Super Mario 35th Anniversary Twitter Account Discovered By Fans

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A Twitter account registered with a Nintendo.co.jp domain that some fans unearthed could provide clues about what Nintendo's plans are to celebrate the "Super Mario Bros." 35th anniversary
There were rumors earlier this year that Nintendo would re-release most of Super Mario's 35-year back catalog but remastered for the Nintendo Switch
In 2015, and in honor of Super Mario’s 30^th anniversary, the company commemorated the occasion with various events and merchandise

A Twitter account that Nintendo registered in line with plans for the 35^th anniversary of Super Mario Bros. might have been unearthed by fans.

The @SuperMario35th account was registered earlier this year and has a recovery e-mail that could use the Nintendo.co.jp domain. It has since been noted that the Japanese "Smash Bros.” and “Splatoon” Twitter accounts are registered to very similar e-mail addresses as the SuperMario35th account (however, they could not be identical as Twitter does not allow duplicate accounts).

Earlier in the year, Video Games Chronicle reported that Nintendo was planning to celebrate “Super Mario Bros.”’ 35^th anniversary with several major releases, both old and new. Along those celebration lines, Nintendo would supposedly reveal plans to re-release most of Super Mario’s 35-year back catalog this year, remastered for Nintendo Switch, including 1996’s “Super Mario 64,” 2002’s “Super Mario Sunshine” and 2007’s “Super Mario Galaxy.”

The year 2020 would also mark the release of other Mario titles by Nintendo, including a Deluxe version of 2013’s “Super Mario 3D World” and a new installment in the “Paper Mario” series (later officially revealed to be “Paper Mario: The Origami King”).

Nintendo has already unveiled two major licensing deals commemorating the anniversary in the form of a special interactive LEGO Mario set and a range of Uniqlo clothing, the latter of which is specifically branded for “Super Mario Bros.”’ 35^th anniversary.

In 2015, and in honor of Super Mario’s 30^th anniversary, the company commemorated the occasion with various events and merchandise, including two special edition 8-bit Mario Amiibos. That year’s celebrations culminated with the release of “Super Mario Maker” for Wii U in September 2015.

With the global pandemic in full effect, Nintendo’s marketing plans have been significantly disrupted this year. The company did not hold its traditional June Nintendo Direct and currently, it only has one first-party game publicly announced for the rest of the year in the aforementioned “Paper Mario: The Origami King.”

Still, Nintendo’s Shinya Takahashi said in shareholder Q&A last month that the company does not expect software delays unless there is a second wave of the coronavirus.

Video Games Chronicle notes that according to claims from a noted insider, Nintendo could hold its first full Direct stream in almost a year this month.