Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury

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This article is about the Nintendo Switch port of the Super Mario 3D World game. For more information on the game's original Wii U version, see Super Mario 3D World.

Template:Infobox Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury is an expanded port of Super Mario 3D World for the Nintendo Switch, released on February 12, 2021[1] as part of the 35th anniversary of Super Mario Bros. It features a standalone story known as Bowser's Fury, which takes place in an open-world-styled area called Lake Lapcat and involves Mario and Bowser Jr. cooperating to stop Fury Bowser. The Super Mario 3D World game also supports local wireless and online play, both of which were absent from the original version.

The game is subject to two 35th Anniversary-related My Nintendo missions, both of which are necessary to complete for the wave 2 prizes: The first involves buying the game itself (whether physically or digitally), and the second involves finding five hidden stickers on the official site, four of which are the cast in Cat outfits, and one of which is a Super Bell.

Super Mario 3D World

New playable characters

Characters Description
Captain Toad and the Toad Brigade completing a Captain Toad's Adventures level in Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
Toad Brigade
When playing the Captain Toad's Adventures levels in multiplayer, the additional players will play as members of the Toad Brigade, who all share the same attributes as Captain Toad. Player 2 plays as Hint Toad, Player 3 plays as Banktoad, and Player 4 plays as Yellow Toad.

New power-up

Image Transformation Description
Screenshot of a white variant of the Super Bell from Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury.
Invincibility Bell
White Cat Mario in Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
White Cat Mario
If a Cat Mario amiibo is scanned, an Invincibility Bell[2] spawns in front of Mario, transforming him into White Cat Mario. It has the same concept as White Tanooki Mario, granting him invincibility while in this form, but Mario can use the abilities of Cat Mario.

List of changes

Screenshot of the updated heads-up-display in Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
The updated graphics

Gameplay

  • amiibo functionality has been added.[3]
  • The players' movement speed has been increased.[4]
    • Certain levels such as Conkdor Canyon have had some changes to their level objects to accommodate for this change.[5]
    • On the World Map, the player's walk speed is also increased.[6]
  • Players can climb higher when in their Cat forms.[7]
  • Players can now roll in midair, similar to the dive.[8] They can also roll upon landing a ground pound.[9]
  • Players now fall through upright Warp Pipes when performing a Ground Pound above them, matching their behavior in Super Mario Odyssey.[5]
    • Players can also roll into sideways Warp Pipes like in Super Mario Odyssey.[10]
  • Multiplayer mode now supports both local wireless and Nintendo Switch Online connections.[11] Up to two players can play on a single system in local wireless mode.[12]
  • Captain Toad's Adventures can now be played with up to four players, unlike the original game where it was single-player only.[12] For these levels, additional players play as the Toad Brigade members.[13] The first player can also choose between Brigade members.
    • Similar to normal levels, the game also ranks the players' points in multiplayer in the Captain Toad levels as well, though the winning player does not get a crown.
    • If the final Green Star is collected as a small Toad, they will do the victory pose with their mouth opened instead of closed.
  • As with the Nintendo Switch version of Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker:
    • Due to the lack of a microphone on the Nintendo Switch console, Propeller Platforms have been replaced in every level where they appeared. In Captain Toad Goes Forth and Puffprod Peaks, they are substituted with Lifts.[14] In Blast Block Skyway, invisible clouds stand in place,[15] while in Captain Toad's Fiery Finale, Touchstones appear in their stead.[16]
    • In TV mode, gyroscopic pointer controls replace the touchscreen controls of the Wii U version, which are activated by pressing R Button. An icon of the character controlling the pointer is present.
    • The pause menu now features the ability to retry a course, rather than having to return to the world map to do so.
  • Due to the discontinuation of Miiverse, the stamps are now used in a new Snapshot Mode, similar to the one seen in Super Mario Odyssey.[3]
    • The stamps' pictures are now colored instead of black and white, and are more spread out on the stamps page.[3]
  • Also due to Miiverse's discontinuation, Miis no longer appear on the overworld or when revisiting a cleared stage.
  • If the player dies after collecting a Green Star or a Stamp, they will keep it instead of having to collect it again. This does not apply to Captain Toad's levels.[17]
  • Switching between the map, course list, and stamp chart is now done by pressing the L and R buttons, rather than buttons on the screen.
  • Cutscenes can now be skipped.
  • Green Shells can no longer be occupied idly; the shell always slides in the direction the user is facing when entered. They also move faster than in the original game.
  • Fireballs move faster and cover a longer distance.[18] They also have a slightly different angle when thrown.
  • Side somersaults can now be performed while walking.[19]
  • Bouncing off an enemy while long jumping will result in the character doing another long jump, rather than a standard jump.
  • In order to hold onto other players or grabbed objects, the player no longer has to hold Y Button; pressing the button again is required to throw the object/player.
  • Luigi Bros. can only be unlocked by defeating Meowser in The Great Tower of Bowser Land of World Bowser; having New Super Luigi U save data on the system no longer unlocks it from the beginning.
  • The range for throwing objects has increased.
  • Performing handstands off of trees now has varying distances with directional inputs.
  • The cat dive now continuously dives until the player touches the ground, similar to Super Mario Maker 2, though it will still stop at extremely long distances.

Aesthetic

  • The game's graphics have been slightly updated.[20]
  • The UI has received minor changes:
    • The Item Storage has been revamped with a dark translucent circle and new button icons.[21]
    • The UI for lives and coins lacks the "×" icon between the images and numbers.[22]
    • The interior shadows have been removed.[3]
    • The UI is smaller than in the original game.[3]
  • The typeface used for menus and general text has been changed from Seurat Pro B to Rodin NTLG Pro DB, which belongs to the same font family as the typeface used in Super Mario Odyssey and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.[23]
  • For the English version only, the game will always show the American namings and spellings for all subjects, rather than having different namings and spellings for certain subjects depending on the game's or console's region.
  • The pause menus have been given a different appearance.

Bowser's Fury

Story

Bowser's Fury is a new standalone adventure included in the game. In the intro to this mode, Mario is walking around a grassy field when a puddle of black goo is formed from a black graffiti of the logo of Shadow Mario, which then grows. Mario falls in, and lands in a rainy Lake Lapcat, falling head-first into a large footprint left by Bowser.[24][25] After revealing the rest of Lake Lapcat by collecting a Cat Shine, he finds Bowser Jr. who tells him Bowser has been corrupted by black paint (similar to what happened in Paper Mario: Color Splash) causing him to transform into the gargantuan Fury Bowser. While it is never established how it happened, Bowser Jr.'s paintings in the end credits imply that he painted Bowser with black paint, which unintentionally caused his transformation. The towers on the island are covered in this paint, with the waters also covered in this substance as well as having large spiked pillars sticking out of it.

Gameplay

The game revolves around freeing every island from Fury Bowser by recovering Cat Shines from the paint-covered lighthouses. At random time intervals, Fury Bowser periodically emerges nearby from the Fury Sun.[26][27] When this happens, the weather becomes stormy and he terrorizes the surroundings of the island through large beams of fire and meteors falling from the sky.[27] The nearby cats also become black and start attacking Mario.[25] Bowser will fall back into slumber either after a brief period of time or if a Cat Shine is collected. On three corners of Lake Lapcat, there are Giga Bells, also fallen into slumber by the dark goop, and can only be activated by collecting a certain amount of Cat Shines. When this happens, Mario can touch the bell to become Giga Cat Mario, who is then able to fight Fury Bowser and force him into slumber, allowing Mario access to more islands.[27] Lake Lapcat is a vast open-world setting that is gradually unlocked as more locations are freed from the paint associated with Fury Bowser, extending the sandbox concept of Super Mario Odyssey. Mario can run around the island, climb up the lighthouses, and go from one Giga Bell area to the others by riding Plessie.[25] Every island makes usage of Mario's different power-ups and abilities.[3]

Playable characters

Character Description
Solo art of Mario from Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
Mario
The only character from the Super Mario 3D World cast who is playable in Bowser's Fury and acts as the central playable character in this mode. He controls identical to how he does in said game and can utilize the game's power-ups and stage gimmicks to collect Cat Shines.
Solo art of Bowser Jr. from Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
Bowser Jr.
In single-player, Bowser Jr. acts as an AI-controlled partner but can be played with a second player as well. He cannot use power-ups, but he flies in his Junior Clown Car and can use his Magic Paintbrush to attack enemies or paint on walls with question marks to reveal items.[3] He can also collect coins for Mario,[28] and he produces items the player selects from the Item Storage.[29] In single-player, the player can control and aim where Bowser Jr. goes to use his paintbrush, and the level of AI assistance can be altered or disabled entirely in the settings.[28]

By collecting all 100 Cat Shines, Bowser Jr. transforms into a cat variation of himself.[30] with his Junior Clown Car also gaining whiskers, though these are merely aesthetic changes.

Supporting cast

Character Description
Art of cats from Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
Kittens
The residents of Lake Lapcat. During the day, Mario can pick them up and use them to scratch at various items, similar to Cat Mario.[31] When Fury Bowser attacks, they become corrupted and attack Mario. They will run up to nuzzle Cat Mario, but will flee at the sight of other forms.[31]
A Neko Parent in the Bowser's Fury campaign of Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
Calico cat parent
A larger cat who is a parent of calico kittens, which have gone missing. There are three of them, one for each Giga Bell. If Mario brings all of the kittens back to their parent, he will be rewarded with a Cat Shine. Like the kittens, the parents become corrupted when Fury Bowser attacks.[31]
Cat Plessie in Bowser's Fury.
Plessie / Cat Plessie
Plessie from the Super Mario 3D World adventure reappears in this mode, where it has the ability to dive, which allows it to avoid low-hanging obstacles, or perform a high jump if it jumps right after diving. After collecting the three Giga Bells, Plessie becomes Giga Cat Plessie and permanently stays as Cat Plessie after the main story is completed.
Toadette in Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
Toadette[31]
After completing the main story, Toadette will appear near Fur Step Island and ask Mario and Bowser Jr. to find Captain Toad, Hint Toad, Banktoad, and Yellow Toad around Lake Lapcat, who will each give a Cat Shine when found. Each Toad Brigade member will then celebrate at the camp with Toadette.

Enemies

New

Image Description
A Disaster Neko in the Bowser's Fury campaign of Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
Fury Cats
Cats become dark when Fury Bowser attacks Lake Lapcat. They chase Mario upon sight and can damage him upon contact.[3]
Fury Shadow in Bowser's Fury
Fury Shadows
Dark, goop-covered variations of Luigi[31] that Mario must chase to get a Cat Shine, much like Shadow Mario in Super Mario Sunshine. They must be hit three times to defeat them, and every time they are hit, they transform into a spiky black goop ball and dash away.[32]

Cat variations

While Bowser's Fury does not introduce many new enemies, the enemies that come from Super Mario 3D World are seen with cat-like features, such as cat ears, fur, paws, and a tail, though unlike the Cat Goombas in Super Mario 3D World, these cat appearances are only aesthetic changes, without gaining any differing abilities (the only exceptions to this are Cat Bullet Bills, which still home in on the player like their Super Mario 3D World counterpart[31]). As such, the Cat Goombas in Bowser's Fury behave like regular Goombas, and have their standard brown coloring.[3] The only enemy that does not have a cat appearance is the Baddie Box, though it is merely an enemy-spawning object rather than an actual enemy.

Bosses

Fury Bowser Cat Boom Boom[31] Cat Pom Pom Cat Prince Bully[31] Giant Bowser
Art of Fury Bowser from Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
Lake Lapcat
Cat Boom Boom in Bowser's Fury
Clawswipe Colosseum[31]
Cat Pom Pom in Bowser's Fury
Clawswipe Colosseum
Cat Prince Bully in Bowser's Fury.
Mount Magmeow[31]
The final boss of Bowser's Fury.
Lake Lapcat[33]

Locations

Lake Lapcat is split into three main areas represented by a Giga Bell. Each Giga Bell features four different islands, with each island containing a lighthouse that is covered in goop. By collecting the first Cat Shine of the island, the goop is removed and the lighthouse's light gets rid of the goop nearby,[34] though after Fury Bowser attacks, they become covered in goop again.

There are a total of 100 Cat Shines in the game, some of which can only be collected after beating the final boss.[31] 60 of them come from the 12 main islands which each contain five Cat Shines, with three being standard missions, one being earned by finding the five Cat Shine Shards hidden around the island, and another earned by having Fury Bowser break some Fury Blocks to reveal it. When all five Cat Shines of an island are collected, a cat variation of the Goal Pole will appear on top of the lighthouse, which comes with a spring object.[31] 35 of them come from Lake Lapcat itself, which contains a multitude of Cat Shines that are separately counted from each other. The last five come from a special golden island called the Lucky Isle, which appears post-game during a Fury Bowser rampage, but disappears when Fury Bowser goes to sleep.

Fury Bowser must be fought a total of six times to complete the story. To do so, Mario will need to use one of the three available Giga Bells, though, after each fight with Fury Bowser, the number of Cat Shines needed to activate the Giga Bells increases, from 5, 15, 20, 40, and 50 Cat Shines.[31] When the Giga Bell is used to defeat Fury Bowser, the next Giga Bell area will open up revealing new islands.[31]

On a side note, while Fur Step Island is the first location visited in the game, only the first Cat Shine can be obtained while the other four and its Cat Shine Shards can only be obtained once the main story is completed.

Giga Bell Locations Island Cat Shines Other Lake Lapcat Shines
The Lakeside Giga Bell in Bowser's Fury
Lakeside Giga Bell
File:Marioshipwreckarea.png
Fur Step Island[35]
  • Make the Lighthouse Shine[35]
  • Junior's Graffiti Gratitude![35]
  • Fury Shadow on Deck[35]
  • Five Cat Shine Shards[35]
  • Blast the Fury Blocks[35]
  • Climb to the Shine[36]
  • Shoreside Rabbit Plays Tag[37]
  • Hurry! Dash and Dive![37]
  • Lost Kitten by the Shore[38]
Scamper Shores in Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
Scamper Shores[32]
  • Make the Lighthouse Shine[32]
  • Fury Shadow by the Shore[32]
  • Key to the Cat Shine[32]
  • Five Cat Shine Shards[32]
  • Blast the Fury Blocks[32]
Pounce Bounce Isle in Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
Pounce Bounce Isle[39]
  • Make the Lighthouse Shine[39]
  • Hurry! Jump High, Jump Fast![34]
  • Key to the Cat Shine[31]
  • Five Cat Shine Shards[31]
  • Blast the Fury Blocks[35]
Fort Flaptrap in Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
Fort Flaptrap[39]
  • Bully the Cat Bullies[39]
  • Blue Coin Bustle[34]
  • Show's Over, Cat Magikoopas[35]
  • Five Cat Shine Shards[39]
  • Blast the Fury Blocks[31]
The Ruins Giga Bell in Bowser's Fury.
Ruins Giga Bell[31]
Slipskate Slope in Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
Slipskate Slope[31]
  • Make the Lighthouse Shine[31]
  • Blue Coin Bustle[31]
  • Key to the Cat Shine[35]
  • Five Cat Shine Shards[35]
  • Blast the Fury Blocks[31]
  • Ruins Rabbit Plays Tag[36]
  • Go with the Floe[36]
  • Hurry! Slide through the Sky![36]
  • Dash and Smash in the Clouds[37]
  • Slippery Skirmish[40]
  • Gazing Down at the Islands[36]
  • Hurry! Swim and Slide![36]
  • Cold Cove Combat[40]
  • Lost Kittens near the Ruins[41]
Clawswipe Colosseum in Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
Clawswipe Colosseum[31]
  • Clash with Cat Boom Boom[31]
  • Cat Pom Pom's Counterattack[35]
  • Final Bout with Cat Boom Boom[35]
  • Five Cat Shine Shards[35]
  • Blast the Fury Blocks[35]
Trickity Tower in Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
Trickity Tower[31]
  • So Close Yet So Far[31]
  • Blue Coin Bustle[31]
  • Hurry! Watch Your Step![31]
  • Five Cat Shine Shards[31]
  • Blast the Fury Blocks[31]
Crisp Climb Castle in Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
Crisp Climb Castle[31]
  • Make the Lighthouse Shine[31]
  • Hurry! Fly through the Frost![31]
  • Fury Shadow on Ice[35]
  • Five Cat Shine Shards[35]
  • Blast the Fury Blocks[31]
The Wasteland Giga Bell in Bowser's Fury.
Wasteland Giga Bell[31]
Risky Whisker Island in Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
Risky Whisker Island[31]
  • Fury Shadow Hops to It[31]
  • Feasting on Fuzzies[31]
  • Hurry! Hop behind the Wall![31]
  • Five Cat Shine Shards[31]
  • Blast the Fury Blocks[35]
  • Footprint Free-for-all[40]
  • Spin, Scramble, Shine[37]
  • On the Floodgate's Edge[41]
  • Hurry! Climb the Falls![41]
  • Gazing Over the Falls[38]
  • Surprise Prizefight[41]
  • Jump and Thump in the Clouds[41]
  • Lost Kittens in the Wasteland
Pipe Path Tower in Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
Pipe Path Tower[31]
  • Make the Lighthouse Shine[31]
  • Blue Coin Bustle[31]
  • Key to the Cat Shine[31]
  • Five Cat Shine Shards[31]
  • Blast the Fury Blocks[35]
Roiling Roller Isle in Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
Roiling Roller Isle[31]
  • Make the Lighthouse Shine[31]
  • Hurry! Hot Cross Run![35]
  • Key to the Cat Shine[35]
  • Five Cat Shine Shards[35]
  • Blast the Fury Blocks[35]
Mount Magmeow in Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
Mount Magmeow[31]
  • Back Off, Cat Prince Bully![31]
  • Atop Mount Magmeow[35]
  • Hurry! Steer the Switchboards![35]
  • Five Cat Shine Shards[35]
  • Blast the Fury Blocks[31]
None Lucky Isle in Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
Lucky Isle[35]
  • First Lucky Shine[35]
  • Second Lucky Shine[35]
  • Third Lucky Shine[35]
  • Fourth Lucky Shine[35]
  • Fifth Lucky Shine[35]

Items

New power-up

Image Transformation Description
Art of the Giga Bell from Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
Giga Bell
Art of Giga Cat Mario from Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
Giga Cat Mario
Three Giga Bells, which are a giant variation of the Super Bell, are present around Lake Lapcat, and Mario uses them to transform into Giga Cat Mario, a giant version of Cat Mario that resembles a komainu. Mario transforms into this form to fight against Fury Bowser.[3] They are initially covered in goop and require a certain amount of Cat Shines to free them and use them to fight Fury Bowser.

When all 100 Cat Shines are collected, Cat Mario's appearance changes to resemble Giga Cat Mario, though this is merely aesthetic and does not change Cat Mario's abilities. This change also applies to Lucky Cat Mario (excluding the golden statue form) and does not appear in Super Mario 3D World.[30]

Collectibles

Image Description
A closeup of the Cat Shine in Bowser's Fury
Cat Shine
A sun-shaped object with a cat's face on it, similar to Power Stars, Shine Sprites, and Power Moons. They are used to activate the lighthouses around Lake Lapcat and the Giga Bells.[3]
A Cat Shine Shard in Bowser's Fury
Cat Shine Shard[32]
A medal that takes the shape of a cat's head. On each island, five of them must be collected to make a Cat Shine appear.
A Plessie Medal in Bowser's Fury.
Plessie Medal[35]
Medals with Plessie's head on them. They are found within the waters of Lake Lapcat, and when Plessie collects one, it will move to a different location, where it will stay for a short amount of time. Once the medal is collected a certain amount of times, a Cat Shine will be rewarded.[35]

New objects

Image Description
Trigger objects
A Super Jump Panel in Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
Red Jump Panel
A giant, red variation of the Jump Panel. They launch Mario much higher than their orange counterparts.[34]
A Ground Pound Switch in Bowser's Fury
Ground-Pound Switch
A switch that must be Ground Pounded by Mario to activate. When activated, the switch temporarily reveals a path leading to a Cat Shine, which must be collected before the time limit expires.[34]
A Cat Key in Bowser's Fury
Key
Keys that have cat ears and can be carried by Mario and used to open the locks on caged Cat Shines.[32]
Blocks and platforms
A Bowser block in Bowser's Fury
Fury Block
A block with Bowser's emblem on it. It can only be broken by Fury Bowser's attacks, and on each island, there are Fury Blocks that reveal a Cat Shine.[42]
File:Furyplatform.png
Unnamed Fury Bowser platform
Platforms made out of large pieces of wood that are produced by Fury Bowser and plunged into either the ground or walls. Mario call climb up these, and some of them have Mushroom Trampolines on them.[3]
File:Goldrock.png
Unnamed golden rock
A giant gold block that resembles a Moon Rock. Fury Bowser can break them with his fire powers to reveal several coins.[3]
File:Nocoverart.png
Turning Floor
A rotating cylindrical floor that appears in the tunnels of Slipskate Slope, and rotate in different directions to get Mario to either fall off or run into a wall of spikes.
Transportation objects
The Fling Pole in Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
A Fling Pole in Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
Unnamed spring object
An item that involves Mario performing a handstand on it, similar to Trees, before springing off into the distance.[3] One can be found on each lighthouse, and after all five of the Cat Shines are collected, a golden flag resembling a Goal Pole with cat ears and Mario's emblem on it appears on it.

Differences from Super Mario 3D World

  • Bowser's Fury runs at a variable resolution in TV mode, which can drop to as low as 1280x720.
    • In handheld mode, the game runs at 30 frames per second.[43]
  • There are no lives in this mode. Instead, a random power-up is given for every 100 coins collected. The player loses 50 coins upon dying similar to Super Mario Odyssey.[44]
  • The HUD for the coin count is placed in the bottom left corner of the screen rather than the top left.
  • Instead of the Item Storage holding one item, Mario can store up to five Super Mushrooms, Super Bells, Fire Flowers, Super Leaves, and Boomerang Flowers each.[32] In addition, up to five Lucky Bells can be stored later in the game.[45] Pressing up opens the menu allowing the player to choose a power-up.[29]
  • The game's camera is fully controllable by the player.
  • The game is 1-2 players instead of 1-4 players and does not support online or local wireless play.
  • Mario is the only playable character, with Bowser Jr. as a companion. Bowser Jr. only appears in the Bowser's Fury adventure.
  • Mario has full 360-degree movement, instead of being restricted to eight directions.
  • Plessie has the ability to dive underwater before jumping. There are also new visual effects for its high jump, and can also be performed in single player. In Super Mario 3D World, Plessie can only perform the high jump in multiplayer, and all players must jump at the same time to activate it.[3]

amiibo

Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury features amiibo support for all amiibo figures, with Cat Mario and Cat Peach amiibo figures launching alongside the game.[46] The player is granted an item depending on which amiibo is scanned:

  • Scanning the Cat Mario amiibo produces an Invincibility Bell that turns Mario into White Cat Mario.
  • Scanning the Cat Peach amiibo produces a random power-up.
  • Scanning any Bowser amiibo produces a Super Star in Super Mario 3D World[47] and makes Fury Bowser appear in Bowser's Fury.[48]
  • Scanning the Bowser Jr. amiibo produces a Super Star in Super Mario 3D World[47] and makes a shockwave appear that knocks out blocks and enemies in Bowser's Fury.[48]
  • Scanning any other amiibo of characters in the Super Mario series produces a Super Star in both modes.[47]
  • Scanning any amiibo outside of the Super Mario series produces a 1-Up Mushroom in Super Mario 3D World and a Super Mushroom in Bowser's Fury.[47]

Promotion

Target reusable water bottle promotion for Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
The reusable water bottle promotion at Target

American retailer Target Corporation launched a promotion where customers who purchase the game at their retail stores receive a free, limited-edition reusable water bottle featuring the game's playable characters in their Cat forms.[49]

In anticipation of the game's release, the NintendoUK Twitter account changed their display name to "Nintendo UK + Bowser's Fury".[50]

The Play Nintendo website features a personality quiz centered on the game's power-up items.

Pre-release and unused content

Preliminary North American box art for Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury, featuring a "rating pending" label by the Entertainment Software Rating Board
The pre-release version of the North American boxart

Because Bowser Jr. and Fury Bowser had not yet been confirmed to appear in Bowser's Fury, the Bowser's Fury section of the box art initially only contained the logo, while the section also took up a smaller portion of the box. Because of that, Cat Luigi appears on the pre-release box, but not on the final box.

Update history

Version 1.1.0

Release date: February 11, 2021[51]

  • Fixed various issues to improve the overall gameplay experience.

Glitches

  • In Bowser's Fury, some unnamed spring objects allow Mario to handstand on them from far below their actual model.[52]

Reception

Critical response

Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu rated Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury a score of 36/40 (two points lower than the original version's score of 38/40), praising the addition of online play and the Bowser's Fury mode for its added difficulty.[53] Nintendo Life gave the game a positive review, praising both the amount of content in both modes and the additional features to the Super Mario 3D World mode. However, they were critical of the game's slower performance in handheld mode, as well as connection issues in online multiplayer. Despite these criticisms, Nintendo Life awarded Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury an "outstanding" 10/10.[54]

Gallery

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury.

References to other games

  • Super Mario Bros.: In Bowser's Fury, the loading screen features Super Mario Bros.-styled sprites of Mario (in his modern colors), Bowser Jr., Fury Bowser, and Plessie.
  • Super Mario Bros. 2: A portion of the music of Scamper Shores references the start of this game's overworld theme.[32]
  • Super Mario World: The music that plays when Bowser emerges from the Fury Sun is an arrangement of Bowser's intro in this game's final battle.[34] Plessie Medals slightly resemble Dragon Coins.
  • Super Mario 64: The mission "Bully the Cat Bullies" is a reference to the mission "Bully the Bullies" in both the title and the theme of knocking Bullies into lava. There are also missions where Mario must return calico kittens to their parents, similar to the mission "Li'l Penguin Lost". Bowser laughs when Mario dies, just like in this game.[44]
  • Super Mario Sunshine: Bowser Jr. is seen wielding his Magic Paintbrush from this game. Mario encounters Shadow Mario's M graffiti on the ground during the intro cutscene. The way Mario chases the Fury Shadows to get a Cat Shine is similar to how he has to chase Shadow Mario to get a Shine Sprite in this game. Likewise, Cat Shines themselves seem to reference Shine Sprites in name and function.
  • Super Mario Galaxy: Part of the ending theme of Bowser's Fury includes a short excerpt from "Enter Bowser Jr.!".
  • Super Mario 3D Land: The theme which plays in the first encounter with Fury Bowser on Fur Step Island is a rearrangement of Bowser's chase theme from this game. Cat Boom Boom's second fight is similar to Boom Boom's fight in Special 4-Airship, as they both take place on top of retractable spikes.
  • Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker: Hint Toad, Banktoad, and Yellow Toad are extra characters in the Captain Toad levels, wearing their outfits from this game. Additionally, their level clear animation is similar to their level clear animation from the Toad Brigade levels in the Bonus Episode. Toadette also appears in Bowser's Fury using her appearance from this game.
    • Nintendo Switch version: Instead of using touch controls, the player uses motion controls to control a cursor, similar to this game.
  • Super Mario Odyssey: Snapshot Mode and the map feature return from this game, and characters can ground pound through upright pipes and roll into sideways pipes to enter them faster. Additionally, Mario's animation when he collects a Cat Shine resembles the animation when he collects a non-story-related Power Moon in this game.[3]

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese スーパーマリオ 3Dワールド + フューリーワールド[?]
Sūpā Mario 3D Wārudo + Fyūrī Wārudo
Super Mario 3D World + Fury World
Chinese (simplified) 超级马力欧 3D世界 + 狂怒世界[?]
Chāojí Mǎlì'ōu 3D Shìjiè + Kuángnù Shìjiè
Super Mario 3D World + Fury World
Chinese (traditional) 超級瑪利歐 3D世界 + 狂怒世界[?]
Chāojí Mǎlì'ōu 3D Shìjiè + Kuángnù Shìjiè
Super Mario 3D World + Fury World
Korean 슈퍼 마리오 3D 월드 + 퓨리 월드[?]
Syupeo Mario 3D Woldeu + Pyuri Woldeu
Super Mario 3D World + Fury World

Trivia

  • Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury is the first Mario game that originated on the Wii U to have amiibo support exclusively for the Nintendo Switch port.

External links

References

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