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Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Box art, prominently featuring Mario grabbing the Wonder Flower
Developer(s)Nintendo EPD[a]
Publisher(s)Nintendo
Director(s)Shiro Mouri
Producer(s)Takashi Tezuka
Designer(s)Koichi Hayashida
Terumasa Kato
Shigefumi Hino
Programmer(s)Hiroshi Umemiya
Artist(s)Masanobu Sato[1]
Writer(s)Yuji Watanabe
Composer(s)Koji Kondo[2]
Shiho Fujii
Sayako Doi
Chisaki Shimazu
SeriesSuper Mario
Platform(s)Nintendo Switch
ReleaseOctober 20, 2023
Genre(s)Platform
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Super Mario Bros. Wonder[b] is a 2023 platform game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch. It is the first traditional side-scrolling Super Mario game since New Super Mario Bros. U (2012). The game received critical acclaim.

Gameplay

This is a screenshot of Super Mario Bros. Wonder, showcasing its dynamic level design. In the screenshot, Mario is on top of a pipe that has bent in unnatural ways.
Super Mario Bros. Wonder features dynamic level design, with interactive level objects that can move or alter behavior within gameplay.

Super Mario Bros. Wonder is a side-scrolling platform game. As one of eight player characters—Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Princess Daisy, Toad, Toadette, Nabbit and Yoshi—the player completes levels across the Flower Kingdom with assistance from its flower-like denizens.[3][4] Similarly to previous Super Mario games, players guide their character to the end of a level while avoiding enemies, such as Goombas and Piranha Plants, and transporting through Warp Pipes. Each stage contains multiple collectible "Wonder Seeds".[5]

New power-ups include a fruit that transforms the player into an elephant,[5][6] a flower that allows the player to create bubbles that capture enemies,[4] a mushroom that gives the player a drill hat, which has been seen in older 3D Mario titles such as Super Mario Galaxy, but never in a 2D side-scrolling game[7][4] and the Wonder Flower, which triggers bizarre effects such as pipes coming to life, hordes of enemies spawning, and character appearances and abilities changing.[5][6]

A new feature allows players to equip badges, which are unlocked throughout the game and give different perks.[4] They are divided into three different types: Action Badges, which grant the player character an additional ability, Boost Badges, which give the player character an additional passive ability, and Expert Badges, which grant the player character an advanced skill.[6]

The game supports local multiplayer for up to four players.[8] It also has some online multiplayer functionality.[4]

Plot

Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Princess Daisy, and some Toads are invited to visit a neighboring kingdom called the Flower Kingdom, which is populated by creatures called Poplins and ruled by Prince Florian. As Florian is showing off the castle's Wonder Flower, Bowser appears and steals the flower, which causes him to merge with Florian's castle. He also transforms the Poplins' homes into prison cells, trapping them. Mario and his friends decide to help Prince Florian stop Bowser and save the Flower Kingdom, with a few Yoshis and Nabbit tagging along.

As Mario, Prince Florian, and the gang work to collect the Wonder Seeds and save the captured Poplins, they realize that gathering six Royal Seeds, which are considered precious treasures in the Flower Kingdom, will grant access to Castle Bowser, which is protected by six Cloud Piranhas. While setting out to find the six Royal Seeds, the gang goes through Kamek's battleships, battles Bowser Jr., and works together with the Poplins to collect the seeds.

After collecting the six Royal Seeds, the gang confronts Castle Bowser, who plans to use his Wonder power to conquer the universe with rhythm. The gang defeats Bowser, who is returned to normal along with the castle, and gain a seventh Royal Seed for their success. Afterwards, Mario and his friends, along with Prince Florian and the Poplins, celebrate the Flower Kingdom being restored.

Development and release

Veteran Super Mario developer and producer Takashi Tezuka returns as a producer for Wonder.[9] Shiro Mouri, who previously directed New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe, returns as director. Wonder started development in 2019 after the release of Deluxe,[9] and the development team was not given a deadline to produce a prototype, which resulted in extra time to develop gameplay ideas.[10]

During the initial planning of Wonder, Mouri desired to recreate the sense of "secrets and mystery" that had been present in the original Super Mario Bros. for a modern audience. The focus was placed on updating the traditional idea of transporting Mario to different areas of the level using Warp Pipes, vines, or other means. Tezuka suggested to instead change up the current physical location, and the Wonder Flower, which dramatically alters the current level, was born. In order for all levels in the game to uniquely implement this item, up to 2000 ideas for Wonder effects were solicited from the development team. The most viable were prototyped and implemented in the final game.[11][12][13]

Wonder was announced during a Nintendo Direct presentation on June 21, 2023, and was released on October 20, 2023 for the Nintendo Switch.[14] It is the first traditional 2D side-scrolling Super Mario game since New Super Mario Bros. U (2012).[8] Wonder is the first game to feature Kevin Afghani as the new voice of Mario and Luigi, following the announcement of previous actor Charles Martinet's departure from the roles in August 2023.[15][16][17] Sonic Superstars, a similar 2D side-scrolling platform game by Sega, was released three days prior. Tezuka and Sonic Superstars producer Takashi Iizuka stated that this was a coincidence, despite how long it had been since either franchise had had a 2D entry. It was the first time a Super Mario and Sonic the Hedgehog game had been released close to one another since the 1990s Nintendo–Sega console war.[18][19][20]

Reception

Super Mario Bros. Wonder received "universal acclaim" from critics, according to review aggregator website Metacritic.[21] On OpenCritic, 98% of reviews recommended the game.[22]

Accolades

Year Award Category Result Ref.
2023 Golden Joystick Awards Ultimate Game of the Year Pending [34]

Notes

  1. ^ Additional work by Nintendo Pictures and SRD Co., Ltd.
  2. ^ Japanese: スーパーマリオブラザーズ ワンダー, Hepburn: Sūpā Mario Burazāzu Wandā
  3. ^ Based on 87 reviews, 82 (94%) of which are "positive", 1 (1%) is "mixed", and the remaining are unscored
  4. ^ Based on 64 reviews

References

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