New Super Mario Bros.
New Super Mario Bros. is a 2006 platform game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS. It was first released in May 2006 in North America and Japan, in Europe and Australia in June 2006, in South Korea in March 2007, and in China in July 2009. It is the first installment in the New Super Mario Bros. subseries of the Super Mario series and the first side-scrolling Super Mario game since Yoshi's Island (1995). It follows Mario as he fights his way through Bowser's henchmen to rescue Princess Peach. Mario has access to an upgraded moveset and several old and new power-ups that help him complete his quest, including the Super Mushroom, the Fire Flower, and the Super Star, each giving him unique abilities. While traveling through eight worlds with more than 80 levels, Mario has to defeat Bowser Jr. and Bowser before saving Princess Peach.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 2006
- Developer
- Nintendo
- Platforms
- 1 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 15 May 2006 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Nintendo |
| Publisher | Nintendo |
| Platforms | Nintendo DS |
| Genres | platformer |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q301555, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is New Super Mario Bros.? How long to beat it
Total play time for New Super Mario Bros. is about 16.8 hours to do everything, and around 7.1 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.
| How you play | Hours | Players logged |
|---|---|---|
| Just the main story: straight through the critical path | 7.1h | 439 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 11.1h | 253 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 16.8h | 222 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where New Super Mario Bros. sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where New Super Mario Bros. lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 69ahead of 21% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 56ahead of 93% of the catalogue
Percentiles are against the games that carry a reading on that axis, not the whole catalogue: counting a game with no figure as a zero would flatter everything that has one. How the grid works.
What readers say about New Super Mario Bros.
Reviews written by people who have played it. These are separate from the GamingPickz Score and are never averaged into it: that score comes from thousands of Steam reviews with a sample-size correction, and a handful of unverified ratings would distort it rather than improve it.
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Common questions about New Super Mario Bros.
What platforms is New Super Mario Bros. on?
New Super Mario Bros. is available on Nintendo DS. It first released in 2006.
Who made New Super Mario Bros.?
New Super Mario Bros. was developed by Nintendo and published by Nintendo.
How long does it take to beat New Super Mario Bros.?
about 7.1 hours for the main story, 11.1 hours with the main extras, 16.8 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.