Today’s Super Mario Maker 2 Nintendo Direct showed off new features including a story mode, multiplayer and more, all available in the upcoming Nintendo Switch game.
Of note, Super Mario Maker 2 will feature a story mode that walks a user through rebuilding the Mushroom Kingdom. The story mode will sport over 100 courses made by Nintendo itself.
A single-player Story Mode is included in #SuperMarioMaker2, where Mario must rebuild Princess Peach’s Castle! Complete jobs and tackle over 100 original courses to earn Coins for the rebuild effort. Meet characters and embark on new jobs as you rebuild the castle! pic.twitter.com/eLdM5DTfS5
— Nintendo AU NZ (@NintendoAUNZ) May 15, 2019
Moreover, online multiplayer for up to four-players will be available to those with a Nintendo Switch Online account. Said account is also required to be able to share your own created courses with others. Finally, a co-op creator mode will also feature.
Enjoy multiplayer locally, or with players from around the world in #SuperMarioMaker2!
Face off in sidescrolling showdowns in Multiplayer Versus, or work together to reach the goal in Multiplayer Co-op. pic.twitter.com/OGr9XzePOW
— Nintendo of Europe (@NintendoEurope) May 15, 2019
Finally, here’s a list of new tools mentioned today:
- One-click slopes
- The Angry Sun enemy type
- Snake blocks, of both green and blue (fast) types
- On/off switches
- Setting the water level inside a level, including speed at which it floods
- Custom scrolling inside a level
- Banzai Bill (including homing Banzai Bills)
- Dry Bones Shells
- Big Coins (worth 10, 30, 50 Coins)
- New sound effects
- Clear conditions for a level
- Boom Boom enemy
- Desert, Snow, Forest, and Sky levels
- The Moon, which offers night-themed levels which change enemies, physics, etc
- Super Mario 3D World game-style
- Cat Mario and his moves
We’ll embed a clip of the new functionality as it’s made available. Until then, the Direct itself is only 15-minutes.
Expect Super Mario Maker 2 on Nintendo Switch in June 2019.
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