Whether you've just discovered Mario for the first time via Super Mario Run or you've been playing Super Mario Bros. for thirty years, there are always more great Mario games to enjoy in a wide variety of genres. Here are just a few we recommend on Nintendo 3DS family systems ...
GO FOR GOLD IN CLASSIC 2D PLATFORMER NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. 2
Coins are always important in Super Mario games but in New Super Mario Bros. 2, they're put front and centre with over 80 courses packed full of glittering gold coins for Mario and Luigi to collect. To date, players all around the world have collected over 2.7 Trillion coins and counting! You can contribute to this total too by playing regular courses or even competing with your friends in the special Coin Rush challenges!
TAKE TO THE RACETRACK IN MARIO KART 7
You've played through countless courses with Super Mario and now you can create your own in Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS! Using the touchscreen, you can create your own fun and challenging Super Mario courses, using themes and gameplay from Super Mario Bros. Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Mario World and New Super Mario Bros.! Share them with friends and family to see if they can beat them, or even share them with strangers via Nintendo 3DS's StreetPass function! Just want to play Mario courses? No problem, Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS features 100 courses designed by Nintendo and millions more, created by fans, to download. Eurogamer recently called it "one of the best 2D Mario games in years," so we're sure you'll find lots to enjoy.
EXPLORE A SPOOKY HAUNTED HOUSE IN LUIGI'S MANSION 2
The Mario Party games offer up all the fun you'd expect from a family board game but with twists and turns only made possible by video games. Up to four players can make their way around the board as their favourite Mario character and compete along the way in more than 50 fun and challenging mini-games that require brains, dexterity and a little bit of cunning! In a new feature for the series, anyone who downloads Mario Party: Star Rush - Party Guest from Nintendo eShop will be able to join a full multiplayer experience with an owner of Mario Party: Star Rush, absolutely free!*
These are just a few great Mario related games we recommend on Nintendo 3DS. For more Mario games on Nintendo systems, see the Super Mario hub or follow the official Super Mario Facebook page!