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Business Wire
31-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Business Wire
Nintendo Download: Mario Paint Scribbles into the Picture on Nintendo Switch Online!
REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--This week's Nintendo Download includes the following content: Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2: Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of the Rings Game – Welcome Home, Hobbit! In this cozy life sim, create your very own Hobbit and experience the idyllic life Tolkien envisioned in his books. Cultivate your own garden, reel in a big catch and forage for ingredients to cook up delicious meals for the residents of Bywater. Build relationships by solving the problems of your fellow furry-footed townsfolk. Express your individuality with various clothing options or outfit your home with furniture, decorations and more. Friendly Hobbits and familiar faces await your arrival. Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of the Rings Game is available now on Nintendo Switch! Super Nintendo Entertainment System ™ – Nintendo Classics: Mario Paint – Experience the 1992 Super NES game that turns your system into a canvas, with an array of colors and drawing tools available to create digital works of art. Unlock your inner artist with simple mouse controls via Joy-Con 2 controllers on Nintendo Switch 2, or by using a compatible USB mouse (sold separately) on Nintendo Switch. You can even create animated sequences and write music to add to your collage! Mario Paint is available to play today for Nintendo Switch Online members 1 . – Nintendo Classics: Nintendo Music: Paint it Back – Get inspired to create with the Mario Paint soundtrack, now on the Nintendo Music1 app! Go back to the drawing board and vibe out with tracks for Gnat Attack: Level 1, Title Theme 1, Special Stamp and more. For more info, visit: Activities: Tetris® 99 48th MAXIMUS CUP: Donkey Kong Bananza Edition – Let's go bananas! Channel your inner Donkey Kong and smash the competition when the Donkey Kong Bananza game that is exclusive to the Nintendo Switch 2 system collaborates with Tetris 99 for the MAXIMUS CUP event! Nintendo Switch Online members2 playing the online mode during the event period can collect 100 event points to unlock a new theme featuring art, music and Tetrimino designs inspired by the Donkey Kong Bananza game! The Tetris 99 48th MAXIMUS CUP event will run from 12 a.m. PT on Aug. 1 to 11:59 p.m. PT on Aug. 4. Nintendo eShop sales on Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2: Check out the full list of deals available this week at Also new this week on Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch 2: Also new this week on Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch: For news and updates on all things Nintendo, you can also check out the free Nintendo Today! smart-device app. Whether it's news about games, info about your favorite characters, or videos and comic strips — you'll get personalized fun every day. 1 Nintendo Switch Online membership (sold separately) and Nintendo Account required. Not available in all countries. Internet and compatible smart-device required to use app. Data charges may apply. Terms apply. 2 Nintendo Switch Online membership (sold separately) and Nintendo Account required for online features. Membership auto-renews after initial term at the then-current price unless canceled. Not available in all countries. Internet access required for online features. Terms apply. MORE ABOUT… NINTENDO SWITCH ONLINE Nintendo Switch Online is a paid membership service that allows members to team up or face off online in compatible Nintendo Switch games like Super Mario Bros. Wonder and Splatoon 3, and Nintendo Switch 2 games like Mario Kart World. Members also enjoy a curated library of classic NES, Super NES and Game Boy games, including Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Metroid and The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, among many others. Nintendo Switch 2 players can use the GameChat feature to connect with friends through voice, video or screen sharing (terms and requirements apply, visit Those without a Nintendo Switch Online membership can still join the fun during the Open-Access Period, ending March 31, 2026. Additionally, members can access the Nintendo Music smart-device app to stream or download Nintendo soundtracks, create playlists, browse music by different categories and more. To find out more about the benefits that come with Nintendo Switch Online, to view membership options and to learn about a free seven-day trial for new users, visit NINTENDO SWITCH ONLINE + EXPANSION PACK With a Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership, players get access to even more benefits, including a library of Nintendo 64 games with added online play for up to four players (additional accessories may be required for multiplayer mode; sold separately), a library of select Game Boy Advance games, retro SEGA Genesis games, Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Happy Home Paradise DLC, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass DLC and Splatoon 2: Octo Expansion DLC (full version of game required to use DLC for that game; sold separately). Nintendo Switch 2 players can also access a library of classic Nintendo GameCube games, enhanced features for compatible Nintendo 64 games and upgrade packs for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (full version of games required to use content for that game; sold separately). NINTENDO eSHOP Nintendo eShop is a digital store that features a wide variety of content, including new and classic games, applications and demos. Users can add money to their account balances by using a credit card or purchasing a Nintendo eShop Card at a retail store and entering the code from the card. All funds from one card must be loaded in Nintendo eShop on the Nintendo Switch family of systems or Nintendo Switch 2. Customers in the U.S. and Canada ages 18 and older can also link a PayPal account to their Nintendo Account to purchase digital games and content for the Nintendo Switch family of systems or Nintendo Switch 2 both on-device and from the Nintendo website. PARENTAL CONTROLS AND MORE Remember that Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 both feature parental controls that let adults manage the content and features their children can access, including GameChat. Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 players who register a Nintendo Account gain access to free-to-start games and free game demos from Nintendo eShop, and also get the latest news and information direct from Nintendo. For more information about parental controls and other features, visit or Note to editors: Nintendo press materials are available at a password-protected site. To obtain a login, please register on the site.
Indian Express
30-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Indian Express
Mario Paint, Nintendo's most creative game, comes to Switch Online – and yes, it also supports mouse controls
Nintendo is bringing back its most creative, artsy game, Mario Paint, to Switch and Switch 2 platforms as part of its Switch Online service. The game was surprisingly released on Wednesday, though many had expected Mario Paint to debut alongside the Switch 2 launch in June. Mario Paint was first released in 1992 on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, or SNES. The game, essentially Nintendo's take on Microsoft Paint, is a simple drawing program that gives you access to a digital drawing board with 15 colours and 75 patterns. All you need to do is choose your colour, select your pen, and start filling in black-and-white drawings of familiar Nintendo characters. Nintendo developed the game in collaboration with a Japanese developer called Intelligent Systems. You can watch the trailer of Mario Paint below: However, Mario Paint isn't limited to painting. The game also includes a music-making program. As part of the game, you can arrange a set of Nintendo-themed stamps, each representing a different sound effects. Around that time, Mario Paint introduced many kids to computer graphics and digital tools—years before home computers caught up. The game was also one of the few SNES titles that came with custom hardware: a computer mouse and mouse pad. Mario Paint is now available via Switch Online, Nintendo's subscription service, in its original form. The game also supports mouse input. While Switch 2 users will be able to utilise the console's built-in mouse functionality, players on the original Switch will need to use a compatible USB mouse. Mario Paint remains one of Nintendo's most creative games. Unfortunately, the company never created a proper sequel or made the original game available on later consoles until now. In 1999, however, a spiritual successor called Mario Artist was released in Japan, featuring a more modern-looking mouse and real 3D graphics. But it was only playable on the 64DD, a floppy disk drive peripheral for the Nintendo 64 that commercially flopped so badly it was never released in North America. Nintendo keeps dropping classic games on its Switch Online service from time to time, and it's great to see Mario Paint finally arriving after 33 years on both the Switch and Switch 2. This move broadens the game's appeal to a new generation of players who have never experienced it before. In addition, Nintendo has added the music from Mario Paint to the Nintendo Music App, a sort of Apple Music for Nintendo's classic gaming tracks. The Japanese gaming giant is at its peak in terms of popularity, thanks to the massive success of the Switch and now the Switch 2, which recently became the fastest-selling video game hardware device in US history. Beyond the Switch, Nintendo is also becoming a Hollywood sensation, with back-to-back movies in the pipeline. The company recently announced a film adaptation of The Legend of Zelda video game series, which is scheduled for release in May 2027. Anuj Bhatia is a personal technology writer at who has been covering smartphones, personal computers, gaming, apps, and lifestyle tech actively since 2011. He specialises in writing longer-form feature articles and explainers on trending tech topics. His unique interests encompass delving into vintage tech, retro gaming and composing in-depth narratives on the intersection of history, technology, and popular culture. He covers major international tech conferences and product launches from the world's biggest and most valuable tech brands including Apple, Google and others. At the same time, he also extensively covers indie, home-grown tech startups. Prior to joining The Indian Express in late 2016, he served as a senior tech writer at My Mobile magazine and previously held roles as a reviewer and tech writer at Gizbot. Anuj holds a postgraduate degree from Banaras Hindu University. You can find Anuj on Linkedin. Email: ... Read More
SoraNews24
29-07-2025
- Entertainment
- SoraNews24
Mario Paint arrives for Nintendo Switch Online, finally can reach its potential after 34 years
Ahead-of-its-time game's time has finally come. As part of its Nintendo Switch Online service for the Switch and Switch 2, Nintendo gives subscribers access to a library of Nintendo Classics, noteworthy titles from the company's 8, 16, and 64-bit eras. There's a highly appealing nostalgia in playing video games that laid so much of the foundation for what the hobby is today, but the newest old-school addition to the Nintendo Classics lineup is one that's only now going to get the chance to realize its potential for the first time. When Mario Paint first came out in 1992 for the Super NES/Super Famicom, it was a pretty bold experiment by Nintendo. In addition to letting players create illustrations and simple animations, it included tools for making music tracks as well, with a clever format that was easy to intuitively grasp, even for people who had no background in musical composition or reading sheet music. But there were a couple of problems with the concept, largely due to the technology of the day. This being the pre-home Internet era, the Super NES had no online connectivity. If you wanted to show your friends the cool picture you'd spent hours and hours painting, or have them listen to the catchy song you'd composed, they'd either have to come over to your house, or you'd have to take your Mario Kart cartridge over to theirs (assuming your friends also owned a Super NES). Oh, and unless you wanted to take an extended break from creating, you'd have to arrange those meetups quickly, since the cartridge had a very limited capacity for storing the art and music you'd crafted. Games in the Nintendo Classics series are presented just as they originally were, so there are no additional save slots within the Switch Online Mario Paint , at least in the conventional in-game sense. However, Nintendo Classics games do allow the player to utilize a number of save states, effectively multiplying the number of illustrations you'll be able to preserve in their still-editable status. More importantly, though, with the Switch and Switch 2 having built-in hardware capabilities for taking and exporting screenshots and gameplay videos, suddenly the sky's the limit in terms of not only saving completed Mario Paint projects, but in sharing them online with people around the world. ▼ The Japanese Nintendo Classics Mario Paint preview features some different video clips than the English one. But why is Nintendo just now getting around to adding Mario Paint to the Nintendo Classics catalog? Because it was designed to be used with the SNES Mouse add-on, and the recently released Switch 2 is the first Nintendo console to have mouse capabilities as part of its standard hardware, via the edge of its detachable Joy-Con controllers. As for Switch (i.e. Switch 1) users, they can still join in on the Mario Paint fun by connecting a compatible USB mouse, as there's no official mouse for the system. That's also an option for Switch 2 users, if they prefer a conventional mouse to the Joy-Con. Mario Paint is playable right now, having been added to Nintendo Classics as soon as it was announced, since with 34 years of pent-up creativity, there's a lot of art to be made. Source: Nintendo Top image: Nintendo Insert images: Nintendo, YouTube/Nintendo of America, YouTube/Nintendo 公式チャンネル ● Want to hear about SoraNews24's latest articles as soon as they're published? Follow us on Facebook and Twitter!
Engadget
29-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Engadget
Mario Paint comes to Nintendo Switch Online and, yes, it has mouse controls
I've been wondering for a while what the killer app for Joy-Con mouse controls on the Nintendo Switch 2 might be. Sure, Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour is fine as a tech demo (one that should have been a pack-in rather than costing $10) and Drag x Drive looks pretty interesting. Civilization VII has its fans as well. But the best use case for the feature yet could be a 33-year-old game that just hit Nintendo Switch Online. That's right, the all-time SNES classic Mario Paint just joined the service. The game only works with mouse controls, but original Switch users won't be left out here, as they have the option to plug a compatible USB mouse into the console's dock and create some art that way. Mario Paint allows you to color in existing designs (of, say, Mario and Yoshi) or fill the segments with patterns. You'll be able to create original art and animations too. There's also a mini-game in which you can test your mouse-pointing accuracy by swatting bugs. Perhaps most importantly for many Mario Paint fans, the music creator is present. A few Mario Paint tracks have joined the library in the Nintendo Music app as well. But that's not all. The Nintendo Switch Online SNES app now offers control remapping, which is a welcome accessibility update.
Newsweek
29-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Newsweek
One of Nintendo's Most Unique Games Just Got a Surprise Release on Switch 2
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors Every once in a while, Nintendo uploads a new game to its Nintendo Classics service, a series of Netflix-like apps that host retro games from the company's past consoles for Nintendo Switch Online subscribers to enjoy. Today, one of the company's most interesting and unique games got released on the service: Mario Paint. Nintendo announced and released Mario Paint on its SNES Nintendo Classics app on both Switch and Switch 2 today, with the game playable after a simple update to the app. A player uses a Joy-Con 2 as a mouse in Mario Paint's coloring book game mode. A player uses a Joy-Con 2 as a mouse in Mario Paint's coloring book game mode. Nintendo Mario Paint is a classic SNES game that was released alongside a curious accessory for the SNES, the Super NES Mouse, which as the name suggests was a computer mouse for the SNES. The mouse plugged into a controller port on the console, and could then be used in various software, including Mario Paint, which was sold bundled with the mouse. The game is a collection of activities and minigames that make use of the mouse, such as a drawing suite, a coloring book, an animation tool, and a fly-swatting minigame called Gnat Attack. The most famous of the activities included in Mario Paint, though, is the music composer, which is a simple but still fairly well-featured music creation tool that lets players place notes of various kinds onto a musical clef to make a song. That song can then be played back, and can be used in the animation tool. It was one of the first music creation tools on a dedicated home console, and is remembered fondly by many in modern times. The game came to Switch 2 likely in part because of the inclusion of the mouse pointer mode on the Joy-Con 2, with each Joy-Con controller bundled with the console able to be used as a standalone mouse. Original Switch players won't be missing out, though, as Nintendo has also added USB mouse support to the app, which works just as well as the Joy-Con 2 in Mario Paint on both Switch and Switch 2. Two other games that supported the Super NES Mouse on the Nintendo Classics service are now able to be played with a Joy-Con 2 in mouse mode or a USB mouse, too, with Nobunaga's Ambition and Mario's Super Picross now updated to include support for the mouse. The update also brought improvements to the app's controls remapping and CRT filter, as well, and changed the name officially to Nintendo Classics rather than being branded Nintendo Switch Online.
