In its latest Nintendo Direct virtual presentation on Wednesday morning, Nintendo announced a number of upcoming video games, including the surprise debut of a new entry in the long-running Super… Read More
In its latest Nintendo Direct virtual presentation on Wednesday morning, Nintendo announced a number of upcoming video games, including the surprise debut of a new entry in the long-running Super Mario Bros. series.
Super Mario Bros. Wonder is planned for release Oct. 20 as an exclusive for the Nintendo Switch. It returns the series to its roots as a 2-dimensional, side-scrolling platform game.
Like several past Mario releases, such as 2019’s Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe, SMB Wonder offers a co-op mode where up to 4 players can play through each level together as Mario, Luigi, Peach, Toad, and/or Daisy.
Nintendo didn’t reveal much else about what Wonder brings to the table, aside from a brief glimpse at some new levels and abilities. This includes a strange power-up that turns Mario into an elephant-person.
The announcement of Wonder was the closer for a 45-minute virtual presentation hosted by Nintendo President Shinya Takahashi and Senior Executive Officer Yoshiaki Koizumi, in which they shared highlights of Nintendo’s release schedule for the rest of the year, including:
Pikmin 4 is scheduled for release on July 21, which marks the return of the series after a decade.
