If you’ve ever dreamed of creating your own full-fledged Super Mario World, then today is your lucky day. Nintendo has released the final major update for Super Mario Maker 2 which adds World Maker mode to the game. Players can essentially customize up to eight overworld maps with a total of 40 courses to create their own mini Mario Worlds.

The update also adds a lot more in terms of content and features. New power-ups like the Frog Suit, Super Mario Bros. 2 Mario, Bullet Bill helmet and much more can be used in courses. The Koopalings also make a return along with classic enemies like mechakoopas and Phanto masks. The update also increases the number of tags that can be added to courses in Course World along with ensuring that courses tagged as “Single player” don’t show up in network play.

Check out some of the patch notes below. You can also read our review for Super Mario Maker 2 here. Previous updates have been just as sizeable for the game, adding such features as a power-up to play as Link from The Legend of Zelda. More than 10 million courses have been uploaded and with World Maker, that number should go up even further. Stay tuned for more details in the coming weeks.

World Maker

• You can now select World Maker and Worldbot from the main menu.
• In World Maker, you can create your own Super Worlds.
• You can set up to eight worlds and 40 courses in one Super World.
• You can set courses that are saved under My Courses in Coursebot.
• In Worldbot, you can view Super Worlds that you made in World Maker.
• You can save up to six Super Worlds.
• Each Maker can upload one Super World to Course World.

Course World

• Super Worlds have been added.
• You can play Super Worlds uploaded from Makers around the globe.
• If a Maker uploads a Super World, it will be displayed in the Overview section of their Maker Profile.
• Added a list of Super Worlds a Maker has played to their Maker Profile.
• Added a friend list to Leaderboards.
• Friends who have allowed “Share to Friend List” in Options will be displayed here.
• In Leaderboards, the order of the list of Makers you’re following has been changed to display whoever uploaded a course most recently first.
• Increased the number of tags that can be added to a course.
• Added the following tags: Art, Technical, Shooter, Boss battle, Single player, and Link.
• Courses that are tagged with “Single player” will not be selected in Network Play.
• You can now download courses that you posted to My Courses in Coursebot.

Nintendo has announced that Super Mario Maker 2 will be receiving its final update tomorrow. It’s a big one too, adding several new power-ups and course parts along with the introduction of World Maker mode. Check it out below in the new trailer.

World Maker mode essentially lets players design their own Super Mario World-style overworld. You can create alternating paths, mini-games and so on. Each of your levels can be designated to different points on the overworld. Here’s the kicker – up to eight worlds with 40 courses in total can be combined, creating entire games for players.

It’s crazy ambitious but there’s a lot more. Returning enemies include Phanto and Mechakoopas, the latter having different types that can fire lasers and homing missiles. The Koopalings also return and can be fitted into different courses as bosses. New power-ups include Bullet Bill for flying through levels; the Goomba Mask for blending in with foes; and much, much more. Stay tuned for when the update goes live tomorrow.

Nintendo’s Super Mario Maker 2 continues to reach new heights in terms of popularity. The company announced recently that over 10 million playable courses have been uploaded by players since the game’s launch. The Switch title launched in June 2019 and had over four million courses uploaded in the first month.

To celebrate and give way for even more creativity, Nintendo has increased the upload cap for player courses to 100. If you were holding off on making courses for the latest update, which added the Master Sword as an item and a playable Link from The Legend of Zelda, this should help. Of course, it also means that even more courses will be uploaded by players worldwide.

Check out our review for Super Mario Maker 2 here. The game debuted very strong, becoming the best-selling title of its launch month in the United States. What else could Nintendo have planned in the new year? Stay tuned for more details as we find out over the next few months.

Thanks to the creativity of Makers around the world, there are now over 10 million playable courses in #SuperMarioMaker2! To celebrate, you can now upload up to 100 courses to Course World! pic.twitter.com/v23ALxyVAS

— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) January 7, 2020

Super Mario Party

The infamous ruiner of friendships debuts for the Nintendo Switch. Super Mario Party takes the more traditional approach to the series’ formula, introducing new mini-games, some with motion controls, and a new mode called Partner Party where teams of two can work together. There’s even a mode called Toad’s Rec Room where multiple Switches can be combined for gameplay across multiple screens. Super Mario Party captures the amazing feeling of losing to never-ending nonsense, which may or may not be your definition of a good time.

Ancestors: Humankind Odyssey

So Assassin’s Creed creator Patrice Desilets’ vision for a survival game isn’t the best. That being said, if you ever wanted to experience prehistoric journey, from the growth of your tribe all the way to its evolution millions of years later, Ancestors might be worth checking out. It encompasses combat, survival, stealth, exploration and yes, even dying. A lot. As you learn more, craft tools and carry your tribe forward, so too does the world around you change.

Nintendo’s massive new update for Super Mario Maker 2 – which allows players to become Link from The Legend of Zelda with the Master Sword – is now live. Other new course parts include the Spike, Pokey, P Block, Frozen Coin and Dash Block. As noted previously, the Master Sword is only available in the Super Mario Bros. style.

Other new additions include Ninja Speedruns where players can test their speed against others’ ghosts – manifested as Ninjis – in custom courses. Nintendo has also updated its Detailed Search options for courses, allowing players to sort by “Date Uploaded” and “Number of Plays”. A variety of other issues for a more “pleasant gaming experience”.

Check out the full patch notes here with some highlights below. Super Mario Maker 2 released on June 2019 for Nintendo Switch and has had over four million courses uploaded as of July 2019. You can check out our review of the game here. Stay tuned for more updates (hopefully adding more classic Nintendo characters) in the meantime.

Course World

• The Ninji Speedruns mode has been added.
• New conditions have been added to Detailed Search when searching for courses.
• Multiplayer Versus courses can now be displayed in order of popularity.
• Course searches can now be further refined by applying the “Date Uploaded” condition.
• Course searches can now be further refined by applying the “Number of Plays” condition.
• The number of likes a maker has received will now be displayed in the Overview section of their Maker Profile.
• Makers are now less likely to lose Maker Points when uploading a new course.
• As part of this change, Maker Points may revert to their value prior to installing this update.

General

• Issues have been fixed to make for a more pleasant gaming experience.

Nintendo has announced a hefty new content update for Super Mario Maker 2 on the Switch. Out on December 5th, it adds classic enemies like Spike and Pokey along with new items. However, perhaps the greatest new item is the Master Sword which, upon pickup, transforms Mario into Link from The Legend of Zelda series.

But that’s not all. As Link, players can attack with the sword, block projectiles and damage with the shield and even perform a downward thrust. Link also has items like Bombs and Arrows to help get by some obstacles. You can even dash through enemies with the sword.

Though it’s limited to the Super Mario Bros. style only, the sheer amount of content that could be tailored for Link is crazy. And there’s even more like Ninji Speed Runs which are levels crafted by Nintendo that players have to beat in a time limit. Through the speed run, you’ll be racing alongside other players’ Ninjis in an attempt to beat them. Check out the trailer below for all the details.

Along with its financial results for the quarter, Nintendo also updated its lifetime sales numbers for a number of Switch exclusives. The star of this selection is undoubtedly The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening. It released on September 20th and has sold 3.13 million copies as of September 30th.

That’s no small feat but then again, The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening is a very good game (check out our review here). Among the other new titles was Super Mario Maker 2 which released in June 2019 and has sold 3.93 million copies till date. However, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is still the best-selling Switch title ever though with 19.01 million units sold in its lifetime.

This is followed by Super Smash Bros. Ultimate at 15.71 million and Super Mario Odyssey at 15.38 million. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, which launched with the console in March 2017, sits at 14.54 million units sold. You can check out the top ten best-selling Switch titles below. Stay tuned for other major Switch releases before the fiscal year is up, like Luigi’s Mansion 3 which launches today.

Top Selling Switch Titles (as of September 30th 2019)

1. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 19.01 million
2. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 15.71 million
3. Super Mario Odyssey – 15.38 million
4. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – 14.54 million
5. Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! / Pokemon: Let’s Go, Eevee! – 11.28 million
6. Splatoon 2 – 9.28 million
7. Super Mario Party – 7.59 million
8. New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe – 4.59 million
9. Super Mario Maker 2 – 3.93 million
10. The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening – 3.13 million

Super Mario Maker 2 might be an absolute gem of a game, reflected in both its reviews and its popularity among fans since launch, but it’s not a perfect game. Since its release though, Nintendo has been making occasional updates to the platformer-slash-creation toolset to make improvements here and there.

Back before launch though, when it came to light that, bafflingly enough, Super Mario Maker 2 would not let you play online with friends, there was a fair amount of confusion and backlash in response to the decision. In response to the backlash, Nintendo confirmed that playing online with your friends would eventually be made available in the game post-launch with a patch- and now, that patch is here.

Update 1.1.0 adds the ability to play both, Versus and co-op modes with friends online, including on courses in the Coursebot (both, those that have been uploaded and those that have been downloaded). There are also new options for local play as well as LAN play. Meanwhile, the game also adds other quality-of-life improvements, such as adding horizontal Joy-Con play in all modes, adding button controls in handheld mode, and adding a refresh button to the Courses Uploaded section.

You can check out the full patch notes below. Super Mario Maker 2 is currently available on the Nintendo Switch.

PATCH NOTES:

Course World

Network Play

• Added “Play with friends”
  • You can now play online with friends in either Multiplayer Versus or Multiplayer Co-op modes.
  • You can now select courses uploaded to Course World as well as courses saved to Coursebot.
  • The Nintendo Switch Online mobile app is now supported.
    • You can automatically match online with people that you were matched with via the app, and can voice chat with them.
• Added features to “Nearby Play”
  • You can now play in Multiplayer Co-op mode as well as Multiplayer Versus mode.
  • You can now select courses uploaded to Course World as well as courses saved to Coursebot.
  • When playing a course saved to Coursebot, the host system doesn’t need to be connected to the internet.
• Added “LAN Play”
  • Players connected to the same LAN (Local Area Network) can now wirelessly play together.
  • fter selecting Network Play, you can switch to LAN Play mode by clicking in the L Stick and pressing the L or R buttons.
• If the connection is unstable before Multiplayer Co-op or Multiplayer Versus starts, the match will be cancelled.
• In Multiplayer Co-op, when everyone chooses “Let’s start over!”, the timer will now be reset.
• Changed the look of the gauge for S+, the highest rank in Multiplayer Versus.
• If a player places Builder Boxes after a warp point, other players will now be able to break them and proceed forward.
• All players will take the same amount of time to move through a Warp Pipe, regardless of the state of their character.
• After updating to Ver. 1.1.0, you will no longer be able to match with players using Ver. 1.0.1 or lower in Network Play.

Course Info

• You can now select Play Together directly from any course uploaded to a player’s profile.
• Simplified the display of comments containing stamps in “View comments.”

Maker Profile

• Added a refresh/update button to “Courses uploaded.”
• Added a list showing a user’s 100 most recent First Clears.
• Now displays a user’s total number of First Clears.
• Now displays a user’s total number of world-record times.

Official Makers

• Added a list of Official Makers in Leaderboards.

Course Maker

• You can now use touch with button controls in handheld mode.
  • You can also go back to touch-only controls from Settings in the Main Menu.

General

• You can now play with a horizontal Joy-Con in all Game Modes.
  • You can change your controller grip from Settings in the Main Menu.
• Other issues have been fixed to make for a more pleasant gaming experience.

These days, Nintendo’s first party titles are pretty much always guaranteed to sell well, which is doubly true for The Legend of Zelda games, and even more so thanks to the popularity of the Switch. However, it seems like the recently released The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening might be selling better than many would have expected.

Over on Twitter, known industry insider Benji is reporting that Link’s Awakening’s day 1 sales have surpassed the day 1 sales of Super Mario Maker 2. That in and of itself for multiple reasons. For starters, outselling a Mario game is not an easy task, especially for a top-down Zelda title, which is a remake no less. Benji also reports that Link’s Awakening has become Nintendo’s biggest launch of 2019 so far- though with Pokemon Sword and Shield on the horizon, it probably won’t have that crown for long.

The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening is out on, exclusively for the Switch. Our review of the game will be going up soon, so stay tuned.

Wow

Zelda Link's Awakening Day 1 is looking to be bigger than Mario Maker 2 Day 1 in sell through in the US. Marking the biggest Nintendo launch of 2019 to date

Incredible, seeing a top down Zelda game perform like this. Breath of the Wild has given a franchise wide boost pic.twitter.com/TnRp5kMqoM

— Benji-Sales (@BenjiSales) September 21, 2019