NINTENDO recently surprised fans by releasing the video ‘Nintendo Direct: Super Mario Bros 35th Anniversary’ via its Youtube account on Thursday 3 September 2020. In the video presentation, Nintendo announced several special games that will be released as a celebration of the 35th anniversary of the popular game series Super Mario Bros.
One of them is Nintendo promises a crossover project with the popular game Animal Crossing: New Horizon. The project is planned to be present in March next year with the theme Super Mario. In addition, just like Final Fantasy Legend, Nintendo plans to present a special collection series for loyal fans.
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But unlike the SAGA series, Nintendo announced that the game will have two special collection series which will be released this month. The first collection series was called Super Mario All-Stars and was released alongside a video presentation via Nintendo Switch Online.
This special collection series will contain four classic games. These include Super Mario Bros, Super Mario Bros 2, Super Mario Bros 3, and Super Mario Bros: The Lost Level. These four are legacy and original Super Mario series which have now been upgraded with 16-bit graphics and are available for the Nintendo Switch.
Quoting from Nintendo.com, Saturday (4/9/2020), in addition to a collection of classic games, Nintendo also plans to release a special collection called Super Mario 3D All-Stars. Just like the classic collection series, the 3D version will include several games, namely Super Mario 64, Super Mario Sunshine, and Super Mario Galaxy. Now for the Switch, all three have been optimized with a higher resolution than the original.
Besides loading three games, Super Mario 3D All-Stars also features a Super Mario soundtrack playlist that can be listened to when the screen is off. For this one, Nintendo plans to release it exclusively with a limited number of products. Where sales will begin on September 18 and will be available until March 31, 2021.
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As well as a crossover project and a special collection series, as a form of celebration, Nintendo is also bringing an update to the classic Super Mario Bros. game – outside of the bundle. Now not only played solo, this game can be played in multiplayer for up to 35 people. This concept is similar to Battle Royale in Tetris 99, only it comes in smaller numbers.
Super Mario Bros 35, Nintendo states that this multiplayer game is played online. Players can strategize to help each other or bring down each other. The main point is to defend yourself to be the last player to endure. For this one game, the plan is to be released on October 1 as an exclusive digital game – for Nintendo Switch Online members – and will last until March 31, 2021.
Finally, in a series of special 35th Anniversary games, Nintendo presents Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury. This game will carry the multiplayer concept of the updated Super Mario 3D World. Interestingly, Nintendo stated that this game could be played online and offline via the Wii U system.
Unfortunately for now Nintendo hasn’t revealed any further details. It confirmed that additional details will be provided in the future. With the release will take place on February 12, 2021 along with the characters Cat Mario and Cat Peach.
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