Super Mario Maker 3 (SNS)

Super Mario Maker 3 is the third game in the Super Mario Maker series, and released on the Super Nintendo Switch on March 3rd 2026. 
The game was unveiled in a special Super Mario Bros. 40th Anniversary Nintendo Direct on September 11th 2025, alongside a teaser trailer for The Super Mario Bros. Movie 2, and a rerelease of Super Mario 3D All-Stars.
=== Playable Characters ===
Super Mario Maker 3 started out with six playable characters at launch, with marketing focused on Peach and Daisy as playable characters, but was soon updated with two extra characters, Rosalina and Wario.
Playable Characters
Name 	Image
Mario 	
Luigi 	
Toad 	
Toadette	
Peach 	
Daisy 	
Rosalina	
Wario 	
===Game Styles===
Super Mario Maker 3 offers the ability to choose between a total of 7 unique game styles.
Game Styles
Game Title 	Logo	Debut Year
Super Mario Bros. 	 	1985
Super Mario Bros. 3 	 	1988
Super Mario World 	 	1990
New Super Mario Bros. 	 	2006
New Super Mario Bros. U 	 	2012
Super Mario 3D World 	 	2013
Super Mario Bros. Wonder	 	2023
===Power-Ups===
Super Mario Maker 3 offers a variety of power-ups within its gameplay styles.
Power-Ups
 		
Super Mushroom 		Available in all game styles.
Fire Flower 		Available in all game styles.
Super Star 		Available in all game styles.
SMB2 Mushroom 		Exclusive to SMB1 style.
Superball Flower 		Exclusive to SMB1 style.
Big Mushroom 		Exclusive to SMB1 style.
Super Leaf (SMB3) 		Exclusive to SMB3 style.
Frog Suit 		Exclusive to SMB3 style.
Hammer Suit 		Exclusive to SMB3 style.
Cape Feather 		Exclusive to SMW style.
P Balloon 		Exclusive to SMW style.
Super Carrot 		Exclusive to SMW style.
Blue Shell 		Exclusive to NSMB style.
Mega Mushroom 		Exclusive to NSMB style.
Mini Mushroom 		Exclusive to NSMB style.
Super Acorn 		Exclusive to NSMBU style.
Propeller Mushroom		Exclusive to NSMBU style.
Ice Flower 		Exclusive to NSMBU style.
Super Bell 		Exclusive to SM3DW style.
Super Hammer 		Exclusive to SM3DW style.
Boomerang Flower 		Exclusive to SM3DW style.
Super Leaf (SM3DW)		Exclusive to SM3DW style.
Elephant Fruit 		Exclusive to SMBW style.
Bubble Flower 		Exclusive to SMBW style.
Drill Mushroom 		Exclusive to SMBW style.
===Themes===
Super Mario Maker 3 has access to 12 unique themes (24 including night variants). All themes from Super Mario Maker 2 return, including two new ones, the Beach and Volcano themes respectively.
Night variants of these themes have gimmicks, including water waves and a stormy background for the Beach, and magma waves for the Volcano.
===Other changes ===
Super Mario Maker 3 also offers other features compared to Super Mario Maker 2.
*Super Worlds
** Super Worlds now have two new themes to utilise, being the Beach theme, and Haunted theme.
**A single world can now host up to 8 unique levels, rather than SMM2’s 5 levels. A total of 64 levels can be in one Super World.
**The pathway system has been improved, with creators being able to set the direction on which paths go where.
* Secret Exits 
**Creators can now implement secret exits into their levels. 
***Secret exits are usually implemented by a secret flagpole in the sub-area.
***Best times for a level can be set by both a normal exit, and a secret exit.
***The creator must clear the secret exit if it is present before uploading a level.