Super Mario Run Update 2.0 Out On iOS With Big Changes

Super Mario Run served to be Nintendo’s first major push into the mobile gaming market, bringing their iconic character Mario to mobile devices in an attempt to capitalize on the rising dominance of smartphone gaming. They made waves when they revealed that the game would come with a premium price tag of $10 and the game being required to be connected to the internet in order to play it, but it was nevertheless a massive success that was downloaded by millions of people.

It has been a few months now since that game’s launch, but now Nintendo has released a new update to improve the game and try to attract even more gamers to the app. The update brings the game to 2.0 and is available to download now on the App Store for iOS users. It brings some very notable changes to the game that includes new playable characters, additional free content, an easy mode, and more.

The first big addition to the game is that you now have the ability to use colored Yoshis in the Toad Rally mode. While this not only gives your adventures a little more visual flair than usual, it also has an important impact on the mechanics of the mode. Picking a Yoshi of a particular color means that you’ll ultimately win more Toads of the matching color when you win, giving you more control on what the outcome will be.

While the game still costs $10 for you to unlock the full experience, those who elect to play the free version of the game will be happy to hear that you can now play more of the game at no charge. You could previously only play the game’s first three levels and then a short preview of the fourth, but thanks to the new Bowser Challenges that will change. Completing the first Bowser Challenge will allow you to unlock the fourth level, which means that you will now be able to fully complete the game’s first world. After clearing the fourth level you’ll unlock new courses to play in Toad Rally, new Toad colors and new shop buildings, giving you even more content at no charge.

Topping all of this off is the addition of an easy mode to the game, which serves to make some of the more brutal levels in the game a little less challenging. This new mode can be selected when playing World Tour mode, which is the main mode of the three that are currently being offered. Nintendo has also gone a step further and improved the game’s tutorial, which has been done to make it easier for newcomers to understand special actions, pink coins and other more advanced features. A number of other minor tweaks were made to the game, and you can check those out in the complete patch notes by clicking right here.

Super Mario Run is out now for iOS and Android, being available on both devices in a free version and a premium $10 version that unlocks the full experience. More updates will be coming to the game in the future, so be sure to stay tuned.