Mario & Wario lands on Nintendo Switch Online SNES — now worldwide
Nintendo quietly released the Japan-only Super Famicom title Mario & Wario to the SNES library on Nintendo Switch Online. Originally released in 1993 and never officially available outside Japan until now, the point-and-click puzzle game puts Mario (after a bucket is dropped on his head by his money-obsessed doppelganger) through 100 mouse-driven levels.
How it plays on Switch
- The original game required a mouse to control a fairy that helps Mario; the Switch release keeps that mouse-driven design.
- On current Switch models you can use a USB mouse. On the Nintendo Switch 2, Joy-Cons can be flipped and used as a mouse — a neat additional use for the new controllers.
Other SNES additions
Alongside Mario & Wario, Nintendo added Bubsy in: Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind and Fatal Fury Special to the SNES catalog on Nintendo Switch Online.
Availability
The title is available now through the Nintendo Switch Online SNES library. There is no standalone physical release or separate digital purchase — access requires an active Switch Online subscription.
Sources & further reading
- Nintendo Life — Mario & Wario (SNES)
- Game Informer — coverage of the Switch Online addition
- NintendoEverything — announcement
- Video Games Chronicle — SNES library update
- MarioWiki — game history and details
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