Anniversary: Super Mario First Went 'New' 20 Years Ago On The DS (opens in new tab)

And it really felt 'New' back then.20 years ago today, something New was on the horizon. Yes, it's time to feel extremely old, as New Super Mario Bros. launched for the Nintendo DS on this very day in the US in 2006.Back then, New Super Mario Bros. was a big deal; it was the first new side-scrolling Mario platformer game since Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins and Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, reintroducing the classic Mario formula to a whole new audience, and it kickstarted a whole ...