While it never quite had the success of other Nintendo Switch titles like Animal Crossing: New Horizons or Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Super Mario Maker 2 continues to have an impressive, large fan base two years after its initial release. Back in September of last year the game passed the monumental milestone of having 20 million fan made Mario courses uploaded to the Nintendo server, and now the game has crossed another course-uploading threshold.
The milestone comes as official support for Super Mario Maker 2 appears to be slowing down; Nintendo's most recent Ninji speedrun event was announced as the last of its kind, and few if any updates are expected in the future. Yet, while Nintendo might be moving on, many fans and streamers are still playing the 2019 title regularly.
In fact, the total number of course uploads in Mario Maker 2 is now at an astounding 26 million, meaning somewhere around six million additional courses have been created since Nintendo last released numbers on September 4, 2020. Despite the fact Nintendo didn't do much with Mario Maker 2 for the plumber's 35th anniversary, it seems fans simply aren't ready to leave the game behind just yet. In addition, big gaming channels like Game Grumps on YouTube still play Super Mario Marker 2 quite often, which likely helps keep the game in the public's consciousness and inspires fans to try a technique they may have seen in a video for themselves.
The sandbox Mario title is still regularly played by speedrunners as well, and such players continue to keep the game in the headlines when they complete specific challenges like beating 1,000 Mario Maker 2 levels without dying. With streamers still playing the game, and fans continuing to upload content while showing very few signs of slowing down, Super Mario Maker 2 will likely be crossing additional upload milestones for quite some time to come.
Super Mario Maker 2 is available now on Nintendo Switch.
Source: NintendoEverything.com
