Why is this a big deal? Because Treehouse: Live shows focus on hands-on gameplay and run for longer than your usual Direct. True enough, this upcoming show will last about 80 minutes, so if you’ve been on the fence about either game, this is your chance to get a more in-depth look.

Pokémon Pokopia is available on March 5th for Switch 2 and offers a rather unusual set-up for the franchise. You control a Ditto masquerading as a human, befriending other Pokémon and essentially engaging in life-sim activities. There’s crafting, farming, and more across multiple biomes with a 20 to 40-hour story and post-launch content.

Super Mario Bros. Wonder – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Meetup in Bellabel Park is available on March 26th and serves as an upgrade to the acclaimed 2023 platformer. It features a new single-player story where players take on the Koopalings to retrieve the Bellabel Flowers, Assist Mode, and Bellabel Park, a suite of multiplayer attractions.

While possessing the same abilities as Mario and friends, Rosalina can bring Luma to collect coins and attack enemies. Not only does this offer a viable co-op partner, but it also supports mouse controls. As for Bellabel Park, there are 17 attractions for up to four players (with GameShare support included). You can also play six attractions with up to 12 players via local wireless and online play.

As for single-player, the Koopalings have arrived in the Flower Kingdom and made off with the seven Bellabel Flowers. It’s up to Mario and friends to retrieve, but it won’t be easy since they have their own Wonder Powers (like Wendy fusing with a Cheep Cheep and somehow gaining portal technology).

And much like other Nintendo platformers, there’s also an Assist Mode to render characters invincible and turn off any deaths by falling. If that’s still not enough Mario Wonder goodness, then maybe you’d like a real-life Talking Flower for your living room? Pre-orders begin today, so get them while they last.

These Fast Cash: Tip Tap’s Coin Spree, where players must collect as many coins as possible while traversing courses; Knock ’em Back: Bubble Blaster, which involves knocking opponents into lava with bubble guns; and Run, Hide! Phanto Tag, a Prop Hunt meets hot potato-style challenge where players seek each out and pass on the cursed Phanto mask from Super Mario Bros. 2.

Thankfully, that’s not all, as Nintendo teased other new content like the return of the Koopalings, new levels with a focus on Captain Toad, and Bellabel Flowers to collect. Stay tuned for more details in the coming months. As with other enhanced Switch 1 titles on Switch 2, a paid Upgrade Pack will be available for current owners.

For more on Super Mario Bros. Wonder, one of the best side-scrolling platformers available now, check out our review.