Hello, Mario! (game)
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| Hello, Mario! | |
|---|---|
 English HOME Menu icon for Hello, Mario! | |
| Publisher | Nintendo |
| Platforms | iOS (15 or later) Android (6.0 or later) Nintendo Switch |
| Release dates |  August 26, 2025[1] 2026[2] |
| Languages | English (United States) English (United Kingdom) Japanese Chinese (Simplified) Chinese (Traditional) Dutch French (Canada) French (France) German Italian Korean Portuguese (Brazil) Portuguese (Portugal) Russian Spanish (Latin America) Spanish (Spain) |
| Mode | Single player |
| Format | Nintendo Switch:  Digital downloadMobile devices:
Digital download |
| Input | Nintendo Switch: Mobile devices:Touch controls |
Hello, Mario![2] is a free mobile application aimed towards young children released on iOS and Android devices[n 1] and the Nintendo Switch as part of the My Mario series. In the application, the player can interact with Mario's face by pulling it or turning it around on the screen, and Mario will react in various ways based on the player's input, in a similar fashion to Super Mario 64's title screen.[2] An Internet connection is not required to play.[1] On the Nintendo Switch, the application can only be played in handheld mode. A board book of the same name with similar interactive features was also released on the same day.
Overview[edit]
Upon starting the application, Mario's face appears from below the screen, with the player having to pull him up from his cap.[3] The player can then interact with Mario in various ways, such as pulling on his facial features. They can also press, pull, or rotate parts of his face for some unique interactions.
- Pulling up Mario's cap will remove it from Mario[4]
- Pulling both sides of Mario's mustache and letting them go will change the mustache's shape. These shapes consist of a curly mustache and a zig-zag shaped mustache, the latter of which greatly resembles Wario's mustache.
- Pulling Mario's ears will make him stick his tongue out[5]
- Pulling both of Mario's eyebrows upwards will have him pretend to be determined or angry, while pulling them downwards will have him pretend to be upset. Pressing on his eyebrows does the same, except Mario will move his eyebrows with his hands.
- Pressing on Mario's nose several times will make him sneeze and sometime change the shape of his mustache.[3] Doing so while Mario is enlarged by a Super Mushroom will cause either coins, Koopa Shells, or a single Super Mushroom to fall from the top of the screen.
- Pressing on Mario's eyes will make sunglasses appear from above and land on Mario[3]
- Pressing on Mario's mouth will either make him whistle a note,[3] blow a kiss, wave at the player, or stretch his mouth.
- Rotating Mario's face will make him dizzy. Sliding it while in this state will make Mario bounce around the screen and make bubbles appear, with some containing Goombas, Green Shells, Bob-ombs, and Cheep Cheeps. Hitting the bubbles with Mario will increase a number.[3] Hitting 100 bubbles makes one big bubble with confetti inside appear. After popping it, Mario congratulates the player.
- In the Nintendo Switch version, pressing the
, 
, 
, or 
buttons or any of the 
directional buttons will play a sound effect, causing Mario's face to vibrate. - After a while of playing, Mario can start playing peekaboo with the player.
If the player has been playing for a while, Mario will become sleepy and they will not be able to play any longer unless they close and reopen the application, as a way to encourage children to take a break.[1] This can be disabled in the settings in the mobile version.[3]
[edit]
On the top-left corner of the screen, the player can press on a ? Block icon to access the following options.
- Mario: Allows the player to play peekaboo with Mario.[3] A Boo occasionally makes an appearance. If the Boo gets close enough to Mario, it will steal his cap and fly away.
- ? Block: A ? Block appears on the screen. It can be touched to make coins come out.[3] Sometime, it will also release a Super Mushroom or a Super Star.
- Super Mushroom: A Super Mushroom appears on screen. Giving it to Mario will make him bigger. This allows him to pop bubbles more easily while bouncing around the screen.[3]
- Super Star: A Super Star will appear on screen and start circling around Mario. Giving it to him makes him invincible. This allows him to move faster while bouncing around the screen.[3]
- Warp Pipe: A Warp Pipe appears, which sucks Mario off the screen if he approaches it. Two scenarios can then happen: the player has to find Mario from one of three pipes, with the other two containing enemies,[3] or a pipe will appear and shoot out Mario when touched.
- Blooper: A Blooper appears on screen and covers Mario in ink.[3] A Blooper Nanny along with its Blooper Babies may also appear.
- Cheep Cheep: A Cheep Cheep appears and hits Mario, making him smaller.[3]
- Note Block: The background and music changes to an underwater background with "Underwater BGM" from Super Mario Bros., an enemy pattern background with "Title BGM" from Super Mario World, and the default blank background with "Ground BGM" from Super Mario Bros. Mario sings the intro of each music track when switching.[3]
- Toad with camera: Toad appears on the bottom-left with a camera and a 3-second countdown starts, after which a screenshot of the screen is taken. The last-taken screenshot can be viewed by selecting it from the right of the ? Block menu.[3]
References to other games[edit]
- The player can interact with Mario's face in a way similar to the title screen of this game.
- The "good night" screen uses an arrangement of Piranha Plant's Lullaby as the background music.
Gallery[edit]
Promotional images[edit]
Hello, Mario! running on an iPad and Nintendo Switch
Mario's mustache being pulled on
A Boo appearing during a game of peekaboo
A Mushroom
Warp Pipes with a Koopa Troopa, Goomba, and Mario inside
An underwater background with a Cheep Cheep and a faint image of a Blooper
Mario becoming sleepy
Icons[edit]
Icon for the iOS and Android versions
Japanese HOME Menu icon
Simplified Chinese HOME Menu icon
Traditional Chinese HOME Menu icon
Korean HOME Menu icon
Dutch/German HOME Menu icons
French HOME Menu icon
Italian HOME Menu icon
Spanish HOME Menu icon
Portuguese HOME Menu icon
Russian HOME Menu icon
Pre-release Japanese HOME Menu icon
Artworks[edit]
Underwater background
Pattern background
Toad with a camera
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | かおマリオ[2] Kao Mario |
Face Mario | |
| Chinese (simplified) | 脸孔马力欧[6] Liǎnkǒng Mǎlì'ōu |
Face Mario | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 臉孔瑪利歐[6] Liǎnkǒng Mǎlì'ōu |
Face Mario | |
| Dutch | Hallo, Mario![6] | Hello, Mario! | |
| French (NOA) | Bonjour Mario![6] | Hello Mario! | |
| French (NOE) | Bonjour Mario ![6] | Hello Mario! | |
| German | Hallo, Mario![6] | Hello, Mario! | |
| Italian | Ciao, Mario![6] | Hello, Mario! | |
| Korean | 얼굴 마리오[6] Eolgul Mario |
Face Mario | |
| Portuguese | Olá, Mario![6] | Hello, Mario! | |
| Russian | Привет, Марио![6] Privet, Mario! |
Hello, Mario! | |
| Spanish | ¡Hola, Mario![6] | Hello, Mario! |
Footnotes and references[edit]
Footnotes[edit]
- ^ iOS 15 or Android 6.0 or later is required to play the app.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c マイマリオ（MY MARIO） : かおマリオ（アプリ）. Nintendo. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
- ^ a b c d August 8, 2025. My Mario, a series of Mario-themed products to be released from August 26, 2025. Nintendo Co., Ltd. (English). Retrieved August 8, 2025. (Archived August 8, 2025, 01:49:40 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o DanPar (August 25, 2025). Hands on with the “Hello, Mario!” Game - Nintendo Switch & Mobile. YouTube. Retrieved August 25, 2025.
- ^ @yukirngogo (August 25, 2025). 帽子もどっかに捨て去ることができるかおマリオ. X (Japanese). Retrieved August 25, 2025.
- ^ @uwaaaaatanuki (August 25, 2025). かおマリオ 神ゲー. X (Japanese). Retrieved August 25, 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Name of the Hello, Mario! software on Nintendo Switch.
External links[edit]
| Mobile games and applications | |
|---|---|
| Super Mario franchise | Super Mario Run (2016) • Dr. Mario World (2019) • Mario Kart Tour (2019) • Hello, Mario! (2025) |
| Miscellaneous | Super Mario Run Stickers (2016) • 8-bit Super Mario Stickers (2017) • Nintendo Switch Parental Controls (2017) • Nintendo Switch Online (2017) • Yarn Yoshi & Poochy Stickers (2019) • LEGO Super Mario (2020) • Nintendo Music (2024) • Nintendo Today! (2025) |
