Super Mario Bros. Wonder’s Characters Break A Huge Series Tradition

The revealed changes that Super Mario Bros. Wonder will be making to both its characters and their abilities have broken one of the series’ longest-standing traditions which could make or break the game’s success. Despite its nebulous position within the official franchise, it was thanks to its earliest games like Super Mario Bros. 2 that helped lay the groundwork for characters to have their own unique gameplay styles and abilities. But while these abilities were carried through to recent games like Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury and New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe, Super Mario Bros. Wonder‘s new features seem to scrap this approach.