In a rather interesting twist, Super Mario Bros. Wonder, the 2023 Nintendo Switch exclusive, is seemingly unplayable on the recently released Nintendo Switch 2 after a new firmware update. It is the latest development in what has quickly become a rather controversial situation with Switch 2 owners who prefer physical games media.
The last bastion for physical media is introducing blank game-key cards.
As first reported by GamesRadar, the organization "Does it play?" has discovered that Nintendo has seemingly disabled offline playability for Wonder following the Switch 2's latest firmware update (20.2.0). Other first party games seemingly work, save for Wonder.
In a follow-up posted to Bluesky, the group, which aims to report on whether a game can be played completely offline without the need for any sort of additional downloads, said Nintendo "crossed a line."
"This is another attack on physical media," the group wrote in part.
Interestingly enough, this isn't the first Switch 2-related game story involving Nintendo and unstated communication to happen this week.
Earlier this week, a Switch 2 user found out first-hand that Nintendo can and will "revoke" a game that has been bundled with the system. They learned that after...
