You're gonna need a better stylus. If you decide to build your own courses in Super Mario Maker 2 you will, at any rate. And the suite of convenient features that allows you to build your own Super Mario games is the title's primary selling point.

title. And now it's finally here! No longer confined to the Wii U (and 3DS, but that's a whole other thing), the ability to make fully featured Mario courses is now unleashed onto a potentially much larger audience thanks to the Switch's popularity. Given the legs that the first

I'm rating 5 stars because it works well, came fast and it's a beautifully done game. I don't understand why so many people are complaining about the price because that's the typical Nintendo Switch game from bigger names, especially Mario.

Ever since the release of the monumental Super Mario Bros. for the Nintendo Entertainment System back in 1985, there has been an endless desire for more 2D Mario titles. As of late, Nintendo has been working on the Super Mario Maker series as a way to either appease the fans or to completely phase...

If you enjoyed the first title you can rest assured there's plenty of new toys to get your hands on so it won't feel like you're retreading old ground Having previously given you the ability to make your very own Mario levels in Super Mario Maker what was Nintendo to do in the sequel

Lots of brand new content; Single player mode is a great addition; Endless possibilities; 3D World exclusives add depth

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More an expansion of the original Super Mario Maker than a real overhaul, it's the small additions that make you feel closer to a Nintendo developer than ever.

Incredible customization tools; New 3D world option; Vertical levels;

Menus crammed into one screen; Capacitive touchscreen; Better suited to handheld

I love sandbox games, or pretty much any game where I get the chance to create my very own content, so it goes without saying I was pretty thrilled when they announced the new Super Mario Maker 2.

Endless level design possibilities; Levels are short and entertaining in story mode; The two-player Co-op mode; The four-player multiplayer mode; The ability to download other people's level designs; The newbie-friendly tutorial

There's a limit to how big levels can be (vertically; Not worth playing your own levels since you know them by heart

In Super Mario Maker 2, players can create the Super Mario courses of their dreams, with access to even more tools, items and features.

A simple Switch port of the Wii U version of Super Mario Maker would have been excellent, but this version goes further and offers plenty of room to grow. We'll miss the Amiibo costumes, and it's still disappointing that we can't go very deep into programming enemy behavior, but the game is still a...

Numerous fun tools, skins, and themes for creating Super Mario levels; Expanded online and multiplayer options; New single-player campaign mode

Can't play with friends online yet; No Amiibo costumes for Super Mario Bros; levels; Limited ability to affect enemy and object behaviors

If Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is the celebration of all things Nintendo, Super Mario Maker 2 is the ultimate celebration of all things Mario! The original Wii U game expanded on what was possible in a Mario course, but the follow-up elevates the experience with true sequel status.