Super Mario Bros. Wonder

Super Mario Bros. Wonder
	; American box art; For alternate box art, see the related gallery.
Developer	Nintendo EPD
Publisher	Nintendo
Platform	Nintendo Switch
Release dates	October 20, 2023; October 20, 2023; October 20, 2023; October 20, 2023; October 20, 2023; October 20, 2023; October 20, 2023; October 20, 2023; October 20, 2023; October 20, 2023; October 20, 2023; October 20, 2023; October 20, 2023; October 20, 2023; October 20, 2023; October 20, 2023; October 20, 2023; October 20, 2023; October 20, 2023; October 20, 2023; October 20, 2023; October 20, 2023; October 20, 2023; October 20, 2023; October 20, 2023; October 20, 2023; October 20, 2023; October 20, 2023;
Languages	English; Japanese; Chinese (Simplified); Chinese (Traditional); Dutch; French (Canada); French (Europe); German; Italian; Korean; Polish; Portuguese (Brazil); Portuguese (Europe); Russian; Spanish (Latin America); Spanish (Europe); Thai;
Genre	Platformer
ESRB:	- Everyone[?]
CERO:	- All ages[?]
PEGI:	- Three years and older[?]
USK:	- Six years and older[?]
ClassInd:	- General audience[?]
SMECCV:	- All ages[?]
Gmedia:	- Three years and older[?]
GRAC:	- All ages[?]
GSRR:	- Six years and older[?]
UAEMC:	- Seven years and older[?]
ACB:	- General[?]
FPB:	- Thirteen years and older[?]
Modes	Single player; Multiplayer (2–4 players); Online Play (2–4 players)
Format	Nintendo Switch: Game Card Digital download
Input	Nintendo Switch: Joy-Con Joy-Con (horizontal) Nintendo Switch Pro Controller
Serial codes	LA-H-AQMXA-JPN; LA-H-AQMXA-USA; LA-H-AQMXA-EUR; LA-H-AQMXA-AUS; LA-H-AQMXA-KOR; LA-H-AQMXA-CHT;

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This article is about the Nintendo Switch game. For other uses, see Super Mario Bros. Wonder (disambiguation).

"SMBW" redirects here. For other uses, see SMBW (disambiguation).

Super Mario Bros. Wonder is a side-scrolling platform game released worldwide for the Nintendo Switch on October 20, 2023.^[25] First announced during the June 2023 Nintendo Direct, it is the twenty-seventh installment in the Super Mario series^[29] and the first new full-fledged 2D Super Mario game since New Super Mario Bros. U released almost 11 years prior. It is also the first game to feature Kevin Afghani as the voice of Mario and Luigi, succeeding Charles Martinet, as well as the first game in the Super Mario franchise as a whole to be released since the initial release of Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope exactly one year prior.

The art style of the game's characters has changed significantly, apparently to resemble 2D illustrations drawn by Shigehisa Nakaue. This style would later reappear in Mario Kart World.

A dedicated Nintendo Direct for the game titled the "Super Mario Bros. Wonder Direct" was broadcast on August 31, 2023 at 7:00 a.m. PT / 10:00 a.m. ET.^[30]

In addition to being backwards compatible on the Nintendo Switch 2, an enhanced version of the game for the system titled Super Mario Bros. Wonder – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Meetup in Bellabel Park was released on March 26, 2026 as part of the Super Mario Bros. 40th Anniversary celebration.^[31] The original Nintendo Switch version of the game can still be launched from the title screen, but accessing the Nintendo Switch 2 Edition again requires the game to be closed and restarted.

Story

The following text is taken directly from the American English translation of the Mario Portal.

Welcome to the Flower Kingdom - a not so distant land just beyond the Mushroom Kingdom.
Mario and friends were invited here by the benevolent Prince Florian, but Bowser, the King of the Koopas, had other plans! With just a single touch of the mysterious Wonder Flower... Bowser merged with Prince Florian's castle!
Thanks to his newfound power, chaos spread across the land.
Now, it's up to Mario and friends to stop Bowser, and save the Flower Kingdom!

The main playable characters, Poplins, and Prince Florian in the Flower Kingdom in the opening cutscene.

Mario, Princess Peach, Luigi, Blue Toad, Yellow Toad, Toadette, and Princess Daisy are invited to the Flower Kingdom, a neighbor to the Mushroom Kingdom ruled by Prince Florian. Florian shows off the Wonder Flower to his visitors, when suddenly, Bowser, Bowser Jr., and Kamek arrive. Bowser takes hold of the Wonder Flower, merging him, his Koopa Clown Car, and Florian's castle, the Flower Castle, to become Castle Bowser; he proceeds to spread havoc across the entire kingdom, including trapping the kingdom's inhabitants, the Poplins, in their homes. Not wanting to let this stand, Mario and his friends eagerly decide to help save the Flower Kingdom and set off with Florian, who opts to be the gang's guide, to stop Bowser's evil plans once again. The group is closely followed by four Yoshis and Nabbit.

Mario and his friends journey through Pipe-Rock Plateau, Fluff-Puff Peaks, Shining Falls, Sunbaked Desert, Fungi Mines, and Deep Magma Bog, collecting the Royal Seed from each to remove the Cloud Piranhas protecting Castle Bowser, defeating Wonder Bowser Jr. in four corrupted palaces and disabling three flying battleships summoned by Kamek in the process, before confronting Bowser within the castle from Petal Isles. After getting through some more of his defenses, Mario and his allies eventually defeat Castle Bowser, preventing him from using Wonder powers to terrorize the universe, and saving the Flower Kingdom, leaving the heroes, along with Florian and the Poplins, to celebrate.

Meanwhile, a post-credits scene shows Kamek attempting to carry Bowser and Bowser Jr. in the Koopa Clown Car; however, the weight is too heavy for Kamek, and he sinks, causing them to crash into some hills near the Flower Castle.

Gameplay

Super Mario Bros. Wonder is a 2.5D-style platformer that supports both single-player gameplay and simultaneous multiplayer with up to 4 players. The game uses an updated art style, iterating on the New Super Mario Bros. subseries of Super Mario games with new models, expressions and animations. Alongside Mario and Luigi, several other characters are also playable, including Princess Peach, Princess Daisy, Yellow Toad, Blue Toad, Toadette, Yoshis of four different colors, and Nabbit.^[32] All characters use the established base moveset from the New Super Mario Bros. series, including the ability to Wall Jump, Ground Pound, and Spin Jump. Nabbit retains his ability to not take damage from enemies from previous games, simply phasing through enemies instead. The Yoshis also do not take damage, but bump into enemies upon colliding with them. The Yoshis retain their ability to Flutter Jump, be used as a mount for other characters, and use their tongue to swallow enemies and items. They can receive new abilities by consuming returning power-ups, as well as new ones like the Elephant Fruit. A new feature sees the characters equipping badges, which allow them to obtain an additional special ability, similarly to character specific abilities from prior games like Super Mario Bros. 2 without it being tied to a character. The ability depends on which one is equipped, such as the Parachute Cap or the Scuttle. The Midair Spin from prior games also returns as part of the base moveset, but it is replaced by the Parachute Cap, Grappling Vine, or Boosting Spin Jump abilities when their respective badge is equipped.

The game's story takes place in the Flower Kingdom, a brand-new location. The game's levels incorporate similar general themes to the New Super Mario Bros. series and prior 2D Super Mario titles, such as grassland, desert, and beach stages, but also new unique level themes like autumnal forests and savannas. The hub consists of a contiguous world map, similar to that of New Super Mario Bros. U, where each level is represented by a 3D modeled icon, as in Super Mario 3D World. Similar to both games, levels in this game have unique names. Each one is also assigned a difficulty rating in-game, from one to five. This is a feature only found previously in the Level Cards compatible with Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3, as well as Super Mario Maker 2's Story Mode.

The signature feature of Super Mario Bros. Wonder is the Wonder Flower, a power-up that changes the world around Mario and friends in unique and strange ways, such as bringing Warp Pipes to life or causing Trottin' Piranha Plants to start singing. Wonder Flowers are exclusive to the Flower Kingdom, alongside Wonder Seeds and flower coins, prominent collectibles of the region. Another notable addition is Talking Flowers, non-playable characters that populate levels and comment on in-game events and players' actions.

This is the first 2D side-scrolling Super Mario game since Super Mario Bros. 2 to omit a score system and Time Limit, allowing players to explore levels for as long as they wish. When a character bounces off enemies or other objects repeatedly, ratings appear in the order "Good", "Great", "Super", "Fantastic", "Excellent", "Incredible", and "Wonderful"; from then on, any further action that continues the chain awards the player a 1-Up.

The maximum number of lives is 99. Just like in Super Mario 3D World, the number of lives is shared between players when playing multiplayer.

Controls

All actions using can also be done with . Selecting the " Dash · Jump" option in the Settings menu will rotate all face buttons once to the left, with functioning as and functioning as .^[33]

Action(s)	Input(s)
Action(s)	Dual Joy-Con or Pro Controller	Horizontal Joy-Con
Universal Actions
Move	/
Jump
Dash
Deploy Item Balloon	Hold	Hold
Greeting
Select greeting	Hold , then tilt	Hold , then tilt
Menu		or
Basic Actions
Crouch	↓ / Press	↓
Crouch and move	↙ ↘ while crouching	↙ ↘ while crouching
Slide on a slope	↓ / Press on a slope	↓ on a slope
Ground Pound	↓ / Press in midair	↓ in midair
Spin Jump	Press / Press / Shake	Press / Shake
Midair Spin	Press / Press / Shake in midair	Press / Shake in midair
Hold item	Touch item while holding	Touch item while holding
Kick held item	Release	Release
Kick item upward	Release while tilting ↑	Release while tilting ↑
Drop held item	Release while crouching	Release while crouching
Pull	Hold , and tilt in the direction you want to pull	Hold , and tilt in the direction you want to pull
Push	Tilt in the direction you want to push	Tilt in the direction you want to push
Swim	Press while underwater	Press while underwater
Swim while holding an item	While underwater, hold and tilt	While underwater, hold and tilt
Enter a pipe	Tilt towards the entrance	Tilt towards the entrance
Enter a door	↑ in front of the door	↑ in front of the door
Climb up/down a vine	↑ / ↓ while holding on to a vine	↑ / ↓ while holding on to a vine
Wall Jump	Jump against a wall, then press to jump again	Jump against a wall, then press to jump again
Wall slide	While against a wall, tilt towards the wall	While against a wall, tilt towards the wall
Place standee	Press while crouching	Press while crouching
Local Multiplayer / Online Play
Become a ghost	Press and hold +	Press and hold +
Float
Float faster	Tilt while pressing repeatedly	Tilt while pressing repeatedly
Give up	Press +	Press +
Local Multiplayer
Ride Yoshi	Jump on top of Yoshi
Dismount Yoshi	Press	Press
Backflip off Yoshi	Press / Press / Shake	Press / Shake
Yoshi
Flutter Jump	Press and hold while in midair	Press and hold while in midair
Eat	Press	Press
Spit out	Press with something in your mouth	Press with something in your mouth
Spit upwards	With a mouthful, press while tilting ↑	With a mouthful, press while tilting ↑
Elephant Mario
Swing trunk	Press	Press
Swing trunk while crouching	Press while crouching	Press while crouching
Spray	Press when you have water in your trunk	Press when you have water in your trunk
Fire Mario
Throw a fireball	Press	Press
Throw a fireball while crouching	Press while crouching	Press while crouching
Throw fireballs while spin jumping	Press / Press / Shake	Press / Shake
Bubble Mario
Make a bubble	Press	Press
Make a bubble while crouching	Press while crouching	Press while crouching
Make bubbles while spin jumping	Press / Press / Shake	Press / Shake
Bubble jump	Stomp a bubble while holding	Stomp a bubble while holding
Drill Mario
Drill down	↓ / Press	↓
Drill up	Jump toward the ceiling
Move while burrowed	Tilt while burrowed	Tilt while burrowed
Badges
Open parachute cap	Press / Press / Shake while in midair	Press / Shake while in midair
Fall slowly	Press and hold / while in midair	Press and hold while in midair
Wall-climb jump	Jump against a wall, and press	Jump against a wall, and press
Dolphin kick	Press / Press / Shake while underwater	Press / Shake while underwater
Crouching high jump	Press after crouching for a short period of time	Press after crouching for a short period of time
Vine-grapple	Press / Press / Shake while in midair	Press / Shake while in midair
Boosting spin jump	Press / Press / Shake while in midair	Press / Shake while in midair

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