Super Mario Bros. Wonder Direct Reveals New Power-Ups, Stages And More With New Gameplay
15 minutes of new gameplay showed off many of Mario's Wonder-ful new moves.
By Jason Fanelli on
Today, Nintendo aired the Super Mario Bros. Wonder Direct, a 15-minute presentation centered around Mario and company's next big adventure. The Direct covered new power-ups, a new kingdom, and more through brand-new gameplay footage.
The game takes place in the Flower Kingdom, a «not-so-distant land just beyond the Mushroom Kingdom» according to the presentation. Prince Florian is the ruler of the kingdom and guardian of the Wonder Flower, but Bowser soon gets his hands on the Wonder Flower, and it's up to Mario and crew--Mario, Luigi, Peach, Daisy, and Toad--to stop him.
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The Flower Kingdom is broken up into seven different worlds, each with their own set of stages. Unlike previous Mario games, these stages can be challenged in any order, which allows players to chart their own courses. Some stages also include a Wonder Flower, which upon touching one will create Wonder Effects like moving pipes, massive bubbles, and the player suddenly floating through space.
New power-ups include the internet-favorite Elephant Mario, which can bash obstacles with its trunk and store and shoot water. The Drill power-up protects from enemies dropping in from above, while also allowing the player to burrow below obstacles. Finally, the Bubble ability lets players shoot bubbles, and then jump on those bubbles in order to reach faraway platforms or coins.
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