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Nintendo Switch: You Can Now Play This Mario Game for the First Time

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You don’t necessarily have to wait for a new game to experience unknown adventures with Mario. An old title is now leaving Japan for the first time.

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Fans have been impatiently waiting for a new Mario title since the release of the Nintendo Switch 2. Sure, his name is on the well-known fun racer, whose latest installment was launched with the suffix “World”. But he hasn’t been the star of his own jump ‘n’ run or 3D platformer for a while now.

Nintendo Switch Online Now Features a Mario Game Unknown to Many

In the eyes of Western players, however, he is now making a new appearance, one whose premiere in its home country of Japan was over twenty proud years ago. Now, those who have enjoyed the title before are recommending that everyone take this opportunity to catch up on it.

The game in question is Mario & Wario, a puzzle-platformer released for the SNES that, as mentioned, never left the borders of Nintendo’s home base. At least until now, because thanks to the retro library of Nintendo Switch Online, it can now be offered to a much wider audience of potential players. It has been available there since October 9, as was revealed on the same day via social media posts and a YouTube video.

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NSO subscribers can access it without waiting, on both a Nintendo Switch and a Nintendo Switch 2. Since the game was originally designed for mouse controls, you can use your Joy-Con 2 for this purpose with the latter. Your task is to guide Mario, who is wearing an object on his head that blocks his view, to his brother Luigi so he can free him. Meanwhile, antagonist Wario makes dangerous items rain from the sky, which Mario should avoid getting knocked out by.

Under the YouTube upload where Nintendo announced the new additions to the paid subscription, fans are celebrating the attention for Mario & Wario. “Mario & Wario is a huge deal! Check it out if you haven’t already, it’s a solid game,” writes one person, for example. The same video also reveals that in addition to the clash between the plumber and his rival, BUBSY in Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind and FATAL FURY SPECIAL are also coming to NSO.

For all retro lovers who are especially excited about the trio of old gaming gems, a brilliant fan project for Nintendo’s Game Boy should also be interesting.

Sources: YouTube / Nintendo of America

This article was originally published on futurezone.de / 4P.de and has been carefully translated.