GES writes: "One of the most anticipated titles to come out this year for the Nintendo Switch is definitely Super Mario Odyssey. Play Mario in a whole new way and in my opinion, in a full proper 3D environment for the first time.
In Super Mario Odyssey, Bowser is up to his old tricks again. Kidnapping Princess Peach and trying to marry her. In the battle that takes place in the intro, Bowser destroys Mario’s hat and he gets dropped into a mysterious hat kingdom. Here is where Mario meets Cappy, a morphing hat that becomes Mario’s new companion and hat. With his new companion, they set off and travel across different Kingdoms to try and rescue Princess Peach and restore the chaos that Bowser creates along his route."
Super Mario Odyssey was the Nintendo Switch’s debut for the franchise, and we saw our red-hatted friend don a new piece of gear that doubled as his new sidekick, Cappy. With so many characters getting some prominent screen time, Luigi felt completely uninvited to this party. That’s why we can’t help but think that Nintendo has something special cooked up for him in Super Mario Odyssey 2.
I hope they move on from Odyssey. It is my least favorite 3D Mario game. If felt shorter and a huge step down from Mario Galaxy 1 & 2.
I was happy for a more free roam 3D Mario, it's been forever since there was one like this, but I agree Galaxy 2 was a better game. Galaxy 1 I didn't like as much oddly.
VGChartz's Mark Nielsen: "Last week Nintendo held this year's surprisingly packed not-E3 Direct; with a full schedule for this year and a vague promise of a console successor next year, it's very possible that we've now seen our final Nintendo Switch Direct, or at least one with major first party reveals. That makes this a good time to sit back and reflect on a generation of Direct moments, from the shocking and surprising, to the joyous and exhilarating - and, quite often, all at once."
Cultured Vultures: Put on your freshest dungarees and chow down on the ripest mushroom as we reel off the best Mario games ever made to celebrate Mar10 Day.
My top 3 are Mario 3, Mario World and Mario 64. Mario Odyssey is also excellent, and I enjoyed Sunshine but didn't care for the Galaxy series.
