Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Switch) News Articles
Tuesday7th Apr 2026
UK Charts Mario Galaxy Jumps Up The Rankings Thanks To A Big-Screen Boost
Movie Star
After a short pause for the Easter Bank Holiday, this week's UK charts are finally in, and no, it's not the most surprising ranking this time. The top 10 is much as you might expect, with EA SPORTS FC 26 holding onto the top spot once again, and Switch 2 hits like Mario Kart World, Pokopia, and Pokémon Legends: Z-A hanging around with...
Monday30th Mar 2026
UK Charts Mario Wonder Storms Into The Top Ten Following Switch 2 Release
Wonderful!
The latest UK Charts data is here, and it's mostly a bit of a wet lettuce this week, with EA SPORTS FC 26 taking the lead once again. However, the launch of Super Mario Bros. Wonder on the Switch 2 has helped the game storm back into the top ten to land at number 8. Quite a feat considering it was at number 29 last week. Switch 2...
Saturday28th Mar 2026
Video Super Mario Bros. Wonder Side-By-Side Graphics Comparison (Switch & Switch 2)
Spot the difference
Super Mario Bros. Wonder - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Meetup In Bellabel Park got released this week and if you're curious to see how it compares to the original game on the Switch, this video might be of interest. YouTube channel 'ElAnalistaDeBits' has released a side-by-side graphics comparison. This showcases the frame rate...
Wednesday25th Mar 2026
News Super Mario Bros. Wonder Has Been Updated To Version 1.2.0, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Onward and upward!
With just one day to go before the launch of the catchily-titled Super Mario Bros. Wonder - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Meetup In Bellabel Park, Nintendo has launched yet another update for the Switch 1 base game, to ensure it's in tip-top condition. The version 1.2.0 update is now live on Switch, making a couple of extra tweaks...
Thursday19th Mar 2026
News Super Mario Bros. Wonder Has Been Updated To Version 1.1.0, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Get ready for the Switch 2 Edition
Nintendo's wonderful Switch platformer Super Mario Bros. Wonder has today received a new update, bumping the game up to Version 1.1.0. This update gets the game ready for the arrival of the Switch 2 Edition and new DLC, due out next week on 26th March 2026. This also includes amiibo support, some general changes...
Friday23rd Jan 2026
Poll So, Will You Be Getting The Switch 2 Upgrade For Super Mario Bros. Wonder?
Meetup In Bellabel Park arrives this March
Yesterday, Nintendo surprised us with a new trailer for Super Mario Bros. Wonder – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Meetup in Bellabel Park. It detailed what to expect when it launches on 26th March 2026. At the very end of this video, Nintendo explains the two purchase options, which are similar to previous...
Thursday22nd Jan 2026
News Super Mario Bros. Wonder Is Getting A Trio Of New amiibo
Out alongside Meetup in Bellabel Park on Switch 2
Super Mario Bros. Wonder – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Meetup in Bellabel Park is coming out very soon — as just announced on Nintendo Today! — but that's not the only upgrade coming to the 2023 GOTY-nominated platformer. Three brand new
Monday12th Jan 2026
News Super Mario Bros. Wonder - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Meetup In Bellabel Park Has Been Rated
Get ready for a 2026 release
Last September, Nintendo revealed Super Mario Bros. Wonder Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Meetup In Bellabel Park would be arriving in Spring 2026. We haven't really heard anything about it since then, and now in a slight development, a rating has been spotted on the Entertainment Software Rating Board. Here it is: This...
Monday27th Oct 2025
News Takaya Imamura's Comment On Super Mario Odyssey's 8th Anniversary Makes Us Feel Very Old
"It's unbelievable"
Eight years ago today, a little game called Super Mario Odyssey launched on the Nintendo Switch. We've said so much over the years about this incredible entry from Nintendo, we won't go over it all again here. But a recent post from ex-Nintendo developer Takaya Imamura caught our eye and we simply felt compelled to highlight it,...
Saturday13th Sep 2025
News Nintendo Releasing Physical 'Talking Flower' From Mario Wonder Next Spring
"We actually made them"
Nintendo is really mixing it up nowadays with merchandise, and the next surprise product on the way is a talking flower. It's not just any talking flower though, it's the same one based on the character from the 2023 Switch release Super Mario Bros. Wonder. If you were a fan, and admittedly not everyone was, as of next...
Wednesday25th Jun 2025
News A Nintendo Subsidiary Helped Out On The Development Of Death Stranding 2
Just like the first game
Nintendo Pictures, a Nintendo-owned subsidiary specialising in the production of "visual content", has been revealed to have worked on the new PS5 title Death Stranding 2: On The Beach. As covered by VGC, the company can be spotted in the credits for the game and specifically helped out on motion capture. While this might...
Wednesday4th Jun 2025
PSA Switch 2 Updates For Multiple First-Party Switch Games Are Now Available
Updates for Mario Wonder, 3D All-Stars and much more!
The Switch 2 release is on the horizon and Nintendo has been hard at work preparing multiple games to ensure players have the best experience possible on the new system. Apart from the 12 major upgrades which are now live, the company has also released some updates for various other first-party...
Thursday8th May 2025
News Here Are The Top Ten Best-Selling Nintendo Switch Games As Of March 2025
Scarlet and Violet climb the ladder
Nintendo has released its financial data for the full FY2025, and you know what that means: it's time to take an updated look at the top ten best-selling Switch titles. The only notable change we can see here is that Pokémon Scarlet and Violet has expectedly overtaken Pokémon Sword and Shield. It's not by much...
Tuesday15th Apr 2025
News Christmas Is Coming - New Hallmark Ornaments Include Elephant Mario And Decayed Master Sword
Cat bells ringing...
Hallmark has released its 2025 Dream Book catalogue, showcasing all of its new Keepsake Ornaments for the upcoming holiday season. And plenty of Nintendo franchises show up among the newcomers. Look, we know the headline here is outrageous — it's only April — but indulge us. (Thanks to VGArtAndTidbits for highlighting this...
Monday31st Mar 2025
Video We're Opening One Last Switch OLED Before Everything Changes
One last time
As some of you might be aware, there's a new console on the horizon. In two short days, Nintendo is set to pull back the curtain a little more on Switch 2, officially graduating the hybrid consoles that currently sit in our hands to the title of 'Switch 1' (a name we're sure will sit well with us eventually). While we're all eagerly...
Monday17th Mar 2025
UK Charts WWE And Monster Hunter Hold Strong In Quiet Week For Nintendo
EA Sports FC 25 is the only Switch game in the top 5
The onslaught of new releases on other platforms continues to dominate the UK physical game charts this week, as yet another PS5 and Xbox Series game clinches the top spot. WWE 2K25 slams into first place, knocking last week's number one Split Fiction comfortably down to fourth. We don't think...
Friday14th Mar 2025
News Nintendo's MAR10 Day eShop Sale Welcomes A Handful Of Sweet Savings (North America)
Let's-a save!
Nintendo's MAR10 Day eShop sale is wrapping up in North America this weekend (16th March). So, if there are any titles starring Mario & friends that you have been meaning to check out, this is your friendly reminder to get in there and make the most of the savings while they're still around! It wouldn't be MAR10 Day without an...
Friday21st Feb 2025
News Switch OLED Mario Wonder Bundle Revealed Ahead Of Mario Day (US)
Wonderful!
Mario Day takes place next month and it looks like Nintendo will be offering a new Switch bundle in celebration. This deal will be available at Best Buy in North America and includes a Switch OLED model (with neon blue and red Joy-Con) and a copy of Super Mario. Bros Wonder. Along with this, you'll also get a three-month subscription to...
Saturday18th Jan 2025
News Nintendo: Switch 2's Backwards Compatibility Feature Is The "Best Direction" For Consumers
Switch is already "played by many consumers"
This week during the Switch 2 reveal, Nintendo reconfirmed backwards compatibility with the original system. If you're curious to know the reasoning behind this feature, Game File's Stephen Totilo got a response from a Nintendo representative - explaining how it was simply the "best direction" when the...
Tuesday31st Dec 2024
UK Charts Nintendo Switch Closes Out 2024 With The Old Favourites
The holiday pickups
The final full week of 2024 has been and gone, and by the time you're reading this, it might even be 2025 where you are — hello from the past! Anyway, in the UK, we've got the final full 2024 results for the boxed charts, and it's another solid and predictable week for... well, everyone. While the top ten isn't as healthy as...
Monday30th Dec 2024
News Acquire Almost Called Brothership 'Mario & Luigi Wonder', But Nintendo Got There First
Wondership..?
Just recently, it was revealed that developer Acquire worked with Nintendo to brainstorm "over 100 options" for the title of its new RPG that would go on to be called Mario & Luigi: Brothership. Now, in a fresh interview with Nintendo Dream (thanks,
Monday23rd Dec 2024
UK Charts Nintendo Can Be Proud Of Its Last Christmas Before 'Switch 2'
Top 40 is chock full of Switch games
Well folks, in what is presumably the last Christmas period before Nintendo unleashes its next major hardware, Switch games have performed admirably as folks look to fill those stockings come Wednesday morning. In fact, let's look at the numbers here: 8 games in the top 10 are either Switch exclusive or can be...
Tuesday3rd Dec 2024
Round Up No One Does Switch Commercials Like Nintendo Australia
Tissues at the ready
Marketing is such an important part of making a console a success. Even Reggie Fils-Aimé stated in his memoir that the idea for the 'Wii Would Like to Play' campaign for the Nintendo Wii – which was initially shot down by Satoru Iwata – ended up being instrumental in the system's rapid success in the US. For the Switch,...
UK Charts Mario Party Jamboree Hangs Tight As We Roll Into The Holiday Season
Dice another day
With Black Friday capping off last week, part of us expected the UK charts to be a little shaken up when we first peeked at the data this morning. But while there are some bumps in the later entries, the top ten remains as stable as ever... maybe we'll see the discount ramifications next week. Super Mario Party Jamboree is once...
Wednesday27th Nov 2024
UK Charts Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake Crashes Out Of The Top 40
Y'all got no taste, or what?
When we check out the latest UK Charts data each week, we generally have a pretty good idea of where some of the newest titles will end up placing. Granted, Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake was a little lower than our estimates when it debuted in 14th place last week, but when we scrolled through this week's list and found...
Tuesday5th Nov 2024
News Here Are The Top Ten Best-Selling Nintendo Switch Games As Of September 2024
Two games switch places
Nintendo has released its latest financial data covering the first six-month period for FY2025 and, as part of that, it has updated the top ten best-selling games list once more. The only major change we can see with this one is that The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has usurped Super Mario Party to claim the eighth...
Friday1st Nov 2024
News 'Nintendo Music' Update Adds Super Mario Bros. Wonder Songs
Here's the full list of music available now
Following the surprise launch of Nintendo Music on smartphone devices yesterday, Nintendo has now updated the application with Super Mario Bros. Wonder game music. This includes music from the game's title screen, the opening Grassland theme and of course the 'Piranha Plants on Parade' song. Many of these...
Monday21st Oct 2024
News These Mario Wonder Standees Won't Give You A Respawn Point, But They Will Tidy Your Desk
Not a Talking Flower in sight
We've seen a decent amount of Mario Wonder merch since the platformer hopped onto Switch last year, but those plushies (even if they do talk) can't possibly match the adorable usefulness of Bandai's new clip stands. These clips can be used for all kinds of things — cards, notes, pictures, sweets — but the best...
Friday27th Sep 2024
News Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Wins Japan's Grand Game Award For 2024
It was released on Switch last year
It's meant to be all about Echoes of Wisdom this week, but there are also some celebrations currently taking place for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. A year after its release, Link's massive open-world sequel outing has now taken out the "grand award" at Japan's Game Awards for 2024. This award was...
Friday13th Sep 2024
News Nintendo Announces New Switch OLED 'Super Mario Bros. Wonder' Bundle
Including 12 months of Switch Online
Following rumours about some new Switch bundles, Nintendo Australia has lifted the lid on a brand new bundle featuring a Switch OLED model and a copy of Super Mario Bros Wonder. This bundle is set to release in this region next month on 24th October 2024. The Switch OLED is the 'white set' and the copy of Super...
