Every Game & Announcement From The Super Mario Bros 35th Anniversary Direct

<p class="">Nintendo dropped a special Super Mario Bros 35 anniversary direct late Thursday night and it featured some massive news.</p>

BY Dylan Blight

Sep 3, 2020 UPDATED Sep 5, 2025

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.

Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit

Bring Mario Kart to your living room with this RC racer/game hybrid. It’s releasing next month.

Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros

The Game & Watch is making a comeback, and why not?

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.

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.

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.

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.****
A 35th anniversary-themed Ninji Speedrun course is coming to Super Mario Maker 2 in November.
In November and December, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate will have an in-game online tournament using Super Mario series fighters, stages and items.
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?
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.

WRITTEN BY

Dylan Blight

[He/Him] Dylan Blight is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Explosion Network, an independent Australian publication covering video games, film, television and pop culture. Since founding Explosion Network in 2017, Dylan has written and produced reviews, news, interviews, features and podcasts across the entertainment industry, while overseeing the publication's editorial direction and content.