The ax is about to fall on countless King Koopas, as the World Count Challenge in Super Mario Bros. 35 is live, which means that players have one week to kill 3.5 million Bowsers, and net themselves 350 Platinum Points on the My Nintendo Store.
Super Mario Bros. 35 is a battle royale game that is only available to Nintendo Switch Online subscribers. It pits 35 players against each other in a game of competitive Super Mario Bros., with each downed enemy appearing on an opponent's screen. Super Mario Bros. 35 works in a similar manner to Tetris 99, with the player able to select different types of opponents with the right stick, allowing them to target foes who use specific tactics.
2021 marks the 35th anniversary of the Super Mario Bros. series, and Nintendo has chosen a strange way to celebrate the occasion. The first-ever World Count Challenge is live in Super Mario Bros. 35, which gives players one week to defeat 3.5 million Bowsers. The event has started, and it will run until January 26, 08:59 CET.
This event can be found in the Special Battle mode, which starts all players with 100 coins and 200 seconds on the timer. The courses that appear in this mode include 1-1, 1-4, 2-1, 2-4, 3-1, 3-4, 4-1, 5-1, 5-4, 6-4, and 8-1. All competing players who defeat at least one Bowser will receive 350 Platinum Points in their My Nintendo account. These can be spent on real-life items, like invitation letters from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
This isn't the first time that Nintendo Switch players have been expected to band together to slay a lot of foes, as Pokemon Sword & Shield players had to complete one million Shiny Zeraora Max Raids, in order to win one for themselves. The Bowser challenge involves a lot more victories, but it doesn't involve group co-operation to defeat one powerful Pokemon, so it should be easier to complete. The fact that the Special Battle gives the player 100 coins makes the Bowser challenge easier, as they can spam the X button item box to help cheese the stages until they get a shot at the King of the Koopas.
The 3.5 million Bowser World Count Challenge is live in Super Mario 35 and it will run until January 26, 2021.