Nintendo dropped a special Super Mario Bros 35 anniversary direct late Thursday night and it featured some massive news.
Here’s everything that was announced.
Super Mario 3D All-Stars
It’s the collection we’ve been asking for. The collection includes Super Mario 64, Super Mario Sunshine and Super Mario Galaxy. It’ll only be available for a short period of time, however.
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Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit
Bring Mario Kart to your living room with this RC racer/game hybrid. It’s releasing next month.
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Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros
The Game & Watch is making a comeback, and why not?
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Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury
A much loved Wii U title makes its way to the Nintendo Switch early next year with online co-op and the brand new expansion, Bowser’s Fury.
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Super Mario Bros. 35
Imagine Tetris 99 but with a Mario level. That’s what this is. Play fast, send enemies to your opponent’s screens and prove you’re the best Mario player.
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Super Mario All-Stars
The original and classic Super NES game which includes Super Mario Bros, Super Mario Bros: The Lost Levels, Super Mario Bros 2 and Super Mario Bros 3 will join the Nintendo Switch Online catalogue. It’s out now!
Super Mario Events
Nintendo also announced a bunch of anniversary events for Mario.
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From 4:00pm AEST / 6:00pm NZST on 9th September until 4:00pm AEST / 6:00pm NZST on 23rd September, Mario Kart Tour will have a Super Mario Kart Tour event, with special appearances by Mario (SNES) and Donkey Kong Jr. (SNES) from the original Super Mario Kart.****
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A 35th anniversary-themed Ninji Speedrun course is coming to Super Mario Maker 2 in November.
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In November and December, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate will have an in-game online tournament using Super Mario series fighters, stages and items.
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A Super Mario-themed Splatfest is coming to Splatoon 2 in January 2021. Physical Splatfest T-shirts will be available for purchase on the My Nintendo Store soon. The upcoming Splatfest asks the important question: Which Super Mario power-up do you prefer: supersize with a Super Mushroom or become invincible with a Super Star?
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In March of next year, Super Mario-themed furniture will be available in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
If you’d like to watch the Nintendo Direct in-full it’s below for you.
Let me know what you’re most excited about in the comments section.
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