Super Mario Bros. originally launched on the Famicom on September 13, 1985. As it’s now September in Japan, the game – and the series overall – is 35 years old. A couple of new Japanese websites have just launched to celebrate the milestone here and here.
Nintendo recently announced substantial plans to celebrate the 35th anniversary of Super Mario Bros. The festivities include Super Mario 3D All-Stars, Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury, Super Mario Bros. 35, various merchandise tie-ins, in-game events, and more. Read up on the recap here.
The Behemoth today issued the intro cinematic for Alien Hominid Invasion, the redone version of its co-op run ‘n’ gun game. Check it out below.
Alien Hominid Invasion will be released on Switch in the future, though a specific date has not yet been confirmed.
William Chyr Studio has updated its first-person puzzle game Manifold Garden. It’s now at version 1.0.3 and brings along a few bug fixes.
Below are the full patch notes:
The stealth action adventure game Saboteur released in 1985. It was followed up with the sequel Saboteur II: Avenging Angel a couple of years later, but the series then went on hiatus. Now more than three decades later, a sequel titled Saboteur SiO is heading to Switch.
Saboteur SiO comes from SimFabric and original creator Clive Townsend. It’s a throwback to the original games with a similar look and gameplay.
Here’s a proper overview of Saboteur SiO, along with a trailer:
miHoYo has prepared a new Genshin Impact trailer to highlight Mona, one of the game’s various characters. We have it below.
Genshin Impact is planned for Switch, though a release date has not yet been announced.
Update: We’ve been told now that ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights is coming to consoles, but the specifics have not yet been confirmed.
Original: Binary Haze Interactive, Live Wire, and Adglobe have announced ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights, a dark fantasy Metroidvania. A release is scheduled for this winter.
Here’s an overview of ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights, along with a trailer:
Compared to the previous game, Nickelodeon Kart Racers 2 has significantly more content. There are now 30 total playable racers as opposed to 12 (and representation for more shows). There are also a few more tracks at 28 compared to the original title’s 24.
Over on the official website, we’re able to get a look at the full lineup of playable characters. The full list is as follows:
A surprise was delivered this week as My Nintendo physical rewards finally arrived in North America. The move comes more than four years after the program launched.
Nintendo’s customer support site has a little bit of extra information about physical rewards as part of its FAQ. We’ve included it below.
