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Indian Express
8 hours ago
- 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
The Verge
21 hours ago
- Entertainment
- The Verge
You can now remap your controls when playing SNES games on the Switch.
The Switch 2 is here: everything you need to know about Nintendo's new console See all Stories Posted Jul 29, 2025 at 5:31 PM UTC You can now remap your controls when playing SNES games on the Switch. Nintendo previously let you remap your controller buttons while playing classic N64 and GameCube games through the Switch Online service, but that functionality has now been expanded to Super Nintendo games, too, as spotted by Nintendo Life . Follow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates. Andrew Liszewski Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. See All by Andrew Liszewski Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. See All Gaming Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. See All News Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. See All Nintendo
Engadget
a day ago
- 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.
The Verge
a day ago
- Entertainment
- The Verge
One of Nintendo's most creative Super Nintendo games is now on the Switch
Last night, Nintendo quietly added Mario Paint to the Nintendo Switch Online's catalog of Super Nintendo games. Originally released back in 1992, Mario Paint was a unique SNES title, because although it included a handful of mini games, it was first and foremost a creative tool letting players draw, paint, animate, and even compose music using the 16-bit console. What also set Mario Paint apart from other SNES games was that it didn't rely on the console's standard gamepad. It came bundled with a two-button mouse and a plastic mouse pad that made drawing and navigating the game's on-screen menus and drag-and-drop interface much easier. In 1992, creative apps like Photoshop were still in their relative infancy —- Photoshop didn't even have its useful layers feature yet — and for many kids, Mario Paint was their first exposure to using a digital creative tool (and perhaps even a mouse). Alongside Mario Paint being added to the Switch's SNES catalog, Nintendo has enabled mouse support for the Switch's SNES app, which is compatible with games like Mario's Super Picross and Nobunaga's Ambition. On the original Switch, players can connect a compatible USB mouse to play Mario Paint, while on the Switch 2 the Joy-Con 2 controller's mouse functionality can be used. The company also recently added 19 tracks from Mario Paint to the Nintendo Music mobile app, including the three sample compositions available in the game's music sequencer. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. See All by Andrew Liszewski Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. See All Gaming Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. See All News Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. See All Nintendo
Forbes
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Grab Your Nintendo Switch 2 Mice, ‘Mario Paint' Is Here
Mario Paint Nothing like a good shadow drop: Mario Paint is now available to play in the Nintendo Switch Online Super Nintendo catalog for both Switch and Switch 2. If you're a subscriber, you're good to go. If you're not, well, I'm so very sorry. Mario Paint features mandatory mouse control (Joy-Con 2 or USB, your choice, unless you're on Switch 1), so you can't use anything else, not even a Pro controller. This isn't at all surprising, given that the original 1992 release shipped with the official SNES mouse and even an accompanying mousepad. Naturally, Nintendo consoles always launch with some sort of gimmick, from R.O.B. on the NES to the N64's trident analog controller, and the Switch 2 continues this tradition with its ability to turn any Joy-Con 2 into a computer-style mouse. In compatible software like Welcome Tour and now Mario Paint—in addition to the system's main menu—you can detach a Joy-Con 2 from the console, slap on one of the handy smooth-footed straps, flip the Joy-Con 2 over and use it as a fully functional mouse. It's funny that Mario Paint is launching on NSO tonight, because I literally published an article earlier today complaining about the lack of a proper Mario Paint sequel on the Switch 2. It's no sequel, but the first Mario Paint is way better than nothing, and honestly, what a nice little retro gift. After booting it up, I did notice some input lag when using a Joy-Con 2 as a mouse, which felt borderline unusable in the fly-swatting minigame. So, I switched to a wired USB mouse instead, and this felt somewhat better, though not perfect. Mario Paint It's difficult to remember what the SNES mouse responsiveness felt like over 30 years ago, but even after adjusting the in-game sensitivity, as well as the Switch 2's native sensitivity option, a touch of lag remained. I'm not sure if this is due to my monitor's settings or Nintendo's hardware quirks. Either way, it's bothersome, but not necessarily game-breaking, at least in the artistic segments. Still, it's been a blast diving back into Mario Paint. I spent so many hours messing around on this cartridge when I was a kid. Other than fly-swatting, the game has no real concrete objective, other than to make cool stuff, which includes music composition, filling out coloring book pages or simply drawing. Creativity in game form. Maybe Mario Paint's arrival on NSO means Mario Paint 2 is in the works somewhere. I won't hold my breath, but at least we've got some 1992 nostalgia to appease our collective sentimentality.
