March 10th is MAR10 DAY! The first rumors are already rushing ahead of the annual anniversary, and now Nintendo is also joining in. We want to get you in the mood to celebrate with discounts and various promotions.
From March 7th to March 24th, 2024, you will receive 10 percent back in the form of gold points in the Nintendo eShop if you buy selected games with Mario involvement. There will also be various discounts on Mario items in the My Nintendo Store from March 7th to April 7th. Anyone who buys a Mario game during this period will receive a notebook.
On top of that, “various icon pieces from a selection of Super Mario games will be available as exclusive member rewards” in March. You can earn some platinum points in new special missions, for example for the SNES classic Super Mario World.
There’s already a gift available today: In the My Nintendo Store you can download new wallpapers for Mario Day in various formats as a free reward. Nintendo fans can hope for the next surprises in the next few days.
Already official: LEGO will present new things in a live stream on March 9th. If they aren’t new LEGO sets. There may also be news about Paper Mario: The Legend of the Aeon Gate and Luigi’s Mansion 2 as part of the celebration. Brand new: Princess Peach should also play a role. And now take a look at the teaser image from Nintendo…
Nintendo is starting what is presumably the last year of the Switch. And he still has a lot in his luggage. For example Mario vs Donkey Kong, which releases February 16th. And the dealers are vying for your pre-order with bonuses!
Game + trailer at Media Markt*
Game + trailer at Saturn*
Game + sticker sheet at Otto*
Game + sliding puzzle at Amazon*
At Media Saturn you get a key ring for free. Otto, on the other hand, has a sticker sheet. Amazon is currently listing a “sliding puzzle” for the game, but is not yet accepting pre-orders and has not yet illustrated the bonus. GameStop, where there is also a potential bonus, is still pending. The same applies to the My Nintendo Store.
The old rivalry from the Game Boy Advance days flares up again on Nintendo Switch. Explore the game in all-new graphics, solve puzzles and put your platforming skills to the test as you collect the stolen Mini Marios.
You often read that developers have to work many more hours when the release of their project approaches. At Nintendo they are not that difficult, for Super Mario Bros. Miraculously, there was simply no deadline. The developers of Super Mario Bros. Wonder informed us in an ‘Ask the developers’ interview about the development of the game.
Producer Takashi Tezuka said there was no set schedule for when the new Super Mario game would be ready. In addition, a generous budget was allocated, which allowed the developers to realize all their ideas. This way they were able to make the game without having to worry about peripheral issues.
“We wanted to create a game with much more to offer than ever before, so this time, we didn’t set a fixed time period for development, which is usually decided before we kick off. To create something truly enjoyable, we decided to take our time and devote ample budget for development without having to worry about the production schedule.”
Because sufficient financial resources were available, the developer could also fully indulge in the graphical aspect of the platform game. This makes the game look beautiful and detailed. However, this is not the only aspect that has been well developed, as you can read in our Simon’s review.
Sources reportedly told GiantFreakinRobot that a Donkey Kong movie is coming. It would be a spin-off of the Mario Bros. upcoming movie. Just like in the Mario movie, Seth Rogen will provide the voice of Donkey Kong.
It has been known for some time that a Super Mario Bros. film is in the making at film studio Illumination. Now, according to sources, the company is also working on a Donkey Kong spin-off film. Donkey Kong gets the same voice actor in this film as in the Mario film, namely Seth Rogen.
Will there be a Nintendo ‘MCU’?
The Donkey Kong movie would be a spin-off of the Mario movie. It therefore seems likely that both films take place in the same universe. It’s starting to look like a larger Nintendo movie universe.
That would also make it possible for many more of Nintendo’s favorite characters to get their own movie, but for now the rumors are really only about a Donkey Kong movie. It is likely that we will see well-known Donkey Kong characters in that film, such as Cranky Kong. Just like Donkey Kong, he has a role in the Mario movie.
Who will we see besides Seth Rogen in the Mario movie?
The cast of the Mario movie was recently announced, but opinions are divided about the choices made. In addition to Seth Rogen as Donkey Kong, the film features Chris Pratt as Mario, Charlie Day as Luigi and Anya Taylor-Joy as Peach. Charles Martinet has a number of cameos in the film and will continue to voice Mario in the games for a long time to come.
The Mario movie will be released at the end of 2022. Only after that time can we expect a solo Donkey Kong film, if this film actually happens. So we will have to be patient for a while.
Apple iPhones and iPads are amazing devices to play and in the App Store we have many amazing options, especially after the Arrival of Apple Arcade which raised the level of games for mobile devices and it brings us news every week. However, there is something that Apple has never allowed in its store: emulators.
Apple is characterized by great control over its application store and emulators from other gaming platformsLike Game Boy or other popular consoles, they are not allowed. This makes perfect sense, as it’s not something that appeals to companies that own these platforms and games. Therefore, since this is something that neither Apple, Nintendo, nor Sony like, it makes sense that Apple doesn’t allow them in its App Store.
However, this does not mean that iOS users do not have the option of installing this type of emulator on their iPhone or iPad, and now a well-known YouTube has been able to test a version of the Dolphin emulator allowing you to play amazing games like Super Mario Sunshine from Game Cube.
They say 2AM is a terrible time to release a new video… I say this:
Make iOS a FREE Nintendo Switch Killer (emulate GameCube and Wii without jailbreak!) Https://t.co/I5OV6SEjEL pic.twitter.com/HSGgyOFYqe
– Quinn Nelson (@SnazzyQ) 8 mai 2020
Emulators are a risky possibility
In this new video which was uploaded by Snazzy Labs, you can see that this emulator works great on iPad Pro and that makes it a real portable console. Moreover, if we add to that the native compatibility of the PS4 and Xbox One controllers of iOS and iPadOS 13, it makes the game an amazing experience. However, all is not good.
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The first reason why it is not recommended to install this type of emulator is that you cannot know exactly who is behind it or their intentions. These types of applications use certificates to be used and it is possible that our information is in danger during installation. Additionally, Apple may revoke these certificates or update iOS and prevent these apps from running overnight.
On the other hand, there is the more moral issue, to play these emulators you will need images of the games, which probably you can only download illegally, because these are games with a few years. For this reason, the big video game companies are against this type of emulator.
Without a doubt, what it shows, beyond the nostalgia of bringing old games to our devices, incredible power of today’s mobile devices they are able to emulate consoles without spoiling themselves. I want companies like Nintendo to see this potential and launch their own app from which to play their classic games from our iPhone or iPad. Hopefully this will be something that will come with time.
The 35th anniversary of Super Mario Bros. is being celebrated with an extra touch of blessed nostalgia: Nintendo has not only brought back essential classics starring its superstar, but has launched a new commemorative Game & Watch model. An irresistible whim full of details that make it even more special.
At first glance, the Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros. It looks exactly like the first Nintendo portable consoles, inspired by the models launched in 1981 with two major differences: instead of a liquid crystal screen we have a full color screen and the classic nintendera crosshead makes his triumphant return.
Now, and as it happened with the tiny classic consoles, what is truly interesting is in its game proposal, which brings together an edition of the classic Ball starring Mario, as well as pre-installed games Super Mario Bros. AND Super Mario Bros. 2: The Lost Levels.
While Microsoft and Sony launch their new generation bets with Xbox Series X and PS5, Nintendo follows its own path and, incidentally, relaunches a new edition of one of its first systems that, in addition, we can use as a watch. Seen like this it might seem crazy, but you have to admit that there is a lot of care in this little machine.
Precisely for this reason, in Extra Life We have compiled all the secrets, curiosities and tricks that the Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros. The definitive excuse for you to relive the NES classic, in a very special year for the undisputed king of platform games.
How to get infinite lives in Super Mario Bros. and SMB2: the Lost Levels
Have you just discovered the Machiavellian difficulty of SMB2 Japanese? Are you resisting the rescue of Princess Peach in the great NES classic? We have the solution to both problems: hold button A from the console to the title screen of either game and you’ll start off with endless lives.
How to access Hard mode in the classic Super Mario Bros.
If, on the other hand, you know every inch of Super Mario Bros. by heart and want an extra challenge, the new version of this Game & Watch is for you: complete all 8 game worlds, save the princess and you will have unlocked hard mode.
How to play as Luigi in Ball (Mario version)
Our favorite Player 2 also signs up for the celebration and sneaks into the classic Game & Watch: to play as Luigi in this retro skill test all you have to do is keep button A pressed for more than 5 seconds on the title screen of Ball.
What are clock mode special events and when do they occur?
Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros. includes 35 animations different as time goes by. Sometimes it is possible to see characters from other installments, such as Yoshi, and in others it is possible to see interesting events. For example:
At 7:00 am and at 7:00 pm we will see how Mole Monty comes to greet our mustachioed hero.
During dusk and dawn, at 5:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., we will witness how the blocks are briefly converted into coins.
At 1:11 p.m. and already after midnight, at 1:11 a.m., we will see the appearance of a trio of Bloopers floating in the sky.
There are 32 more animations in the clock mode of the machine. Of course, there are also many more interesting details to discover.
How to unlock the song Drawing Mario
In the previous modes, a trick appears when you hold down the A button for a while, and the clock mode of Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros. is no exception: pressing A for five seconds we will see an animated sequence with the song Drawing Mario in English with different language options.
As an added curiosity, the new Game & Watch have an error reported by Nintendo when displaying the lyrics in the German, French, Italian or Spanish languages. In this case, the correct language relationship is as follows.
Title screen language
Song lyrics languages
French
German
Spanish
French
German
Italian
Italian
Spanish
In addition to the above languages, it is also possible to view the song subtitles in English, Dutch and Japanese.
How to change the scenery of clock mode settings
The clock display is an animated tribute to the mythical 1-1 world of Super Mario Bros. by NES. with the added bonus that it is possible to see the day and night cycle. Now, there are two other alternatives: just press the Time button and we will change the decoration to a country setting or the classic mushroom-shaped platforms.
How to add enemies to watch mode
Do you want to complicate things for good Mario? Take on the role of Bowser and fill the clock mode screen with up to five enemies at once pressing down on the left crosshead. You can summon Goombas and Koopas in an unlimited way!
How to make Lakitu appear in watch mode
Lakitu He can be one of our most annoying enemies or one of our most neat allies. In the clock mode of the new Game & Watch it makes a small cameo and is rather the latter.
To the press the Pause / Set button in clock mode we can adjust the time of the device, showing shortly after the funny Lakitu carrying a wrench, apparently to help us. The best? Once the time is set, he will drop his tool and take a walk around the screen.
Shine the Blocks in Clock Mode
It is a minor detail, but just as curious: if we press buttons B and A at the same time in clock mode we will see how the bricks that serve to tell the time on the screen begin to shine with their own light.
The three special illustrations from Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros.
When we are not playing with the Game & Watch (or his watch) the screen will turn off giving us an illustration starring Mario, Luigi and Bowser’s minions. However, the fun thing in this case is that the drawing depends on what mode we have been using:
If the console goes into sleep mode with the clock, we will see an illustration of Mario sleeping soundly
If the console goes into sleep mode with the game Ball, we will see an illustration of Mario juggling.
Finally, if the console enters sleep mode in a game of Super Mario Bros. or SMB2: The Lost Levels, We will see that on that occasion, several enemies of our hero take a nap.
Extra Ball: Five Really Interesting Details from the Game & Watch Box
We close our review of secrets, tricks and curiosities with the box of the Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros., which is pure fanservice.
To start with, the front of the removable cover is a nod to level 1-1. Also, if we look at the markers we will see that there are 35 coins, one for each Mario year.
On the other hand, the back of the case takes us to Bowser’s castle, which awaits us patiently spitting fire.
Like the console itself, the box itself is a wink to those of the Game & Watch models launched during 1981, accommodating the contents and characteristics of the new console. Which means changing the Wide Screen original by Color Screen.
In fact, the title screen of Super Mario Bros. Color is superimposed on the case, revealing a Ball screen with Mario himself when the box is removed. Giving the set an even more retro look.
In addition, the reference marked on the right side flap is also a reference to the celebration itself: SM-35 refers to the 35th anniversary since the launch of Super Mario Bros.
Finally, and as is increasingly common in Nintendo theme packages, when pulling that flap we will see in the fold a thank you by Nintendo with Mario and Luigi from Ball (Mario version) juggling.
With Paper Mario: The Legend of the Aeon Gate was on today’s Nintendo Direct event another promising title for the Switch announced. This is a visual Improved remake of the GameCube classic from 2004.
After a few years ago with Paper Mario: The Origami King is already a title that we also celebrated in the test celebrated its debut on the hybrid console, the series is now something new Attention gifted in the form of another Switch game.
Paper Mario: The Legend of the Aeon Gate is coming to the Switch: This is what the remake should look like
Of course he will defining paper style which was originally on the N64 The series launched will be continued with the remake on the Nintendo Switch. In addition to the visual improvements, the… skills be spiced up a bit. You also want to take part in the story screw that awaits you in the new edition of Paper Mario: The Legend of the Aeon Gate.
You can see what the whole thing looks like in the embedded YouTube trailer, which celebrated its premiere at Nintendo Direct. As in previous spin-offs, this time too action-packed fights are in the foreground that reward you for your good timing.
The new edition is not the only one that Nintendo has given us in the coming time around the moustachioed plumber. That too Remake of the Super Mario RPG is coming in November on the plan, which the developers definitely used in their later work on Paper Mario to inspire should have let. And beyond that awaits us with Super Mario Bros. Wonder a brand new side scroller in October in the universe of the iconic Nintendo hero.
