Surprisingly, a Nintendo Direct dedicated to the 35th anniversary of Super Mario Bros., the legendary game that made the history of the medium and the Kyoto company. For the occasion they were presented a variety of old and new titles coming up soon Nintendo Switch, with new graphics and features.
Exactly 35 years have passed since the launch of the first Super Mario Bros. in Japan, and now after having already landed on the Nintendo Switch with games like Super Mario Odyssey, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Mario Tennis: Aces, the most famous plumber in the world is ready to bring some old glories on the hybrid console together with many nice digital news and gadgets.
Below in the article you can find a complete description of the titles, while here we list the most succulent news announced in the video:
- Super Mario 3D All Stars, a compilation of 3 must-see old 3D Super Mario titles (Super Mario 64, Super Mario Sunshine and Super Mario Galaxy).
- Super Mario Bros. 35, a battle royale like Tetris 99 but set in the world of the original Super Mario Bros.
- Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury, an improved version of the Super Mario 3D World title originally released on Nintendo Wii U.
- Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit, an Augmented Reality game through Nintendo Switch consoles with which you can control a radio-controlled kart.
- Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros., a miniature console inspired by classic Game & Watch devices for playing Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros: The Lost Levels and Ball.
Super Mario 3D All Stars
It is a collection of the optimized versions for Nintendo Switch by 3 titles Mario in 3D: Super Mario 64, Super Mario Sunshine e Super Mario Galaxy. These are games that fans have always asked aloud, and finding them together in a unique version could be an opportunity not to be missed. Super Mario 3D All-Stars also includes a music player for all the sound works of the 3 games, which can also be used when the screen is off. Super Mario 3D All-Stars will be available from 18 September for a limited period, until March 2021, and is available for pre-order today.
Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit
Mario Kart is brought into the real world thanks to the Augmented Reality with this new title that lets you drive a little radio controlled toy kart through your Nintendo Switch or Nintendo Switch Lite. The kart accelerates in the real world when players get a turbo in the game, stops when hit by an instrument and reacts in so many other different ways depending on what happens during the race.
The game will be available from October 16th, we redirect you to this article for more details about it!
Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros.
This new device is inspired by Nintendo's old Game & Watch handheld consoles which included a single game and could also be used as a watch and which in the 80s sold more than 43 million units worldwide. In this version dedicated to 35 years of the mustachioed plumber, it is possible to play the classics Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros .: The Lost Levels and a special version of ball which has Mario as the protagonist.
Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros. also functions as a watch like its original predecessor, but there are also 35 more surprises to discover, such as the cameos of some of Mario's friends and enemies. The device will be available since November 13.
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
Super Mario 3D World originally came out on Nintendo Wii U and had a good success despite the few sales of the console, for this reason it is back in a renewed guise on Nintendo Switch with also the new episode Bowser's Fury. This title is also playable in co-op both online and in local multiplayer, and offers a wide variety of imaginative levels.
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury will be available next February 12 2021, and in conjunction with the game will be made available two new amiibo: Mario cat and Peach cat. Further details regarding the title will be made available shortly.
Super Mario Bros. 35
How Tetris 99, Super Mario Bros. 35 will compete with players in the same match as the original Super Mario. The goal is to beat all the other plumbers: the enemies defeated by a player are catapulted on the screen of the opposing players and vice versa! Players can take advantage of activating special items to try and win.
Super Mario Bros. 35 will be available free of charge from 1 October in digital version to all subscribers to the Nintendo Switch Online, but it will be playable only until March 31, 2021.
Super Mario All-Stars
All the Super Mario classics for the NES and Super NES come in updated versions with 16-bit graphics on Nintendo Switch: Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros .: The Lost Levels, Super Mario Bros. 2 e Super Mario Bros. 3. The collection is already available from today for subscribers al Nintendo Switch Online.
Other
Until March 2021 it will be possible to participate in a large number of events for the 35th anniversary of the Italian-Japanese plumber.
- From 9 to 23 September in Mario Kart Tour Super Mario Kart Tour will be held with special guests Mario (SNES) and Donkey Kong Jr. (SNES) of the first Super Mario Kart.
- In the My Nintendo Store it will be possible to buy historical articles by Super Mario e merchandise inspired by its XNUMXth anniversary.
- In November, in Super Mario Maker 2 it will be possible to participate in a Ninji Race dedicated to Mario's birthday.
- In January of 2021 in Splatoon 2 there will be a festival Super Mario themed. During this time, gods can be found in the My Nintendo Store keychain theme and t-shirt of the festival.
- In March of 2021 in Animal Crossing: New Horizons will be available Super Mario furniture.
A variety of Super Mario products are also added to the events:
- Monopoly Super Mario Celebration, in collaboration with Hasbro is already available worldwide.
- The products Kinder joy dedicated to Super Mario are now available.
- The set LEGO Nintendo Entertainment System is now available in LEGO stores, while various sets Lego super mario can already be purchased.
For more details on Super Mario and his XNUMXth birthday you can visit the official website dedicated to the anniversary, or you can follow the official Twitter account of the plumber.
