR=Nyū Sūpā Ruīji Yū
|JapR=Nyū Sūpā Ruīji Yū
|JapM=New Super Luigi U
|JapM=New Super Luigi U
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|ChiTM=New Super Luigi U; as labeled in ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''.
|ChiTM=New Super Luigi U; as labeled in ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''.
|Kor=뉴 슈퍼 루이지 U
|Kor=뉴 슈퍼 루이지 U
|KorR=Nyu Syupeo Ruiji U
|KorR=Nyu Syupeo Ru'iji U
|KorM=New Super Luigi U; as labeled in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]''.
|KorM=New Super Luigi U; as labeled in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]''.
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==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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*[http://newsupermariobrosu.nintendo.com/newsuperluigiu/ Official American website]
*[http://newsupermariobrosu.nintendo.com/newsuperluigiu/ Official American website]
*[http://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Wii-U/New-Super-Luigi-U-764675.html Official European Website]
*[http://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Wii-U/New-Super-Luigi-U-764675.html Official European Website]
*[http://gamesites.nintendo.com.au/new-super-mario-bros-u/#popup-luigi Official Oceanian Website]
*[http://gamesites.nintendo.com.au/new-super-mario-bros-u/#popup-luigi Official Oceanian Website]
*[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wiiu/arsj/#FromMariou Official Japanese website]
*[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wiiu/arsj/#FromMariou Official Japanese website]
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New Super Luigi U
Final North American box art for New Super Luigi U
North American box cover.
For alternate box art, see the game's gallery.
Developer Nintendo EAD
Publisher Nintendo
Platform(s) Wii U
Release date As DLC
Japan June 19, 2013[1]
USA June 20, 2013[2]
Europe June 20, 2013[?]
Australia June 21, 2013[3]
As standalone
Japan July 13, 2013[1]
Europe July 26, 2013[2]
Australia July 27, 2013[3]
USA August 25, 2013[?]
Language(s) English (United Kingdom)
English (United States)
French (France)
French (Canada)
German
Spanish (Spain)
Spanish (Latin America)
Italian
Dutch
Portuguese (Portugal)
Russian
Japanese
Genre Platformer
Rating(s)
ESRB:E - Everyone
PEGI:3 - Three years and older
CERO:A - All ages
ACB:G - General
USK:0 - All ages
FPB:PG - Parental guidance
Mode(s) Single-player
Multiplayer
Format
Wii U:
Optical disc
Digital download
Input
Wii U:
Wii Remote (horizontal)
Serial code(s) Japan WUP-ARSJ-JPN

New Super Luigi U (stylized as New Super Luigi Bros. U) is an expansion game for New Super Mario Bros. U, released as part of the Year of Luigi, celebrating the thirtieth anniversary of Luigi's initial debut. It features Luigi as the main player, with Yellow Toad, Blue Toad, and notably, Nabbit (who replaces Mario from the original game) playable in multiplayer mode.[2] Although it refers to him, the game does not feature Mario himself at all. The title was first released on the Nintendo eShop on Wii U for region price as downloadable content for New Super Mario Bros. U; the game must be updated to version 1.3.0 before New Super Luigi U can be accessed in-game, and requires 731.4 MB of memory to be installed. Once downloaded, the prompt to access the Nintendo eShop to download the expansion is replaced with a prompt to go to the main menu for New Super Luigi U. Support for the Wii U Pro Controller is also included in addition to Wii Remote and the GamePad controls in New Super Mario Bros. U. The game was later released at retail as a standalone game for region price, not requiring New Super Mario Bros. U to play. Both games were later released in a compilation known as New Super Mario Bros. U + New Super Luigi U, initially included exclusively in the Mario & Luigi Wii U Deluxe Set bundle, but later released as a standalone Nintendo Selects disc at a price cheaper than either game individually (the precise price is dependent on the region). This game was also included in New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe for the Nintendo Switch. The DLC was later removed from the Wii U eShop due to its discontinuation on March 27, 2023, making it no longer possible for players to purchase it. However, players who purchased the DLC before this date can still play it as long as it is on their Wii U device.

Gameplay[edit]

Comparing the jumping physics of New Super Mario Bros. U and New Super Luigi U
Comparison of the jump physics in both games.

The gameplay is largely similar to its base game, except that the playable characters retain Luigi's higher jump and lower traction from Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels. The game has been designed to be more difficult, with each stage starting at only 100 seconds; due to this, however, the courses have also been made shorter than normal while also being packed with enemies and obstacles. While the levels have all been altered from the base game, the world map itself has not been. Elements like items, power-ups, Star Coins, Toad Houses, Enemy Courses, and bosses are retained as such.

The multiplayer of New Super Luigi U is also retained from New Super Mario Bros. U. However, because Mario is not featured in this game, Nabbit is instead used as the fourth playable character. As Nabbit, the player cannot take damage from enemies, but cannot use items; however any items collected are converted to 1-Ups at the end of each stage.

Players can earn power-ups from Toad depending on the time left upon completion of the level. At 088, a Super Star is given; at 077, a Super Acorn; at 066, a Mini Mushroom; 055, an Ice Flower; 044, a Fire Flower; and 033, 022, and 011 a 1-Up Mushroom.

Controls[edit]

Stages[edit]

Action(s) Wii U GamePad Wii U Pro Controller Wii Remote
Move, swim (Baby Yoshi) Classic Controller Left Stick / +Control Pad +Control Pad
Jump, swim, glide (hold), wall jump, Flutter Jump (Yoshi; hold), double/triple jump (press right upon landing) Option 1: B Button / A Button
Option 2: X Button / A Button
Two Button
Run, carry objects (hold); shoot fireballs/iceballs, extend tongue (Yoshi) Option 1: Y Button / X Button
Option 2: Y Button / B Button
One Button
Ground Pound (normal, simultaneous*) Jump + Classic Controller Left Stick (down) / +Control Pad down Two Button + +Control Pad down
Crouch, slide (on slopes) Classic Controller Left Stick (down) / +Control Pad down +Control Pad down
Climb (on fences, ladders, poles) Classic Controller Left Stick (up) / +Control Pad up +Control Pad up
Bubble* N/A Minus Button A Button
Enter door/Warp Pipe Door: Classic Controller Left Stick (up) / +Control Pad up
Pipe: Classic Controller Left Stick / +Control Pad (in direction of entrance)
Door: +Control Pad up
Pipe: +Control Pad (in direction of entrance)
Spin Jump, Baby Yoshi abilities, dismount Yoshi, Flying Squirrel jump, spin underwater (Baby Yoshi) GamePad (shake) / L Button / R Button / ZL Button / ZR Button L Button / R Button / ZL Button / ZR Button Wii Remote (shake)
Grab other players*/frozen enemies Run + GamePad (shake) / L Button / R Button / ZL Button / ZR Button
(release run button to throw)
Run + L Button / R Button / ZL Button / ZR Button
(release run button to throw)
One Button + Wii Remote (shake)
(release One Button to throw)
Tilt Tilt Lifts Tilt GamePad Alternate between pressing ZL Button and ZR Button Tilt Wii Remote
Pause Plus Button
Boost Mode* Touchscreen N/A

* Multiplayer only.

Map/menus[edit]

Action(s) Wii U GamePad/Pro Controller Wii Remote
Move, select option Classic Controller Left Stick / +Control Pad +Control Pad
Open inventory B Button One Button
View map L Button A Button
Pause Plus Button
Zoom in/out (map view) Plus Button / Minus Button
Confirm, hide/show Miiverse posts (map view) A Button Two Button
Back B Button One Button

Changes[edit]

A screenshot of New Super Luigi U
The game features changed design and assets

The world map itself is unchanged from New Super Mario Bros. U, but the levels have received a drastic makeover. As mentioned above, playable characters and their abilities have changed. The timer for each level is also set to start from 100 seconds and a 100-seconds time bonus is added to the timer after going to the boss door in the towers and castles (150 seconds in All Aboard! and 250 seconds in The Final Battle). Items in Red Toad Houses may vary as well. For example, a 1-Up Mushroom is in place of a Super Mushroom. Similarly, Enemy Courses contain only Mini Mushrooms and Propeller Mushrooms, as opposed to only Super Stars. There are no Checkpoint Flags in any of this game's levels. Many elements of the game are colored green to emphasize Luigi, and all of the levels have a hidden Luigi in a wall or platform (Flying Squirrel Ovation has two).

Second (and Final overall) Luigi sighting in Flying Squirrel Ovation from New Super Luigi U
A Mii being used in Flying Squirrel Ovation

After the game is completed, a Luigi Block appears at the beginning of each level. This allows the player to switch to the original game's physics, with lower jumps and better traction. Nabbit is not affected by the block. Nabbit is also playable in single player mode if the player holds down ZL Button/ZR Button on the GamePad/Wii U or B Button on the Wii Remote while selecting a level. If the same trick is done on the Flying Squirrel Ovation level in Superstar Road, the player's Mii is played as instead of Nabbit.

Worlds[edit]

Secret IslandAcorn PlainsLayer-Cake DesertSparkling WatersFrosted GlacierSoda JungleRock-Candy MinesMeringue CloudsPeach's CastleThe Mushroom Kingdom's artwork from New Super Mario Bros. U.
Click an area to open the relevant article.

There are 82 new courses replacing the original courses from New Super Mario Bros. U with different level names, while the world names are retained.

Worlds
World 1: Acorn Plains World 2: Layer-Cake Desert World 3: Sparkling Waters World 4: Frosted Glacier
Acorn Plains in New Super Mario Bros. U A full map of Layer Cake Desert in New Super Mario Bros. U Sparkling Waters map Frosted Glacier in New Super Mario Bros. U
A grassy world with plenty of shrubs, slanted mountains, and the Acorn Tree. This world is similar to many other first worlds in the Super Mario series. A desert world with various desserts, such as melting ice creams, giant cakes, and a sea of sand with Moai-like statues called Stone-Eyes. A tropical world with multiple islands and bubbling water geysers, similar to World 4 from New Super Mario Bros. Wii. This world can be entirely skipped for Frosted Glacier. A snowy world that takes place at night filled with stars and constellations. This world can be entirely skipped for Sparkling Waters.
# Level # Level # Level # Level
1 Waddlewing Warning! 1 Spike's Tumbling Desert 1 Huckit Beach Resort 1 Broozers and Barrels
2 Crooked Cavern 2 Underground Grrrols 2 Urchin Reef Romp 2 Cooligan Shrooms
Tower Flame-Gear Tower 3 Piranhas in the Dark Tower Shish-Kebab Tower Tower Icicle Tower
3 Rolling Yoshi Hills Tower Wind-Up Tower Ghost House Haunted Cargo Hold 3 Fire and Ice
4 Piranha Heights 4 The Walls Have Eyes 3 Waterspout Sprint 4 Weighty Waddlewings
5 Piranha Gardens 5 Stone Spike Conveyors 4 The Great Geysers 5 Ice-Slide Expressway
Castle Lemmy's Lights-Out Castle 6 Spinning Sandstones 5 Dragoneel Depths Ghost House Peek-a-Boo Ghost House
Secret Cheep Chomp Chase Castle Morton's Lava-Block Castle Castle Larry's Trigger-Happy Castle Castle Wendy's Thwomp Castle
Secret Slippery Rope Ladders Secret Beanstalk Jungle Secret Fliprus Floes
World 5: Soda Jungle World 6: Rock-Candy Mines World 7: Meringue Clouds World 8: Peach's Castle
Soda Jungle World Map
Soda Jungle in New Super Mario Bros. U
Map of Rock-Candy Mines in New Super Mario Bros. U A map of Meringue Clouds in New Super Mario Bros. U A map of Peach's Castle in New Super Mario Bros. U
A rainforest flooded by purple poison, based on the Forest of Illusion from Super Mario World and World 4 from New Super Mario Bros. A mountainous world with tall, pillar-like mountains, similar to Chocolate Island from Super Mario World or World 6 from New Super Mario Bros. Wii. Several red and blue switches similar to ! Switches appear in this world, and pressing them activates Stretch Blocks with their corresponding color. A sky world resembling the foreground of levels in World 7 from New Super Mario Bros. Two levels take place at sunset, and this world's Castle takes place near the tornado surrounding the next world, as marked by different cloud coloration. A grassland area, similar to World 1 from the previous New Super Mario Bros. games, containing mushroom hills and the castle of the princess. It has been taken over by the Koopa Troop and is slowly transformed into Bowser's image until eventually being surrounded by a tornado. By the time the player reaches the castle grounds, it has been transformed into a lava-based area. Princess Peach's castle remains mostly unchanged on the outside but on the inside it is similar to Bowser's Castle from the previous installments. This world must be completed to beat the game.
# Level # Level # Level # Level
Airship All Aboard! 1 Mount Fuzzy 1 Frozen Fuzzies 1 Magma Moat
1 Giant Swing-Along 2 Porcupuffer Cavern 2 Wiggler Rodeo 2 Magmaw River Cruise
2 Dancing Blocks, Poison Swamp Tower Smashing-Stone Tower 3 Rainbow Skywalk 3 Hot Cogs
3 Heart of Bramball Woods 3 Spike's Seesaws Tower Stonecrush Tower 4 Firefall Rising
Tower Stone-Snake Tower 4 Light-Up-Lift Tower Ghost House Vanishing Ghost House The Icon of Princess Peach's Castle from New Super Mario Bros. Wii. Current Event
Ghost House Boo's Favorite Haunt 5 Rising Piranhas 4 Above the Bouncy Clouds The Icon of Princess Peach's Castle from New Super Mario Bros. Wii.2 The Final Battle
4 Painted Pipeworks 6 Spine Coaster Stowaways 5 Flame Chomp Ferris Wheel
5 Deepsea Stone-Eyes Tower Sumo Bro's Spinning Tower 6 Three-Headed Snake Block
6 Sumo Bro Bridge 7 Switch-Lift Express Castle Ludwig's Block-Press Castle
7 Wiggler Floodlands Castle Roy's Ironclad Castle Airship Bowser Jr. Showdown
Castle Iggy's Swinging-Chains Castle
Secret Para-Beetle Parade
World 9: Superstar Road Secret Island
The map of Superstar Road. Secret Island
A secret world unlocked after beating Bowser's final battle. Its levels must be unlocked with the Star Coins collected from all the levels of the previous worlds. A small area between Acorn Plains and Sparkling Waters that houses a Purple Toad House. It must be unlocked as the same way as Superstar Road.
# Level
1 Spine Coaster Connections
2 P Switch Peril
3 Star Coin Deep Dive
4 Hammerswing Hangout
5 Under Construction
6 Fire Bar Sprint
7 Cloudy Capers
8 Impossible Pendulums
9 Flying Squirrel Ovation

Characters[edit]

Playable characters[edit]

Name Description
Artwork of Luigi jumping from New Super Mario Bros. U
Luigi
The game's protagonist. Luigi is flung from Peach's Castle by Bowser when sieges the castle. Unlike New Super Mario Bros. U, Luigi scuttles his legs when he jumps and has poor traction on the ground, similar to his appearance in some prior games. Unlike the prior game, his brother is not in this game.
Artwork of Yellow Toad and Blue Toad from New Super Mario Bros. U.
Yellow Toad and Blue Toad
These Toads were having tea at Peach's Castle with Luigi when they were tossed. They have all the same moves and physiques as Luigi, and are only available to play as in multiplayer.
Artwork of Nabbit for New Super Mario Bros. U (reused for Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and Mario Kart Tour)
Nabbit
A masked rabbit-like thief. When the player is controlling Luigi in Story Mode, Nabbit appears in certain levels with stolen items and they are given to him when caught. If the player presses Classic Controller ZL Button on a Wii U controller or B Button on a Wii Remote while selecting a level, they play as Nabbit instead. In multiplayer, he is one of the four playable characters. Unlike Luigi and the Toads, he cannot use power-ups, ride Yoshi, or carry items. However, Nabbit is nearly invincible. He can walk through enemies and across spikes, though he receives knockback when he makes contact with tough enemies or bosses. He loses a life only when he falls down pits or environmental hazards like lava.
Artwork of a Mii from New Super Mario Bros. U.
Mii
If the player attempts to play as Nabbit in Story Mode while selecting Flying Squirrel Ovation, they appear as a green-clad Mii instead. This is likely because the Flying Squirrel form is required to complete this level, which is unavailable to Nabbit.

Yoshis[edit]

The game features three differently-colored Baby Yoshis, each one with a special ability. They differ from the adult Yoshi in terms of gameplay. Being babies, they cannot be ridden, so characters must carry them throughout the levels. Baby Yoshis instantly eat almost any enemy that is in front of them. Unlike Super Mario World, Baby Yoshis cannot mature into adults after eating enemies, instead remaining infants. Two types of Baby Yoshis found on the world map can be taken into any course, with the exception of towers, airships, and castles.

Name Description Locations
Artwork of Yoshi for Fortune Street (reused for New Super Mario Bros. U and Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games)
Yoshi
A dinosaur-like creature with a long tongue that can be ridden. Yoshi has a meter that tracks how many fruits he eats. Eating five makes him lay an egg containing an item. Unlike Baby Balloon Yoshis and Baby Bubble Yoshis, Yoshi cannot be taken to other levels, instead waving goodbye to the player character once they reach the Goal Pole. In multiplayer, the number of Yoshis that appear in a level equals the number of player characters. Rolling Yoshi Hills, Underground Grrrols, Beanstalk Jungle, Fire and Ice, Above the Bouncy Clouds
NSMBU Balloon Baby Yoshi Artwork.png
Balloon Baby Yoshis
Magenta Baby Yoshis that expand like balloons and gently float in the air. Up to four player characters can grab onto one Balloon Baby Yoshi, by grabbing their legs. This slows the player down though. Acorn Plains, Sparkling Waters
Artwork of a Bubble Baby Yoshi in New Super Mario Bros. U
Bubble Baby Yoshis
Blue Baby Yoshis that blow bubbles from their mouths. Enemies caught in these bubbles will turn into three coins, a power-up, or a 1-Up Mushroom. These bubbles can also be used as small platforms. Frosted Glacier, Rock-Candy Mines
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Glowing Baby Yoshis
Yellow Baby Yoshis that light up dark areas and can stun enemies with their light attack. Unlike the other two Baby Yoshis, Glowing Baby Yoshis are not found on the world map and are found only in levels. Instead of following the characters throughout the courses, they give an extra life when reach the end of the level that they appear in. Piranhas in the Dark

Non-playable characters[edit]

Name Description Locations
Artwork of Princess Peach and two Toads in New Super Mario Bros. U
Princess Peach
The ruler of the Mushroom Kingdom. Her castle is sieged by Bowser while she is having tea with Luigi, Yellow Toad, and Blue Toad. The game follows their quest to return to Peach's Castle to save her. The Final Battle
NSMBU Red Toad Render.png
Toads
Toads appear throughout the game in Toad Houses, at the end of the level when the player catches Nabbit, and past the end-of-level castles to give Luigi a power-up if they complete a stage with the last two digits of the Time Limit being the same. Toad Houses, All levels

Enemies and obstacles[edit]

Enemies[edit]

Name Description Levels Pts. Exc. New
First Last
NSMBU Gliding Waddlewing Artwork.png
Waddlewing
Orange flying-squirrel enemies that glide through stages. Waddlewing Warning! Flying Squirrel Ovation 200
Piranha Plant from NSMBU
Piranha Plant
Plants that move in and out of Warp Pipes and some grounded. Waddlewing Warning! Above the Bouncy Clouds 200
The Piranha Pod's model from New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
Piranha Pod
A projectile thrown by a Lakitu that turns into a Piranha Plant. Spinning Sandstones Beanstalk Jungle 200
Model of a Piranha Plant rooted in the ground from New Super Mario Bros. U. This model is shared with Big Piranha Plants.
Big Piranha Plant
Large variants of Piranha Plants. Piranha Heights Flame Chomp Ferris Wheel 200
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Fire Piranha Plant
Piranha Plants that aim at Luigi and shoot fireballs. Slippery Rope Ladders Spine Coaster Stowaways 200
Model of a Fire Piranha Plant rooted in the ground from New Super Mario Bros. U. This model is shared with Big Fire Piranhas in New Super Luigi U.
Big Fire Piranha
Large variants of Piranha Plants. Piranhas in the Dark Rising Piranhas 200 This subject does not appear in the original New Super Mario Bros. U campaign.
Squared screenshot of a Frost Piranha from New Super Luigi U.
Ice Piranha Plant
A Piranha Plant that can shoot ice balls from its mouth, like Fire Piranha Plants. Broozers and Barrels 200
Artwork of a Stalking Piranha Plant from New Super Luigi U.
Stalking Piranha Plant
A Piranha Plant that walks around and stretches up and down on a regular basis. Spinning Sandstones Rising Piranhas 200
Artwork of a River Piranha Plant from New Super Luigi U.
River Piranha Plant
A stationary Piranha Plant that blows a green spiked ball up and down, similar to a Ptooie. Spinning Sandstones Fliprus Floes 200
NSMBU Muncher Artwork.png
Muncher
An invincible black plant. Lemmy's Lights-Out Castle Wiggler Rodeo X mark.svg
KoopatroopaNSMBU.png
Koopa Troopa (Red)
Turtle enemies that go into their shells when attacked, then can be picked up or thrown. Red Koopa Troopas turn around. Crooked Cavern Magma Moat 200
Squared screenshot of a green Koopa Troopa from New Super Luigi U.
Koopa Troopa (Green)
Green Koopa Troopas walk off ledges. Piranha Gardens Magmaw River Cruise 200
KoopaParatroopa NSMBU.png
Koopa Paratroopa (Red)
Wing Koopa Troopas that fly back and forth in the air. Dancing Blocks, Poison Swamp 200
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Koopa Paratroopa (Green)
These Koopa Paratroopas appear only the battle with the Magikoopa in magical platforms. They hop along the ground in small arcs when freed. Stonecrush Tower 200
NSMBU Red Big Koopa Troopa Render.png
Big Koopa Troopa
Large variants of Koopa Troopas. Giant Swing-Along 200
Artwork of Dry Bones from Mario Party 8.
Dry Bones
Skeleton Koopa Troopas that collapse when attacked, but later rebuild themselves. Flame-Gear Tower Stonecrush Tower 200
Model of a Dry Bones from New Super Mario Bros. U. This model is shared with Big Dry Bones.
Big Dry Bones
Large variants of Dry Bones that appear in castle levels. Iggy's Swinging-Chains Castle 200
Hammer Bro in New Super Mario Bros. U
Hammer Bro
Enemies that throw hammers and jump. Piranha Gardens All Aboard! 1000
Fire Bro in New Super Mario Bros. U
Fire Bro
Hammer Bros. that throw fireballs. Piranhas in the Dark Magmaw River Cruise 1000
Boomerang Bro in New Super Mario Bros. U
Boomerang Bro
Hammer Bros. that use boomerangs, which return to them after being thrown. All Aboard! Above the Bouncy Clouds 1000
Ice Bro in New Super Mario Bros. U
Ice Bro
An enemy that throws ice balls at the ground, which can freeze the player and even other enemies. All Aboard! Frozen Fuzzies 1000
Squared screenshot of a Sledge Bro from New Super Luigi U.
Sledge Bro
Hammer Bro variants that stun Luigi after they jump. All Aboard! 1000
Sumo Bro
Sumo Bro
Giant Koopas that stomp the ground and create electric waves in two directions. Sumo Bro Bridge Sumo Bro's Spinning Tower 200
Lakitu in New Super Mario Bros. U
Lakitu
Enemies that throw Spiny Eggs. If Luigi defeats a Lakitu, he can ride on its cloud until it disappears. Spinning Sandstones Cloudy Capers 1000
Model of a Spiny from New Super Mario Bros. U.
Spiny
Enemies that hatch from Spiny Eggs and cannot be jumped on. Cloudy Capers 200
Squared screenshot of a Spiny Egg from New Super Luigi U.
Spiny Egg
The furled form of Spinies dropped by Lakitus. Direct contact damages the player character. Spiny Eggs turn into Spinies when they make contact with the ground. Cloudy Capers 200
Bony Beetle in New Super Mario Bros. U
Bony Beetle
Skeleton variants of Buzzy Beetles that walk around and suddenly stop to stick out their spikes. Icicle Tower Impossible Pendulums 200
NSMBU Buzzy Beetle Artwork.png
Buzzy Beetle
Shelled enemies that can be kicked or thrown after being jumped on, and can walk on ceilings. Ice-Slide Expressway 200
Model of a Spike Top from New Super Mario Bros. U.
Spike Top
Buzzy Beetle variants that have spikes on their shells, preventing them from being jumped on. Switch-Lift Express 200
Model of Para-Beetles from New Super Mario Bros. U.
Para-Beetle
Para-Beetles are winged Buzzy Beetles. However, Luigi can hop on their back for a ride, unlike with other winged foes. Para-Beetle Parade X mark.svg
Model of a Heavy Para-Beetle from New Super Mario Bros. U.
Heavy Para-Beetle
A Para-Beetle that descends when used as a platform. Para-Beetle Parade X mark.svg
Model of a Spike from New Super Mario Bros. U.
Spike
Green turtles which pull spiked balls out of their mouths and throw them directly downwards from the ledges on which they stand Spike's Tumbling Desert Spike's Seesaws 200
Model of a Stone Spike from New Super Mario Bros. U.
Stone Spike
A Spike that throws stone rocks downwards. Stone Spike Conveyors 200
Artwork of a Cheep Cheep from New Super Mario Bros. U (later reused for Super Mario Party)
Cheep Cheep
Fish that are found swimming aimlessly in underwater levels. Cheep Chomp Chase Star Coin Deep Dive 200
Model of a Big Cheep Cheep from New Super Mario Bros. U.
Big Cheep Cheep
Large variants of Cheep Cheeps that are found in underwater levels. Cheep Chomp Chase Star Coin Deep Dive 200
NSMBU Eep Cheep Artwork.png
Eep Cheep
A Cheep Cheep that lives in a school with other Eep Cheeps and swims away when the player comes near it. Cheep Chomp Chase 200
Model of a Big Eep Cheep from New Super Luigi U.
Big Eep Cheep
Large variants of Cheep Cheeps that are found in underwater levels. Cheep Chomp Chase Urchin Reef Romp 200 This subject does not appear in the original New Super Mario Bros. U campaign. New to the franchise
NSLU Deep Cheep Artwork.png
Deep Cheep
Large variants of Cheep Cheeps that are found in underwater levels. Cheep Chomp Chase 200 This subject does not appear in the original New Super Mario Bros. U campaign.
Model of a Big Deep Cheep from New Super Luigi U.
Big Deep Cheep
Large variants of Cheep Cheeps that are found in underwater levels. Cheep Chomp Chase 200 This subject does not appear in the original New Super Mario Bros. U campaign.
NSMBU Spiny Cheep Artwork.png
Spiny Cheep Cheep
Fast-swimming fish that chase Luigi. Haunted Cargo Hold Star Coin Deep Dive 200
Model of a Cheep Chomp from New Super Mario Bros. U.
Cheep Chomp
Large fish that attempt to eat Luigi. Cheep Chomp Chase Star Coin Deep Dive 200
NSMBU Porcupuffer Artwork.png
Porcupuffer
Fish that jump out of the water and follow Luigi. Porcupuffer Cavern 200
FishboneNSMBU.png
Fish Bone
Skeletal fish that charge towards Luigi. Haunted Cargo Hold Deepsea Stone-Eyes 200
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Monty Mole
A mole that pops out of mountains and the ground and gives chase. Rolling Yoshi Hills Stonecrush Tower 200
NSMBU Pokey Artwork.png
Pokey
Living cacti that appear in desert levels and move slowly. Underground Grrrols 200
Squared screenshot of a Big Pokey from New Super Luigi U.
Big Pokey
Large variants of Pokeys. Morton's Lava-Block Castle None
Grrrol Artwork
Grrrol
Round, Thwomp-like enemies that roll on the ground. Underground Grrrols Smashing-Stone Tower 200
Model of a Mega Grrrol from New Super Mario Bros. U.
Mega Grrrol
A bigger Grrrol with the same behavior. Underground Grrrols Smashing-Stone Tower 200
NSMBU Goomba Artwork.png
Goomba
Common enemies that can be defeated by jumping on them. Layer-Cake Desert Enemy Course Magmaw River Cruise 200
Used in case of images missing from a section gallery, table, bestiary box, or certain infoboxes.
Hefty Goomba
A Goomba that is large than a normal Goomba. Jumping on it can turn into two normal Goombas. Layer-Cake Desert Enemy Course 200
Squared screenshot of a Mini Goomba from New Super Luigi U.
Mini Goomba
Small Goombas that weigh Luigi down until he either attacks or walks for a few seconds. Stonecrush Tower Magmaw River Cruise 200
Squared screenshot of a Prickly Goomba from New Super Luigi U.
Prickly Goomba
A Goomba that hides inside a spiked chestnut shell until it is hit with a fireball, which is when it turns into a regular Goomba. Fire and Ice 200
Model of a Goombrat from New Super Mario Bros. U.
Goombrat
A Goomba that resembles a persimmon and turns at ledges. Wiggler Rodeo Hot Cogs 200
NSMBU Huckit Crab Artwork.png
Huckit Crab
A crab that throws rocks on loop. These can be jumped on and used as a temporary platform. Huckit Beach Resort Porcupuffer Cavern 200
NSMBU Urchin Artwork.png
Urchin
Stationary enemies that appear in underwater levels. Urchin Reef Romp 200
Model of a Big Urchin from New Super Mario Bros. U.
Big Urchin
A gigantic Urchin that can be defeated only with a Star. Urchin Reef Romp 200
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Boo
Ghosts that follow Luigi when his back is turned, but hide their face when he looks at them. Groups of Boos occur floating in circles in some levels. Peek-a-Boo Ghost House Vanishing Ghost House 200
BooNSMBU sprite.png
Big Boo
Bigger variants of Boos that have the same behavior. Peek-a-Boo Ghost House 200
Model of a red Dragoneel from New Super Mario Bros. U.
Dragoneel
A long eel that attacks Luigi by chasing him. Dragoneels defeat Urchins that make contact with their bodies. Dragoneel Depths 200
Model of a Bullet Bill from New Super Mario Bros. U.
Bullet Bill
Bullets that fly straight forward and are shot from Bill Blasters and Bill Blaster Turrets. Larry's Trigger-Happy Castle Rainbow Skywalk 200
Model of a Missile Bill from New Super Mario Bros. U.
Missile Bill
Bullet Bills that target Luigi. Roy's Ironclad Castle 200
BanzaibillNSMBU.png
Banzai Bill
Large Bullet Bills that fly straight forward. Larry's Trigger-Happy Castle Para-Beetle Parade 200
Model of a King Bill from New Super Mario Bros. U.
King Bill
A nearly invincible enemy that charges forward, taking up most of the screen. Larry's Trigger-Happy Castle Para-Beetle Parade 200
Rendered model of the Torpedo Ted enemy in New Super Mario Bros. U.
Torpedo Ted
A slow-moving torpedo that flies in one direction. Larry's Trigger-Happy Castle All Aboard! 200
Rendered model of the Targeting Ted enemy in New Super Mario Bros. U.
Targeting Ted
Red Torpedo Teds that home into their target, much like Bull's-Eye Bills. Larry's Trigger-Happy Castle All Aboard! 200
Model of a Broozer from New Super Mario Bros. U.
Broozer
A walking, boxing ghost. Broozers spin Star Lifts and launch barrels with their punches. Luigi can defeat it by jumping on it three times, or hitting him with a fireball. Broozers and Barrels 200
Model of a Cooligan from New Super Mario Bros. U.
Cooligan
An enemy that slides on ice and slows down when hit. Cooligan Shrooms 200
Model of a Fliprus from New Super Mario Bros. U.
Fliprus
A walrus-like creature that throws snowballs that can be jumped on. Fliprus Floes Hammerswing Hangout 200
NSMBU Thwomp Artwork.png
Thwomp
Large rocks that fall when Luigi gets close. Wendy's Thwomp Castle 200
Model of a Big Thwomp from New Super Mario Bros. U.
Big Thwomp
Large Thwomps that can break through stone tiles. Wendy's Thwomp Castle 200
Model of a Mechakoopa from New Super Mario Bros. U.
Mechakoopa
A mechanical Koopa. After stomping it, Luigi can pick it up and use it as a weapon. All Aboard! 200
NSMBU Bramball Artwork.png
Bramball
An enemy that moves around in a set pattern and is mostly covered in spikes, with the head being the only safe part to jump on. It can be forced to move if jumped into from below. Heart of Bramball Woods 200
Squared screenshot of a Big Wiggler from New Super Luigi U.
Big Wiggler
Large variants of Wigglers. Wiggler Floodlands X mark.svg
Squared screenshot of a Wiggler from New Super Luigi U.
Wiggler
Caterpillars that move faster after being jumped on. Wiggler Rodeo 200
Model of a Magmaargh from New Super Mario Bros. U.
Magmaargh
Lava monsters that attacks by moving towards the players in a wave-like movement. Iggy's Swinging-Chains Castle X mark.svg
Model of a Magmaw from New Super Mario Bros. U.
Magmaw
Lava monsters that lunges at the player and dips back into the lava. Magmaw River Cruise The Final Battle X mark.svg
Fuzzy in New Super Mario Bros. U
Fuzzy
Enemies that follow tracks and hurt Luigi upon contact. Mount Fuzzy Cloudy Capers 200
Model of a Fuzzy from New Super Mario Bros. U. This model is shared with Big Fuzzies.
Big Fuzzy
Large variants of Fuzzies. Frozen Fuzzies Spine Coaster Connections 200
Model of a Fire Snake from New Super Mario Bros. U.
Fire Snake
Flames that jump in a high arc. Light-Up-Lift Tower 200
Model of a Lava Bubble from New Super Mario Bros. Wii. This model and its textures were repurposed for New Super Mario Bros. U and New Super Luigi U.
Lava Bubble
Fireballs that jump out of lava. Roy's Ironclad Castle Hot Cogs 200
Squared screenshot of a Chain Chomp from New Super Luigi U.
Chain Chomp
Enemies tied to posts that lunge at Luigi. If Luigi ground pounds their post, they are set free. Wiggler Rodeo 200
Squared screenshot of a Flame Chomp from New Super Luigi U.
Flame Chomp
Black spheres that spit fireballs at Luigi. They explode after they're out of fireballs. Flame Chomp Ferris Wheel 200
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Foo
An enemy that creates fog in order to obscure the player's view. Three-Headed Snake Block 200
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Bob-omb
Bombs that ignite if they are jumped on or have a fireball thrown at them, then explode shortly after. Bowser Jr. Showdown The Final Battle 200
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Parabomb
Parachuting Bob-ombs that are sometimes shot out of cannons. Bowser Jr. Showdown Current Event 200
Model of a Blooper from New Super Mario Bros. U.
Blooper
Underwater enemies that move in an erratic pattern and follow Luigi. Star Coin Deep Dive 200

Obstacles[edit]

Name Description Levels
First Last
Squared screenshot of ash from New Super Luigi U.
Ash
Ash enshrouds the left of the screen in Magma-River Cruise. Contact makes the player character lose a life. Magmaw River Cruise
Model of a Banzai Bill Cannon from New Super Mario Bros. U.
Banzai Bill Cannon
Bill Blasters that shoot Banzai Bills. Weighty Waddlewings
Model of a Bill Blaster from New Super Mario Bros. U.
Bill Blaster
Cannons that shoot Bullet Bills. Larry's Trigger-Happy Castle Rainbow Skywalk
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Bill Blaster Turret
Stacks of Bill Blasters that rotate and shoot Bullet Bills. Larry's Trigger-Happy Castle
Squared screenshot of a Bob-omb Cannon from New Super Luigi U.
Bob-omb Cannon
Mortars that fire Bob-ombs. Bowser Jr. Showdown
Model of a Bowser Stunner from New Super Mario Bros. U.
Bowser Stunner
An electric statue that resembles Bowser's head and carries electrical currents. Current Event
Squared screenshot of Bowser's Flames from New Super Luigi U.
Bowser's Flame
Fireballs spewed by Bowser. The appear traveling on-screen in the narrow hallway leading to the Koopa King, before he is within frame. The Final Battle
Squared screenshot of a Bowser's Flame from New Super Luigi U.
Bowser's Flame (big)
Balls of fire that fall slowly and break upon hitting either the ground or a block. The player character can reduce their size if they toss ice balls at them. Magma Moat The Final Battle
Squared screenshot of a Burner from New Super Luigi U.
Burner
Constant streams of fire that are fastened to cogs. Flame-Gear Tower
Squared screenshot of a current from New Super Luigi U.
Current
Downward currents that pull the player character into an abyss, costing them a life. Cheep Chomp Chase Urchin Reef Romp
Squared screenshot of a Fire Bar from New Super Luigi U.
Fire Bar
A series of fireballs that rotate infinitely, either clockwise or counterclockwise. Sumo Bro's Spinning Tower Ludwig's Block-Press Castle
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Ghost Block
A ? Block that floats and charges at the player character, breaking if it hits a floor or a platform. Vanishing Ghost House
Squared screenshot of a giant cannon from New Super Luigi U.
Giant cannon
Horizontal, pipe-sized cannons shoot giant cannonballs. Bowser Jr. Showdown
Squared screenshot of a Huge Fire Bar from New Super Luigi U.
Huge Fire Bar
A larger version of the Fire Bar. Fire Bar Sprint
An Icicle in New Super Luigi U. in Wendy Castle
Icicle
Icicles that fall when the player character gets close underneath. Icicle Tower Wendy's Thwomp Castle
Screenshot of Current Event in New Super Luigi U.
Lava
Pools of molten rock that cause the player character to instantly lose a life upon contact. In Rising Tides of Lava, the lava rises and falls like the tide. Morton's Lava-Block Castle The Final Battle
Luigi sighting in Iggy's Swinging-Chains Castle in New Super Luigi U
Lava swell
Lava that moves up in waves. Iggy's Swinging-Chains Castle
Squared screenshot of a Mecha Hand from New Super Luigi U.
Mecha Hand
A large mechanical hand modeled after Bowser's own hand that attempts to crush the player characters while they are on board. Bowser Jr. also uses the Mecha Hand in The Mighty Cannonship after the player character defeats him here. Bowser Jr. Showdown
NSLU Morton's Lava Block Castle Screenshot.png
Moving rock
Stones that move in set patterns and come in various sizes. They can either help or hinder the player character. Morton's Lava-Block Castle
Squared screenshot of a moving torch from New Super Luigi U.
Moving torch
Cannon-like Burners that pivot back and forth. Flame-Gear Tower
Poison in New Super Luigi U. in  Spike's Tumbling Desert
Poison Bog
A liquid hazard that causes the player character to instantly lose a life. Giant Swing-Along Under Construction
Quick Sand in New Super Luigi U. in  Spike's Tumbling Desert
Quicksand
Sand that sinks the player character. Spike's Tumbling Desert Spinning Sandstones
Squared screenshot of a Skewer from New Super Luigi U.
Skewer
Spiked columns that extend out of walls and retract at regular intervals. Both vertical and horizontal Skewers appear. Shish-Kebab Tower
New Super Luigi U level.
Spikes
Beds of spikes appear in two Special Challenges. Touching them knocks out the player character. Icicle Tower
Squared screenshot of a Spinner from New Super Luigi U.
Spinner
A large, undefeatable spiked ball on a chain. Some of the ones in Impossible Pendulums are large. Stone-Snake Tower Impossible Pendulums
Squared screenshot of a Torpedo Base from New Super Luigi U.
Torpedo Base
Red torpedo tubes that fire Targeting Teds. Larry's Trigger-Happy Castle

Bosses[edit]

Name Description Levels
First Last
Tower bosses
Model of Boom Boom from New Super Mario Bros. U.
Boom Boom
The tower boss from Acorn Plains to Rock-Candy Mines. He does not change in the first battle, especially in Acorn Plains. However, following his first defeat, the |Magikoopa gives him special abilities. In Layer-Cake Desert, the Magikoopa will grant him the ability to spin jump. In Sparkling Waters and Frosted Glacier, the Magikoopa grants him the ability to jump, similar to Super Mario Bros. 3. In Soda Jungle, the Magikoopa will make him larger. In Rock-Candy Mines, the Magikoopa transforms his arms into wings, similar to Super Mario Bros. 3. Flame-Gear Tower Smashing-Stone Tower
Boss Sumo Bro.
Boss Sumo Bro
Boss Sumo Bro was a regular Sumo Bro until the Magikoopa made him grow in size. He is normally immune to attacks from the top due to the spike on his head, but he will jump between platforms which the player can hit from the bottom. Knocking him off a platform makes him vulnerable to jump attacks. Sumo Bro's Spinning Tower
Kamek artwork
Magikoopa
The Magikoopa teleports most of the time when Luigi gets too close. However, when he stops to attack Luigi, he is left vulnerable to stomps. He also casts spells on Boom Boom, Boss Sumo Bro, and Bowser granting them extra power before their battles, such as causing them to grow in size. Stonecrush Tower
The Koopalings
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Lemmy
Lemmy Koopa is fought in Acorn Plains and attempts to throw bombs at Luigi. Lemmy's Lights-Out Castle
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Morton
Morton Koopa Jr. is fought in Layer-Cake Desert and uses a large hammer that is apparently filled with magic to knock Big Pokey segments in the player's way after shaking the ground by stomping on it. He can knock Pokey segments straight at the player or knock them in high arcs. Morton's Lava-Block Castle
Larry Koopa
Larry
Larry Koopa is fought on in Sparkling Waters and blasts spells and use water blasts from the pool below the arena. When Larry is spinning in his shell, the water geysers give his shell a boost upwards, making it a bit tricky to avoid. After two stomps, Larry begins to cast two spells in quick succession. Larry's Trigger-Happy Castle
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Wendy
Wendy O. Koopa is fought in Frosted Glacier and skates around the arena, shooting out two energy rings that ricochet off of walls and can knock down the Icicles on the ceiling of the airship. She also spin jumps from walls. After she is jumped on twice, she will shoot out three rings instead. Wendy's Thwomp Castle
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Iggy
Iggy Koopa is fought in Soda Jungle and uses the four Warp Pipes to run around the room and on the ceiling to make it trickier for the player to stomp on him as he uses his Magic Wand to shoot three spells, with some being his usual green flame, and the other being red skeleton orbs that generate Magmaarghs when they land in the lava below. When Iggy is stomped on, he will dash around the room in his shell using the pipes on the walls, which will switch him to the other side of the room. Unlike the other Koopalings where they spin in their shells and change directions at the edges or walls of the room, Iggy can actually change directions anywhere around the room during his duration in his shell. Iggy's Swinging-Chains Castle
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Roy
Roy Koopa is fought in Rock-Candy Mines and shoots Bullet Bills with his cannon and jump between platforms that move around during the fight. Occasionally, he shoots Missile Bills. He can also jump high in the air and ground pound the floor or platform, which makes him fire Bullet Bills on both sides of his blaster. The ground pound can also make the floating platforms appear after he comes out of his shell. Roy's Ironclad Castle
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Ludwig
Ludwig von Koopa is fought in Meringue Clouds and levitates in the air while making two clones of himself, and all three Ludwigs will blast spells at Luigi before dropping onto the ground. If one of the clones is jumped on, it will simply disappear. There are four ways to find out which is the real one. The one that is the real one fires three spells, while the clones fire two. The clones keep their eyes half-open, and tend to assume the real Ludwig's pre-battle idle pose while not levitating. The real Ludwig will also drop to the ground last, after the clones, as well as laugh while dropping. Finally, Luigi always looks at the real Ludwig if he can see him directly, just as he does with the other bosses. When the fight starts off, after shooting their spells, the clones disappear before landing. After the first stomp, the clones do not disappear. After the second stomp, not only do all three Ludwigs shoot faster, but swap positions, though the real Ludwig still shoots three spells. Ludwig's Block-Press Castle
Other bosses
Bowser Jr.
Bowser Jr.
Bowser Jr. is fought on airships. In Soda Jungle, Bowser Jr. uses his Junior Clown Car as a submarine, in which the player character must guide the Targeting Teds that Bowser Jr. shoots into his submarine. With every hit, he summons three Torpedo Teds from the left and right or from the ceiling and the floor. In Meringue Clouds, Bowser Jr.'s boss battle involves him in his Clown Car equipped with boxing gloves, which he uses to destroy the blocks the player is standing on. Bowser Jr. periodically throws Bob-ombs, which the player can use against him. However, in Peach's Castle, he cannot be defeated. All Aboard! The Final Battle
Artwork of Bowser in New Super Mario Bros. U
Bowser
Bowser is fought inside |Peach's Castle. The first part of his battle is similar to Super Mario Bros., where the player has to get to the other side and press the switch; alternatively, shooting several spellsalso works. This causes the axe to fall and make the bridge collapse, making Bowser fall. The gate then opens and Luigi moves on. When Luigi reaches the top of the castle, Peach is being held up in the tower. After this, Bowser Jr. shows up in his Junior Clown Car, and Bowser hops on top of the castle while he is huge. Bowser Jr. also fights the player. In order to defeat them, the player must jump on Bowser Jr., causing him to fall out of his Junior Clown Car. This allows the player to jump in and hover over Bowser to harm him. Like the Koopalings, he curls into his shell and spins around when hit. He is defeated after being hit three times by the Clown Car. The Final Battle

Items and objects[edit]

Items[edit]

These are collectibles, pickups, and health-restoring objects.

Name Description
Artwork of a coin in New Super Mario Bros. U
Coins
Collecting 100 of these gives the player an extra life.
Sprite of a Hidden Coin from New Super Mario Bros. U. It saw subsequent use in New Super Luigi U.
Hidden Coins
An outline of a coin that becomes a coin if Luigi goes through it.
Model of a Red Coin from New Super Mario Bros. U.
Red Coins
Collecting all eight Red Coins that appear after passing through a Red Ring gives a Super Mushroom, Fire Flower, or 1-Up Mushroom, depending on what power-up the player is currently using.
Model of a Blue Coin from New Super Mario Bros. U.
Blue Coins
These coins are just like normal coins, but they appear by hitting a P Switch.
Model of Green Coins from New Super Mario Bros. U.
Green Coins
Collecting all five groups of Green Coins that appear after passing through a Green Ring gives a Super Mushroom, Fire Flower, or 1-Up Mushroom, depending on what power-up the player is currently using.
Artwork of a Star Coin in New Super Mario Bros. U
Star Coins
Three of these are located in every course in hard-to-reach or hidden areas.
1-Up Mushroom
1-Up Mushrooms
Gives the player an extra life.
Model of a 3-Up Moon from New Super Mario Bros. U.
3-Up Moons
Gives the player three extra lives. Only appears in Boost Mode.
Red Shell
Koopa Shells
Koopa Troopas temporarily retreat into their shells when stomped, which can then be kicked, picked up, or thrown. They bounce off of opposing walls and can damage the player character character on the rebound, but they can be stopped with a well-timed jump or fireballs. The giant shells of Big Koopa Troopas can also be sent sliding by jumping on them, but are too large to hold.
Squared screenshot of a Buzzy Shell from New Super Mario Bros. U.
Buzzy Shells
These work like Koopa Shells, but they are impervious to fire. Fireballs cannot stop them.
Model of a Barrel from New Super Mario Bros. U.
Barrels
An item that the player can pick up and throw at enemies to defeat them and at coins to collect them. Broozers can also throw them. Another player who touches a barrel while it rolls will take damage.
A POW Block
POW Blocks
A block that causes a large tremor on the ground when thrown.
Squared screenshot of a ice block from New Super Mario Bros. U.
Ice blocks
A block that is created by an enemy that was frozen with an ice ball. This block can be picked up and thrown like a barrel.
Model of a Trampoline from New Super Mario Bros. U.
Trampolines
A spring that lets the player jump high into the air. It can be picked up and carried around.
Yoshi egg
Yoshi's Eggs
An egg that Yoshi comes out of or produces after eating five fruits, which contain power-ups. They come in two different colors: green releases the adult Yoshi.
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Glowing Baby Yoshi's Eggs
This yellow eggs releases a Glowing Baby Yoshi.
Model of a fruit from New Super Mario Bros. U.
Fruits
A fruit that Yoshi eats. When Yoshi eats five fruits, he makes an egg that contains an item.
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Boost Stars
A star that appears during Boost Mode.

Power-ups[edit]

Power-up Form Description
Luigi Yellow Toad
Blue Toad
N/A Small Luigi artwork from New Super Luigi U
Small Luigi
Squared screenshot of Small Yellow Toad from New Super Mario Bros. U.
Small Yellow Toad
The player character's weakest form. They start each life in their Small form. If they are touched by an enemy or obstacle, they lose one life.
Squared screenshot of Small Blue Toad from New Super Mario Bros. U.
Small Blue Toad
A Super Mushroom
Super Mushroom
Artwork of Luigi jumping from New Super Mario Bros. U
Super Luigi
Artwork of Yellow Toad jumping in New Super Mario Bros. U
Super Yellow Toad
Turns Luigi into Super Luigi.
Blue Toad jumping in New Super Mario Bros. U
Super Blue Toad
Artwork of a new item from New Super Mario Bros. U
Super Acorn
Flying Squirrel Luigi artwork from New Super Luigi U
Flying Squirrel Luigi
Flying Squirrel Yellow Toad
Flying Squirrel
Yellow Toad
Turns Luigi into Flying Squirrel Luigi.
NSMBU Flying Squirrel Blue Toad Sprite.png
Flying Squirrel
Blue Toad
A Fire Flower
Fire Flower
Screenshot of Fire Luigi from New Super Luigi U.
Fire Luigi
Squared screenshot of Fire Yellow Toad from New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe.
Fire Yellow Toad
Turns Luigi into Fire Luigi.
Squared screenshot of Fire Blue Toad from New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe.
Fire Blue
Toad
Ice Flower
Ice Flower
Screenshot of Ice Luigi from New Super Luigi U.
Ice Luigi
IceYellowToadNSMBU.png
Ice Yellow
Toad
Turns Luigi into Ice Luigi. Luigi can shoot ice balls to freeze most enemies.
Squared screenshot of Ice Blue Toad from New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe.
Ice Blue
Toad
A Mini Mushroom
Mini Mushroom
Artwork of Mini Luigi in New Super Luigi U
Mini Luigi
Squared screenshot of Mini Yellow Toad from New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe.
Mini Yellow Toad
Turns Luigi into Mini Luigi.
Squared screenshot of Mini Blue Toad from New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe.
Mini Blue
Toad
A Propeller Mushroom
Propeller Mushroom
NSLU Propeller Luigi Screenshot.png
Propeller Luigi
Squared screenshot of Propeller Yellow Toad from New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe.
Propeller Yellow Toad
Turns Luigi into Propeller Luigi and gives him some short flight.
Squared screenshot of Propeller Blue Toad from New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe.
Propeller Blue Toad
A Penguin Suit
Penguin Suit
Penguin Luigi
Penguin Luigi
Squared screenshot of Penguin Yellow Toad from New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe.
Penguin Yellow Toad
Turns Luigi into Penguin Luigi. He can shoot ice balls and slide on his belly, along with having an improved swimming ability.
Squared screenshot of Penguin Blue Toad from New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe.
Penguin Blue Toad
Artwork of a Super Star from New Super Mario Bros. U
Super Star
Invincible Luigi
Invincible Luigi
Squared screenshot of Invincible Yellow Toad from New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe.
Invincible Yellow Toad
Turns Luigi into Invincible Luigi.
Squared screenshot of Invincible Blue Toad from New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe.
Invincible Blue Toad
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P-Acorn
NSLU P-Acorn Luigi Render.png
Power Squirrel Luigi
Squared screenshot of Power Squirrel Yellow Toad from New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe.
Power Squirrel
Yellow Toad
Turns Luigi into Power Squirrel Luigi.
Squared screenshot of Power Squirrel Blue Toad from New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe.
Power Squirrel
Blue Toad

Objects[edit]

Objects are interactable elements of the environment that cannot be picked up or collected by Luigi. For objects that primarily function as obstructions or hazards, see above.

Name Description
Blocks and containers
Artwork of a ? Block from New Super Mario Bros.
? Block
Contains a coin or item when hit. Some ? Block are 10-Coin Blocks that release up to ten coins when struck in rapid succession. Other are invisible and also become visible when struck. Emptying any ? Block turns it into an Empty Block that can be stood on like a platform.
3-Up Moon Block
3-Up Moon Block
A very rare block that contains a 3-Up Moon.
Sprite of a Mega Block in New Super Mario Bros. U
Big Block
A large Brick Block that mostly have the same properties normal-sized Brick Block. However, some Big Blocks are Coin Blocks. When these ones are emptied, the Big Block falls apart and leaves five coins behind on the ground.
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Boost Block
Blocks that appear when touching the screen on the Wii U GamePad.
Artwork of a Brick Block in New Super Mario Bros. Wii (also used for New Super Mario Bros. 2 and New Super Mario Bros. U)
Brick Block
Breaks or contains coins when hit. Like ? Blocks, there are Brick Blocks that are 10-Coin Blocks. The player character cannot break Brick Blocks in their Small or Mini forms.
Squared screenshot of cracked blocks from New Super Mario Bros. U.
Cracked block[4]
These blocks make up the floor in the battle against Bowser Jr. A block will fall away if struck by Bowser Jr. twice, but reappear after a brief period of time.
Crate NSMBU
Crate
A wooden box Luigi can break via a Ground Pound. Sometimes contains coins or power-ups.
Model of a Donut Block from New Super Mario Bros. U.
Donut Block
A platform that falls under weight if Luigi stays there for too long. As Mini Luigi, he is too light to make it fall; as such, it becomes safer.
A Flying ? Block in New Super Mario Bros. U
Flying ? Block
A type of ? Block that flies in a rhythmic pattern to the music of a stage. Once hit, it becomes an Empty Block.
Luigi Block
Luigi Block
This red block appears at the beginning of levels after The Final Battle is completed. Striking it changes Luigi's physiques to those of the original New Super Mario Bros. U. It does not appear if the player is controlling Nabbit.
Squared screenshot of a magical platform from New Super Mario Bros. U.
Magical platform[5] (A)
These blocks appear during the battle with the Magikoopa. When his spells strike these blocks, they turn into Donut Blocks.
Squared screenshot of a magical platform from New Super Mario Bros. U.
Magical platform (B)
Some of these airborne magical platforms contain enemies. The slam downward on the Magikoopa's command, damaging the player character if they are in their path. The platforms that contain enemies release them when they collide with the ground, freeing them onto the field.
Sprite of a Mega ? Block in New Super Mario Bros. U
Mega ? Block
Giant ? Blocks. It functions like the smaller ones and becomes a big Empty Block when emptied.
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Note Block
A block that makes Luigi jump higher when he jumps or steps on it.
Sprite of a Roulette Block from New Super Mario Bros. U
Roulette Block
A block with various items scrolling on it. Luigi can hit it and release the power-up shown.
Squared screenshot of a Snake Block from New Super Luigi U.
Snake Block
Green blocks that move like a snake once Luigi steps on it.
Squared screenshot of a Giant Snake Block from New Super Luigi U.
Snake Block (big)
A large type of Snake Block.
Sprite of a Stone Block from New Super Mario Bros. U. It saw subsequent use in New Super Luigi U.
Stone block
Block that can only be destroyed by Bob-omb explosions or large enemies like Grrrols or Big Thwomps.
Squared screenshot of a Stretch Block from New Super Luigi U.
Stretch Block
A block made up of five segments that stretches to act as a bridge in certain levels.
Model of a Treasure Chest from New Super Mario Bros. U.
Treasure chest
Chests award the player character a Super Star that goes into their inventory. In Enemy Courses, Nabbit steals the Star if the character does not grab it in time.
Trigger objects
Squared screenshot of a ! Switch from New Super Mario Bros. U.
! Switch
Activating the switch enables the axe to destroy the bridge, causing Bowser to fall.
Model of a ? Switch from New Super Mario Bros. U.
? Switch
Changes or adds things to an area, such as platforms, for a limited time.
Blue Ring from NSLU
Blue Ring
Makes Blue Coins appear and transforms all normal coins into Brick Blocks for a brief period of time.
Green Ring
Green Ring
Makes fifteen Green Coins appear. If the player collects all five groups of green coins before they disappear, they receive either a power-up, which varies in between levels, or a 1-Up Mushroom, depending on the player's current size.
Model of a P Switch from New Super Mario Bros. U.
P Switch
Not only turns bricks into coins or vice versa, but also reveals Blue Coins.
Model of a Red Ring from New Super Mario Bros. U.
Red Ring
Makes eight Red Coins appear. If the player collects all eight coins before they disappear, they receive either a power-up, which varies in between levels, or a 1-Up Mushroom, depending on the player's current size.
Pipes
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Giant pipe
Big Piranha Plants sit in giant pipes. None of these ones are Warp Pipes.
Currents in New Super Luigi U. in Cheep Chomp Chase
Jet Pipe
These underwater pipes expel strong currents that push the player character.
Blue Warp Pipe
Pipe
Pipes going through the ground that transport the player to new areas.
Squared screenshot of a Pipe Cannon from New Super Luigi U.
Pipe Cannon
Pipes that launch players to another location or a platform that they are unable to reach.
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Small pipe
Mini variants of warp pipes that can be accessed with a Mini Mushroom.
Climbable objects
Model of a Vine Block from New Super Mario Bros. U.
Beanstalk
Used to reach Coin Heavens or other secret places. They emerge from Vine Blocks, which resemble Invisible Blocks or Brick Blocks.
Squared screenshot of a Hanging Chain from New Super Luigi U.
Hanging chain
Chains that the player character can swing back and forth on like rope swings.
Squared screenshot of a hanging vine from New Super Luigi U.
Hanging vine
Hanging vines found in Soda Jungle. They function like rope swings.
Squared screenshot of a pole from New Super Luigi U.
Pole
Striped poles that the player can climb up and slide down after jumping onto them.
Squared screenshot of a Rope Ladder from New Super Luigi U.
Rope ladder
A climbable object used to get on top of platforms.
Platforms
Arrow lifts
Arrow lift
Lifts that appear turn from blue to red when activated, causing them will move in the opposite direction from where they are pointing while idle.
Squared screenshot of a Bean Platform from New Super Luigi U.
Bean Platform
Large beans serving as platforms that periodically coil and uncoil.
Squared screenshot of a Bouncy Cloud from New Super Luigi U.
Bouncy Cloud
Cloud platforms that makes the player and enemies bounces very high.
Squared screenshot of a Clockwork Block from New Super Luigi U.
Clockwork Block[6]
A platform with gears that moves left and right.
Cloud Lift NSMBU
Cloud Lift
Long platforms that move to the right when initially landed on.
Model of a medium-sized Cog from New Super Mario Bros. U.
Cog
Gear-like platforms that the player must go under to pass. If they remain under one, they will be squished and lose a life.
Assembled sprite of a Conveyor Belt from New Super Mario Bros. U. It saw subsequent use in New Super Luigi U.
Conveyor Belt
Moving platforms that carry the player and, sometimes, Iron Blocks and enemies.
Squared screenshot of a Flatbed Ferry from New Super Luigi U.
Flatbed Ferry
Lifts that travel along tracks. Some tracks are self-connected or lead to a rounded end that sends the Flatbed Ferry back the way it came. Others lack an obstruction at the end, causing the lift to fall.
Squared screenshot of a floating crate from New Super Mario Bros. U.
Floating crate
These large wooden crates float in water and sink when stood on. The float back into place once jumped off of.
Floor NSMBU
Floor
Platforms that the player can bump from below to stun enemies.
Squared screenshot of an ice platform from New Super Mario Bros. U.
Ice platform
Columnar lifts made of ice. Some move back and forth.
Iron Block NSMBU
Iron Block
An iron box that drops on Conveyor Belts. They are indestructible and causes the player to lose a life if crushed.
Squared screenshot of a Leaf Platform from New Super Luigi U.
Leaf Platform
Leaves that serve as platforms appearing on giant beanstalks. When they first sprout, they appear to be green, only to turn red and brown then slowly float down after some time has passed.
Model of a Lift from New Super Mario Bros. U.
Lift
Wooden platforms that are suspended above ground. Many of them move in set paths and are of varied lengths.
Model of a Light-Up-Lift from New Super Mario Bros. U.
Light-Up-Lift
A block-like platform that shines light in dark areas.
Luigi sighting in Magmaw River Cruise from New Super Luigi U
Limited Lift
A lift that the player can travel with a limited capacity of at least five enemies. It stops once the counter reaches 0.
Squared screenshot of a Limited Lift (Remote-Control) from New Super Luigi U.
Limited Lift (Remote-Control)[7]
Girder-like Limited Lifts that begin to rise once a player character is on top of it. The player can tilt the lift, but stops if the counter on it reaches 0.
Squared screenshot of a Bolt Lift from New Super Luigi U.
Nut
A set of nuts that are screwed onto a very long bolt that serve as platforms. The player must continually jump to avoid falling.
Squared screenshot of a Paddle Platform from New Super Luigi U.
Paddle Platform
A paddle wheel-like platforms made of 4 smaller platforms that moves in a wheel on tracks.
Squared screenshot of a palm tree from New Super Luigi U.
Palm tree
Trees of varying heights that serve as platforms.
Squared screenshot of a Pendulum Platform from New Super Luigi U.
Pendulum Platform
Chained platforms that sway from side to side indefinitely.
Luigi sighting in Spike's Seesaws from New Super Luigi U
Rocking Platform[8]
Wooden platforms in the air that tilt back and forth on their own.
Sand Geyser in New Super Luigi U in Spinning Sandstones
Sand Geyser
Pillars of sand that rises up from pits at regular intervals, and can be used as platforms.
New Super Luigi U level.
Scale Lift
Scale-like platforms that causes the one platform to rise if the player lands on the parallel one. It will fall off if they stand on it for too long.
Squared screenshot of a Screwtop Lift from New Super Luigi U.
Screwtop Lift
A lift with a Screwtop that the player can move in a set direction by spinning.
Squared screenshot of a Screwtop Platform from New Super Luigi U.
Screwtop Platform
A platform with a Screwtop that the player can move in a set direction by spinning.
Squared screenshot of a Seesaw Log Bridge from New Super Luigi U.
Seesaw Log Bridge
Solid wooden platforms that teeter to one side when a player or element stands on the opposite side.
Squared screenshot of a blue Seesaw Shroom from New Super Luigi U.
Seesaw Shroom
A mushroom platform that acts as a seesaw.
Model of a Spine Coaster from New Super Mario Bros. U.
Spine Coaster
Rideable creatures made of bone used to aid Luigi and company to pass through pits and pits.
Model of a Star Lift from New Super Mario Bros. U. It was subsequently used in New Super Luigi U.
Star Lift
Star-shaped platforms that spin depending on which side of them is weighed down by the player.
Stone-Eye NSMBU
Stone-Eye
Giant gray stone heads that either move in different patterns, or stay completely stationary. Stone-Eyes are sentient, indicated by their eyes that constantly stare at the player.
Squared screenshot of a Hammer Pendulum from New Super Luigi U.
Swinging Hammer
Hammer-like platforms that swing back and forth in a 180° arc.
Squared screenshot of a Switch-Lift from New Super Luigi U.
Switch-Lift
Metal lifts of varying shapes and sizes. The rapidly move when a nearby ? Switch is pressed.
Luigi sighting in Rolling Yoshi Hills from New Super Luigi U
Turning Floor
Continually moving objects that turn clockwise or counterclockwise, moving anything on them.
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Water Geyser
Pillars of water that rise from below and serve as platforms.
Other objects
Squared screenshot of a boss cannon from New Super Luigi U.
Boss cannon
Cannons found at the end of enemy castles. Boss cannons launch the player character to one of a nearby airship to battle one of the Koopalings.
Model of a door from New Super Mario Bros. U.
Door
Doors bring the player character to another area. In Ghost Houses, doors are sometimes involved in puzzles. One-way boss doors occur at the end of every fortress that bring the player character to a boss battle.
Squared screenshot of a false wall from New Super Luigi U.
False wall[9]
Hidden alcoves found throughout many levels. False walls often conceal blocks, pipes, or Star Coins.
Squared screenshot of flowers from New Super Luigi U.
Flower
A common background object that releases a coin when spun next to.
FlagpoleNSMBU.png
Goal Pole
Flagpoles found at the end of every level. Touching one completes the level.
A Goal Pole as seen in New Super Mario Bros. U
Goal Pole (secret)
Flagpoles with red flags, found at the end of some levels. Touching one completes the level and leads to secret exits.
Squared screenshot of mist from New Super Luigi U.
Mist
Dense mist that obscures the player's view and conceals objects. They can temporarily be blown away through various means, such as Spin Jumping. Enemies sometimes are concealed in mist.
Door sprite
Trick door[10]
Some of the doors found in Ghost Houses are illusions crafted by Boos. Attempting to open one makes it disappear and releases a coin.

Luigi sightings[edit]

Luigi sighting in Rolling Yoshi Hills from New Super Luigi U
A jumping Luigi silhouette can be seen on the third column in Rolling Yoshi Hills
Main article: List of Luigi sightings in New Super Luigi U

In every level within New Super Luigi U there is one Luigi image hidden somewhere within the level. There are a total of 83 Luigi sightings, a reference to Luigi's debut year. These images range from 8-bit Super Mario Bros.-esque to his various artworks throughout the series. The way these Luigis are placed in the level ranges from being in the open to being a background detail.

Staff[edit]

Main article: List of New Super Luigi U staff

Gallery[edit]

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:New Super Luigi U.

Development[edit]

During the development process of both New Super Mario Bros. U and New Super Mario Bros. 2, the developers began to think of ideas for downloadable content for the two games. Both teams thought of expanding the secondary modes, New Super Mario Bros. 2 being Coin Rush, and New Super Mario Bros. U expanding on Boost Rush; in the end it was decided that 2 would be the game to receive content first, since it was being released first. However, during the development of the Coin Rush courses the team decided to scrap the idea of additional Boost Rush course packs and began to think of other ideas. The team then began experimenting with the idea of shorter but more difficult courses to replace the ones in the original game.[11]

Originally, the downloadable content was being made with Mario in mind. However, when the Year of Luigi came up during a meeting, it was decided that Luigi would be the focus instead.[12] When it was decided to make Luigi the main character, the developers also decided that Mario would be kept out of the game. When deciding on a new fourth playable character, the original idea was to use three Toads, but when testing this it was deemed too confusing; the idea to use Nabbit as the fourth character then came up, reusing his ability to pass by enemies; around that time, the team had also been talking about adding something for beginners, and the idea to use Nabbit was kept.[13]

Reception[edit]

New Super Luigi U was mostly received positively by critics. The game holds a 77 average on Metacritic based on 59 reviews[14], and a 75.92% on GameRankings based on 36 reviews[15]. GameSpot's Peter Brown gave it an 8.5/10, stating, "Though the world map, themes, power-ups, and visual assets are 'old,' Luigi's physics and the level design at large rise to the top."[16] Chris Carter of Destructoid gave the game an 8/10. He praises the game's design, stating that, "There are a lot of new concepts and designs this time around, and even if a large portion of them are re-used assets, they're remixed in a way that makes its own mark on the franchise."[17] Vince Ingenito of IGN gave the downloadable content a 7.3/10, citing that, "Its smaller levels, restrictive time limit, and floaty physics work well as a challenge mode add-on to an already terrific game," but criticizing that it, "[it] still feels more like an addendum to NSMBU [...] rather than something that stands out on its own."[18]

Conversely, Chris Shilling of Eurogamer gave the content a 6/10, criticizing that, "It's not a bad game by any stretch of the imagination: the level design is still a cut above so many of Nintendo's peers. But by the series' consistently high standards, it qualifies as a disappointment."[19]. Edge also gave the game a 6, criticizing the game's stages by saying, "the quality of the level design is mixed: some stages feel claustrophobic yet others are surprisingly baggy, and few are considerate enough to accommodate four players." The writer goes on to say that, "At its best, New Super Luigi U is an exhilarating test of skill," but also criticizes the game by saying that, "on occasion it dangerously approximates a fan-made ROM hack," in the end saying that, "Some will undoubtedly find its challenge inviting, but others will rightly expect more ingenuity from Nintendo than this."[20] GamesRadar writer Henry Gilbert, giving the game 3/5 stars, also says that, "If you’re ready for the heightened difficulty of solo play in New Super Luigi U, then you’ll find it rewarding. Otherwise, it’s a taxing platformer that’s only made more rage-inducing in multiplayer."[21]

Reviews
Reviewer, Publication Score Comment
Chris Carter, Destructoid 8/10 "If you loved New Super Mario Bros. U., getting Luigi U is a no-brainer, as it features a collection of superior levels and an interesting re-work of Luigi as a character. If you weren't crazy about the game however, you may want to wait a bit. For those of you who have some patience, the game is launching later on in July and August (EU and US respectively) as a full standalone retail disc for $10 more that will not require the core game."
Chris Schilling, Eurogamer 6/10 "What's most surprising about New Super Luigi U is that Nintendo has already proven it can transform a game through DLC. New Super Mario Bros. 2's downloadable challenge packs made a slightly lacklustre Mario game that much better, offering smart, creative twists on existing ideas. This, by comparison, just feels like an expansion pack, offering shorter, harder levels and nothing else. It's not a bad game by any stretch of the imagination: the level design is still a cut above so many of Nintendo's peers. But by the series' consistently high standards, it qualifies as a disappointment."
Vince Ingenito, IGN 7.3/10 "New Super Luigi U is the chance the taller brother has waited for since being relegated to “player 2” status so many years ago. Its smaller levels, restrictive time limit, and floaty physics work well as a challenge mode add-on to an already terrific game. But as fun as it often is, this still feels more like an addendum to NSMBU – a remix, rather than something new that stands on its own."
Peter Brown, GameSpot 8.5/10 "Nintendo has done a good job of creating a "new" experience out of old rags. You're still on a quest to rescue Princess Peach, and the same old Mario mechanics persist, but the challenges along the way feel different. Never have levels been this short, nor the emphasis on perfection so explicit, and these elements work in New Super Luigi U's favor. You don't need to be an expert player to save the princess, but there's room for advanced play in speed-running levels, collecting star coins, and, ultimately, tackling the legendary Rainbow Road. It can be a challenging game if you elect it to be, but it's accessible to a wide range of skill levels. The story is a compulsory component devoid of originality--unless Mario's not only missing but actually dead--and the lack of new power-ups or themes is disappointing, but underneath it all is a positively twisted take on the Mario Bros. formula, and it's an excellent add-on to New Super Mario Bros U."
Thomas Whitehead, Nintendo Life 8/10 "New Super Luigi U is a terrific title for capable platform gamers, with intense and exciting bursts of momentum to put those thumbs to the test. What that does do, however, is make multiplayer even more awkward than before, and possibly puts the title beyond the reach of less experienced gamers, even with the indestructible Nabbit. The sense of the old is thankfully tempered by a fresh feel and clever level design, however, and even if the adventure won't last long for those without completionist instincts, it's fun while it lasts."
Aggregators
Compiler Platform / Score
Metacritic 77
GameRankings 75.92%

Sales[edit]

As of September 30, 2021, New Super Luigi U is the 8th best selling game for the Wii U, having sold 3.07 million copies worldwide.[22]

References to other games[edit]

References in later games[edit]

Trivia[edit]

Mario's cap seen on Peach's table
Promotional Luigi pin, for The Year of Luigi
The Luigi pin
  • Even though Nabbit helps Luigi in multiplayer mode, Nabbit still steals items from the Toad Houses, and the players will have to catch him. It will not work when Nabbit is playing in Co-op mode, and in single-player mode if the player does the trick to play as Nabbit in the level where Nabbit went, the player will still continue playing as Luigi.
  • An in-game time unit in New Super Luigi U is 1 second, while in New Super Mario Bros. U, an in-game time unit lasts only 0.75 seconds.
  • New Super Luigi U is the only game in which Luigi appears, but Mario does not. However, Mario is referenced in the game in three ways; in the intro, in which his hat is on the table, in the level Broozers and Barrels, which features a Mario-based snowman at the beginning, and on the Luigi Block, which has Mario's emblem on it.
  • US and Canada Club Nintendo members who purchased New Super Luigi U from the Nintendo eShop by August 1, 2013 and completed the surveys within four weeks after downloading could receive double the amount of coins (for a total of 40 coins) compared to the original amount (20 coins). They also had a chance to win 1 of 980 Luigi pins.[23]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese Newニュー スーパールイージ U[?]
Nyū Sūpā Ruīji Yū
New Super Luigi U
Chinese (simplified) New 超级路易吉U[?]
New Chāojí Lùyìjí U
New Super Luigi U; as labeled in New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe.
Chinese (traditional) New 超級路易吉U[?]
New Chāojí Lùyìjí U
New Super Luigi U; as labeled in New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe.
Korean 뉴 슈퍼 루이지 U[?]
Nyu Syupeo Ru'iji U
New Super Luigi U; as labeled in New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe.

References[edit]

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  4. ^ Stratton, p. 187
  5. ^ Stratton, p. 175
  6. ^ Roberts, Rachel, Cardner Clark, editors (2018). "New Super Mario Bros. U" in Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia: The Official Guide to the First 30 Years (First English Edition). Milwaukie: Dark Horse Books. ISBN 978-1-50670-897-3. Page 215.
  7. ^ Stratton, p. 199
  8. ^ Roberts and Clark, p. 216
  9. ^ Stratton, p. 6, 10, 43, 45, 51, 65, 67, 70, 81, 83, 84, 92, 98, 99, 103, 104, 108, 110, 111, 117, 131, 136, 146, 151, 152, 157, 172, 175–77, 179, 192, 214, 217, 219
  10. ^ Stratton, p. 10, 84
  11. ^ Iwata Asks : New Super Luigi U : Overtaken by New Super Mario Bros. 2
  12. ^ Iwata Asks : New Super Luigi U : In on the Action
  13. ^ Iwata Asks : New Super Luigi U : Nabbit Solves Multiple Issues at Once
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  23. ^ http://club2.nintendo.com/new-super-luigi-u-promo/

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