{"id":136402,"date":"2026-03-10T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-198515"},"modified":"2026-03-10T16:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T16:00:00","slug":"random-mario-wonders-new-switch-2-trailer-is-hiding-a-crossover-cameo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2026\/03\/10\/random-mario-wonders-new-switch-2-trailer-is-hiding-a-crossover-cameo\/","title":{"rendered":"Random: Mario Wonder&#8217;s New Switch 2 Trailer Is Hiding A Crossover Cameo"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/e0ea4c55abd02\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/e0ea4c55abd02\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"2rt5XAAeBb4\" data-start=\"0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2rt5XAAeBb4?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1\">\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Today&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2026\/03\/super-mario-bros-wonder-switch-2-edition-gets-a-new-overview-trailer\">overview trailer<\/a> for the catchily-titled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch-2\/super-mario-bros-wonder-nintendo-switch-2-edition-plus-meetup-in-bellabel-park\">Super Mario Bros. Wonder &#8211; Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Meetup In Bellabel Park<\/a> gave us a closer look at all of the newbies coming to the base game, but while our eyes were distracted by new game modes, characters, and boss fights, we almost missed a crossover cameo hiding in the background.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, on closer inspection, the trailer is home to two Glow Pikmin, from the wonderful <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/pikmin_4\">Pikmin 4<\/a>. You&#8217;ll find them right around the <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/2rt5XAAeBb4?si=ABxsl4Q4VVgHNxHI&amp;t=197\" data-yt-videoid=\"2rt5XAAeBb4\" data-yt-start=\"197\">3:17<\/a> mark in the trailer above, chilling in the background of Light Switch Mansion while Rosalina gears up for some platforming.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ll drop a screenshot of the moment in question below. We initially thought that we might just be seeing things, but nope, those are definitely Pikmin.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"picture\" data-uuid=\"0dee595d25977\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Mario Wonder Pikmin\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/0dee595d25977\/mario-wonder-pikmin.large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/0dee595d25977\/mario-wonder-pikmin.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"505\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Mario Wonder Pikmin\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\"><span class><\/span> Image: Nintendo<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>To the best of our knowledge, these little guys didn&#8217;t make an appearance in the base Switch 1 game, so they appear to be yet another brand-new addition to the NS2E. Now we&#8217;re wondering whether, maybe, we might see other Pikmin types crop up as we play through the game again&#8230; that&#8217;s certainly enough to make us want to give it another try!<\/p>\n<p>Of all Nintendo&#8217;s characters, Pikmin seem to be the only ones with the all-clear to pop up in other franchises. &#8220;Mario needs to stay in the Mario universe, or Splatoon needs to stay in Splatoon, and we don&#8217;t use different characters in the same place,&#8221; Miyamoto told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/the-big-shigeru-miyamoto-interview-i-see-nintendo-as-like-a-talent-agency-and-we-have-within-our-roster-a-lot-of-talented-characters\">IGN<\/a> last year, &#8220;But Pikmin has this kind of unwritten rule where they&#8217;re okay to appear with other characters.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The little guys have previously cropped up in the likes of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/gamecube\/mario_golf_toadstool_tour\">Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/mario_kart_8_deluxe\">Mario Kart 8 Deluxe<\/a>&#8216;s Mii costumes, so sure, a Wonder cameo totally makes sense! Hey, whatever it takes to keep the Pikmin fan in us happy.<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:nintendolife.com\/ssl\/nintendo-switch-2\/related-articles:198495 @ 1773224738 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\"> <\/aside>\n<p><em>Did you spot this cute cameo? Let us know in the comments.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[embedded content] Today&#8217;s overview trailer for the catchily-titled Super Mario Bros. 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