Summary
- A Nintendo fan celebrates iconic Super Mario characters with fan art, showing love for the franchise's history and creativity.
- Super Mario Bros. Remains a household name after 40 years, with fans celebrating March 10 as Mario Day worldwide.
- Exciting Mario reveals for 2024 include classic game releases on Switch and a Mario Kart LEGO set.
Gamers all around the world are celebrating Mario Day, and one creative fan of the Super Mario community commemorates the occasion by sharing some cross-stitched artwork of their own featuring some of the most iconic characters, enemies, and power-ups from the franchise. Countless fans have contributed some amazing Super Mario-themed works of art to express their enjoyment of the series this Mario Day, and Nintendo has also made a number of reveals to get fans excited about the future of the franchise as well.
Many people, whether they're gaming enthusiasts or not, are aware of the Mario brothers. The Super Mario series has been a household name for more than 40 years, with the very first Mario Bros. Title released as an arcade game in 1983. Though the plumber brothers and their adventures across the Mushroom Kingdom became more mainstream a couple of years later with the release of Super Mario Bros. For the NES, Mario Day itself doesn't actually take place on the release anniversary of either of these games. Instead, the Super Mario franchise is celebrated universally on March 10 every year, due to the date resembling the plumber's name when shortened.
Nintendo Switch Online Is Adding 3 Mario Games From the Game Boy and GBC
Nintendo is adding a trio of Mario games to Nintendo Switch Online to celebrate Mario Day 2024, bringing several Game Boy spinoff games.
Though plenty of creative fans have taken to celebrating the occasion in their own ways, one fan has shared some beautiful cross-stitched designs featuring the iconic cast of characters from throughout the Super Mario series, as well as a few enemies and power-up items. A few of the designs include Mario and Luigi as well as their counterparts, Wario and Waluigi. There's also Toad, Princess Peach, Yoshi, and Bowser, along with both the regular Super Mushroom and 1-Up Mushroom power-ups. Though largely due to the embroidery style, these awesome fabric designs bring to mind some of the older sprites, with the Koopa Troopa design even resembling one of its older iterations.
What Super Mario Fans Can Look Forward to in 2024
Nintendo has revealed various new Super Mario products in celebration of the occasion. A new Super Mario movie has been confirmed to be in development and is set to premiere in April 2026. A few classic Super Mario titles will also be coming to the Nintendo Switch as part of the Game Boy and Game Boy Advance game libraries offered to subscribers of the Nintendo Switch Online service. Nintendo has also announced a new Mario Kart LEGO set, which will be hitting the shelves next year.
Some of the newest titles in the Super Mario series of games have been exceptionally well-received, with Super Mario Bros. Wonder winning Best Family Game at The Game Awards last year. The Mario Movie was also released to massive acclaim in 2023, becoming the highest-grossing movie based on a video game of all time just a week after its premiere.
Super Mario is one of the biggest names in gaming. The first game in the franchise was 1985's Super Mario Bros., a game that is credited with helping the gaming industry recover from its two-year crash that began in 1983.
The Super Mario series still has an important place in gaming today, largely thanks to Nintendo's ability to continuously innovate the platform games.