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Games like New Super Mario Bros. Wii

Closest overall match: Super Mario Galaxy 2 (★ 4.3). Highest rated: Donkey Kong Country at ★ 4.4. Quickest to finish: Rayman Legends at about 5 hours.

Looking for something like New Super Mario Bros. Wii? Our model ranked 11 games by how much they share with it. What ties them together most: mario, Controller and friends.

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  1. Super Mario Galaxy 2

    1. Super Mario Galaxy 2

    Shares mario; same developer; about 6h longer; released within 1 year.

    Year
    2010
    Rating
    ★ 4.3
    Metacritic
    97
    Playtime
    18h
    Finish rate
    83%
    Shared genres
    83

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  2. Super Mario Galaxy

    2. Super Mario Galaxy

    Shares mario; same developer; about 16h longer; released within 2 years.

    Year
    2007
    Rating
    ★ 4.4
    Metacritic
    97
    Playtime
    28h
    Finish rate
    84%
    Shared genres
    83

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  3. Super Mario 3D Land

    3. Super Mario 3D Land

    Same developer; about 5h longer; released within 2 years.

    Year
    2011
    Rating
    ★ 4.2
    Metacritic
    90
    Playtime
    17h
    Finish rate
    89%
    Shared genres
    83

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  4. Super Mario 64

    4. Super Mario 64

    Same developer; rated 0.3 higher.

    Year
    1996
    Rating
    ★ 4.4
    Metacritic
    94
    Playtime
    12h
    Finish rate
    77%
    Shared genres
    83

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  5. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze

    5. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze

    About 5h shorter.

    Year
    2014
    Rating
    ★ 4.4
    Metacritic
    84
    Playtime
    7h
    Finish rate
    75%
    Shared genres
    83

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  6. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

    6. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

    Same developer; about 12h shorter.

    Year
    1995
    Rating
    ★ 4.3
    Metacritic
    91
    Finish rate
    70%
    Shared genres
    83

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  7. New Super Mario Bros.

    7. New Super Mario Bros.

    Shares mario; same developer; about 13h longer.

    Year
    2006
    Rating
    ★ 4.2
    Metacritic
    89
    Playtime
    25h
    Finish rate
    87%
    Shared genres
    83

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  8. Super Mario 3D World

    8. Super Mario 3D World

    Same developer; about 46h longer.

    Year
    2013
    Rating
    ★ 4.4
    Metacritic
    93
    Playtime
    58h
    Finish rate
    89%
    Shared genres
    83

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  9. Rayman Legends

    9. Rayman Legends

    Shares Controller; about 7h shorter.

    Year
    2013
    Rating
    ★ 4.2
    Metacritic
    89
    Playtime
    5h
    Finish rate
    61%
    Shared genres
    83

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  10. Trials Evolution

    10. Trials Evolution

    Shares friends; about 12h longer.

    Year
    2012
    Rating
    ★ 4.1
    Playtime
    24h
    Finish rate
    62%
    Shared genres
    83

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  11. Donkey Kong Country

    11. Donkey Kong Country

    Same developer; rated 0.3 higher; about 6h shorter.

    Year
    1994
    Rating
    ★ 4.4
    Playtime
    6h
    Finish rate
    75%
    Shared genres
    83

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Questions people ask

What is the best game like New Super Mario Bros. Wii?

On our similarity model, Super Mario Galaxy 2 is the closest match to New Super Mario Bros. Wii — shares mario; same developer; about 6h longer; released within 1 year.

Which game like New Super Mario Bros. Wii is rated highest?

Donkey Kong Country holds the highest player rating in this list at 4.4/5 from 386 players.

Are there games like New Super Mario Bros. Wii on Nintendo Switch?

Yes — we found 10 games like New Super Mario Bros. Wii on Nintendo Switch. See the dedicated list.

How this list is built

Every game in our catalog is scored against New Super Mario Bros. Wii on five signals: weighted tag overlap (rare tags count more), genre overlap, platform family overlap, rating and playtime proximity, and release era. The list is recomputed nightly as ratings and new releases change.

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