The Super Mario 3D All-Stars release of Super Mario Galaxy has fans confused about how the game’s motion controls will work on Nintendo Switch, and a Nintendo clarification hasn’t necessarily helped explain things.
Released in 2007, Super Mario Galaxy arrived on the Wii and took advantage of the console’s motion control peripherals to activate Mario’s spin ability and fire star bits in Co-Star mode. Fans have been wondering how this will work on the Nintendo Switch Lite due to a paragraph on the Super Mario 3D All-Stars website which notes that “detached Joy-Con controllers are required and sold separately” to enjoy the game’s motion features.
The re-release will allow players to “Gently shake a Joy-Con controller to activate Mario’s Spin ability or pass a Joy-Con controller to a friend for some extra help in Co-Star Mode.” However, the Nintendo Switch Lite’s Joy-Cons are baked into the device and cannot be undocked – so extra clarification is needed to understand how the game will play on the Switch Lite.
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Nintendo has clarified how the game’s pointer functionality will work in Handheld Mode in a statement to Polygon. “Super Mario Galaxy is supported in TV, Tabletop and Handheld Modes. In TV and Tabletop modes, motion controls are required for pointer functionality,” the statement reads. In Handheld Mode, pointer functionality has been adapted to use Touch Screen.”
This means that on the Nintendo Switch Lite, the pointer functionality will work through the touch screen on the device. But this doesn’t clear up how other motion controls will work on the base Switch Lite unit, if at all – does this mean other players will have to sit close and tap the screen to help out? Mario’s spin ability also requires a physical gesture – how will this work on a device without detached Joy-Cons? IGN has contacted Nintendo to ask for further clarification on the game’s motion controls.
The Super Mario 3D All-Stars collection contains Super Mario 64, Super Mario Sunshine and Super Mario Galaxy and will launch on September 18 for Nintendo Switch. The package will be available for purchase until March 31, 2021.
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