Nintendo’s choice to include the Super Nintendo’s classic game “Mario Paint” in the Nintendo Switch Online service along with very unexpected mouse control compatibility via Joy-Con controllers of the rumored Nintendo Switch 2 has surprised the gaming community who are now asking for more. The announcement which came through the official Twitter account of Nintendo of America has made the gaming world remember a lot and even demand things very accurately.
A little bomb just exploded at Nintendo and honestly? It is a total vibe. Mario Paint is now included in the Nintendo Switch Online SNES games library, which is a great thing in itself. But the most astonishing part is that it will also be playable with Joy-Con 2 mouse control on the Nintendo Switch 2. Wait a second. That’s pretty much Nintendo’s way of saying that the new console is coming without saying it. They didn’t just say ‘compatible with a USB mouse’ instead They referenced the Joy-Con 2 and the Switch 2. That was not a mistake. It’s the deniable nearest thing to an official confirmation we have had and It is hidden in a tweet about a 30-year-old drawing game. This is how Nintendo operates.
So, what is the situation with Mario Paint? While letting it go to the younger generation, they could claim it was not only a game. It was like a whole creative suite captured in a cartridge. Drawing was one of the things that you could do; making music with that famous composer was another; and even playing a very odd fly-swatting mini-game was possible! It was the first digital art exposure for many people. And now you can just set it up on your Switch if you have the online subscription; that is incredible. But the main point of the whole scenario is the control method. The first one utilized the SNES Mouse. Thus, it is only natural that mouse controls would be allowed for the release. But they just fueled the speculation with the magic of the new Joy-Con.
Furthermore, the gamers had their thoughts on this topic. The reactions to the tweet were a wonderful, uproarious mixture of sheer nostalgia and very specific demands. One gamer, CuteChihuahua, went off on a whole discourse about Kirby, stating, “I am tremendously let down that Adeleine was not a playable character in Kirby Air Riders. Her exclusion along with that of the Ribbon Fairy was enough to make me not buy the game.” That is, like, really impressive! Connecting the artistry of Mario Paint to a character from a forgotten Kirby artist? The devotion is indeed strong.
Yet, not every person was expressing love for the art. A user named infinitex__x responded using some unapologetic and harsh language: “drop a new mario game nintendo fans dont give a f about mario paint only a new zelda or new mario 3d.” Ouch. Tough, but at the same time, you can somewhat sympathize with their emotion. The expectation for the next 3D Mario or the sequel to Zelda is gigantic already. An old-school art app, even if it is a loved one, is a different kind of drop compared to those major ones.
Nevertheless, the most common issue was that people straight away started demanding the Switch 2 features. User LOSTLEAD8R asked, “Nintendo switch 2 achievements please.” Twice! Another, BriteMune, urged, “Release gen 3 on NSO,” referring to Pokémon games. And AntiQuaz_ had a different kind of release in mind: “I’d like to unleash my inner THIEF with Pokémon Colosseum & Gale of Darkness, actually.” The message is clear: players are seizing this minor announcement as a platform from which to shout their demands for Nintendo’s future.
Next is the simple, pure, and unrestrained nostalgia. “The first game I ever played 🥰,” said OldHunterJosef. “I am going to paint a goomba 😏,” says ichi 番, showing a picture of a grinning Goomba. MusicandVG just wrote: “I could hear the music before I clicked.” And iMikeZero made a clever remark about TikTok: “So many people from TikTok are going to finally know where that one song came from when they boot this up.” He is absolutely spot on. That catchy little composer theme is everywhere, and a lot of people are going to have their ‘origin story’ moment.
At the same time, users had to voice quite practical problems. One such user, reydelsans, voiced the wish for touch controls: “I wish I could use my fingers to draw just like using the Switch 2 Joy-con or USB mouse.” Another user, JeffMan1490, even maintained that it was already a case of a stand-alone purchase: “Although we can use an actual mouse on Switch 2, this should have got a rerelease on Nintendo Store.” Meanwhile, the discussion took a bizarre turn, with some fans hoping for more live events and cross-platform features from other consoles like Xbox.
