Super Mario 40th anniversary discussion

[Perkilator]

The Super Mario franchise’s 40th anniversary is in 2025 and I wanted to dedicate an entire thread to it. Feel free to share your hopes and expectations for the anniversary, as well as any news that Nintendo shares in relation to it.

• My hopes
  • The Switch 2’s launch is engineered around the 40th anniversary, with a new 3D Mario and new Mario Kart releasing within the first year of its life cycle
  • Mario Movie 2 teaser trailer
  • A discount on all Mario games currently on Switch
  • Super Mario 3D All-Stars becomes permanently available for purchase, with Galaxy 2 added to the collection
  • Every Mario-adjacent franchise (DK, Yoshi, Wario, etc.) gets acknowledgment
• My expectations
  • March 10th acknowledgement
  • A special Nintendo Direct
  • A new Luigi’s Mansion releases within the first year of the Switch 2’s life cycle

 

[chocolatejr9]

If we do get a new 3D Mario, I wonder what sort of gimmick they'll use for it, or what kinds of characters will appear. Because that usually dictates how most of the Mario stuff for the rest of the system's lifespan will look like.

 

[Mario & Sonic Guy]

Some information about the planned Super Mario Bros. Movie sequel would be nice, but it probably won't show up until the later part of 2025, or even 2026 for all we know.

 

[fogbadge]

ah yes time for mario all stars to have another temporary run

 

[KneeOfJustice99]

The cynical part of me kind of just expects nothing to happen at all.

...okay, jokes aside; new Google Doodle, teaser for the second Mario Movie by the end of 2025 (it'll disappoint people, and Wario will turn up in a post-credit scene), Super Mario World 40, or something gimmicky like that, and another Hot Wheels collection themed after Mario enemies or something. Oh, and All-Stars to get another temporary run. (With absolutely no changes.)

 

[RealLuigisWearPink]

All-Stars and 3D All-Stars in one package, with Galaxy 2 thrown in

A bunch of new Mario games are added to NSO (If there's any missing at this point lol)

 

[Thegameandwatch]

I feel like there be a bigger collection for the older games and the next 3D Mario game will be announced or released by the end. There hasn't been a completely new one since Odyssey in 2017. There was Bowser's Fury in 2021 but that's essentially the equivalent of Shadow Generations and probably a test for the next one.