New Super Luigi U: Where's Mario?

I read an interesting theory regarding the New Super Luigi U DLC: maybe Mario is dead. That could be a possibility. Mario is virtually wiped from this version of the game.

That leaves the question of how he moved on to the life beyond.

Regardless, I'm sure Luigi is glad to have some time in the spotlight.

I got the chance to demo the game at E3. The timer starts at the 100 count for every level, levels are shorter and they have be reworked to fit Luigi's physics. Veteran Mario players are aware that Luigi is a little more slippery and floats more than his more stout brother.

A Hard Day's Work in the Mushroom Kingdom

Toadstools are pretty useless, considering they're supposed to be Princess Peach's guards. To be fair, they don't have any kind of weapons or defenses that they can use.

Still, if not for their carelessness, we wouldn't have many Mario games. It'd be nice though if Toad did more than say "Your princess is in another castle." How is it that Toad is always at the end of those castles?

What has he been doing while Mario is out jumping and cleaning pipes? It's some kind of conspiracy, like a deal that he's made with Bowser or something.