Nintendo Builds the Hype for Super Mario Odyssey With a Direct Showcase

I have never been so excited for something in my entire LIFE.

My hype went off the charts during this segment. Every reveal for this game continues to push the envelope of delightful insanity. It looks like there is so much to do in this game and it will likely keep me entertained for weeks and weeks straight. And we are less than two months away. What a time to be alive.

But where was the Zelda DLC?

The amiibo are clearly an indicator that peach and bowser will be playable...
Anyone else thought the same?

Already got my Switch, but I want to get this one just to give it to someone as a present! A+MAZING!

I'll be honest: I was a bit underwhelmed gradually throughout these months with the game, but this presentation for the game refreshed me and now I want to get it now!

I'm not saying the direct was bad as I definitely enjoyed it but this was definitely the best part

Was hoping for a white Switch bundle, especially with all the white in Mario's, Peach's, and Bowser's amiibo and artwork attire. But at least it's a bundle, I guess.

SUPER. MARIO. ODYSSEY. BUNDLE.

The four words that made the other two industry pillars soil their green X and fortheplayers pants.

I would be all over the bundle if it was a physical copy. I know it seems petty but I just want to get the game physically. Also if it's anything like the Splatoon 2 bundle then it wont really be saving you all that much money.

@Oat Trust me I feel you, Physical Copies all the way

I'm so jealous now for all that people that will buy this bundle and I'm stuck with Splatoon 2 one

This game is looking much better than ever. I've been underestimating it until now. The bundle could be tempting to me depending on price (though I'll likely still wait until at least next year before getting a Switch).

Nice bundle . Red looks awesome. Now what I'm betting on is Pokemon is a huge system seller , 95% sure Nintendo will come out with a Switch Pokemon bundle that's what I'm waiting for 😉

Just take my money, Nintendo!

JUMP UP SUPERSTAR

I want it all.

Looks amazing, but.... Where's Yoshi!
I know he gets his own game and all but still... Where's Yoshi!

How much for the bundle?

Might actually get the switch earlier with that nice-looking bundle.
(But I assume finding it will be tough)

@Gridatttack

Was super excited to see the bundle, I've been waiting since March for it, but didn't think it would actually happen.

But that $379 price? Ouch. Like major ouch. Like I'll buy the console for $300 at Target - minus my 5% - and the game at Amazon w/ 20% off for Prime ouch. Console will never see the inside of that pouch.

I know Ntineod, I wasn't expecting a big discount, but $349 was my price, they can keep the pouch. And Super Mario Maker got the Mario amiibo, for $380 they can throw in an amiibo.

Know i just don't know. We'll see.

Oh, and if anyone is interested where i got $379 from.

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/new-super-mario-odyssey-nintendo-switch-bundle-rev/1100-6453322/

http://www.rollingstone.com/glixel/news/super-mario-odyssey-switch-new-game-details-unveiled-w503039

And really, $379 to take up more space on my 32GB with a download? That's not nice. At least throw in the cart, or a 32GB SD card, for that price.

Game looks awesome! And I'll probably buy the Joy-Con if its available separately like the pink and green ones. My wallet just keeps on crying.

@Gridatttack exactly lol it's still pretty hard to get one as of right now still 6 months later .

@darkswabber
I guess...
Imagine playing as Wedding Princess Peach or Dapper Bowser....

The game I bought a switch for.

WOW !!
I really want Mario Odyssey !
But too bad, the bundle still Black Nintendo Switch...
Ah, don't worry.
I can order White Shell case for replacement from internet and I will learn how to open the back case safely, replace the Black back case with White one.
Soon, my Nintendo Switch will be looks Perfect with combination of White + Black color.

This game looks spectacular. Zelda BOTW better hold its GOTY trophy really, really tightly

This looked fantastic. If anything, too good, I'm joking. I mean they showed way too many spoilers. I found myself constantly looking away as it was riddled with new footage, costumes and abilities.

That Mario Switch bundle is lazy and Nintendo once again cutting corners by putting a download code in the box.

It looks great but where does it fit in the official Mario timeline?

Cant get oktober 27th soon enough folks!!

Bundle is really unimpressive. Red joycons and a carrying case with the digital version for $379.99. Yeah no thanks. They could of at least had some designs on the controls or dock to make it more unique at that price.

Ah this game is gonna be sick!!

@rjejr It's a tough ask (for Nintendo at least) to make a deal on a bundle that will easily sell at the price they are asking. Demand is still high by all counts and after 4 years of Wii Us sitting in warehouses, Nintendo isn't going to start making unnecessary price cuts and bundle bonuses.

These bundles are about increasing margins and not generating extra hype and sales which is mostly silly when you already can't meet demand.

So, the question is... was the desire for the bundle about the price? Or about the special? Either way, this console is a much safer bet than the Wii U was. I think next year is going to be the year of the major 3rd party on Switch — even if it's mostly Japanese 3rd parties.

@darkswabber
But what if Mario just gets a wedding dress to put on? 🤔

Guessing same price as Splatoon 2 one? (379.99). It that case it doesn't save you money and it's a digital copy and it throws in that case which most people don't want so really no point. Those Joy-cons are cool though, but I'm guessing they will be sold separately.

If I was nintendo, I would have tossed in one amiibo and charged 400 dollars. This looks like the system seller, and they better put out a tremendous amount of consoles. This game looks ridiculously good, and I don't love Mario like that. Very impressed.

I was already hyped for Odyssey. This just ramped it up a tad bit. And the icing on the cake is the snapshot feature. I can't wait to make some snazzy wallpapers for my phone and desktop.

@whitemaskedhero
Mario + Wedding dress ??

i saw a mario paint mario outfit !

This is pretty much the year of no free time. Zelda took 3 months of my life, Still working on Disgaea and Fate Extella, soon FE Warriors and then Mario?! I swear when Xenoblade 2 comes out I'm just gonna cry. I feel like I'm back in the SNES days (with less free time) and that is a very good feeling to have!

Odyssey is going to take me right into 2018. I'm certain of it.

@aaronsullivan But they were already saving money. How much does one of those carts cost? The box, and shipping. A DL code in a Switch box saves them money right there. No reason to charge people $60 for a code when they KNOW people have Best Buy and Prime discounts to get the cart even cheaper. And to force that pouch in there? That's just nonsense. The amiibo I can see, it works in the game, but a pouch? You know I'm only playing with it docked, I don't even need the pouch. Again, if they threw it in there at no additional cost, fine, I'll take it. But to force people to pay $60 for a code of their own game, and $20 for a pouch, b/c they know they can get away with it? I'm sorry, but that's just wrong. Sure, it makes business sense. But so does scalpers buying and selling SNES Mini for triple the price, but people get on their case for doing it, so I'm getting on Ntinedo's case for doing it. People want the Switch. People want the game. They are charging people $20 for a pouch. That's just wrong. And the WW HD Wii U was better. And I still have to buy the XC2 Pro controller, b/c I'm not playing either Mario or SC2 with those Joycon. I've held them fro awhile and my hands reject them. Hope they didn't didn't bundle that Pro with a pouch for an extra $10.

Btw, I have realized that Super Mario Odyssey rated E 10+. O_o

OMG! Looks amazing!

Day one for me!

This game looks incredible. I thought BotW was a no-brainer for GOTY but now I think it has real competition.

Looks fun, but seems like Nintendo has just taken every idea suggested by fan mail and mashed it all together.

"I want Mario to be a dinosaur!"
"What if Mario went to the real world?!"
"Mario should go to a wedding!"
"I want to play as Dr.Mario!"

Guesses for finding all the moon's? It will probably be Luigi or Yoshi (it turned out to be Sonic!)

When the Switch was first announced I didn't plan on buying it at first, my plan was to wait for a Bundle such as this. This would have been absolutely perfect.

As it happens though my early Switch purchase turned out to be a good one and I've already had 6 months of pleasure from it so win win

Lol, probably another bundle that doesn't save you any money. Paaassss!!

@Anti-Matter That's because of topless Mario.

Game looks absolutely amazing.......like people are going to give it 11's amazing. Mini games, giant worlds, throw backs to every other Mario game and a Mario64 feel.

Nintendo made an amazing handheld (yes I know its a hybrid) and front loaded it with some of the best games ever made. I don't see how the Switch doesn't sell 15 million in it's 1st year.

That's a 10/10 if ever I saw one! Probably GOTY too... Yay

@rjejr
I'm not saying it's good for the consumer or you. Just, it is what it is. Bundles are often made to get people excited to buy a console — push them over the edge of purchasing. Nintendo has much less reason to generate desire — it already has trouble meeting demand. If people want to pay a little extra for something "special", they will take advantage.

I don't really like it at all. It's kind of an ugly thing Nintendo is doing, but I also understand. Like I said, 4 years of trying to push Wii U any which way it could and somehow still stay afloat probably got real tired for Nintendo who prefers cranking the money printing machines.

My hope is that Nintendo gets through this year and then settles into something more magnanimous towards its fans once it gets a bit more comfortable. I mean, they still make amazing games and they aren't doing anything too egregious in my eyes, but there are little things like this that aren't pretty.

@aaronsullivan "4 years of trying to push Wii U any which way it could"

Which 4 years were those, before it came out or after it died? I barely remember them do anything to push the Wii U. Down a flight of stairs maybe. They launched at $299 and $349, dropped the low end model after 11 months and dropped the high end to the low end price. And that was it as far as price, 4 years later it's still at the launch price of $299 if you can find it, so zero push there. (3DS had a 30% price cut just months after launch, now THAT'S how you push a product. And look where it is today. Not an accident or a coincide, a push.) Wii U had a 10% back DDP that they just let die. Didn't extend it or replace it, gone. They had a decent Club Nintendo that they canned and delayed it's replacement 6 months so they had nothing for a full year. They released MK8 in May, they released SSB that holiday, and bundled the Wii U with MK, not SSB. They hardly advertised or marketed it. 1 year it had the best line-up of console exclusive games - Hyrule Warriors, Bayonetta 2 and 1 other - but they never promoted them together.

They basically had zero marketing for Wii U and did everything they could to make it fail, including Iwata saying NX when it was only 2 years old. It was done after that, nobody cared anymore, it was all NX all the time. And the NX didn't launch for another 2 years, it was corporate suicide sabotage.

Asymmetrical gameplay, asynchronous gameplay. Dual Game pads. GameCube VC. There are probably college business classes focused solely on the Wii U - "How NOT to Launch and Market a New Product".

Push it out of sight, push it out of mind, push Switch out a year early. That's all the pushing Wii U got. To the grave.

At least Nintendo has learned from Wii U. 1 model/price at launch, consumer friendly $299 w/ 32GB. No confusion there. (Joycon color doesnt count, same price.) Focus launch on GOAT Zelda, not ARMS, the Nintendo Land equivalent. 1 2 Switch did get a lot of coverage, but w/o Zelda that doesn't sell Switch. Release date bundles - MK8D in Russia, Splatoon 2, MHXX in Japan, SMO. Commercials. Do you BLPs? He says TV ads are non-stop in the UK. They are doing a really good job.

Which is why I'm so annoyed about the bundle price. And the XC2 controller $5 mark-up. The $100 XC2 bundle is ok, that's my call, need to research further. Nintendo should have bundled the game, yes, but don't bundle in the case unless it doesn't add any cost. I'm still undecided.

@Gerbwmu "I don't see how the Switch doesn't sell 15 million in it's 1st year."

B/c Nintendo likes to maintain zero inventory and therefore only makes 10 million. See - every popular product Nintendo has ever made.

Hopefully they figure it out and can get to 13 million, you know they want nothing more than to say Switch outsold total Wii U in its first year. 15m seems like asking a lot with them constantly talking about supply issues.