Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury: Photo Mode, Giga Bell Power-Up and New Details Revealed

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Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury has gotten a new overview trailer, which reveals a number of new details, including a Snapshot photo mode, and details on how Fury Bowser is a timed event in the new spin-off adventure. You can check out the trailer below, or read on for all the new details. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/super-mario-3d-world-bowsers-fury-overview-trailer"]

Super Mario 3D World Snapshot Mode

  • Super Mario 3D World now includes a version of Super Mario Odyssey's Snapshot Mode, which allows you to freeze time, adjust the image, and change filters.
  • Collectible stamps - previously used for the Wii U Miiverse - are now usable in Snapshot mode, and can be applied to walls in your shots.

Bowser's Fury: New Details

  • Bowser's Fury, a full spin-off adventure, takes place in a kingdom of cats, Lake Lapcat, featuring cat-themed enemies, architecture and more.
  • You're tasked with collecting Cat Shines spread across the kingdom.
  • Bowser Jr. will appear for solo players, aiding the player, but can be controlled by a co-op partner. It's not clear if online co-op is supported.
  • After 'a certain amount of time' playing in Lake Lapcat, the gigantic Fury Bowser will appear, dropping from the sky and changing the weather.
  • Fury Bowser's appearance sees spikes falling from the sky and changing the terrain.
  • Fury Bowser will attack players using powers that can destroy cover.
  • After an unspecified amount of time, Fury Bowser will retreat, returning Lake Lapcat to normal for a time.
  • Collecting enough Cat Shines will allow you to pick up the Giga Bell power-up, turning Mario into the kaiju-sized Cat Mario we saw in yesterday's trailer.

Amiibo

  • In Super Mario 3D World, When used, the Cat Mario amiibo will summon an invincible White Cat Mario power-up.
  • In Super Mario 3D World, the Cat Peach amiibo summons a random power-up.
  • In Bowser's Fury, we know both the Bowser and Bowser Jr. amiibo will cause power-ups. It's not clear yet what they'll specifically do, but we've seen Mario transform into an invulnerable statue version of Cat Mario, also earning coins.
[widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=mario-3d-world-bowsers-fury-screenshots&captions=true"] Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury will arrive for Switch on February 12, and you can preorder it right now. We awarded the Wii U version of Super Mario 3D World a 9.6/10 in our review, saying it's "marvelous, and its constant variety and fantastic light-hearted co-op play proves that Nintendo still knows exactly how to tweak the Mario formula in fun ways." [poilib element="accentDivider"] Joe Skrebels is IGN's Executive Editor of News. Follow him on Twitter. Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com.
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