Super Mario Bros. Wonder Has Leaked and People Are Already Speedrunning It

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With less than a week before its official release, Nintendo’s upcomingSuper Mario Bros. Wonderhas leaked online, with some players even doing speedruns of some of the game’s levels. This is one of the most anticipated releases of Nintendo’s lineup, promising a lot of new features, playable characters, and unique levels. Some players can try out the game early viaplayable demos ofSuper Mario Bros. Wonderat certain retailers, with many walking away with positive impressions.

Alongside casual fans who are interested in the game’s platforming challenges, speedrunners have also taken an interest inSuper Mario Bros. Wonder’s mechanics, such as the badge system. Many have seen how it has plenty of potential to be used and exploited for speedruns of the game. The Grappling Vine for example can extend and attach itself to an adjacent platform, which allows them to reach higher places and far away ledges. Other badges can also provide a challenge run that takes advantage of how it changes part of the player’s move set. However, fans might have to be cautious these next few days, as videos of the game have already leaked onto social media.

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There are plenty of videos posted on YouTube and Twitter aboutWonder, some even posting the game’s final boss and ending. Some videos posted online even show gamersspeedrunning levels ofSuper Mario Bros. Wonder, beating certain levels in under a minute. One of these levels was posted to YouTube, declaring to be a “World Record” in the video’s title before the game’s release.

These leaks likely came from players who have managed to get ahold of early copies of the game, likely through a retailer that broke the game’s street date. Other gamers have noted that the ROM ofSuper Mario Bros. Wonderwas dumped online, allowing PCs that have Nintendo Switch emulators to play it early. For players who wish to have a completely blind experience going intoWonder, they should likely stay away from certain parts of the Internet until the game’s release.

This isn’t the first Nintendo Switch game that leaked this year, and it likely won’t be the last of its kind, as PC emulation and broken street dates are a common problem for Nintendo’s releases.Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom’s Collector’s Edition and ROM leaked a few weeksbefore it launched this year, alongside other games likeFire Emblem EngageandPikmin 4. Sega’sSonic Superstars, which is releasing the same week asWonder, similarly got leaked ahead of its October 16 launch.

Super Mario Bros. Wonderlaunches on October 20, exclusively for the Nintendo Switch.

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