Thirteen years have passed sinceSuper Mario Galaxyfirst released, bringing a whole new dimension to Mario’s 3D platforming adventures on top of introducing fan-favorite characters like Rosalina and Captain Toad. Now the Wii classic is just a couple of weeks away from getting new life as part of the newly-confirmedSuper Mario 3D All-Stars, complete with a rather noteworthy change.
It’s rather impressive how much news Nintendo managed to squeeze into its latest and biggest surprise Nintendo Direct. In less than 10 minutes, the company dished out aSuper Mariobattle royale, aMario Kartgame where players drive real toy karts, the return of Game and Watch, and, of course, the official reveal of the long-rumored collection bundlingGalaxywithSuper Mario 64andSuper Mario Sunshine. The downside to this, however, is that the announcement of3D All-Starskind of skipped past a pretty major detail regardingGalaxy’s transition to the Switch.
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Being one of the Wii’s first major titles,Super Mario Galaxymade frequent use of motion controls, with players shaking and pointing the Wiimote to attack, travel across planetoids, and take on different types of platforming challenges. It’d be easy to assume that motion controls will be mandatory for the Switch version, but as it turns out,Super Mario 3D All-Starswill support multiple controller options for all three games, meaningGalaxy’s motion controls will actually be optional this time around.
Nintendo has yet to detail how motion-based actions will work with a regular controller, but it has confirmed that players will be able to use the Switch’s Joy-Cons to replicate playing with a Wiimote. This also applies toGalaxy’s Co-Star mode, which will let a second player use a Joy-Con to aid the player controlling Mario by shooting star bits at enemies.
It’s nice that fans will have the option to play the game without motion controls, as it should go a long way towards makingSuper Mario Galaxyfeel fresh even for longtime players. That being said, it remains to be seen if playing the game without motion controls will work as smoothly as playing it with them.
Although anticipation is understandably high for3D All-Stars’ release later this month, fans have been quickly taking issue with the fact that it’s only going to be available for a limited time. It also hasn’t helped that, despite its strong lineup,3D All-Starsis noticeably missingSuper Mario Galaxy 2, the 2010 sequel that improved on many of the things that made the first game so great.
Super Mario 3D All-Starswill be available on Switch from September 18 to March 2021.
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