Written by Mounis Hawass Thursday, October 19, 2023 04:00 AM Later this week, Two games “Marvel’s Spider-Man 2” for PlayStation 5 and “Super Mario Bros Wonder” for Switch are both highly anticipated, with Nintendo and Sony counting a lot on the success of these games, but it’s important to note that the two games are very different and cater to different audiences.
While “Marvel’s Spider-Man 2” is exclusive to the PlayStation 5, “Super Mario Bros Wonder” is only available on the Nintendo Switch.
Mario game history
In 1985, Shigeru Miyamoto created Mario, which revolutionized the gaming world with “Super Mario Bros.” The game features unique side-scrolling gameplay that allows horizontal movement in evolving landscapes, and Mario quickly became one of the most popular characters in the game. Famous in gaming history and sold more than 420 million units for the “Super Mario” series alone, propelling Nintendo to success.
Spider-Man game
Spider-Man first appeared in Marvel comics in the 1960s, but was not popular in video games until Insomniac developed a series for Sony in 2018, and the latest data indicates that the game has sold 33 million copies.
Nintendo and Sony have taken different approaches to their latest game releases, with Nintendo going old school with a 2D side-scrolling game, its first since 2012, and under the guidance of Takashi Tezuka – the co-creator of the franchise – the development team introduced new power-ups such as the “Wonder Flower “, this power transports Mario to new surreal dimensions or turns him into an elephant.
On the other hand, Sony spent a lot of money developing “Marvel’s Spider-Man 2”, as the graphics of this game push the technical capabilities of the PlayStation 5 to the limit, and this game allows Peter Parker and Miles Morales to fight against Kraven, the Hunter, and other villains.
In terms of games, Nintendo is targeting players between the ages of 5 and 95 with a range of playable characters from the Mushroom Kingdom, while Spider-Man is aimed at action game fans and features a range of characters to choose from.
