3D Mario is Coming Holiday 2026! — Rumors, Leaks, Etc.

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firebush03 said:

nintendo devs literally saying clear as crystal literal DAYS before bananza came out that theres now 2 teams at epd 8, a mario team and a dk team but mfs still think there isnt gonna be a 3d mario?????????????????? https://t.co/YSjvmly6id pic.twitter.com/zEU1tQnr63

— AJ (@yggdrasilsaltar) February 28, 2026

Ah, so it seems it wasn’t even a rumor— EDP 8 did in fact split. This is confirmed.

Good to know, it's actually surprising they didn't have a new 3D Mario yet, later this year Odyssey will be 9 years old.

If the team is the same, or at least a good part of it, depending on when it happened it can indeed be close to release. If the split was anywhere from 2021 or earlier a new game releasing this year is very much a possibility.