Switch 2 · Switch
Super Mario Bros. Wonder co-op
On one console, the stores list 1-4 players on Switch 2, 1-4 players on Switch; online play goes up to 12.
- Co-op
- Mixed skill OK
- Tabletop OK
- Online needs NSO
Co-op or versus: from the Nintendo.com store description.
Quick answer for your console
Yes: 1-4 players on one Switch 2
Grab a second controller.
- Split or shared screen: not stated by Nintendo.com store
- Controllers: Nintendo.com store does not say whether one Joy-Con each is enough
- Online: 1-12 players, needs Nintendo Switch Online
- Regular price $79.99
- Nintendo.com store, checked Oct 18, 2026
Yes: 1-4 players on one Switch
Grab a second controller.
- Split or shared screen: not stated by Nintendo.com store
- Controllers: Nintendo.com store does not say whether one Joy-Con each is enough
- Online: 1-4 players, needs Nintendo Switch Online
- Regular price $59.99
- Nintendo.com store, checked Oct 18, 2026
Same console or online
Up to 4 players
- Switch 2: 1-4 players
- Switch: 1-4 players
- Drop-in: no store description says so (we only read store text for this). Not sure? See role notes
Up to 12 players
- Switch 2: 1-12 players, needs Nintendo Switch Online
- Switch: 1-4 players, needs Nintendo Switch Online
How to split the roles
When one of you plays more than the other: who takes which seat in Super Mario Bros. Wonder, and why.
A power-up character such as Mario or Peach
Yoshi and Nabbit do not transform with power-ups, so power-ups and revives fall to the other characters.
Yoshi or Nabbit
Nintendo says they take no damage from enemies, which suits players just starting out; a Yoshi can also carry a partner.
Skill-gap friendly · higher is easier
5out of 5
Official no-damage characters (Yoshi, Nabbit) plus partner revive and carry.
Official character or seat that cannot cause a fail: takes no damage, or its losses never end the run (e.g. Yoshi and Nabbit in Super Mario Bros. Wonder, Gooigi in Luigi's Mansion 3).
Easy to coordinate · higher is easier
3out of 3 · Easy
Each player moves on their own; carrying and revives are optional.
Easy: you can mostly play side by side; little talking needed.
The roles Different jobs
Character choice matters: Yoshi and Nabbit take no damage but cannot use power-ups; the other characters use power-ups.
Power-up characters (Mario, Luigi, Peach, Daisy, Toads) Moderate
Moderate seat: platforming and timing.
Use power-ups, take damage, revive fallen partners.
- Platforming
- Timing
Yoshi (any colour) Light
Light seat: platforming. Suits the newer player.
Takes no damage from enemies; eats enemies and can carry a partner on its back.
- Platforming
Nabbit Light
Light seat: platforming. Suits the newer player.
Takes no damage from enemies; does not transform with power-ups.
- Platforming
Help for the newer player
- Yoshi and Nabbit take no damage from enemies.
- A Yoshi can carry another player on its back through hard courses.
- Players can revive each other.
- Store tag: "Choose your difficulty".
Ways to split the work
- Hand the newer player Yoshi or Nabbit: Nintendo recommends it because they take no damage.
- On a hard stretch, the Yoshi player can carry a partner on its back.
- If someone falls, a partner can revive them.
Sources (6, 6 official) and how we rate
- 1. Nintendo (official store page) (official): Yoshi and Nabbit take no damage from enemies and suit players just starting out. Read Oct 18, 2026.
- 2. Nintendo (official store page) (official): Up to four players share power-ups and can revive each other. Read Oct 18, 2026.
- 3. Nintendo (official store page) (official): A Yoshi can carry another player on its back. Read Oct 18, 2026.
- 4. Nintendo (official store page) (official): Every Yoshi colour can eat enemies, spit items and carry another player. Read Oct 18, 2026.
- 5. Nintendo (official store page) (official): The store lists the feature tag "Choose your difficulty". Read Oct 18, 2026.
- 6. Nintendo (official What's New article) (official): Nintendo's beginner guide: less experienced players can use Yoshi or Nabbit, or ride on a Yoshi player's back. Read Oct 18, 2026.
Both ratings use one fixed scale for every game, higher is easier for a mixed pair; the levels are on our data page. Roles are split by experience, never by who the players are.
Trailer and screenshots
Every store, field by field
Switch 2
- Players on one console
- 1-4 players
- Local wireless (several consoles)
- 2-8 players
- Online
- 1-12 players, needs Nintendo Switch Online
- ESRB rating
- Everyone (Mild Fantasy Violence, In-Game Purchases)
- Regular price
- $79.99
- Subscription
- None found on check date
- Release date
- Mar 26, 2026
- Play modes
- TV mode, Tabletop mode, Handheld mode
Official page (Nintendo.com store)Checked Oct 18, 2026
Switch
- Players on one console
- 1-4 players
- Local wireless (several consoles)
- Not listed
- Online
- 1-4 players, needs Nintendo Switch Online
- ESRB rating
- Everyone (Mild Fantasy Violence, In-Game Purchases)
- Regular price
- $59.99
- Subscription
- None found on check date
- Release date
- Oct 20, 2023
- Play modes
- TV mode, Tabletop mode, Handheld mode
Official page (Nintendo.com store)Checked Oct 18, 2026
"Not a store field" means that store has no such label at all; "Not listed" means the store has the field and left it empty. Genres: not listed.
Where the consoles differ
- Online players: Switch 2 12 · Switch 4
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