Switch 2 offers a new Mario game in Europe and now it can be played… with the mouse

This October 9, 2025, Nintendo made some additions to the Nintendo Switch Online game catalog, which allows you to access (and play) titles from the company’s old consoles. Among this week’s salvos, a certain mario and wario.

Don’t you know him? This is normal: the game was never officially released outside of Japan.

A game using a mouse.

Released in 1993 on the Super Famicom (the Japanese name for Super NES), mario and wario It is presented as a mix between the platform game and lemmings. While Wario covers Mario’s head with objects, he will have to get him to join his brother Luigi. To guide Mario on his adventure, you must take turns playing Yoshi, Princess Peach and Wanda. Each of them has a more or less fast walking speed, which increases the difficulty, but also different gameplay possibilities.

To overcome this, Nintendo made its game compatible with a surprising accessory: a mouse. Accessory that really saw the light of day in Europe, unlike the game.

At the origin of the project, a certain Satoshi Tajiri, who is none other than the creator of Pokémon. In Pokémon Red AND BlueThere is even a reference to this game (even in the West).

Nintendo has never explained why the game was never released outside of Japan, but its availability on Nintendo Switch Online is a blessing. Not only can you try to complete the 100 levels offered, but it is also possible to benefit from the additions of this “port”.

Because, with Nintendo Switch Online games, the Japanese company offers several very practical options. In particular, you will be able to save at any time, but also go back from a few seconds to several minutes. For difficult games of the time, this is a significant change.

However, keep in mind that to access it, in addition to a subscription to Nintendo Switch Online, you must also have a Switch 2. In fact, the company’s latest console offers controllers that allow a “mouse” mode, allowing you to finally get your hands on mario and warioand with it a forgotten (or in any case never discovered) part of video games.