Nintendo has confirmed that theSuper Mario Bros. Wonderfile size is 4.5 GB four months before its launch on October 20. Anew 2DSuper Mario Bros.game had been rumoredfor quite some time before thereveal ofSuper Mario Bros. Wonderat the latest Nintendo Direct, but now fans can officially mark their calendars and look forward to the iconic plumber’s next main series adventure.
Super Mario Bros. Wonder’s first trailer revealed a lot of exciting details about the new 2DSuper Mariogame, including the playable characters and some of the new power-ups that fans can look forward to as well. It also confirmed that the game will be a sort-of continuation of theNew Super Mario Bros.series by retaining 4-player co-op play. Now Nintendo has divulged even more information aboutSuper Mario Bros. Wonderthrough the game’s official eShop page.
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TheSuper Mario Bros. WondereShop page confirms the game’s 4.5 GB file size and details its Wonder Effects.Collecting Wonder Flowers inSuper Mario Bros. Wondercauses bizarre things to happen on-screen, with the examples shown in the trailer and pointed out on the eShop page being pipes coming to life and Mario transforming into a spiky ball. TheSuper Mario Bros. WondereShop page also confirms the different playable characters players will have to choose from and how exactly co-op will work in the new game.
TheSuper Mario Bros. Wonderplayable charactersare Mario, Luigi, Peach, Daisy, Yoshi, and Toad, according to the eShop page. What’s curious about this lineup is that Yoshi can also be seen in theSuper Mario Bros. Wondertrailer being ridden by other characters, so it will be interesting to see exactly how Yoshi works in the final game.
Regardless of who is playable and to what extent they are playable,Super Mario Bros. Wonderwill support 4-player local co-opon a single Nintendo Switch system when the game launches later this year. This means thatSuper Mario Bros. Wonderwill not have any online co-op support. This may come as a disappointing revelation to some fans, but most likely assumed that would be the case considering previous games in the series.
More information onSuper Mario Bros. Wondershould come to light in the months ahead. There were previously rumors that a Nintendo Direct could air in September, and if that’s true,Super Mario Bros. Wonderseems like it would be a lock for such an event, but it’s also possible Nintendo may keep the game under wraps until its release date rolls around.
Super Mario Bros. Wonderlaunches October 20, exclusively for the Nintendo Switch.
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