Super Mario Bros. Wonder

sligeach · 21-06-2023 3:49pm #1

Super Mario Bros. Wonder - Nintendo Direct 21.6.2023

https://youtube.com/watch?v=JStAYvbeSHc

Super Mario Bros. Wonder is releasing for Nintendo Switch on October 20th, 2023.

Surprise and wonder await at every corner in the next evolution of 2D side-scrolling Mario fun!

https://supermariobroswonder.nintendo.com/

CiDeRmAn · 23-06-2023 9:14am

Stunning, it looks stunning.

Nintendo seem to be the only people capable of making these kinds of compelling and fun games anymore.

Retr0gamer · 23-06-2023 9:29am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120752657#Comment_120752657

Even from the trailer it's clear it's classic Nintendo top tier design with clever mechanics and just fun.

SuperBowserWorld · 23-06-2023 2:59pm

Yes, fun, joy, happiness, humour, family friendly

(c) Nintendo

CiDeRmAn · 23-06-2023 4:22pm

Just as well they are investing in games of this type and quality, because no one else is.

If you see a 2D platformer now it is normally either a pixel art title or uses unsophisticated 3D models, and by a small independent team.

Now, I have nothing against those, but there is an awful lot of them and of varying quality.

Only Nintendo seem to be spending large sums of money on 2D platformers, and getting it right.

And, if I may ask, what is wrong with "family friendly"?

I mean, if a game is fun to play that's it. Family friendly just means it is not trading on horror or violence as a selling point.

SuperBowserWorld · 23-06-2023 4:44pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120755243#Comment_120755243

I'm not dissing family friendly. I am agreeing with you. Microsoft wonder why people are not attracted to the platform, but they seem to mostly target 18+ cert FPS players. And they are trying to spend gazillions getting COD and they already have a million games on the platform like that. They are miserable, depressing, boring games.

There are a few good looking at least 2D games coming from other places. The new Sonic game and that new Prince of Persia game.

CiDeRmAn · 25-06-2023 10:43am

Concerning 2D Sonic, it took Sonic Mania before Sega finally saw sense and put the investment into a Sonic game people want to play, instead of two decades of mediocre 3D Sonic titles.

Prince of Persia, yes, looks great but I do love the PS2 PoP titles, especially the first two.

Oddly enough, while Tomb Raider essentially brought PoP into the 3D space, Sands of Time was so much better, certainly in its use of 3D space.

SuperBowserWorld · 25-06-2023 12:45pm

Hopefully Capcom and Nintendo will be an inspiration to Sega to get back to their roots.

29-08-2023 3:34pm

Direct on Aug 31st

https://twitter.com/NintendoEurope/status/1696523471063511259?s=20

sligeach · 31-08-2023 3:13pm

Tonnes and tonnes of new abilities and enemies in Super Mario Bros. Wonder. It's a massive change to the 2D series.

sligeach · 31-08-2023 3:18pm

The OLED Model Mario Red Edition was shown right at the end.

https://twitter.com/NintendoUK/status/1697251912989741133

SuperBowserWorld · 31-08-2023 3:21pm

A couple of things taken from Bubble Bobble. 😁Looks nice and if it plays well then I've no complaints.

JimBurnley · 31-08-2023 3:24pm

Looks like a lot of fun, October's pretty stacked for new games but I'll pick this up at some point for sure

manual_man · 31-08-2023 9:57pm

Honestly not feeling this. Mario 2d games have felt generic for the longest time. Yoshi's Island on the SNES probably the last time I was genuinely wowed. Don't get me wrong, Wonder doesn't look BAD. It just looks like a mish-mash of things that have been done before either in Mario games or other games, with a pretty lick of paint. I'm sure people will enjoy it, and it will sell by the bucket-load, but as an older and maybe slightly more demanding (and slightly grouchier) gamer - this isn't really speaking to me. I just crave that feeling of something genuinely new and innovative that invokes that sense of 'wonder' (kind of like Breath of the Wild did for the Zelda franchise).

Retr0gamer · 01-09-2023 8:59am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121053790#Comment_121053790

Mario Galaxy games and Mario Odyssey had plenty of that.

Also other than NSMB on the DS the 2D mario games have been really great.

Wonder honestly looks amazing. What I wasn't expecting was the Dark Souls inspired multiplayer which looks great.

jos22 · 30-09-2023 12:02am

pay an extra 15 euro for talking flower and a picture box.

and extras bar the flower seem to be pre order freebies from different stores in the US

what the cheapest people have found this game so far,

https://assets.nintendo.eu/image/private/f_auto,c_limit,w_1920,q_75/dkqyzyy9vim5z5yvvnoy

SuperBowserWorld · 03-10-2023 11:09am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121053790#Comment_121053790

I was the same, but previews are very positive ...

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2023/10/super-mario-bros-wonder-scores-another-round-of-previews-ahead-of-release

jos22 · 05-10-2023 12:12am

amazon France has it for € 44.99 but shipping is € 8.50 so not a much of saving after that sadly

barryribs · 11-10-2023 4:20pm

Not the elephant fruit stress ball! To be fair though, a 5 euro discount is crap, especially for someone who doesn't buy digital

Mr.Saturn · 11-10-2023 10:27pm

Lots of physical stuff up on the My Nintendo Store if you're feeling a tat-shaped hole in your life.

jos22 · 13-10-2023 12:47am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121224424#Comment_121224424

I see they haven't changed the cost of the Bundle though that came with it. still 76 euro

CastorTroy · 13-10-2023 10:22pm

The new voice of Mario and Luigi has been revealed as Kevin Afghani

https://twitter.com/KevinAfghani/status/1712900880218181648

jos22 · 15-10-2023 2:18pm

the game has being leaked online over the weekend, so avoid youtube etc if people do not want spoilers

CastorTroy · 18-10-2023 3:11pm

Well seems this is getting okay reviews so far.

Sitting at 93 on metacritic

https://www.metacritic.com/game/super-mario-bros-wonder/

Tipsy McSwagger · 19-10-2023 12:22pm

Just arrived. Good ole Smyths

jos22 · 19-10-2023 7:05pm

same got mine today too. didnt play it busy playing Pikmin 4. read that it pretty easy and very little boss battles.

SuperBowserWorld · 19-10-2023 9:10pm

I'd expect it to be available for 50 euro, like most of the other Nintendo first party games. Will wait and get it as an Xmas present for me. 😁

sligeach · 20-10-2023 10:11am

Super Mario Bros. Wonder – Out now!

https://youtube.com/watch?v=U7tBd22JKUU

sligeach · 21-10-2023 12:50am

Super Mario Bros Wonder - Digital Foundry Tech Review - A Switch Masterpiece

https://youtube.com/watch?v=d3yhU6hLVOY

SuperBowserWorld · 21-10-2023 3:17pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121260658#Comment_121260658

Yup - Amazon UK + maybe even additional discount - check the Nintendo "bargains" thread.

Andrew76 · 22-10-2023 12:57pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121267379#Comment_121267379

Picked it up for €43 delivered using the Amazon price + discount + free prime trial. That DF video sold me on it, looks and sounds awesome. Might hold off playing it until the Christmas hols though but couldn’t pass it up at that price.

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