Super Mario Bros. Wonder Has Leaked and People Are Already…

Summary

Super Mario Bros. Wonder, one of Nintendo's highly anticipated releases, has leaked online with players already speedrunning levels.
The game introduces new features and playable characters, including a badge system that speedrunners could find exploitable for faster runs.
Spoiler videos of the game, including the final boss and ending, have been shared on social media, so beware if you want a blind experience.

With less than a week before its official release, Nintendo's upcoming Super Mario Bros. Wonder has leaked online, with some players even doing speedruns of some of the game's levels. This is one of the most anticipated releases of Nintendo's lineup, promising a lot of new features, playable characters, and unique levels. Some players can try out the game early via playable demos of Super Mario Bros. Wonder at certain retailers, with many walking away with positive impressions.

Alongside casual fans who are interested in the game's platforming challenges, speedrunners have also taken an interest in Super Mario Bros. Wonder's mechanics, such as the badge system. Many have seen how it has plenty of potential to be used and exploited for speedruns of the game. The Grappling Vine for example can extend and attach itself to an adjacent platform, which allows them to reach higher places and far away ledges. Other badges can also provide a challenge run that takes advantage of how it changes part of the player's move set. However, fans might have to be cautious these next few days, as videos of the game have already leaked onto social media.

There are plenty of videos posted on YouTube and Twitter about Wonder, some even posting the game's final boss and ending. Some videos posted online even show gamers speedrunning levels of Super Mario Bros. Wonder, beating certain levels in under a minute. One of these levels was posted to YouTube, declaring to be a "World Record" in the video's title before the game's release.

These leaks likely came from players who have managed to get ahold of early copies of the game, likely through a retailer that broke the game's street date. Other gamers have noted that the ROM of Super Mario Bros. Wonder was dumped online, allowing PCs that have Nintendo Switch emulators to play it early. For players who wish to have a completely blind experience going into Wonder, they should likely stay away from certain parts of the Internet until the game's release.

This isn't the first Nintendo Switch game that leaked this year, and it likely won't be the last of its kind, as PC emulation and broken street dates are a common problem for Nintendo's releases. Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom's Collector's Edition and ROM leaked a few weeks before it launched this year, alongside other games like Fire Emblem Engage and Pikmin 4. Sega's Sonic Superstars, which is releasing the same week as Wonder, similarly got leaked ahead of its October 16 launch.

Super Mario Bros. Wonder launches on October 20, exclusively for the Nintendo Switch.