Super Mario Maker
Super Mario Maker is a 2015 platform game and game creation system developed and published by Nintendo. An entry in the Super Mario series, the game allowed players to create, play, and share courses based on previous Super Mario titles including Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Mario World, and New Super Mario Bros. U. The game was released on the Wii U in September 2015 as part of the 30th anniversary of Super Mario Bros.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 2015
- Developer
- Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
- Platforms
- 1 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 10 September 2015 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development |
| Publisher | Nintendo |
| Platforms | Nintendo Wii U |
| Genres | platformer, side-scrolling video game |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q17164955, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Super Mario Maker? How long to beat it
Total play time for Super Mario Maker is about 144 hours to do everything, and around 5.4 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.
| How you play | Hours | Players logged |
|---|---|---|
| Just the main story: straight through the critical path | 5.4h | 76 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 34.8h | 76 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 144h | 15 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Super Mario Maker sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where Super Mario Maker lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 83ahead of 41% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 57ahead of 94% of the catalogue
Percentiles are against the games that carry a reading on that axis, not the whole catalogue: counting a game with no figure as a zero would flatter everything that has one. How the grid works.
What readers say about Super Mario Maker
Reviews written by people who have played it. These are separate from the GamingPickz Score and are never averaged into it: that score comes from thousands of Steam reviews with a sample-size correction, and a handful of unverified ratings would distort it rather than improve it.
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Common questions about Super Mario Maker
What platforms is Super Mario Maker on?
Super Mario Maker is available on Nintendo Wii U. It first released in 2015.
Who made Super Mario Maker?
Super Mario Maker was developed by Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development and published by Nintendo.
How long does it take to beat Super Mario Maker?
about 5.4 hours for the main story, 34.8 hours with the main extras, 144 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.