Mario Wonder’s online mode is opening my mind to tricks and secrets
by Jay Peters from The Verge - All Posts on (#6FTK7)
Image: Nintendo Super Mario Bros. Wonder's online multiplayer keeps making me think of Elden Ring.
Nintendo's latest Super Mario game has a clever online multiplayer mode. When you connect online, you'll see near-invisible versions of other players throughout the game's islands and levels as they also travel the Flower Kingdom. It's a lot like how you see the outlines of other players as you traverse the Lands Between, and in Wonder, Nintendo created some smart ways for your fellow compatriots to help you out.
While in a level, you'll see up to three other players jumping and elephanting their way through whatever series of dastardly obstacles Nintendo has cooked up for that location. But these aren't just Mario Kart-like specters to measure yourself...