How to play New Super Luigi U on Mac

Game summary

With Mario nowhere to be found, it’s up to Luigi to save the day in a brand-new downloadable adventure that takes place in the world of New Super Mario Bros. U. Experience new gameplay challenges as you guide Luigi, complete with his high jump and unique slide, through all-new courses. Enjoy high replayability and satisfaction from mastering each course, and then share your triumphs via the Miiverse feature. Up to five players* can jump into the fun, with Nabbit taking the place of Mario as a playable character. Help Luigi finally prove he has what it takes! -Take control of Luigi in his first starring role in a platform adventure -Level-up your New Super Mario Bros. U experience with more than 80 new courses -High replayability and satisfaction from mastering each course -Play with distinct Luigi™ physics, including his unique slide and gratifying higher and longer jumps -No time to waste as each course begins with only 100 seconds -For the first time, play as Nabbit, invincible to enemies and obstacles -Share triumphs with the community via the Miiverse™ feature (broadband Internet access required for online features. For more info, go to support.nintendo.com) -Play using a Wii Remote controller, the Wii U™ GamePad controller, or a Wii U Pro Controller -Players must own a copy of New Super Mario Bros. U New Super Luigi U was also released as a standalone game.
First released: Jun 2013

Play New Super Luigi U on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)

The easiest way to play New Super Luigi U on a Mac is through Parallels, which allows you to virtualize a Windows machine on Macs. The setup is very easy and it works for Apple Silicon Macs as well as for older Intel-based Macs.

Parallels supports the latest version of DirectX and OpenGL, allowing you to play the latest PC games on any Mac. The latest version of DirectX is up to 20% faster.

Our favorite feature of Parallels Desktop is that when you turn off your virtual machine, all the unused disk space gets returned to your main OS, thus minimizing resource waste (which used to be a problem with virtualization).

New Super Luigi U installation steps for Mac

Step 1
Go to Parallels.com and download the latest version of the software.
Step 2
Follow the installation process and make sure you allow Parallels in your Mac’s security preferences (it will prompt you to do so).
Step 3
When prompted, download and install Windows 10. The download is around 5.7GB. Make sure you give it all the permissions that it asks for.
Step 4
Once Windows is done installing, you are ready to go. All that’s left to do is install New Super Luigi U like you would on any PC.
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