Circulated rumor of content for Super Mario Bros.'s 35th Anniversary

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There's a rumor I'm seeing discussed in Twitter and GameFAQs about some plans for Super Mario Bros.'s 35th Anniversary. It's also corroborated by Eurogamer. Plans seem to include remasters for the Switch from Mario's backlog. Super Mario Galaxy seems to be one of the more suggested ones? 3D World too also getting a port to Switch. Super Mario Sunshine getting a remake/remaster would be fine and dandy but that game seriously needs quality of life improvements and would benefit from remake + new content like Luigi just standing there and doing nothing. Also suggested in the article that there's a new Paper Mario for the Switch. Tasty. The only new content being suggested there.

Just a rumor for now, take with a massive grain of salt and just assume it's not happening. I also don't know if the sources are any good or not.
 
I've seen this rumor too and honestly, I'm a bit uninterested if it were true.
 
am ready for HD Strollin' Stus
 
People want Galaxy (1&2) HD I say why stop at HD when we can wait for a 4K console to come around. Seriously, thes games have an amazing art style and the Wii's hardware was THE ONLY thing holding them back from being two of the most beautiful games imo. I've seen how beautiful they look with the right Dolphin setup in 4K, and I'd much rather wait for a more powerful console that can make the most out of them
 
I guess if there was any year to release a port of 3D World, it would be this year.

Now as for remastering the whole backlog of mainline Mario games. I doubt they will remaster everything. Especially in very close timeframes to each other. It would be weird to see a Mario 64 HD, Sunshine HD, Galaxy 1 and 2 HD released separately at the same time. I don't think the games will be all in one cart. Will the 2D games also be remastered with widescreen? Or will most of these games just be released on the e-shop or Nintendo Switch Online service? Yeah, I'm really skeptical of this happening if it's supposed to be everything remastered.

Maybe there still could be some new unexpected Mario game.
 
While this sounds like it could very easily be fake, I would be super stoked for HD remakes of SMS and/or SMG. SMS would be especially cool if they made some improvements to it (such as blue coin lists). Honestly, I'd still be all over SMG even if they didn't add hardly anything to it, even though I know that's kinda bad. Still, I'm not gonna get my hopes up too high because this sounds more like something a fan would make up for Mario's anniversary rather than something Nintendo would actually do.
 
I've seen this rumor too and honestly, I'm a bit uninterested if it were true.
I get that you want new games this year rather than the constant retreads we're getting. I don't know what we'll gain from doing Galaxy 1/2 besides a graphical overhaul. It just seems like riding on nostalgia.

Super Mario Sunshine, for all it's worth, could get the Super Mario 64 DS treatment. I think that'll be worth getting excited for. Playable Luigi and Wario would be sweet. If Nintendo's feeling like a particularly crazy bastard, they could do simultaneous multiplayer as that's been done by iso hacks.

I'd really like to see All-Stars + World HD, Sunshine HD, and Galaxy 1 + 2 HD.
Former sounds nice but don't know if they'll do HD when they could just stuff the SNES part of the service with old games. Sunshine and Galaxy HD, I can see happening. I'd prefer if Sunshine got the treatment though.

am ready for HD Strollin' Stus
I'm thinking more of HD blood textures from the neckbeard Pokey Heads as you spray them against a wall.

People want Galaxy (1&2) HD I say why stop at HD when we can wait for a 4K console to come around. Seriously, thes games have an amazing art style and the Wii's hardware was THE ONLY thing holding them back from being two of the most beautiful games imo. I've seen how beautiful they look with the right Dolphin setup in 4K, and I'd much rather wait for a more powerful console that can make the most out of them
Pretty nice games but that's kind of far off. Maybe they'll do it again, I don't know. Galaxy is nice, has aged, and I bet it'll look nice. Just don't know if graphics alone can carry the hefty price tag we'll likely see from it, IF the rumor is true.

super Mario sunshine remake would be grand!
I would love more Luigi to, a super Luigi galaxy kind of thing for sunshine? maybe a moon themed makeover?

also, is it true nin64 are games coming to the switch in summer?
Heck, if there is a Sunshine do-over, there has to be Luigi. Nothing less. Even if it's some dumb side mode thing like in Odyssey.

Anything in the thread's all just wishes and speculation. Nothing is confirmed.

I guess if there was any year to release a port of 3D World, it would be this year.

Now as for remastering the whole backlog of mainline Mario games. I doubt they will remaster everything. Especially in very close timeframes to each other. It would be weird to see a Mario 64 HD, Sunshine HD, Galaxy 1 and 2 HD released separately at the same time. I don't think the games will be all in one cart. Will the 2D games also be remastered with widescreen? Or will most of these games just be released on the e-shop or Nintendo Switch Online service? Yeah, I'm really skeptical of this happening if it's supposed to be everything remastered.

Maybe there still could be some new unexpected Mario game.
I doubt they will remaster all the 3D Mario games especially giving us a glut of Mario games in a small timeframe. On the other hand, we've seen very little Mario games in 2019, so perhaps they've been saving up for this year. Heck, I was expecting 2020 to be much more exciting when we got no Mario content announced so far, and I didn't realize it's an anniversary year.

Guess we'll find out one way or the other. I think old games will get into NSO, but 3D offerings, probably not.

While this sounds like it could very easily be fake, I would be super stoked for HD remakes of SMS and/or SMG. SMS would be especially cool if they made some improvements to it (such as blue coin lists). Honestly, I'd still be all over SMG even if they didn't add hardly anything to it, even though I know that's kinda bad. Still, I'm not gonna get my hopes up too high because this sounds more like something a fan would make up for Mario's anniversary rather than something Nintendo would actually do.
Yeah, this rumor was announced close to April 1, so take caution with this information. Super Mario Sunshine remake would probably be my most wanted, maybe close to the rumored new Paper Mario game (as that's a new game... for once). It does come across as a fan's idea of an anniversary. We didn't get too much content the past anniversary (the 25th anniversary was a complete bust with a red Wii, some lazy port of Super Mario All-Stars, and a CD soundtrack where sound effects... SOUND effects... made up a big portion of it) though 30th was significantly better (Super Mario Maker and neat merchandising).