Nintendo shows off Mario vs. Donkey Kong’s new co-op mode

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Mario vs. Donkey Kong, the new expanded remake of the GBA retro puzzle-platformer, is out now on the Nintendo Switch and the game has plenty of post-game content to unlock and play through. While you can see the credits after playing through the game’s 8 worlds once, there are also a full slate of “Plus” levels, particularly tough “Extra” levels, and even a secret extra boss fight to tackle. Here’s a full rundown of how to access all of Mario vs. Donkey Kong’s endgame goodies…

The beginning of Nintendo’s 2024 is about to start. In 2023, they started off with a big title in January and then sprinkled in key 1st and 3rd party games throughout the rest of the year. But in 2024, they’re doing a bit more “focused” of an approach. Specifically, they’re focusing on games featuring Mario and his friends, with the first “big drop” being a remake of Mario vs Donkey Kong. The original GBA title was successful in its day, and it spawned a mini-franchise that went several titles deep. But with this remake, Nintendo has tried to go bigger with it. So, how did they do?

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Mario vs. Donkey Kong is a hybrid puzzle-platformer which, while well-crafted like most Nintendo games, never truly excels within either genre and, remade in 2024, doesn’t feel challenging enough to cater to experienced players.

The new remake is a perfect example of what a remake should be by not only updating the graphics but also adding all-new levels, quality-of-life features, and so much more to the experience. The original game, of the same name, was released in 2004 for the Game Boy Advance as a spin-off from both the series of games and the 1994 game,. Blending the two together, it introduced fun puzzle mechanics and transformed many familiar enemies into wind-up toy versions of themselves.

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We’ve reached that stage in the Switch’s life cycle when Nintendo — never averse to raiding its back catalog for material in the first instance — is liberally pulling old titles off the shelf to remake and pad out the aging machine’s release schedule, while its core development teams presumably focus on software for the hybrid console’s successor.

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