Super Mario Bros. Wonder Revealed at Nintendo Direct, Features New Elephant Power-Up
Nintendo just revealed its next major Super Mario game at its Direct showcase event, held late Wednesday. Dubbed Super Mario Bros. Wonder, it's a 2D side-scrolling game that brings a slew of new mechanics to the beloved platformer, such as a new power-up that turns the titular Italian plumber into an elephant. It marks the first brand new side-scrolling Mario game from Nintendo in 10 years and comes with local multiplayer and lots of trippy effects that change the world around you. Super Mario Bros. Wonder releases October 20, exclusively on the Nintendo Switch.
The gameplay trailer for Super Mario Bros. Wonder begins quite normally — as one has come to expect from side-scrolling Mario games, over the years, albeit with high-definition visuals that almost resemble 2.5D textures. You've got your standard secret items, coins, green pipes, and snoozing Goombas to stomp upon, as you head towards the next level. Talking flowers in the background are a new addition, often encouraging you on your journey and pointing out interesting items in the world to interact with. At points, you will encounter Wonder Flowers, which upon interaction, completely change the look of your world — in an almost trippy animation that causes pipes to come alive, Mario to get cartoonishly taller, and hordes of weird enemies. At one point in the trailer, you can see him running atop a herd of sheep, which feels super out of place with the surroundings.
It appears as though the goal of Super Mario Bros. Wonder is to collect Wonder Seeds — a selected number of which are scattered around its different maps with varying difficulty levels. However, the game does not limit you to Mario and lets you play as other characters from the franchise such as
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