Summary
While most will have to wait until October 20 to playSuper Mario Bros. Wonder, at least one lucky fan already managed to get their hands on the highly anticipated game. After years of re-releases and remasters,Super Mario Bros. Wonderis the series' first new side-scrolling platformer for consoles in over a decade. Needless to say, fans are excited about the return to the iconic plumber’s return to this classic formula.
Still, while the newest entry appears to be a throwback of sorts,Super Mario Bros. Wonderalso looks to be a game of many firsts. The introduced power-ups, like Elephant Mario for example, promise this next entry will be one of the most endearingly bizarre games in the series to date. On top of that, positive reviews are also getting fans even more anxious to play this new adventure. Luckily, gamers don’t have to wait much longer, but some don’t have to wait at all.
Reddit user lakot1 shared a photo of their new copy ofSuper Mario Bros. Wonderthat they managed to score a couple of days early. According to the gamer, they found the copy sitting in a shop in Greece. The undisclosed store just so happened to receive copies of the game that very day. This isn’t an entirely new phenomenon either, assome lucky gamers receivedThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomearly, before the game’s launch in May.
Again, the majority of fans won’t have to wait long to play the game. Therelease time forSuper Mario Bros. Wonderis slated for 9 pm PT Thursday, October 19 for those purchasing the game digitally. Still, getting a highly-anticipated game like this even a day early is certainly cause for excitement.
It’s not just certain stores that are selling the game early, either.Super Mario Bros. Wonderleaked online earlier this week, and gamers are already speedrunning it. Unfortunately, this also means that spoilers are being shared on social media, so fans looking to go into the game with as little prior knowledge as possible should be wary when scrolling through their feeds.
The launch week forSuper Mario Bros. Wonderis a busy one, to say the least.Sonic Superstars, another side-scrolling platformer, just released on multiple platforms, and PlayStation’s latest PS5 exclusive,Marvel’s Spider-Man2, arrives the same day asSuper Mario Bros. Wonder. Notably, all three games are receiving positive reviews, so it appears as though it is a good time to be a gamer regardless of platform.
