You didn’t think we’d notice it’s dank, dark interior did you? Who do you think you’re trying to fool Nintendo? With your bright, colourful exterior. Nintendo are trying to blind you with nostalgia by having Pauline sing the song and dressing Mario up in classic costumes from yesteryear like Mario’s Picross and NES Open Tournament Golf. The fantastic theme tune is just a distraction to the truth. You see this Hat isn’t quite as charming as many believe it is. Oh sorry, did I say *your* control? I of course mean The Hat’s control. Throw your hat at the formerly extinct creature and it will sport a humours fluffy mustache, with its mind completely under your control. How about a T-rex? Not a T-rex, surely? Oh you Bet-lzer. Want to be a car? Not a problem for Mario’s hat. Mario can throw the hat at a Goomba, and now he is the Goomba. If you’ve not seen it, the new gameplay mechanic for Super Mario Odyssey sees Mario wearing this seemingly charming hat that has the power to take over the life of whomever it touches. How would this new gameplay mechanic effect the game, what new features would Nintendo be adding to the long-running Super Mario franchise? Well, the latest gameplay trailer shown at E3 (which featured the most toe-tapping theme tune of all-time) showed us what we can expect from the hotly-anticipated Super Mario Odyssey. Many of us were taken by surprise with the Super Mario Odyssey reveal trailer, which showed everyone’s favourite plumber sporting a sentient hat with its own personality. Luke Owen with a stern warning about Super Mario Odyssey…

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