New Super Mario Bros Wii Title Screens (2009, Nintendo)

A follow-up to New Super Mario Bros. Wii, entitled New Super Mario Bros. 2, was released for the Nintendo 3DS in August 2012. A direct sequel, New Super Mario Bros. U, was developed for the Wii U console and launched with the system in November 2012.

The game received positive reviews from critics. Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu called the game a "masterpiece of 2D action" and gave the game a perfect 40/40, making it only the 13th title overall and fourth Wii game to receive this score in the 23-year history of Famitsu. British publication Official Nintendo Magazine gave the game a score of 96%, praising its attention to detail and multiplayer mode in particular. Computer and Video Games gave the game 9.0. Gaming web site IGN AU gave New Super Mario Bros. Wii a 9.2, calling it a "blast" in co-op and praising its replication of the gameplay that made the Super Mario Bros. series popular. IGN UK gave the game a 9.4 out of 10 and IGN US gave the game 8.9, calling the core gameplay brilliant, but noting the lack of online play. GameSpy, however, did not consider this a negative point, arguing that online play is a primarily competitive experience whereas New Super Mario Bros. Wii required a cooperative experience to enjoy. 1UP.com rated it A+, stating that it satisfyingly incorporated the innovations of prior Mario games while offering something for every kind of gamer, and improved on Super Mario World "in every way".[68] Gaming blog Kotaku highly praised the game, calling it a reason to buy a Wii. X-Play gave it a 4 out of 5, praising the difficulty and levels of the game.

Edge, while giving the game a positive score of 7/10, criticized the lack of traditional Mario charm, poor graphical detail and overall easiness. GamesRadar, who also scored the game of 7/10, argued that the game lacked the creativity of others in the series. The A.V. Club gave it a negative score of C+, calling it "the least essential Mario title to date", and stating that the game lacks a strong concept and shows an underlying repetitiveness in Mario games. Nintendo Power argued that the game works as a sequel because it maintains what made the original Mario games great while adding new features.