My personal favorite series of all time, Super Mario, is celebrating it’s 35 year anniversary! Back on September 3rd, Nintendo revealed a ton of new Mario merchandise, during it’s “Super Mario Bros. 35th Anniversary Direct“. Some of these announcements include the already released Super Mario 3D All-Stars, a Mario themed Game & Watch handheld, and a Switch port of Super Mario 3D World. Today, Nintendo released Super Mario Bros. 35 onto the Nintendo Switch eShop. No, Super Mario Bros. 35 isn’t the 35th SMB title. It is instead, a Super Mario Bros. themed battle royale game, very similar in vein to Tetris 99.
“The iconic platforming action of Super Mario Bros. gets a 35-player twist. Race against time, defeat enemies and sabotage your opponents in an online battle, to become the last Mario standing. Each player is given the same timed stage, but defeating enemies will earn you extra time while you attack your opponents. With the right combination of speed, skill, and strategy, you just might thrive in Super Mario Bros. 35!”
Super Mario Bros. 35 releases today October 1st, 2020, and is a Nintendo Switch Online free-to-download exclusive. While available now, Super Mario Bros. 35 will only be playable until March 31st, 2021. Perhaps Nintendo will release another battle royale style game, featuring a different IP. Metroid 35 anyone?
As a huge Tetris fan, Tetris 99 really struck home. As an even bigger Super Mario Bros. fan, The announcement of Super Mario Bros. 35 was incredibly exciting. While I’ve only managed to get a few matches in of SMB35, I can with certainty say it is a blast! Attacking other players is very similar to Tetris 99, as your performance will affect what gets sent to other player’s screens. Download today, on the Nintendo Switch eShop.
