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New Super Mario Bros. U, Nintendo Land games - more details

by rawmeatcowboy
17 October 2012
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New Super Mario Bros. U

- Flying Squirrel suit lets you shake the controller to fly upwards a bit
- Fire Flower and Ice Flower return
- purple Yoshi transforms into a balloon
- stopping on blocks in boost mode fills a meter
- when the meter is full, the Boost Star appears
- this lets the GamePad player defeat any enemy
- 20 lives to complete a course as a team
- collect 50 coins and Boost Mode speeds

Nintendo Land's Pikmin Adventure

- player with the Wii U gamepad gets to be Captain Olimar
- other four players are giant Pikmin
- four Pikmin players head bash enemies
- Captain Olimar throws the Pikmin by tapping the spot on the Wii U gamepad
- hit the whistle icon to have them return
- the whistle also summons the giant Pikmin controlled by your friends
- break blocks to find nectar
- eat three nectar puddles to gain a level
- game keeps track of how many enemies you defeat
- the game shows the results to all of the players at the end of the level
- big Bulborb is waiting at the end of the 1st stage
- this Bulborb summons six small Bulborbs
- the smaller Bulborbs attack by ramming
- big boss Bulborb eats players and turns them into colorful poo
- free another player by hitting the poo
- players in Pikmin Adventure share a life bar
- coins can be used to purchase accessories and decorations to customize Nintendo Land’s amusement park
- at least ten stages

Nintendo Land's Balloon Trip Breeze

- player has two balloons
- use the touch screen to conjure up wind to ride on
- game picks up on the angle and speed of your swipe
- levels are filled with spikes and bird-like enemies that try to pop your balloons
- defeat these angry birds by flying above them and crashing into their balloons
- earn points for collecting balloons and get a score multiplier if you snag all of the balloons in a set
- get bonus points by landing on a podium at the end of the round and delivering a package
- picking a package up changes your weight and makes it more difficult to control your Mii

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