Nintendo demonstrated its upcoming Wii title New Super Mario Bros. at its E3 briefing in Los Angeles. The game features four-player action with drop-in/drop-out multiplayer. It's a reworking of the classic Super Mario Bros. franchise, but it's not a brand-new 3D Mario title as some might have hoped for.

Featuring a cooperative and competitive style of play, New Super Mario Bros. for the Wii will launch this holiday season.

Update: Here's the gameplay demo! It looks fun.





Bryn says: This is not the news I was looking for. Sure, it looks like it'll be a good amount of multiplayer fun, but... meh. I wanted a new Super Mario Galaxy-style affair. Guess there's still time in the press conference...

Fingers crossed.

Update: Wish granted!