Everything we learned from today’s brief Super Mario Bros. Wonder Direct
With the launch of today’s Super Mario Bros. Wonder-focused direct, Nintendo showed off 15 minutes of footage for the upcoming title. Some of the reveals covered stuff we already knew about. For example, four player local co-op was already a given. However, we also got to see some pretty wild features too. Having strangers revive you online? A Badge system that lets you equip new abilities? Yoshis riding Yoshis!?
You can check out an archive of the streamed video below (footage starts at 29:49). However, for those on a schedule who just want the details, here’s the most notable news we saw.
Overall, Super Mario Bros. Wonder looks to be much its own thing according to the Direct. On the surface, there are certainly similarities to the New Super Mario Bros. games. But there’s enough new systems and mechanics here that should hopefully keep this one feeling fresh. That said, seeing the Badge system just made me want a traditional Paper Mario game again.
Regardless of how it shakes out, we’ll see how Super Mario Bros. Wonder ranks among the best Mario games ever when it launches on October 20 for the Nintendo Switch.
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