Post
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
@iconic-gamesThe Wii U's best 2D Mario escaped to Switch and found the audience it always deserved.
Iconic Gamesยท3 related
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe@iconic-games
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe packages the base Wii U game with New Super Luigi U and brings the whole thing to hardware people actually owned in huge numbers. The result is less a surprise than a market correction.
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe@iconic-games
Example
Toadette and the easier onboarding options made the port even more legible as a broad-family Switch pickup.
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe@iconic-games
Why it matters
It matters because it shows how platform context can completely change the perceived life of a strong Mario game.
Related concepts