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When Nintendo announced Super Mario Odyssey alongside the Nintendo Switch reveal, it felt like a breath of fresh air. Sure, the Wii U had New Super Mario Bros U, Mario Maker and the excellent platforming of Super Mario 3D world -- but the open-world exploration mechanics of Sunshine, Galaxy and Super Mario 64 skipped Nintendo's last console. When Nintendo teased Odyssey as a refreshing return to form, it didn't give us a lot to go on. We knew Mario would explore a earth-like metropolis named New Donk City. We knew he could dance. We knew he had a magic hat. Now, we know when we'll be able to play it all: Today at E3, Nintendo announced that Super Mario Odyssey would launch on October 27th.
Nintendo showed off a lot more than just a release date, too. Remember that living hat that popped up at the end of the game's reveal? It's named "cappy," and it's actually a magic, white top-hat that takes the form of Mario's iconic headwear and gives him new powers. Using it telephone wires in New Donk City, for instance, transforms Mario into a bolt of electricity to travel across power lines. It can also be used to possess enemies, turn Mario into a rocket, control dinosaurs and much, much more.
Naturally, the hat is a weapon, too. Mario can throw the hat at enemies or boxes, and players can 'hold' the hat in a fixed position in the air for a few moments, which lets you use it as a impromptu platform. If you try and land on that floating hat and miss, don't worry about it -- there are no lives in Super Mario Odyssey. Instead, failure deducts just ten coins from Mario's wallet.. and there are plenty of coins to go around.
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