[+] Hint: Turtle Tipping for 99 Lives

Hint: Turtle Tipping for 99 Lives

You can use the decades old turtle-on-the-stairs trick from Super Mario Bros. to get 99 lives in New SMB Wii. Go to world 2-3 and, at the end, right before the flag, you'll find a set of steps and a turtle ambling down them. If you time your jump just right you'll continue bouncing on the shell collecting lives until you max out at 99. For a video of this, check out the World 2-3 section New Super Mario Bros. Wii Guide. (Ed.'s note: we used to call this "Turtle Tipping" and I'm bringin' it back, baby!

[+] Hint: Red Mushroom House Tomfoolery

Hint: Red Mushroom House Tomfoolery

When playing multiplayer you can steal your teamates' turn in the Red Mushroom House match game by performing a ground pound on him (jump and the press DOWN).

[-] Hint: Protect Your Head

Hint: Protect Your Head

If you press 1 and shake the Wii remote to pick up a small object, like a turtle shell (as opposed to just picking it up with 1), you'll hold it above your head, protecting you from falling Bob-Ombs, etc.

[+] Easter Egg: Sounds From Beyond the Grave

Easter Egg: Sounds From Beyond the Grave

When you're playing multiplayer and one of the players runs out of lives mid-level, he or she can still contribute to the game from the Great Beyond. Each direction of the D-pad is mapped to a different sound effect. Hold a direction and hit the 1 and 2 buttons to trigger different sounds, including clapping, a horn, kick and snare drums, and of course cowbell. The unfortunate players waiting for the level to end can add a drum line to the music.

[+] Hint: Double Ground Pound (Multiplayer)

Hint: Double Ground Pound (Multiplayer)

With at least two human players you can perform a special double ground pound that has the ability to kill all nearby enemies much like a POW block. You'll need to time your ground pound (press JUMP then DOWN) so both players hit precisely at the same moment.

[+] Hint: Knock Out Marauding Enemies

Hint: Knock Out Marauding Enemies

On the world map you'll encounter marauding enemies. To avoid these map screen enemies you can activate a star from your item menu.

[+] Unlockable: Mushroom House Bonanza

Unlockable: Mushroom House Bonanza

Beat the game to make all the Mushroom houses in Worlds 1-8 reappear.

[+] Hint: Flower Coins

Hint: Flower Coins

Shake the Wii Remote to spin-jump on any of the small, dancing flowers in the game to make a coin appear.

[+] Unlockable: Save Anywhere

Unlockable: Save Anywhere

After you beat the game (beat World 8-Bowser's Castle) you'll be able to "hard save" anywhere you'd like. the option replaces the Quick Save option.

[+] Hint: Mushroom Houses

Hint: Mushroom Houses

In New SMB Wii, you can make a bonus Mushroom house appear on the map by saving Toad when he appears in a level. To do this, you'll need to head to a level with the white Toad marker. Release Toad from the ? Block he's trapped in -- near the beginning of a level, listen for the cries -- and run him all the way to the end of the level to make a Mushroom House spawn. The type of Mushroom house depends on the final digit of the time when you grab the flag at the end of the level.

• Green (1-Up cannon game) - Get Toad to the end of the level, hit flag when the last digit of the time ends in 0, 1, 2 or 3.
• Red (Match game) - Get Toad to the end of the level, hit flag when the last digit of the time ends in 4, 5 or 6
• Gold (Star reward) - Get Toad to the end of the level, hit flag when the last digit of the time ends in 7, 8 or 9

[+] Unlockable: World 9

Unlockable: World 9

Beat the game to unlock World 9. Each level in World 9 is unlocked by gathering all of the coins in each of the Worlds 1-8:

• 9-1 - Find all the Star Coins in World 1
• 9-2 - Find all the Star Coins in World 2
• 9-3 - Find all the Star Coins in World 3
• 9-4 - Find all the Star Coins in World 4
• 9-5 - Find all the Star Coins in World 5
• 9-6 - Find all the Star Coins in World 6
• 9-7 - Find all the Star Coins in World 7
• 9-8 - Find all the Star Coins in World 8

[+] Unlockable: Alternate Endings

Unlockable: Alternate Endings

Perform the actions below to unlock an alternate ending:

[+] Easter Egg: Slow Down Or You'll Lose Your Hat!

Easter Egg: Slow Down Or You'll Lose Your Hat!

If you get 99 lives, the maximum number of lives in New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Mario will lose his hat! Once you beat a level with a full 99 count, Mario will appear hat-less on the map screen and in subsequent gameplay. You'll regain your hat once you lose a single life.

[+] Unlockable: Title Screen Stars

Unlockable: Title Screen Stars

PErforming special actions will award you stars on the title screen. Here are the stars you can earn:

• Star - Beat every level in the game without unlocking the Super Guide Block (without dying eight times)

[+] Unlockable: Hint Movies

Unlockable: Hint Movies

Collect all three Star Coins on a particular level to unlock the Hint Movie for that level. This Hint Movie reveals the developer's best chops at New Super Mario Bros. Wii -- how to get infinite 1-Ups, secrets and Star Coins.

[+] Unlockable: Auto Pilot Mode

Unlockable: Auto Pilot Mode

Fail a level 8 times and the game will give you the option to turn on an "Auto Pilot" mode in which Mario completes the level on his own.