The Tanooki suit will not be the only classic power-up making an appearance...

Speaking to ONM, Super Mario 3D's chief producer Yoshiaki Koizumu has confirmed that a number of familiar Mario suits will feature in the game.

At E3, it was confirmed that the Tanooki suit, which debuted in Super Mario Bros. 3, would make an appearance. But Koizumu seems keen on including a wide variety of power-ups; some which fans will remember from past games.

"I can't reveal the actual number of power-ups in the game right now, but suffice to say that we do try to include enough so that people can enjoy a variety of different kinds of play experiences in the title. Also, I should point out that we don't necessarily decide on what number of famous Mario suits will appear in the game and proceed from there - we try to find interesting gameplay ideas and then try to settle on what to do in different places. I can say that we will definitely have some more familiar suits than just the Tanooki Suit."

Super Mario is due out on 3DS at the end of the year.