Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Furyis bringing the classic Wii U game to the Nintendo Switch next month, but it’s much more than a straight port. Nintendo is making some quality-of-life improvements to makeSuper Mario 3D Worldan even more well-rounded experience than it was on the Wii U, not to mention it’s adding a brand new adventure in the form of theBowser’s Furyexpansion. And now Nintendo has pulled the curtain back on exactly what fans can expect fromBowser’s Furynext month.
As revealed by Nintendo, theSuper Mario 3D WorldBowser’s Furyexpansiontakes place in a new area called Lake Lapcat. Unfortunately for the residents of the cat-themed area, a superpowered version of Bowser, Fury Bowser, is terrorizing the area, and so Mario is called into action to stop him. Unlike the baseSuper Mario 3D Worldgame that features a collection of linear levels, Lake Lapcat offers a “free-roaming adventure” with the goal of collecting Cat Shines. Collecting enough Cat Shines will allow Mario to lighten darkened terrain and restore Lake Lapcat, which sounds more likeSuper Mario Sunshinethan3D World.
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TheSuper Mario Sunshinesimilarities may be on purpose, as a character from that game will have a major role inBowser’s Fury. WhileSuper Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Furydoesn’t appear to have the 4-player co-op mode from the base game, it does have a 2-player co-op mode whereBowser Jr. is one of the playable characters. Bowser Jr. is armed with a paintbrush and can fly around the game world, so he should play much differently than Mario.
Mario won’t just have Bowser Jr. to help him in his quest to defeat Fury Bowser. A brand new power-up is being added called the Giga Bell, which transforms Mario into the massive Giga Cat Mario.Giga Cat Mario has been compared to Super Saiyans from theDragon Ball Zfranchisedue to his look and how he seems to be overflowing with power, and so it will definitely be fun to see him go toe-to-toe with Fury Bowser when the game launches next month.
Meanwhile, it’s also been confirmed that the Snapshot Mode fromSuper Mario Odysseywill be making its way toSuper Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Furyfor the re-release. Essentially theSuper Mariofranchise’s version of Photo Mode, Snapshot Mode will make it much easier for players to capture screenshots of their adventure.
Throw in addedamiibo support, and it’s clear thatSuper Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Furywill be full of content for fans of the franchise to check out once it launches early next month.
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Furywill launch on February 12, exclusively for the Nintendo Switch.
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