when did new super mario bros come out
May 2006
title: New Super Mario Bros. text: main theme for regular levels. The game's music dictates gameplay; enemies jump and dance in time to the music. Predicting enemy movements, players can time their jumps with enemy movements to reach otherwise inaccessible areas. "New Super Mario Bros." was released by Nintendo in North America on May 15, 2006, in Japan on May 25, 2006, and in Europe on June 30, 2006. Nintendo did not specify why it chose to delay the game's release in its home market of Japan by ten days, but GameSpot noted that "it stands to reason that the company simply wants a few more title: New Super Mario Bros. text: improvements made to the "Mario" franchise, while criticism was targeted the game's simplicity and its similarity to previous games. The game has sold nearly 31 million copies worldwide, and is the best-selling game for the DS and one of the best-selling games of all time. The game's success led to a line of sequels that released for the Wii, Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, and a planned release for the Nintendo Switch in January 2019. This is one of only two Mario games rated as 12+ in the European Virtual Console (originally rated as 3+). "New Super Mario Bros." is a title: New Super Mario Bros. text: days to build inventory." In Japan, over 480,000 units of "New Super Mario Bros." were sold on the day it was released and 900,000 copies in the first four days. At the time, it was the best-selling debut for a Nintendo DS game in Japan, but it has since been surpassed by "Pokémon Diamond" and "Pearl". It is Japan's 26th best-selling game in 2008. In the United States, 500,000 copies of "New Super Mario Bros." were sold in the first 35 days, and one million copies were sold twelve weeks after its release. Worldwide sales have steadily increased throughout the title: New Super Mario Bros. 2 text: content in Japan and Europe on October 2, 2012, followed by North America on October 4, 2012. Six more packs were also available, the second and third set of two packs was released worldwide on October 25, 2012 and December 5, 2012 respectively while the last set of two was released on December 20, 2012 in North America and Europe and on December 21, 2012 in Japan. One more pack, which called "Gold Classics Pack", was released on November 27, 2012 to celebrate the 300 billion coins milestone and was available to download for free until the end of January title: New Super Mario Bros. text: as well as brand-new ones. The game was the first "Super Mario" game to feature cooperative gameplay for up to four people, allowing players to control Mario, Luigi, and two different toads colored yellow and blue. A direct sequel to the game was later released for the Nintendo 3DS in 2012. New Super Mario Bros. U was then released for the Wii U, with New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe planned for release on the Nintendo Switch on January 11, 2019, changing very little from the Wii U version. New Super Mario Bros. The game's plot is similar to those