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Super Mario Odyssey
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About
Super Mario Odyssey is a video game in the Super Mario series by Nintendo released for the Nintendo Switch console.
History
When Nintendo announced the Nintendo Switch on October 20th, 2016, its trailer offered a glimpse at Super Mario Odyssey.[1] Nintendo formally unveiled Super Mario Odyssey with a trailer (shown below) at the Nintendo Switch event held on January 12th, 2017.
The trailer first finds Mario in a city similar to New York City, dubbed "New Donk City" in the game. It appears the game will return to the open world-style of game found in titles like Super Mario Sunshine and Super Mario 64. Series creator Shigeru Miyamoto also said that Odyssey would return to the tougher, less casual-friendly style of those titles.[2]
E3 2017
On June 13th, 2017, Nintendo showed off Odyssey at E3, announcing that it would be released October 27th, 2017.[4] The also unveiled a new trailer (shown below, left), as well as some gameplay footage (ex: shown below, right). One of the new features of the game is called "Cap-ture," in which Mario's throws his anthropomorphic hat, Cappy, onto objects, people, and enemies, allowing him to possess their bodies and abilities.[5]
Cap-ture Reaction
Online, many Twitter users joked about the "cap-ture" feature. A tweet by @lppny joking about the moment Mario inhabits a dinosaur gained over 18,800 retweets and 37,000 likes (shown below).
you, an idiot: no one "wins" E3, we all lose due to the lack of original ideas
— Luis Paez-Pumar (@lppny) June 13, 2017
me, an intellectual: mario just possessed a fucking dinosaur pic.twitter.com/PaY2skTeUn
Many other users joked about the implied existential ethics dilemma of Mario inhabiting various objects, including the generic humans of New Donk City. These jokes were covered by The Daily Dot[6] and Twitter Moments.[7]
Reception
Reaction to the first Super Mario Odyssey trailer was mostly positive, though some reactions were mixed due to the design of New Donk City. Kotaku[3] noted that while the game looks fun, the city setting that includes realistic human beings made Mario appear out of place. Users compared the idea of Mario in a realistic human world to the notoriously awful-looking Sonic '06, as well as Grand Theft Auto and the Simpsons episode where Homer enters reality.
Release
Super Mario Odyssey was released on October 27th, 2017, to extremely positive reviews. On the day of release, the game has a score of 97 on Metacritic.[8] Critics praised the sense of wonder the game evoked, as well as its surprises and tight platforming. Reviews had begun appearing the day prior, coinciding with Metacritic briefly crashing, which led thenextweb[9] to joke that the good reviews were the cause. The game has a dedicated Wiki[10] and 18,000 likes on Facebook.[11] Twitter Moments[12] also compiled tweets in which fans raved about the game.
Search Interest
External References
[1] Polygon – Nintendo Switch is getting a new Mario game
[2] Wikipedia – Super Mario Odyssey
[3] Kotaku – Super Mario Odyssey's Real Humans Are Weird and Bad
[4] IGN – E3 2017: SUPER MARIO ODYSSEY RELEASE DATE ANNOUNCED
[5] The Verge – Watch over 20 minutes of Super Mario Odyssey, Nintendo’s weirdest Mario yet
[6] Daily Dot – Is Mario demonically possessing people in Super Mario Odyssey?
[7] Twitter Moments – Super Mario's new god-like capabilities inspired some great existential memes
[8] Metacritic – Super Mario Odyssey
[9] The Next Web – Super Mario Odyssey reviews are so good they’re crashing Metacritic
[10] Super Mario Wiki – Super Mario Odyssey
[11] Facebook – Super Mario Odyssey
[12] Twitter Moments – Super Mario Odyssey might the best game of the year
Top Comments
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Jan 19, 2017 at 10:09AM EST
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