In fact, it’d make an ideal release for the Switch in time for the holidays, since people love nostalgic games to go along with their newly purchased hardware. Super Mario Odyssey is great too, of course, but it never hurts to learn your humble beginnings. However, considering the popularity of the Mario series here, it’s probably just a matter of time before we see it arrive on our shores. Now, the booklet was printed in Japan, so, for now, it looks like that release date is only for that country. The booklet indicates that the game will get a “festive” home release on December 22nd, just in time for the holidays. Super Mario Bros. arcade game that made its rounds at the same time as the home game, offering a two-player competitive mode (with players taking turns) and other little tweaks to make it stand out from the home release.
NintendoLife recently reported that, with the reveal of a new holiday booklet, the publisher may have inadvertently revealed the debut of yet another Nintendo classic for the Switch, coming just in time for the holidays – Super Mario Bros.īut, surprisingly enough, this isn’t a port of the home game that made the Nintendo Entertainment System go off like a rocket. That left a lot of fans wondering – could we possibly see some more Nintendo arcade ports come to the system? Good news, it’s looking that way. Earlier this year, the developers at Hamster expanded its Arcade Archives line-up for the Nintendo Switch by introducing an old-school port of the two-player Mario Bros., alongside its many Neo-Geo releases that have been coming out for the system at that time.