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Nintendo released new developer blog posts with insight into the development ofSuper Mario Bros. Wonder, revealing whetherTheSuper Mario Bros. Movieinfluenced the development of the new game. TheSuper Mario Bros. Wonderdevelopers also reveal the reasons why the game does not use elements from the movie as launch day approaches.
Super Mario Bros. Wonderis the next major 2D platforming entry for Nintendo’s gaming icon. Demo kiosks are already available at retailers such as Walmart, and Los Angeles-based voice actorKevin Afghani revealed his role as Mario inSuper Mario Bros. Wonder. Afghani replaces Charles Martinet, who retired from the role to become Nintendo’s official Mario ambassador. Following the worldwide success ofThe Super Mario Bros. Movie, many fans have wondered if the film inspired any features or elements within the new game.
Super Mario Bros. Wonderwas not directly influenced byTheSuper Mario Bros. Movie,and many developers at Nintendo did not hear anything about the film’s content while developing the game. When asked if the movie had influence on the game, Nintendo’s Masanobu Sato states that executive officer Takashi Tezuka and senior officer Koji Kondo were the only members of the development team that knew the finer details ofTheSuper Mario Bros. Movie. Tezuka chimes in and explains that during development, the team did not know when the movie would be released. However, Tezuka and the development team knew that some people would be interested in playingSuper Mario Bros. Wonderafter watching the film.
Nintendo dedicated ample time and budget to the game’s development in order to create characters with greater detail according to Tezuka. The development team worked to ensure thatSuper Mario Bros. Wonderwould not disappoint fans who watchedTheSuper Mario Bros. Movie, so that motivation seems to be the only influence that the movie may have had on the game’s development.Super Mario Bros. Wondermay be an entirely separate project, but it’s clear that the developers at Nintendo want to deliver a high-quality game for fans of the movie andprior entries in theSuper Marioseries.
Players will havea wide range of abilities to use inSuper Mario Bros. Wonder, including the all-new Elephant form. Just like inThe Super Mario Bros. Movie, Bowser will be the antagonist ofSuper Mario Bros. Wonder.Some fans are already speed-running the game due to a recent leak, but players around the world will not have to wait much longer sinceSuper Mario Bros. Wonderis launching this week.
