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"New Super Mario Bros. 2 has been given a European release date. The upcoming platform sequel will launch in PAL territories on August 17, two days before its North American release. The announcement was accompanied by a trailer, which details the game&amp;#039;s coin theme.  The video explains the game&amp;#039;s new Gold Block power-up, the Gold Ring collectible and Gold Mario, who can throw gold fireballs that transform blocks and enemies into coins. It also details Coin Rush, a new high-score mode, in which scores can be shared and challenged via StreetPass. Additional Coin Rush levels will be added to the game as post-launch DLC. It was recently revealed that New Super Mario Bros 2 will feature two-player co-operative play. The entire single-player campaign will support two players in New Super Mario Bros 2, with one player controlling Mario and the second as Luigi. When playing co-operatively, the camera will follow whichever player is in the lead, with the second player turning into a bubble if they do not keep up. Earlier today, Nintendo announced that the redesigned 3DS XL would launch in July. Watch Nintendo&amp;#039;s Satoru Shibata introduce the 3DS XL below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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