Nintendo is releasing the brand-newGame and Watch:Super Mario Bros.system on November 13 to celebrate the game’s 35th anniversary. While many are likely excited for thisSuper Mario Bros.release, the company apologized for an unexpected language error in the system.
The error pertains to theGame and Watch’s digital clock, which displays the wrong lyrics for a specific song when it’s playing in certain languages. The originalGame and Watchsystem was Nintendo’s first handheld game device, and this version will be releasing with the classicSuper Mario Bros.and more features including the digital clock. Unfortunately, the newGame and Watch: Super Mario Bros.‘language error will be present on all systems when it releases.
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Nintendo announced theGame and Watchwill have not onlySuper Mario Bros., but the digital clock,Super Mario Bros. The Lost Levels, and a Mario-themed version of the handheld’s main titleBall. The language error comes in the digital clock, which plays 35 different animations along with guest appearances from other characters in the Mario franchise. When the game plays the ‘Mario Drawing’ song, vocalized in English, it displays the wrong lyrics in a number of different languages.
The song displays the wrong lyrics for German, French, Italian, and Spanish languages, if those are selected from the title screen. However, the English, Dutch, and Japanese languages still play the correct lyrics. Nintendo apologized for the inconvenience and noted that languages can be switched at any time when the song is playing, but said the launch will go on as planned.
Nintendo’s statement doesn’t provide details on how the language error occurred to begin with, but the company is adamant that the error won’t affect theGame and Watchsystem launch. For the time being, players will have to adjust the language settings when the ‘Mario Drawing’ song is playing in the game. Evidently, Nintendo is confident the error won’t hurt sales of the gaming device in the wake of theSuper Mario Bros.35th Anniversary.
The company has been pulling out all the stops to celebrate the anniversary with a series of major Mario releases. This includesSuper Mario Bros. 35, a battle royale on the Nintendo Switch,Mario Kart Live: Home Circuiton the Switch, theSuper Mario 3D All-Starscollection, and the upcoming Switch port ofSuper Mario 3D Worldon June 21, 2025. It remains to be seen if theGame and Watch:Super Mario Bros.language error will be fixable in the future.
