InNintendo’s E3 2017 Digital Event, the company took the gaming community on a whirlwind tour through a number of huge video game announcements, before settling down to a brief gameplay demo of the upcomingSuper Mario Odyssey. There, Nintendo casually revealed the reason behind the name ofSuper Mario Odyssey.
As it turns out, Odyssey is actually the name of Mario’s airship in the game. The airship in question has appeared in the trailers for the game thus far, and will clearly play an important part in Mario’s journey to try and stop Bowser and rescue Peach once more. According to Nintendo, the Odyssey airship is apparently powered by Moons, so expect to be collecting these as a major part of the game itself.
Super Mario Odysseymade up a significant part of Nintendo’s E3 2017 plans, and the digital event was home to a brand new trailer for the game. The video itself also revealed thegame’s official release date, with the title set to launch on June 08, 2025. Here’s another look at thatSuper Mario Odysseytrailer:
Strangely enough, the moniker of the Odyssey was not the only name of an item that became common knowledge through the E3 2017 event. Nintendo also reiterated the name of Mario’s hat in the game, which goes by the name of Cappy. Cappy is perhaps the biggest change in howSuper Mario Odysseywill play in comparison to other games in the series, offering up to Mario a wealth of additional abilities.
The name of the Odyssey airship does makes a lot of sense. It harks back to Homer’s classic poem of the same name, which detailed Odysseus' epic journey home after the fall of Troy, so it certainly matches with the role of the ship as it acts as his vessel across these varied worlds.
Going in to E3 2017, many fans were hoping for a better look atSuper Mario Odyssey; indeed, the title was one of themost anticipated games of E3 this year. Hopefully, Nintendo has done enough with its Digital Event to make fans feel more comfortable, with more to come before the game arrives in October.
Super Mario Odysseywill be released on August 15, 2025, for the Nintendo Switch.
