Super Mario Bros. Wonder, the latest 2D Mario game on Nintendo Switch, reveals all new information! Connect with the world in a relaxed way with new transformations and enhanced online features!

The latest information on "Super Mario Bros. Wonder" for Nintendo Switch, scheduled for release on October 20, 2023, was revealed during the "Super Mario Bros. Wonder Direct 2023.8.31" broadcast on August 31, 2023.

This is the latest 2D action game in the "Super Mario Bros." series after a long time and is set in the Flower Kingdom.
Mario and his friends are invited to Prince Florian's party, but then Bowser Daimaou attacks. When they touch the Wonder Flower, Bowser merges with the castle! Bowser's powerful powers cause an anomaly in the kingdom. Mario and his friends must defeat Bowser and save the Flower Kingdom .......

This time, a video introducing the new elements has been released. The following is a video introducing the new elements, as well as the previously announced information.

Various Areas

The game consists of six worlds and seven stages in the Flower Islands. The game features a wide variety of areas, including normal fields, underground, underwater, desert, scorching hot and icy worlds, and more, just like the Mario series.
The fields can be freely walked around, allowing players to choose the course that best suits their style of play, such as aiming to clear the course in the shortest time or avoiding difficult courses, rather than following a predetermined course.

In addition, "Talking Flowers" are scattered throughout the course. They will help the player by giving hints and sometimes coins.

Let's go on a great adventure with your favorite character!

In addition to Mario, players can control Luigi, Peach, Daisy, Kinopio, Kinopico, Yoshi, Totten, and more. All characters have the same performance, so choose the one you like best.

Yoshi and Totten are also suitable for beginners, as they do not take damage when bumping into enemies (but be careful, as falling into a hole is one mistake!) ).

Many new enemy characters also appear.
Poppin" imitates the player and jumps with him. The "Watermelon Pakkun" spits out watermelon seeds from its mouth. Mericondor," which lunges at the player and slams into the wall. Gottsun," which crushes pull-jelly and charges at you. Makimaki," which pulls on the cloth wrapped around its back to kill it. The "Angli," which eats anything with its big mouth.
Of course, familiar enemies from the series also make appearances, such as the "Kribo," "Sawdust," "Teresa," and "Jugem.

Elephants, millet, and drills! New power-up transformations!

New power-up transformations are also available.

In the "Elephant Transformation," the character transforms into a giant elephant. The character can attack with its long nose, use its huge body to destroy blocks, and dash through wide holes. The elephant can also fill its nose with water and sprinkle it around to make beanstalks grow and give water to talking flowers to obtain items.

The "awa transformation" allows the player to release awa to trap and defeat enemies, and to use the awa as a foothold to reach places that would normally be unreachable. It also has the ability to penetrate walls, allowing the user to enjoy technical actions.

The "Drill Transformation" feature allows the user to equip a drill to the head, which is powerful against overhead attacks. The drill can also be deployed at the feet to dig holes in the ground or move through the ground, ceilings, and walls like a mole. When in danger, they can dive to avoid an emergency.

The game also allows players to stock up on items, allowing them to switch between items depending on the situation and enjoy strategic play in order to conquer the course.

■Unimaginable changes to the area can be found at ......! New gimmick "Wonder

The most unique feature of this title is the "Wonder" situation. When you touch the "Wonder Flower" somewhere on the course, you enter the "Wonder" state.

The terrain moves, tilts, skydives, switches perspectives, flies into outer space, Mario turns into an enemy character, and ...... other unimaginable situations appear before the player's eyes one after another. Taking the Wonder Seed will return the game to its original state, but since the Wonder Seed can also be used to release courses that have not been cleared, it is expected that players will actively search for the Wonder Flower.

■"Badges" that make the game more fun are also introduced!

A "badge" system has also been introduced. Before entering a course, players can attach badges with special effects to their characters.

Badges include "Jumping up a wall," "Hat Parachute," "Crouching Jump," and "Return Jump," which allows players to return to the course with a big jump even if they fall into a damaged zone such as lava, and "Jump to the top," which tells the player about nearby items. The effects range from "dowsing," which tells you that an item is nearby, to "invisibility," which makes you invisible to enemies, and other badges that may help those who are not good at action games.
Badges can be purchased at special courses called "Badge Challenges" or on the map.

■Fulfilling Simultaneous Play & Online Functions

Up to four players can play simultaneously using JOY-CON. When playing at the same time, other characters can help a character who has made a mistake to get back on the course.

In addition, when connected online, the player who is playing at the very moment, somewhere in the world, is displayed in a dim light. This is called "Live Ghosting," and players can help other players in this state, communicate with each other using icons, and share items with each other.

In addition, by placing panels on the course, it is possible to help other players who have made mistakes in the vicinity of the course. By placing panels at difficult points, you can help someone you don't know. Panels can be obtained from the panel lottery in the store.
Players can also create rooms and get together online. Players can visit courses where other players are playing in real time, hold race tournaments using the courses, challenge boss battles together, and so on.

In this way, "Super Mario Bros. Wonder" will be a completely new "Mario" that combines eccentric elements never seen before with a depth of nostalgia that can be enjoyed by beginners and gamers alike. Many new information was announced that will make the anticipation for its release even greater.

Super Mario Bros. Wonder

Scheduled release date: October 20, 2023 (Friday)
Release price:
　Package version: 6,578 yen (tax included)
　Downloadable version: 6,500 yen (including tax)
Supported platforms: Nintendo Switch