Today Nintendo President Satoru Iwata announced a new Super Mario Brothers side scroller entitled New Super Mario Bros. 2.  It is set to release for the Nintendo 3DS this August in Japan.  This game is a follow up the incredibly successful Nintendo DS hit New Super Mario Bros.  Also according to Nintendo of America’s twitter account we may be seeing a North American release this summer as well.

More news will more than likely roll out in the coming days so stay tuned for more coverage.  In the meantime check out this one awesome screen shot from the livestream.