New Super Mario Bros. 2 Is All About Fresh Power-Ups, Spiteful
Multiplayer And Coins, Coins, Coins  Some things in this
universe are constant. Death, taxes. Slow buses when you're
late. And the fact that Mario is into coins.  He's still into
coins in the upcoming 3DS game New Super Mario Bros. 2. And it's
a good thing, because the game has lots of coins. So many coins.
Pretty much all of the coins.  Yesterday, I met with Nintendo
folks in San Francisco to give the game a go on a big, shiny 3DS
XL.  (What did I think of the new handheld? My thoughts are more
or less with Evan. I think it's a neat thing and I'd happily
play my 3DS games on it. My only concern is that it's too big to
hold while using the stylus. But it's nice.)  On to the game.
Know what's almost as delicious as coins? Bullet-points! Let's
do this:     • As a Mario game, NSMB2 has the most in common
with New Super Mario Bros. Wii—it's a side-scrolling platformer
that follows a familiar story: Princess Peach has been
kidnapped, and Mario must sav