What is happening?

As expected, Nintendo spent a good chunk of its latest Direct presentation focusing on the 40th anniversary of Super Mario Bros. with a host of announcements both big and small.

The platforming icon celebrates his big four-zero on 13th September 2025 and, while we didn't get the brand-new 3D Mario that we were perhaps expecting, we're quite pleased with the reveals regardless.

So we thought we'd compile everything in one place for your perusal. Be sure to let us know with a comment which announcement was your favorite.

A colorful figurine of a cartoon character wearing a red hat with an M emblem, blue overalls, a red shirt, white gloves, and brown shoes. The character has a prominent black mustache and large blue eyes.
A colorful figurine of a cartoon character wearing a red hat with an M emblem, blue overalls, a red shirt, white gloves, and brown shoes. The character has a prominent black mustache and large blue eyes.