The Nintendo Switch 2 Joy-Cons have us hoping Mario Paint 2 is on the way

The prospect of new hardware is always exciting, especially from a company as innovative as Nintendo. The Japanese company has broken the mold numerous times over the years, including with the Nintendo Switch. Well, it seems keen to keep the creative juices flowing if the official unveiling of the Nintendo Switch 2 is anything to go by. While there are a couple of things that intrigue me from that trailer, it's the seemingly mouse-like capabilities of the Joy-Cons that I want to talk about; are they an indicator that a long-forgotten Mario series is coming back? Okay. Forgotten may be a stretch, as it's pretty hard to forget Mario games, but it's been a hot minute since the release of Mario Paint. To be precise, it's been nearly 33 years since it came out on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1992 and 25 years since the suite of Mario Artist games began to roll out in Japan. Originally designed to be a sequel titled Mario Paint 64, Mario Artists features Paint Studio, Talent Studio, and Polygon Studio, each on a different disk for the 64DD peripheral. So, while it's been a while, Nintendo clearly had grand plans for the Mario Paint series once upon a time, so is it intending to bring it back with the Switch 2? The 1992 SNES game's design encourages you to play with the SNES mouse accessory - Nintendo even sold the two together in one neat little package. With the new Joy-Cons seemingly playing like a mouse, it seems plausible that Nintendo wants to bring Mario's creative suite to the future. Continue reading The Nintendo Switch 2 Joy-Cons have us hoping Mario Paint 2 is on the way MORE FROM POCKET TACTICS: Super Mario 3D World, Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

Jan 30, 2025 - 22:46
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The Nintendo Switch 2 Joy-Cons have us hoping Mario Paint 2 is on the way
The Nintendo Switch 2 Joy-Cons have us hoping Mario Paint 2 is on the way

The prospect of new hardware is always exciting, especially from a company as innovative as Nintendo. The Japanese company has broken the mold numerous times over the years, including with the Nintendo Switch. Well, it seems keen to keep the creative juices flowing if the official unveiling of the Nintendo Switch 2 is anything to go by. While there are a couple of things that intrigue me from that trailer, it's the seemingly mouse-like capabilities of the Joy-Cons that I want to talk about; are they an indicator that a long-forgotten Mario series is coming back?

Okay. Forgotten may be a stretch, as it's pretty hard to forget Mario games, but it's been a hot minute since the release of Mario Paint. To be precise, it's been nearly 33 years since it came out on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1992 and 25 years since the suite of Mario Artist games began to roll out in Japan. Originally designed to be a sequel titled Mario Paint 64, Mario Artists features Paint Studio, Talent Studio, and Polygon Studio, each on a different disk for the 64DD peripheral.

So, while it's been a while, Nintendo clearly had grand plans for the Mario Paint series once upon a time, so is it intending to bring it back with the Switch 2? The 1992 SNES game's design encourages you to play with the SNES mouse accessory - Nintendo even sold the two together in one neat little package. With the new Joy-Cons seemingly playing like a mouse, it seems plausible that Nintendo wants to bring Mario's creative suite to the future.

MORE FROM POCKET TACTICS: Super Mario 3D World, Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe