Miyamoto Offers a Few New Super Mario Odyssey Details

By Alex Osborn

Shigeru Miyamoto shared a few new details about Super Mario Odyssey, confirming that the upcoming Nintendo Switch title will be more focused on the core gamer.

During today's Nintendo Switch Treehouse Live event, Miyamoto acknowledged that after Super Mario 64 and Sunshine, the company shifted to a more casual-friendly approach to 3D Mario games, but with Odyssey they are looking to return to the more exploration-based gameplay seen in those earlier titles.

After having made the Galaxy games and 3D World, which were designed to appeal to a broader audience, Super Mario Odyssey will be "something a little bit more on the core side," Miyamoto said.

Nintendo is looking to "go back to the roots, to Mario Sunshine," Miyamoto said with regard to the upcoming Switch game. He noted that some players had trouble with the camera of aforementioned GameCube title, so with Odyssey they have "made sure the camera controls are really smooth and easy to use."

Miyamoto also reiterated that players will be able to explore a wide variety of locales in Super Mario Odyssey, which was made evident by the announcement trailer that was shown during last night's Nintendo Switch presentation.

Super Mario Odyssey will release in holiday 2017.

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