Super Mario Bros. Wonder

Posted on 2 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 0 comments

Original (9/21): Nintendo just issued a brand new overview trailer for Super Mario Bros. Wonder. Currently available in Japanese, the video covers the story, playable character, power-ups, badge system, online support, and more. It goes over much of what we already saw in the Super Mario Bros. Wonder Direct, but is still worth a look.

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In the eleven years since New Super Mario Bros. U first released, 2D platformers have changed a lot. Not only are there a lot more of them overall – thanks to some very creative projects by small teams – I’d argue the genre has broadly shifted towards increasing the complexity of the overall experience. Many sidescrollers today embrace popular added-depth systems; rougelike elements, skill trees, sprawling and interconnected maps, Soulslike combat, or perhaps all of the above. These can all be great things, and I’ve certainly made some amazing memories with some out-of-left-field projects over the past decade, but sometimes it’s nice to experience a platformer where the joy comes not necessarily from overcoming a complex challenge or system, but from something simpler. For me, in the case of Super Mario Bros. Wonder, that joy came from being surprised. And in my recent 30 minute demo session with the game, I found myself being surprised at almost every turn. 

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Nintendo aired its Super Mario Bros. Direct this week with an extensive look at the game. The 15-minute overview delved into numerous aspects about the game, much of which we didn’t know about previously.

The Direct was broken down into a few different segments. We got confirmation on playable characters, new enemies, power-ups, support for online features, badges, and more. A brief mention was also given for the new Switch OLED – Mario Red Edition. You can catch up on the full recap here.

Now that we’re a few days removed from the Direct, how did you feel about the presentation? Did it make you more excited for the October launch? Let us know in the comments.

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Original (8/31): Super Mario Bros. Wonder received a ton of footage as part of today’s Nintendo Direct, but we have even more gameplay. Various clips were posted to the North American and Japanese websites and we’ve rounded everything up into a single video.

If you need a refresher, here’s what to expect from Super Mario Bros. Wonder:

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Nintendo has confirmed that players will be able to turn off the voices for the Talking Flowers in Super Mario Bros. Wonder.

This is a new mechanic for the game, although it’s a bit of a small one. Nintendo previously said that the flowers are in to make the adventure a bit more lively – plus they may give you hints or even coins. However, not everyone will be interested in hearing them talk, and it’s a never a bad thing to have options.

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When it comes to the big Nintendo franchises like Mario, many fans tend to be curious as to how much Shigeru Miyamoto is involved. Miyamoto is one of the most important people at the company as the creator of various characters and franchises. Even if he’s not quite as hands-on as he used to be, he still contributes to some projects.

As for Super Mario Bros. Wonder, producer Takashi Tezuka said Miyamoto would “give some opinions” and “make comments here and there”. Tezuka said in an interview with IGN:

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Game development often includes deadlines, but at least early on, that’s something the Super Mario Bros. Wonder development team didn’t need to worry about. In an interview with Wired, producer Takashi Tezuka revealed that the game wasn’t given a due date while prototyping was going on.

Tezuka said: “I wanted to prevent people from saying, ‘We won’t make that deadline, so that’s why we didn’t do it – we can’t do it.'”

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Posted on 2 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments

The Super Mario Bros. Wonder Direct just wrapped up, and we now have a recap announcement straight from Nintendo. It goes over all of the news shared during today’s presentation, including badges and more.

Here’s the full press release:

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Super Mario Bros. Wonder will feature online functionality, Nintendo has announced. A bunch of information just dropped during today’s Nintendo Direct.
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Super Mario Bros. Wonder has shown off its full lineup of playable characters. This was just highlighted during today’s Nintendo Direct for the game.

Super Mario Bros. Wonder technically includes twelve playable characters. According to Nintendo, that’s the most of any 2D Super Mario game to date.

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