With the launch of today’sSuper Mario Bros. Wonder-focused direct, Nintendo showed off 15 minutes of footage for the upcoming title. Some of the reveals covered details we already knew. For example, four player local co-op was a given. However, we also got to see some pretty wild features, too. Having strangers revive you online? A Badge system that lets you equip new abilities?Yoshis riding Yoshis!?
You can check out an archive of the streamed video below. However, for those on a schedule who just want the details, here’s the most notable news we saw.
Multiplayer madness
IWonderwhat they’ll think of next
Overall,Super Mario Bros. Wonderlooks to be much its own thing according to the Direct. On the surface, there are certainly similarities to theNew Super Mario Bros. games. But there’s enough new systems and mechanics here that should hopefully keep this one feeling fresh. That said, seeing the Badge system just made me want a traditionalPaper Mariogame again.
Regardless of how it shakes out, we’ll see howSuper Mario Bros. Wonderranks amongthe best Mario games everwhen it launches on October 20 for the Nintendo Switch.
