Sometimes, fans outdo Nintendo. Today is another one of those days. A new mod project by a single fan is looking to improve on the rather barebones New Super Mario Bros. Wii (a game which is most certainly not “new” anymore) and turn it into something fresh and exciting.
The mod is truly as though Retro Studios were in charge of the original game (complete with the Donkey Kong Country Returns style silhouette stages). The level backgrounds are mostly 3D rendered, just like DKCR, and the level design and locales look much more inspired than the 2009 Wii original.
The mod is aptly named Beyond SMBWii, and is currently in active development since August 2024. There’s no word on a release date yet.
But who knows if the project will ever see the light of day at all due to the Nintendo ninjas. Still, we can hope that this game is left alone so that us fine folks can play the game that NSMB Wii should have been.
What do you think? Is this solo fan-made modification of New Super Mario Bros. Wii looking better than the real thing? Let me know in the comments down below!