In August, Nintendo launched a brand new ‘My Mario’ marketing campaign in Japan designed for fogeys and their kids. This included an interactive app known as Whats up, Mario! for the Swap and sensible units.
Though this app is a bit totally different to Nintendo’s ordinary choices, it appears it should nonetheless obtain the identical kind of assist – with the corporate at the moment rolling out Model 1.0.2. This is a translation of the official patch notes from Nintendo’s web site:
Whats up, Mario! – Ver. 1.0.2 (18th November 2025)
Common
- Within the display screen after beginning the software program, a warning message for fogeys has been added.
- When in TV mode or desk mode, the HOME button, and so on. will be operated with out disconnecting the controller.
This app is at the moment unique to Japan, however if in case you have entry to a Japanese Nintendo account, you possibly can nonetheless obtain it in your system and take a look at it out. This is the official description, and we additionally shared some impressions when it was launched.
“A free sensible system app and Nintendo Swap software program that kids can play intuitively by pulling Mario’s face, or turning it round and round on the display screen. Mario will react in varied methods based mostly on the participant’s enter, permitting mother and father and younger kids to play collectively and luxuriate in every response they see.”
This replace to the Whats up, Mario! app follows the announcement of an identical Yoshi app earlier this month. The ‘My Mario’ line of merchandise is scheduled to be made out there outdoors of Japan early subsequent yr.
Alongside this app replace at the moment, Nintendo has additionally launched a brand new My Mario Cease-Movement video. Right here it’s:
