After a ten-year hiatus, Mario finally returns to a classic 2D platformer. Nintendo announces Super Mario Bros Wonder which will be released on October 20th for Nintendo Switch. True to the name, up to four cooperative players wonder about bizarre transformations as soon as they touch a magic flower. Warp tubes become crawling giant caterpillars, bulls inflate themselves into rolling balls, and frenzied hordes of dinosaurs gallop into the picture.
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Each level has more surprises in store that change the gameplay. These include transforming into a kind of spiked pinball or being able to expand Mario’s shadowy body to around ten times its length. As in the previous series New Super Mario Bros. Nintendo attaches great importance to cooperation between four people. Some chaotic moments in the trailer are reminiscent of the co-op excesses in Rayman Legends with hair-raising obstacle hunts.
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Super Mario Bros Wonder
Nintendo’s preview
You can choose from Mario, Luigi, Toad, Princess Peach, Princess Daisy and Yoshi. What is new is the transformation of Mario into a massive elephant, who apparently slowly but furiously stomps through the world.
Pikachu, Batman and Snake for the Switch
More madness awaits in the newly announced Wario Ware: Move It!, which demands wild contortions from up to four players at the same time. The minigame collection for Switch will be released on November 3rd. Princess Peach is also getting her own Switch title, but Nintendo doesn’t want to reveal too much about it just yet. In the soft spotlight of a theater stage, she transforms opponents and scenery into flowery structures.
Also revealed is the Switch adventure Detective Pikachu returns, which explores the origins of the Yellow Investigator. To unravel the mysteries of Ryme City, players will investigate as Tim Goodman alongside the Pokémon and coffee lover. Other pocket monsters help to solve mysterious incidents in the filmed game. Detective Pikachu returnscoming to the Nintendo Switch on October 6th.
Owners of Nintendo’s hybrid console can also look forward to some new editions. The trilogy Batman: Arkham will combine three series parts and download extensions (DLC) in autumn 2023 and make them playable on the mobile system. are included Batman: Arkham Asylum, Batman: Arkham City as well as Batman: Arkham Knight.
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Also the Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Volume 1 confirms Nintendo for Switch, right at launch on October 24th. The collection contains Metal Gear Solid, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty and Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, as well as the games that started the series: MetalGear, Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake as well as the NES versions of MetalGear and Snake’s Revenge – including bonus content.
Super Mario RPG returns
The first Super Mario RPG was released in 1996 only in Japan and North America for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. The role-playing game will be relaunched on November 17th with revised graphics for Nintendo Switch. Mario’s friends fight together against Schmiedrich’s minions to find seven stars and repair the Star Road. The recycling of old computer games has a long tradition, so almost 20 years ago Atari games celebrated a renaissance on mobile phones.
After many rumors, Nintendo continues the 3DS adventure Luigi’s Mansion 2 late, but still, um. However, the frightened “Maaario” calls are not expected to ring out on the Switch until 2024.
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