Super Mario Bros. Wonder

Super Mario Bros. Wonder is a platform game for the Nintendo Switch. It released on October 20, 2023. It was published by Nintendo and is the first original side-scrolling Super Mario game since New Super Mario Bros. U, which released in 2012. The main mechanic is the Wonder Flower, which changes the level or the player character. There are 12 playable characters.

The game will be getting a Nintendo Switch 2 edition. It will include new content called Meetup in Bellabell Park. Music from the game is on the Nintendo Music app.

Plot
Prince Florian invites Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Princess Daisy, Blue Toad, Yellow Toad, and four Yoshis to the Flower Kingdom. He wants them to see the Wonder Flower being used. In the kingdom, Bowser attacks and uses the Wonder Flower to mix himself with Prince Florian's castle. Mario and his friends decide to help Prince Florian. The prince rides in Mario's cap, and the group sets off to stop Castle Bowser. At the same time, Castle Bowser causes trouble in the kingdom by trapping the Poplins (the people who live in the Flower Kingdom) in fortresses.

Mario and his friends go to six different worlds (sections of the Flower Kingdom) to find Royal Seeds, which weaken Castle Bowser. After collecting all six, they enter Castle Bowser to face him. After Bowser is defeated, he and the Flower Kingdom go back to normal.

Gameplay
Super Mario Bros. Wonder is similar to previous Super Mario games. The player goes from left to right and must reach the goal pole at the end while collecting coins, hitting blocks, and defeating enemies. This time, the Wonder Flower appears once in every level, often being hidden. When a Wonder Flower is collected, its effect is different for every level. Wonder effects include blocks coming alive, enemies singing, the player character changing, gravity changing, and more.

At the goal pole, players are rewarded with Wonder Seeds. These can be used to unlock required levels.

The game also includes a new multiplayer mode where the player can see other people as ghosts playing in real time. They can exchange power-ups, place standees, and rescue each other from dying.

Reception

Super Mario Bros. Wonder is one of the most liked Mario games of all time. Nintendo Life said in their review of the game that it was best one since Super Mario World (1991).

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Category:2023 video games
Category:Mario platform games
Category:Cooperative video games
Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games
Category:Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development games
Category:Nintendo Switch games
Category:Nintendo Switch-only games
Category:Side-scrolling platform games
Category:Video games about shapeshifting
Category:Video games developed in Japan