Mario's 35th anniversary got off to a bang today with the announcement of Super Mario Bros. 35 which will drop on Nintendo Switch Online as a digital exclusive on 1st October.
Much like the delightful Tetris 99, this will also be a Battle Royale type game. This time only with 35 players, in the game 35 players will compete to be the last Mario standing… or running.
Enemies defeated will be sent to other players’ courses, but that also works the other way around. Players can activate special items to try and outpace their opponents.
Check out the video above and let us know if you are pumped for this one. Apparently the game will only be playable until 31st March 2021, so we'll need to make the most of this when it lands in October.
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Mario Battle Royale...
2020 really is something else!
I like it.Simple fun.
This is great bonus and a huge plus for Switch Online........SO WHY IN THE HELL IS IT A LIMITED TIME RELEASE TILL MARCH?!?
So basically it's like that browser game Nintendo had taken down? (There was a guy who made a multiplayer browser version of Super Mario Bros that worked like a battle royal).
Kinda a shame it's a limited time only deal. Wouldn't this encourage people to stick around for their resubs?
It looks really quite fun. I’d give it a go!
Why make it a limited experience in first place?
What's with all these limited time things? Something's gotta be up with that but I don't know what.
@rushiosan to make sure that people will expand their Switch Online service
I know I will.
I'm really excited for this but it's a shame it's a limited time thing.
This looks amazing
Maybe next year they'll replace it with Super Mario Bros 36?
A just six months game... aww, come on.
i have to say that the slightly Fall-Guys-esque Mario BR (where everyone was on screen at once) that did the rounds online a while ago was a bit more appealing... but Tetris 99 is amazing, so no doubt this'll be pretty slick.
I suspect this will be available for free until March for those with NSO, then there will be some sort of paid release after - they can't let this disappear, can they?
@Itachi2099 two possibilities imo.
The first is it being what it says on the tin: literally a "special anniversary" type of game meant to be temporary to add to the specialness of the anniversary and make it further of an "happening".
The other is it being instead used to hype up that gameplay for a "full" and even more developped release to be released and sold as a full title after this one goes offline. For example that battle royale gameplay could interestingly mesh well with Mario Maker as a DLC or similar new title altogether.
This is a great idea, but the limited release makes no sense to me. Does Nintendo want people to play their games?!
Meh. The fan-made modded version was much more interesting
Reminds me of the indie project last year on the browser (They has to change it from Mario to generic things), glad to see Nintendo capitalize on it
It's a shame it doesn't last beyond March, though
Perhaps they have a Mario 2, 3 or World theme planned, that's why it's only available for a limited time?
Why limited time though? Seems like something that can help attract more subscribers long term.
This looks way too chaotic, and seems more frustrating than fun. It's free so I'm not complaining. Tetris 99 ended up being an absolute blast, so I'm still willing to give this an honest and open try.
I AM pumped for this one. It looks pretty good.
@Itachi2099 I don't know if it means the game is going away or if it'll have an official release after that date. Tetris 99 was similar on exclusivity as well when it came out.
Nintendo, one step forward, two steps back.
@Itachi2099 IF we love it they may keep it around.
Seems messy though
What a cool idea!
Man I need to get Switch Online....
Why is this also limited? Love the idea, it will surely be a hit, so why remove it eventually?
Really really stupid this is time limited.
Just keep it along side Tetris.
Modern gaming gives and then taketh away quick.
Awesome but still why not kept it for longer?
Great idea, but being time limited is awful. I'd pay a bit extra to keep it around, hopefully they offer it for 10 bucks or so after March.
They should leave it there, and even release it physically. Like Tetris 99, it is.
They should keep it like Tetris 99.
Looking forward to giving this one a whirl!
@rushiosan @rushiosan Probably will become a purchasable product at that point. All of these timed limits are pointing to the same March 31st date so that’s probably just when the whole “Mario 35th” celebration will be officially over.
Great... but why limited release?
Sounds great! I'll check it out.
Sounds fun and it's free for NSO subs.? Pretty sweet.
As with everyone here, WHY LIMITED TIME ONLY?!?!
I’d rather give up Tetris for this!
@Itachi2099 Probably because they'll sell the game then
Sucks that it’s limited. I’d like to see this evolve into some sort of battle royal Nintendo Remix.
It may stay gone, Four Sword’s on the DSi Ware is long gone.
I love how Nintendo shut down the fan game, and then released their own version of the same game
I'm very game for this! See you all there.
@ecco6t9 Yeah, but that's still playable. Seems like this won't be.
I'd like offline dlc like Tetris 99
Let's see if this fun (but hopefully also compelling) experiment will make way for a Mario Battle Royale game someday.
playable until March 2021.... o.O
i remember the fan game a while back that got shut down
And this game will have the same top notch quality Nintendo online support to make it run as smooth as diarrhea
This is such a cool idea. Why limited?!
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