Apparently these feature more frequently in the game than stars did.

This time around, rather than stars, he's on the hunt for moons. New Donk City is joined by a host of other kingdoms for Mario to explore. It's not very Mario, and feels all the more outlandish for it. The urban landscape of New Donk City as featured in the first trailer is a prime example. The game's designers are daring to do something different with the game's environments and themes. Super Mario Odyssey wants to take you on a journey through weird and wonderful worlds in a way that previous Mario games haven't. In the words of Nintendo, 'this is the first sandbox game that allows Mario to fully explore his world since Super Mario 64 on Nintendo 64 and Super Mario Sunshine on Nintendo GameCube'.

Cappy at the centre of Mario's brand-new powers.

The producer of Odyssey, Yoshiaki Koizumi, also developed Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Sunshine. We'll be keeping it updated as the months go on, so be sure to come back for fresh news.Ī platformer following the legacy of games like Super Mario, Super Mario 64, and Super Mario Galaxy, the game is part of the series' central lineage, and not one of the many peripheral games that circle the Mario franchise like Mario Kart or WarioWare. Thankfully for those readers in possession of a divine spirit, we've collected all the up-to-date info about Odyssey in one place. We know you feel the same way, y'know, assuming you have a soul and all that. We were tantalised by the initial glimpses of Odyssey during that very first Switch commercial, and information released since then at E3 has done little to dull our desire for a new adventure.

The release of a new Nintendo console wouldn't be complete without an accompanying Mario game, and true to form, the plucky plumber is making his debut on the Switch later this year.

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