Super Mario 64 Is Being Remastered For The Nintendo Switch To Mark The 35th Anniversary Of The Iconic Game Series
John V.
Posted On September 4, 2020
Super Mario 3D All-Stars, which is retailing for £49.99 and is available to pre-order now, launches for the Nintendo Switch on September 18 as both a download and physical cartridge.
Super Mario 3D All-Stars is a special games bundle marking the anniversary containing updates of three classic games: 1996’s Super Mario 64, 2002’s Super Mario Sunshine and 2007’s Super Mario Galaxy.
Nintendo is marking 35 years since the original release of the Super Mario Bros. video game in Japan with new updated versions, playable on the Switch console.
As part of the new package, all three games feature updated HD graphics, controls adapted to the Switch’s Joy-Con and an in-game music-player mode to play the original music.
Super Mario 3D All-Stars, which is retailing for £49.99 and is available to pre-order now, launches for the Nintendo Switch on September 18 as both a download and physical cartridge.
‘In addition to having higher resolutions than their original versions, the games have been optimised for a smooth gameplay experience on Nintendo Switch.’
A physical version of the game is available on a limited basis, while the digital version will be sold on the Switch eShop for the same price until March 31 next year.
One of the most exciting Super Mario games launching this year is Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit, which comes with an actual physical kart, driven by a toy Mario or Luigi figure.
The £100 game, which is now available to pre-order for release on October 16, brings ‘the fun of the Mario Kart series to the real world’ on Nintendo Switch, according to the company.
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury, meanwhile, offers an enhanced version of the Super Mario 3D World game that originally launched on Wii U back in 2013.
Nintendo has also launched an update of the classic game compilation – 1993’s Super Mario All-Stars that was originally available on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System – for Nintendo Switch online members.
Nintendo has also released a digital timeline of Super Mario Bros. game releases for Mario fans to fondly reminisce, onto which they can insert their own birth date.
In terms of hardware, Nintendo is releasing a fetching update of the Game & Watch handheld consoles that were first released in 1980, pre-dating the original Game Boy.
Released on November 13, the new console includes the original 1985 Super Mario Bros. game and the 1986 side-scrolling game Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels.
Nintendo has already re-released smaller versions of the NES Classic and the Super NES consoles to capitalise on consumers’ love for all things retro, back in 2017.
