Nintendo has confirmed that the Super Mario Bros. Wonder file size is 4.5 GB four months before its launch on October 20. A new 2D Super Mario Bros. Game had been rumored for quite some time before the reveal of Super Mario Bros. Wonder at the latest Nintendo Direct, but now fans can officially mark their calendars and look forward to the iconic plumber's next main series adventure.
Super Mario Bros. Wonder's first trailer revealed a lot of exciting details about the new 2D Super Mario game, including the playable characters and some of the new power-ups that fans can look forward to as well. It also confirmed that the game will be a sort-of continuation of the New Super Mario Bros. Series by retaining 4-player co-op play. Now Nintendo has divulged even more information about Super Mario Bros. Wonder through the game's official eShop page.
The Super Mario Bros. Wonder eShop page confirms the game's 4.5 GB file size and details its Wonder Effects. Collecting Wonder Flowers in Super Mario Bros. Wonder causes bizarre things to happen on-screen, with the examples shown in the trailer and pointed out on the eShop page being pipes coming to life and Mario transforming into a spiky ball. The Super Mario Bros. Wonder eShop page also confirms the different playable characters players will have to choose from and how exactly co-op will work in the new game.
The Super Mario Bros. Wonder playable characters are Mario, Luigi, Peach, Daisy, Yoshi, and Toad, according to the eShop page. What's curious about this lineup is that Yoshi can also be seen in the Super Mario Bros. Wonder trailer being ridden by other characters, so it will be interesting to see exactly how Yoshi works in the final game.
Regardless of who is playable and to what extent they are playable, Super Mario Bros. Wonder will support 4-player local co-op on a single Nintendo Switch system when the game launches later this year. This means that Super Mario Bros. Wonder will not have any online co-op support. This may come as a disappointing revelation to some fans, but most likely assumed that would be the case considering previous games in the series.
More information on Super Mario Bros. Wonder should come to light in the months ahead. There were previously rumors that a Nintendo Direct could air in September, and if that's true, Super Mario Bros. Wonder seems like it would be a lock for such an event, but it's also possible Nintendo may keep the game under wraps until its release date rolls around.
Super Mario Bros. Wonder launches October 20, exclusively for the Nintendo Switch.