Of the games unveiled during the most recent Nintendo Direct, Mario Golf: Super Rush was one that many fans were likely not expecting. It has been nearly seven years since the last installment in the Mario Golf series, and Mario Golf: Super Rush looks like it could make for fun multiplayer experience. Now, with Nintendo gearing the game up for its release in June, the studio revealed the game's official box art.
The Mario Golf series ranks high within some of the best golf games of all time, but it has been awhile since one properly released. In fact, up until recently, it had been a long time since any sports-themed Mario game had released. Now, with the release of a new Mario Golf game on the horizon, Nintendo has shown its fans what the box art of the newest entry will look like.
In addition to Miitopia's box art revealed a few days ago, earlier today Nintendo revealed the box art for Mario Golf: Super Rush. The art itself is very minimalistic, primarily showing Mario hitting a golf ball with a few other characters in the background. It certainly features the same level of color and polish that's expected of a first-party Mario game.
For many fans of the Mario sports games, the upcoming release should be fairly exciting, considering the only other Mario sports game to release on Nintendo Switch is Mario Tennis Aces. From what little has been shown of this game so far, it seems that Nintendo is trying to distinguish this game from previous titles, considering when the central focus of the game is golf there's only so much that can be done.
Although, it does beg to question if the Nintendo community will see the return of any other Mario sports series. While Mario Golf is one of the better known sports-related Mario franchises out there, it has been over a decade since a new Mario Strikers or Mario Sluggers game was released. Those series saw their fair share of popularity back when they first released, so it makes one wonder if the either is due for a new release on Nintendo Switch.
In any case, it will be interesting to see how successful this game is once it releases. While the game was revealed in February, Mario Golf: Super Rush is still five months away from officially releasing. So, it's safe to assume that more content for the game could be revealed within that time. Especially considering the website for Mario Golf: Super Rush leaked a new character not too long ago.
Mario Golf: Super Rush releases on June 25, 2020 exclusively for Nintendo Switch.