Mario Bros DS: New screens

Here's a trio of images for New Super Mario Bros, the platforming plumber's handheld outing, which show just how the DS touch screen will be used while smashing, stomping and leaping through the nostalgia-tastic 2D levels.

The touch screen works as a scoreboard and inventory, and you can select power-ups with the stylus for instant mushroom energy. There's also a progress bar to flag up Mario and Luigi's position in the level - great for tracking a wireless rival as you race through the levels in multiplayer. We can't wait.

New Super Mario Bros will be released for DS towards the end of the year

Screenshots via the comments