{"id":341695,"date":"2023-09-06T14:30:17","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T21:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/operationrainfall.com\/?p=341695"},"modified":"2023-09-06T14:14:48","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T21:14:48","slug":"impressions-super-mario-bros-wonder-nintendo-live-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/operationrainfall.com\/2023\/09\/06\/impressions-super-mario-bros-wonder-nintendo-live-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"IMPRESSIONS: Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo Live 2023)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Developer: Nintendo<\/em>
\nPlatform(s): Nintendo Switch<\/em>
\nRelease Date: October 20, 2023<\/em>
\nOfficial Website<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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The single most exciting part of Super Mario Bros. Wonder <\/em>is also the part of the game that I want to write the least about: the Wonder Flower.<\/p>\n

In various levels, whenever Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, a Yoshi, or Nabbit touches a Wonder Flower, the entire world around them changes from the standard course to a crazy and magical experience, and it shows exactly why Nintendo has been the company leading the gaming industry since the Ultra Hand was created by Gunpei Yokoi in 1966. In the 15 minutes I played the demo, I saw multiple Wonder Flower effects that showed off the insane creativity of Nintendo, ranging from herds of blue buffalo charging across the bottom of the screen to shooting stars raining down from the sky that invoked the opening of Super Mario Galaxy<\/em>. Everything I saw made me smile in some way and I wished that I could just drink in the full experience instead of continuing to plod along in the course.<\/p>\n

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Whenever you collect a Wonder Flower, everything in the Super Mario Bros. Wonder world changes to something unexpected and unique. (Photos courtesy of Nintendo).<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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It also puts the Wonder <\/em>in Super Mario Bros. Wonder<\/em>, and I absolutely do not want to spoil it – or any of the other special stage effects – for anyone else who is reading this. I believe that the Wonder Flower is the ultimate selling point of Super Mario Bros. Wonder<\/em>, and it is why it will be a day one purchase for me and many others: because once you see it in action, you will become a believer in this game.<\/p>\n

During my demo at Nintendo Live 2023: Seattle, I played with two other people who I competed with just as much as I cooperated with. I played Luigi, one played Princess Peach, and the third played a Yoshi. I picked Luigi purposefully to see if he got a higher jump like he previously did in Super Mario Bros. 2\/Super Mario USA <\/em>for the NES\/Famicom or Super Mario Galaxy <\/em>for the Wii, and I was a little disappointed that he didn\u2019t, as almost all of the characters instead seemed to play identically. The world\u2019s graphics were gorgeous as always, and this definitely felt like a natural graphical follow-up to the 2019 release of Super Mario. Bros. U Deluxe<\/em>, itself a re-release of the excellent 2012 Wii U game Super Mario Bros. U<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n