Highlights
- The Super Mario Bros. Movie did not directly influence the development of Super Mario Bros. Wonder, as most developers at Nintendo were not aware of the movie's content.
- Nintendo dedicated significant time and budget to creating detailed characters in Super Mario Bros. Wonder, aiming to satisfy fans of the movie and previous Mario games.
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder features a wide range of abilities, including the new Elephant form, and Bowser serves as the antagonist. The game is set to launch on October 20 for Nintendo Switch.
Nintendo released new developer blog posts with insight into the development of Super Mario Bros. Wonder, revealing whether TheSuper Mario Bros. Movie influenced the development of the new game. The Super Mario Bros. Wonder developers also reveal the reasons why the game does not use elements from the movie as launch day approaches.
Super Mario Bros. Wonder is the next major 2D platforming entry for Nintendo's gaming icon. Demo kiosks are already available at retailers such as Walmart, and Los Angeles-based voice actor Kevin Afghani revealed his role as Mario in Super Mario Bros. Wonder. Afghani replaces Charles Martinet, who retired from the role to become Nintendo's official Mario ambassador. Following the worldwide success of The Super Mario Bros. Movie, many fans have wondered if the film inspired any features or elements within the new game.
Super Mario Bros. Wonder Shows Bowser's Reaction To Elephant Peach
A humorous new Super Mario Bros. Wonder video shows Bowser's surprising reaction to Princess Peach's newfound Elephant Form power-up.
Super Mario Bros. Wonder was not directly influenced by The Super Mario Bros. Movie, and many developers at Nintendo did not hear anything about the film's content while developing the game. When asked if the movie had influence on the game, Nintendo's Masanobu Sato states that executive officer Takashi Tezuka and senior officer Koji Kondo were the only members of the development team that knew the finer details of TheSuper Mario Bros. Movie. Tezuka chimes in and explains that during development, the team did not know when the movie would be released. However, Tezuka and the development team knew that some people would be interested in playing Super Mario Bros. Wonder after watching the film.
Nintendo dedicated ample time and budget to the game's development in order to create characters with greater detail according to Tezuka. The development team worked to ensure that Super Mario Bros. Wonder would not disappoint fans who watched TheSuper Mario Bros. Movie, so that motivation seems to be the only influence that the movie may have had on the game's development. Super Mario Bros. Wonder may be an entirely separate project, but it's clear that the developers at Nintendo want to deliver a high-quality game for fans of the movie and prior entries in the Super Mario series.
Players will have a wide range of abilities to use in Super Mario Bros. Wonder, including the all-new Elephant form. Just like in The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Bowser will be the antagonist of Super Mario Bros. Wonder. Some fans are already speed-running the game due to a recent leak, but players around the world will not have to wait much longer since Super Mario Bros. Wonder is launching this week.
Super Mario Bros. Wonder launches on October 20 for Nintendo Switch.
Source: Nintendo
