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2025 · Point-and-click adventure

Hello, Mario!

Nintendo console exclusive

With this free application from the little-kid-friendly My Mario brand, you and your kiddo can play with Mario's face and delight in all his various expressions.

Released: 26 August 2025
Platforms: Android Nintendo Switch iOS
Genres: Point-and-click adventure
Developers: —
Publishers: Nintendo
Series: Mario
Modes: Single-player
Themes: Action Educational Kids
Country: Japan
Age ratings: ESRB E PEGI 3 CERO A ACB G
Languages: Japanese

About

Hello, Mario! is an educational video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch and mobile devices as part of My Mario, a product line designed for infants and toddlers. It was first released in Japan on August 26, 2025, and later worldwide on February 19, 2026. In the game, players interact with Mario's face in a similar way to Super Mario 64's title screen.

A similar game where the players interact with Yoshi titled Hello, Yoshi! was released in Japan on November 18, 2025, and later worldwide on April 9, 2026. Two more similar games, called Hello, Luigi! and Hello, Peach!, where players interact with Luigi and Princess Peach respectively, were released on October 5, 2026.

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The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

Hello, Mario!, Hello, Yoshi!, Hello, Luigi!, and Hello, Peach! are educational video games that is designed for infants and toddlers to interact with the character's face in a similar manner to Super Mario 64's title screen. Users can manipulate their faces such as stretching, squishing, and spinning them. Users can also summon a number of power-ups and enemies to affect the screen and make things happen them.

In all four games, after several minutes of playtime, Mario, Yoshi, Luigi, or Peach will fall asleep and can no longer be interacted with. According to Nintendo, this feature was intended to help limit screen time for children and encourage them to take breaks. However, the app can be restarted to reawaken Mario or Yoshi, and the feature can be disabled by tapping the gear icon in the top-right corner of the screen when the application starts.

Reception

While acknowledging that the app is intended to be used by children, Lance Ulanoff of TechRadar summarized Hello, Mario! as an "oddly engaging app that doesn't do much, but somehow perfectly conveys the ethos of Mario's antic personality".

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

Platform	Released	Regions
iOS	26 August 2025	Japan · North America 19 February 2026 · Europe 19 February 2026
Android	26 August 2025	Japan · North America 19 February 2026 · Europe 19 February 2026
Nintendo Switch	26 August 2025	Japan · North America 19 February 2026 · Europe 19 February 2026