No, you arenāt in the middle of a cheese-induced fever dream: there is indeed a new side-scrolling Super Mario game on the way, and yes, it does end with Mario himself turning into a rotund elephant. Super Mario Bros. Wonder takes the 2.5D perspective of the New Super Mario titles and mixes the platforming action up with a new selection of power-ups that, even by the seriesā own standards, are truly surreal. Collecting a Wonder Flower will change the level in unexpected, faintly hallucinogenic ways ā pipes warp and undulate, sheep dash around like express trains, and yes, Mario gets to shape-shift into weird forms, including a charmingly chunky elephant. It looks as though thereās four-player couch co-op thrown into the mix, too, with playable characters including Princesses Peach and Daisy as well as Toad and Yoshi. The trailer offers plenty of charm, and a surprising emphasis on speed ā when it first started, we thought for a second that it might even be an auto-scroller. Thereās plenty of imagination on display, too ā some of the quirkier level designs put us in mind of Good-Feelās Yoshi and Kirby games, which makes us half wonder whether they might be developing it. Super Mario Bros. Wonder isnāt the only Mario game on the way, either; the Big N has also teased a new game starring Princess Peach ā the first of its kind since Super Princess Peach on the Nintendo DS ā a remaster of Super Mario RPG, and a Switch reworking of the former 3DS exclusive, Luigiās Mansion 2. Thatās a whole lot of Super Mario, folks. Super Mario Bros. Wonder is due for release on 20 October 2023 for Nintendo Switch.
Super Mario Bros. Wonder announced, out in October
No, you arenāt in the middle of a cheese-induced fever dream: there is indeed a new side-scrolling Super Mario game on the way, and yes, it does end with Mario himself turning into a rotund elephant. Super Mario Bros. Wonder takes the 2.5D perspective of the New Super Mario titles and mixes the platforming action up with a new selection of power-ups that, even by the seriesā own standards, are truly surreal. Collecting a Wonder Flower will change the level in unexpected, faintly hallucinogenic ways ā pipes warp and undulate, sheep dash around like express trains, and yes, Mario gets to shape-shift into weird forms, including a charmingly chunky elephant. It looks as though thereās four-player couch co-op thrown into the mix, too, with playable characters including Princesses Peach and Daisy as well as Toad and Yoshi. The trailer offers plenty of charm, and a surprising emphasis on speed ā when it first started, we thought for a second that it might even be an auto-scroller. Thereās plenty of imagination on display, too ā some of the quirkier level designs put us in mind of Good-Feelās Yoshi and Kirby games, which makes us half wonder whether they might be developing it. Super Mario Bros. Wonder isnāt the only Mario game on the way, either; the Big N has also teased a new game starring Princess Peach ā the first of its kind since Super Princess Peach on the Nintendo DS ā a remaster of Super Mario RPG, and a Switch reworking of the former 3DS exclusive, Luigiās Mansion 2. Thatās a whole lot of Super Mario, folks. Super Mario Bros. Wonder is due for release on 20 October 2023 for Nintendo Switch.