
While you (and your three Mario Maker buddies) wait eagerly for the game’s release on June 28th, 2019, why not check out the latest Nintendo Direct which revealed new modes, items, themes and more, in the embedded video below.

Players will be happy to know that the next instalment in the Super Mario Maker series supports single and dual Joy-Cons, as well as the Pro Controller. The Japanese site also reveals the controller configurations supported by Super Mario Maker 2. Screenshot from Super Mario Maker 2’s Japanese site It’s not yet known if level creation supports 4 players or whether you and your friends will be restricted to just playing the courses you’ve made previously. “One Joy-Con is required for each player”, according to the site, and it looks like 4 players will be supported in both docked and table-top configurations on the Switch.

Super Mario Maker 2’s Japanese site, confirms that the upcoming game will feature 4-player local multiplayer on a single screen. While multiplayer was announced for both level creation and play, it seems Nintendo omitted a tasty morsel of info. It is possible to play on one screen by selecting a stage in the Coursebot mode, but this also has limitations, such as forcing all characters to move on to the next area in levels with different rooms or keeping players in the same area, which can make it tricky to play on certain stages.The follow-up to Super Mario Maker is due to arrive next month and Nintendo divulged an abundance of info on the title in a recent Direct. It's such a strange requirement, except when you consider that it's the kind of nonsense that Nintendo is capable of. You wouldn't be able to play the mode on most trains, nor if you were on a camping trip with your buddies. The ridiculous Internet requirement might not seem like much of an issue, but it prevents people from playing the Nearby Play mode with their friends in certain locations.

In order to be able to create a room, the player needs a Nintendo Switch Online subscription and an Internet connection. In order to access the Nearby Play mode, one player needs to create a room. Local play is one of those modes that should be impossible to screw up, but Nintendo somehow managed to do it.

Now all you have to do is activate and connect all the necessary controllers and you’ll be good to go. Super Mario Maker 2 features local play, which allows up to four players to connect their Nintendo Switches together for some Mario fun. Tap or choose that to allow for local multiplayer on this Super Mario Maker 2 level.
