The new Nintendo Direct Mini isn't about the Wii Mini. It's about new/old New Super Mario Bros. 2 levels that are temporarily free on the Nintendo 3DS. Not too confusing, right? » 11/27/12 1:00pm 11/27/12 1:00pm

In their October 25th Nintendo Direct stream, Nintendo has announced the release of 2 new packs for New Super Mario Bros 2. » 10/25/12 7:12am 10/25/12 7:12am

Used to be that Nintendo and downloadable content were two terms that you almost never saw together. But that changes in a big way this week as the company rolls out the first wave of add-on coin packs for New Super Mario Bros 2 on the 3DS. » 10/04/12 9:30am 10/04/12 9:30am

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Straight out of Japan, via German gaming site NTower TV, it's a playthrough of the new downloadable content for New Super Mario Bros. 2. The new levels will be released on the 3DS' American eShop on Thursday, for $2.50 per level pack. » 10/03/12 6:00pm 10/03/12 6:00pm

Just when we start thinking that the world has accepted that gaming is a widespread, diverse hobby on the same level as any other form of media, an awful marketing campaign comes along to remind us that, oh yes, some people still believe that "gamer" is a dirty word. » 10/02/12 2:30pm 10/02/12 2:30pm

You can start buying downloadable content for New Super Mario Bros. 2 this Thursday. » 10/02/12 10:33am 10/02/12 10:33am

Nintendo has just detailed the New Super Mario Bros. 2 DLC that it first announced back in June at E3. » 9/27/12 10:58pm 9/27/12 10:58pm

The road to one million coins in New Super Mario Bros. 2 can be daunting. Maybe you've given up by now. Well it's time to get back on track, champ. Let Kotaku reader Slider show you how to earn 30,000 coins in two minutes all without leaving your couch. (Sorry about the video quality.) » 9/27/12 3:30pm 9/27/12 3:30pm

If you've heard anything at all about the latest Super Mario Bros. game, you know that it has a lot of coins. So many coins. The diligent player can collect a million of the shiny little guys. » 9/24/12 9:00pm 9/24/12 9:00pm

With Sunday seeing the debut of New Super Mario Bros. 2, the first Nintendo-published title launched simultaneously at retail and in digital form, a game would have to be some sort of crazy chicken pirate to try and muscle in on this week's Nintendo Download. So yeah, Mario and two games named Crazy Chicken: Pirate. » 8/16/12 4:00pm 8/16/12 4:00pm

New Super Mario Bros 2 » 8/09/12 7:00am 8/09/12 7:00am, was released in Japan on July 28th and already players are chugging away, . One of the side objectives/achievements of the game is to collect a million coins, and it looks like hundreds of people have already hit the million mark.

In 2006 Nintendo released New Super Mario Bros. » 7/31/12 8:00am 7/31/12 8:00am—the first big 2D Mario title since the SNES' . This game would go on to be the best selling game of the DS' formidable library, selling over 28 million copies worldwide. Now, six years later, it's a new decade and a new generation for handhelds. But other than being on…

We've got two copies of New Super Mario Bros. 2 in the office. And we've got an original 3DS and the new 3DS XL. The XL's screens are advertised as being 90% bigger than the regular 3DS'. Numbers are nice, but wouldn't you rather just see the same game running on each unit? That's what we've got for you right here. » 7/30/12 2:30pm 7/30/12 2:30pm

Mario on rails? Some stages in the newest Mario game will borrow the auto-run mechanic found in many mobile games like Temple Run and Jetpack Joyride. » 7/25/12 10:00am 7/25/12 10:00am

Also in : stages that take place at night.