There's a New Mario Game in the Works for the Wii U!

Remember the Super Mario Bros. Mii game that Nintendo showed a bit of at E3 last year? Well, it looks like that game is going to become a reality, even sooner than expected.

Either that or it's some other Mario game, hopefully a SUPER MARIO SUNSHINE 2!

But it looks like a Mario Bros. game. When asked by IGN, here's what Nintendo had to say-

"In a recent interview, Mr. Miyamoto confirmed that a new Super Mario Bros. game for the Wii U system will be shown at this year's E3 Expo. This is based on the Mario experience that was demonstrated at last year's E3 Expo. We'll have more to announce about our plans for the E3 Expo at a later date."

Useless Mario Trivia #1- Mario Originally Had a Gun

It seems hard to believe now, but the fat, loveable and almost harmless Mario was once planned to have a beam gun and rocket pack. Not very harmless then, eh? This trivia was found in the original developer's notes for Super Mario Bros. which turned up online about two years ago. Luckily, Nintendo soon realised that people thought they were more skilful when jumping on Goomba heads instead of blowing them up.

Image from http://www.wiiplaygames.com/2010/12/28/mario-had-a-gun/

Of course, this all brings up the question- Would you still like Mario if he had a gun and blew things up?

I definitely wouldn't, as that would mean that Mario games would probably now have evolved into First Person Shooters instead of racing, sport and platforming games.

Super Mario Bros. Crossover

This may be an old game, but if you haven't already you should check out Super Mario Bros. Crossover! It is a great online game that has players navigating Super Mario Bros. levels with different NES characters such as Link and Samus. You can play it here!

Also, if you like the game you will be happy to know that a Super Mario Bros. Crossover 2 is coming out soon! Here's a trailer for it-

Super Mario Budgie