Today, Thursday, at Nintendo’s latest event, Nintendo Direct, the company presented some new gameplay footage of the upcoming platform game, Super Mario Bros. Wonder – Super Mario Bros. Wonder. But we also got a look at some of the new hardware — or at least, New color for the OLED Switch From the Nintendo Switch.
The tablet itself, the Switch OLED, will get a color update symbolizing the Super Mario gaming icon, to match the device with the game, and it comes in an elegant red design, with a Mario image and some coins hidden under the back cover of the device. The remake will be available on October 6, ahead of the launch of Super Mario Bros. Wonder on October 20.
Warp into a world of games with the #NintendoSwitch – OLED Model: Mario Red Edition system!
The system features a console, dock, and Joy-Con controllers all in the iconic Mario Red color, with a silhouette of Mario on the back of the dock.
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— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) August 31, 2023
These special limited edition devices are popular with Nintendo; In fact, the company previously released a Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury version of the Switch for Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury in 2021. And now, we got an OLED Switch with an elaborate Zelda design for Tears of the Kingdom.
The release of Super Mario Bros. Wonder in October adds to the importance of the month, which is full of many important releases in the gaming world.
Wanderer was announced last June, and is the first new Mario game developed for the platform since the release of Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury in 2021. Although Wanderer is the only Mario game this year, the Mario series has achieved This year, with the financial success of the movie Super Mario Bros. which has grossed over a billion dollars worldwide and may win a Grammy for the iconic performance of Jack Black.
From what was said at the event, Yoshis and Nabbit are designed for younger players and can’t take damage, but they also won’t be transformed by buffs.
In-game power-ups include the previously announced Elephant mod (which lets players attack enemies with their hose and destroy blocks) as well as the Bubble mod (which lets you blow floating bubbles that can capture enemies) and the Digging mod (which lets players dig the ground and deal with enemies serrated).
