Upcoming Super Mario Maker 2 Update Adds Link from Legend of Zelda series and more

Super Mario Maker 2 will be getting a free update soon. On December 5th, players will be able download the update. A few things will be added to the game, including Link from the Legend of Zelda series!

Super Mario Maker 2 will be getting an update on December 5th. Link from the Legend of the Zelda series will be added to the game. Here is the rest of whats being added according to the Super Mario Maker 2 website:

“Transforming into Link using the Master Sword opens up a whole new world of design possibilities for creators. Using his arrows, Link can shoot far off switches that Mario would normally not be able to hit. His new down thrust move with the sword will defeat usually protected enemies like spike-covered Spinies. And with bombs, some walls that would normally be impassable by Mario and friends can easily be blown up.

In addition to Link, the update also adds more course parts and enemies, as well as a new Ninji Speedruns mode, perfect for players looking for a challenge.

Dash Block: Available in the Super Mario 3D World style, the Dash Block course part gives Mario a major speed burst when stepped on.

Frozen Coin: These coins are surrounded by a block of ice and can only be released if melted by fireballs or other fire elements, including a certain angry sun.

P Block: When a P Switch is hit in the course, invisible P Blocks temporarily turn into hard platforms, or vice-versa.

Spike: This classic enemy coughs up massive spike balls and launches them at Mario. If used in the snow environment, Spike will toss snowballs instead!

Pokey: The iconic stacked cactus from multiple Super Mario games joins Super Mario Maker 2 for the first time. Players can even edit the height of each Pokey.”

Also a new mode called “Ninji Speedruns mode” will have “players…take on a timed challenge in courses created by Nintendo exclusively for this mode.”

“Other players’ Ninji Ghosts will run alongside players as they compete against rivals from around the world. The Ninji Ghosts that appear are selected from player data at a similar performance level, so players can gradually improve their performance by running the course alongside other players’ Ninji Ghosts. Players can also collect stamps by clearing courses and redeem them in-game to get special Mii costumes.

Each Ninji Speedrun event will run for about one week, with new courses distributed periodically. During the event, players will be ranked by their play time in that course. Players can still run the course alongside Ninji Ghosts and collect stamps even after the event period has ended.”

Whew. This update will be epic! I’m especially looking forward to checking out the Link update but all of these other additions, including the new mode, sound great too.

What do you think of this new update? Will you be playing as Link in the Super Mario Maker 2 update?