Games Inbox: Is the next Super Mario game open world?
Readers of a gaming column discuss the 30th anniversary of Super Mario 64 and speculate on the potential for an open-world entry in the Mario franchise. The discussion reflects on the lack of recent major Mario game announcements despite the aging Nintendo Switch hardware.
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The Monday letters page is alarmed to find out Super Mario 64 has a 30th anniversary going on this week, as another reader sticks up for Marvel’s Wolverine.
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Two anniversaries, no gamesI doubt Nintendo will acknowledge it but it’s the 30th anniversary of Super Mario 64 this week, in terms of its US release. It came out in June for Japan though and not till March the next year for Europe. Still, I’m sure there’s no one here that likes to be reminded that the game, and possibly they, are that old.
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