# Super Mario Bros. Wonder launch

> Nintendo’s side-scrolling Mario game reached 11.96 million sales by December 2023.

- Owner: Nintendo
- Kind: Game
- Sector: Gaming
- Seed date: 2023-10-20
- Milestone date: 2023-10-23
- Date basis: Documented milestone; not a measured attention peak.
- Spread Score: 36 (Niche), v1.3
- Mechanics: Platform jump, Pairing

## Summary

Nintendo released Wonder on October 20. It debuted behind Spider-Man 2 in UK boxed sales and reached 11.96 million sales by December, according to Nintendo.

## Timeline

- 2023-08-31 — Nintendo (Open web) — Nintendo detailed Wonder Flowers and online play in a dedicated presentation.
- 2023-10-11 — Nintendo Life (Open web) — Nintendo Life covered an ad featuring Bowser and Elephant Peach.
- 2023-10-20 — Nintendo (Retail) — Nintendo released Wonder for Switch in Japan, the US and Europe.

The full timeline, metrics and sources are on the case page, or via the Pro API (https://howitspread.com/mcp#api).

Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/super-mario-bros-wonder-launch-2023

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Super Mario Bros. Wonder launch.” Case HIS-02058. Spread Score v1.3: 36/100. Updated 2026-10-28. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-02058