Super Mario Bros. Wonder Announced for Switch - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 21 June 2023 / 6,354 Views
Nintendo has announced 2D side-scrolling platformer, Super Mario Bros. Wonder, for the Nintendo Switch. It will launch on October 20.
View the announcement trailer below:
Read details on the game below:
The next evolution of 2D side-scrolling Super Mario Bros. games is headed to Nintendo Switch! When you touch a Wonder Flower in the game, the wonders of the world unlock – pipes could come alive, hordes of enemies may appear, characters might change their looks, for example—transforming the gameplay in unpredictable ways. Excitement and different surprises await in each course.
Super Mario Bros. Wonder features Princess Peach, Princess Daisy and Yoshi as playable characters, in addition to familiar characters like Mario, Luigi and Toad. Plus, Super Mario Bros. Wonder sees the debut of Mario’s newest power-up, which allows him to transform into Elephant Mario! What other wonders could this game contain?
A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can contact the author on Twitter @TrunksWD.
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This looked a hundred times better than New Super Mario Bros U/Switch port. So much more imaginative and something I would expect from the pedigree of Nintendo EPD!
Yeah. NSMBUD just felt stale. Game was alright but a port of the what like 4th game in the 'New' series...yeah that series was ready to be over. Wonder looks like its following in the New series in terms of co-op and controls (I was hoping for a tighter controlled platformer like old Mario games personally) but totally different aesthetic style and totally different and fresh ideas going into this game. This is gonna breathe a much needed breath of fresh air into 2D Mario.
At the risk of being unpopular, I thought NSMBU was really good. It honestly features the best level design in at least the "New" line of games, and, when you factor in Luigi U, is probably my second favorite 2D Mario. I get that it didn't make any big changes and was an absolutely awful choice for a launch game, but I think if someone played all of the 2D games without any prior expectations, it would come out near the top.
That being said, definitely way more excited about this one.
Don't say that, I bought the game 2 weeks ago lol
This looks like what 2d mario really needed
30+ million
I think it's safe to say that Switch should have no trouble reaching Nintendo's 15m fiscal target now.
There's always going to be those who haven't purchased a console for one reason or another. Switch is still 30 million consoles away from the DS. This time though, Nintendo has the insane success of the Super Mario Bros movie to also carry this game.
So if there are still Mario Bros fans that don't have a Switch yet, this game will get them. Or get their parents to get them a Switch lol. With Mario Odyssey coming up on its 6 year anniversary, there's already a new generation of kids that will be able to play this game that were probably too young to play Odyssey when it released.
Yeah exactly. And every single year a new years' worth of kids get old enough to start playing video games. Millions of kids who were being born a bit after Odyssey came out might just be getting to the age at which they are getting interested in video games, and guess what the insanely popular Mario Bros movie just came out that kids loved. I bet there's a few millions kids who are just starting to want to play games, fell in love with Mario thanks to the movie, and are going to be begging their parents to buy them a Switch and Mario Bros Wonder for Christmas this year.
Were there any Zelda fans who hadn't bought a switch before Tears of the Kingdom?
Possibly, as BotW was playable on WiiU
So the same would apply to Super Mario Bros. as NSMBU was playable on the Wii U
What?
We saw a substantial increase in hardware sales when Tears of the Kingdom released.
You asked if there are any Super Mario Bros fans who haven't bought a switch yet. I'm simply pointing out you answered your own question.
Possibly, as the previous Super Mario Bros. game (NSMBU) was also playable on the Wii U.
Yes, but there have been other Mario games. There have only been retreads of Zelda.
Anyway, I understand what you're saying. But I don't really think Zelda and Mario are very comparable. If you are the type of fan that buys hardware for Mario Brothers, you've already purchased a Switch. If you want to play mainline Zelda games, tears with the kingdom is the first one that required you to buy a Switch.
That's not to say that the launch of a new Mario game isn't going to drive some hardware sales. Of course it is. I'm just saying that I do not think it's likely to account for a big bump.
''If you're the type of fan that buys hardware for Mario Brothers, you've already purchased a Switch''
I don't see why that would be the case? This is the first 2D Mario to step away from the ''New" style since the first one released in 2006. There's huge potential for new buyers.
We'll see in a few months I guess.
At this point they are going to depend on double-dippers more and more. The Switch TV cannot come soon enough...
Day 1, don't care what I'm playing on October 19th I'm putting it to the side to play through this.
on this same day Sony will launch Spider Man 2 '-
I'm excited for Spider Man 2 and I'll play it after Mario. Like I said I don't care if I only have 1 hour left to play of Starfield I'm setting it to the side and playing Mario.
Damn, 2 system sellers dropping the same day! October 20th, 2023 will be one for the history books lol
And I still have a few days of PTO to use... Well this is lining up nicely.
I generally play through two games at a time. One more in depth game that I play when I have a couple of hours to sit down and really get in a groove, and one for pick up and play on the train or while I have something else going on in the background. So, this will work out nicely for me.
That Goomba looks so serene...Well then!
Awesome. As we've long been expecting a 2d Mario game for the Switch, and in a new series as opposed to another entry in the "New" series. Exactly what Nintendo needs for likely their last holiday season for the Switch.
Glad they finally moved beyond the NSMB series which was becoming stale. Now how about online co-op?
Looked like there was co-op in the trailer. If Super Mario 3D World on Switch can offer online co-op, then SMB Wonder definitely should as well! We'll find out soon enough.
Elephant Mario is already trending on Art twitter, lol.
Can't believe 2D Mario and 2D Sonic are back and better than ever. This looks amazing. So glad we're done with the New Super Mario Bros. era.
This is so cool :)
Day one for me!
So... Mario is as good at dieting as I am?
This could be the first time in a legit way where I won't be mad if someone said these devs took drugs to develop the game.
Gonna be a crazy ride. It's good to finally be excited about a new 2D Mario platformer again !
Same time Mario Odyssey came out. THE game to play this fall.
Characters faces got cool.
This is all I asked , NINTENDO I love you
I actually couldn't believe at first this to be a new mainline title (if you count 2D as mainline). Because some stuff was simply too zany. But they were going with it. This is a worthy New NSMB!
This looks like so much fun and so whacky. I'm excited.
