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'''''Mario vs. Donkey Kong''''' is a [[Nintendo Switch]] [[Reissue#remakes|remake]] of the 2004 [[Game Boy Advance]] game of [[Mario vs. Donkey Kong|the same name]] released worldwide on February 16, 2024. First announced during the September 2023 Nintendo Direct,<ref name=Direct>Nintendo of America (September 14, 2023). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfYfuAOKTxA Nintendo Direct 9.14.2023 - Nintendo Switch]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved September 14, 2023.</ref> it is the first ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (series)|Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'' game for the Nintendo Switch and the first one in general since ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars]]'', released almost nine years prior. As a remake of the first game, it is also the first time the gameplay style of the [[Game Boy]] version of ''[[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|Donkey Kong]]'' has been revisited since the original's release. Unlike the original version's pre-rendered visuals and the rest of the ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' series opting for a plastic, cartoony look with outlines, the remake adopts a standard modern art style, taking many cues from ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' and its appearance as a theme in ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'' in particular. Additionally, the game debuts a redesigned logo for the ''Donkey Kong'' series. Despite [[Charles Martinet]] retiring from his role as [[Mario]], several of his voice clips are reused in this game. | '''''Mario vs. Donkey Kong''''' is a [[Nintendo Switch]] [[Reissue#remakes|remake]] of the 2004 [[Game Boy Advance]] game of [[Mario vs. Donkey Kong|the same name]] released worldwide on February 16, 2024. First announced during the September 2023 Nintendo Direct,<ref name=Direct>Nintendo of America (September 14, 2023). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfYfuAOKTxA Nintendo Direct 9.14.2023 - Nintendo Switch]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved September 14, 2023.</ref> it is the first ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (series)|Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'' game for the Nintendo Switch and the first one in general since ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars]]'', released almost nine years prior. As a remake of the first game, it is also the first time the gameplay style of the [[Game Boy]] version of ''[[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|Donkey Kong]]'' has been revisited since the original's release. Unlike the original version's pre-rendered visuals and the rest of the ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' series opting for a plastic, cartoony look with outlines, the remake adopts a standard modern art style, taking many cues from ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' and its appearance as a theme in ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'' in particular. Additionally, the game debuts a redesigned logo for the ''Donkey Kong'' series. Despite [[Charles Martinet]] retiring from his role as [[Mario]], several of his voice clips are reused in this game. | ||
A free demo of the game was released on the [[Nintendo eShop]] on January 31, 2024.<ref>https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1752859619943194810></ref> This is the first ''Super Mario'' game to omit the ESRB rating from its box art for the Middle East and Southeast Asia version, | A free demo of the game was released on the [[Nintendo eShop]] on January 31, 2024.<ref>https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1752859619943194810></ref> This is the first ''Super Mario'' game to omit the ESRB rating from its box art for the Middle East and Southeast Asia version; despite this, the first overall game to omit the rating is actually ''[[nwiki:Another Code: Recollection|Another Code: Recollection]]''.<ref>https://nintendosoup.com/all-first-party-nintendo-physical-games-in-southeast-asia-will-not-have-a-rating-on-the-cover-starting-from-another-code/</ref> | ||
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