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Super Mario Bros. Wonder

by Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 10·published by Nintendo

20 October 2023E20
NintendoSwitch

Reader score

9.0/ 10

49 votes

How long to beat

7 players

6h

Rushed

main story only

9h

Normally

story and some extras

23h

Completionist

everything in it

Where to get it

Trailer

Gallery

6

Screenshots

Key art

About

Super Mario Bros. Wonder is a 2D side-scrolling platform game that revitalizes the classic Mario formula with inventive twists and modern polish. Players guide Mario, Luigi, Peach, Daisy, Toad, Toadette, Nabbit, or one of four Yoshi variants through the imaginative Flower Kingdom, aiming to stop Bowser - who has fused with Prince Florian’s castle after wielding the power of the Wonder Flower.

Gameplay retains intuitive left-to-right platforming while introducing fresh systems. Players navigate levels filled with familiar enemies and obstacles, collecting Wonder Seeds, power-ups, and badge upgrades. New power-ups include Elephant Fruit, the Bubble Flower, and the Drill Mushroom - each offering unique traversal and combat abilities. Multiplayer supports up to four players, both locally and online, and players earn badges pre-level that modify movement, attacks, or other abilities to shape a customized experience.

Distinctive features of Super Mario Bros. Wonder include the transformative Wonder Flower events - one per stage - that dramatically alter level layout, physics, visuals, or character behaviors mid-run, dissolving predictability in favor of surprise. The Badge system encourages strategic variability by granting temporary bonuses like floatier jumps or protective effects. The game design also balances character differences - such as Yoshi being damage-immune and capable of carrying others - making cooperative play more seamless and inclusive, while maintaining fast, dynamic pacing.

Ways to play

Modes

Single playerMultiplayerCo-operative

Together

Local co-op

Perspective

Side view

Players

12 online

Expanded into

Mods

SMBW RandomizerPit of 100 Wonders

Languages

16 languages, with audio, subtitles and interface
Languageaudiosubtitlesinterface
Chinese (Simplified)——
Chinese (Traditional)—
Dutch—
English—
English (UK)——
French—
German—
Italian—
Japanese—
Korean—
Polish——
Portuguese (Brazil)—
Portuguese (Portugal)—
Russian—
Spanish (Mexico)—
Spanish (Spain)—

Also known as

超级马力欧惊奇 — Chinese title - simplified

Super Mario Wonder — Abbreviation

Mario Wonder — Abbreviation

Mario Bros. Wonder — Abbreviation

Super Mario Bros Wonder — Alternative spelling

Mario Bros Wonder — Abbreviation

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Facts

Publisher

Nintendo

Released

20 October 2023

Platforms

NintendoSwitch

Age ratings

USK6PEGI3CEROAGRACALLESRBEACBGCLASS_INDL

Standing

Top 3% by visits

Tags

Side view2D scrollingPlatformDirect controlFantasy