Super Mario Bros. Wonder Edition Plus Meetup in Bellabel Park Upgrade Pack (DLC)

I went into the Bellabel Park upgrade pack expecting a meaty second act to one of the best side-scrollers in recent memory, and what I got is something more modest and harder to recommend without caveats. The core of the package is the new Bellabel Park hub, a freshly discovered corner of the Flower Kingdom where up to four players can jump into co-op and competitive attractions across seven cooperative and ten competitive game modes. On the same system with a willing group, these minigame-style sessions have real charm, and the Joy-Con 2 mouse controls add a tactile twist to certain courses that feels genuinely clever rather than gimmicky. The single-player side of the upgrade is where honest assessment gets complicated. Seven new boss courses send you chasing each of the Koopalings through remixed levels, where they tap into Wonder powers to transform and harass you while you push toward the end fight. These Brigade Tent stages are inventive enough to feel worth the trip, and harder variants unlock after you clear Ludwig, giving veteran players something to grind against in the Toad Brigade Training Camp. New Dual Badges let you stack the effects of two badges simultaneously, which meaningfully changes how you approach courses you thought you had solved. Rosalina joins the playable roster too, along with Co-Star Luma, who can float around using button or mouse controls to collect coins and stun enemies without taking damage. That said, reviewers and the community have been pretty direct: if you play solo and have already seen everything the original Wonder had to offer, the fresh content here does not feel substantial enough to stand alone. The online multiplayer situation is the pack's biggest practical problem. Bellabel Park's attractions require you to coordinate with friends rather than match with strangers, meaning there is no random online matchmaking. Getting a full lobby together in 2026 for minigame DLC attached to a 2023 platformer is a real ask, and once you are in a room, whoever selects a game first locks everyone else into that choice, which is a clumsy design for a party-focused mode. If your social circle has Switch 2 owners who are actively interested in co-op platforming, that friction disappears and the attraction variety shines. If you are mostly solo or have no reliable crew, it is a consistent frustration. On the technical side, the Switch 2 improvements are straightforward but welcome: up to 4K resolution when docked, a new Assist Mode that makes any character immune to damage and rescues you from pit deaths via the Propeller Flower, and GameShare support so friends without their own copy can join in locally or online. Amiibo fans get three new figures and a decoration system for Camp Central. These are thoughtful touches. They are not the reason to buy this pack, but they raise the floor of the experience. Bottom line for existing Wonder owners: this upgrade lands best as a social purchase. If you have a household or a reliable friend group that will actually gather around the multiplayer attractions, the Bellabel Park content earns its place. For solo players, the Koopaling boss courses and Dual Badges are genuinely fun additions, but they may not be enough on their own. First-time Wonder players are the clearest winners here since the full package, base game plus all of this, is a stacked deal.

Alex · Scout Team

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