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Is Super Mario Maker 2 safe for your child?
Age guide
6+
We advise Super Mario Maker 2 from age 6 and up. Overall risk 3/10 (low risk).
- 5-8
- Younger children can enjoy the story mode and playing pre-made levels, focusing on basic platforming and creative expression without complex online interactions.
- 9-12
- Children in this age group often engage with creating their own levels, experimenting with mechanics, and playing levels from friends or popular creators, which introduces them to online content curation.
- 13-15
- Teenagers might delve into more intricate level design, participate in competitive online play, and explore a wider variety of user-generated content, including levels designed to be challenging or unconventional.
- 16+
- Older players may engage with advanced level design techniques, speedrunning communities, and participate in online events or collaborations, often seeking out highly technical or artistic creations.
Super Mario Maker 2 allows players to create and share their own Super Mario levels, offering endless creative possibilities and challenges. Players can also play levels created by others, fostering a large and active community.
- Age guide
- 6+
- Overall risk
- 3/10
- Violence
- 1/10
- Toxic behaviour
- 2/10
- Stranger contact
- 2/10
- Addiction risk
- 7/10
- Language
- 1/10
- Influence
- 3/10
What parents should know
Super Mario Maker 2 offers a creative outlet for designing and playing Mario levels, with both offline and online modes. Online features, such as course sharing and comments, require a Nintendo Switch Online membership and can be managed through Nintendo Account privacy settings and console parental controls. It's important to guide children on appropriate online behavior and content creation within the game.
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Super Mario Maker 2 age rating and parents guide: common questions
What age rating is Super Mario Maker 2?
Parentwise puts Super Mario Maker 2 at 6+. We advise Super Mario Maker 2 from age 6 and up. Overall risk 3/10 (low risk). Violence scores 1/10, language 1/10, stranger contact 2/10 and addiction risk 7/10.
Can a 10 year old play Super Mario Maker 2?
Yes, 10 is at or above the age we advise for Super Mario Maker 2 (6+). Children in this age group often engage with creating their own levels, experimenting with mechanics, and playing levels from friends or popular creators, which introduces them to online content curation.
Can a 12 year old play Super Mario Maker 2?
Yes, 12 is at or above the age we advise for Super Mario Maker 2 (6+). Children in this age group often engage with creating their own levels, experimenting with mechanics, and playing levels from friends or popular creators, which introduces them to online content curation.
Can a 13 year old play Super Mario Maker 2?
Yes, 13 is at or above the age we advise for Super Mario Maker 2 (6+). Teenagers might delve into more intricate level design, participate in competitive online play, and explore a wider variety of user-generated content, including levels designed to be challenging or unconventional.
Is Super Mario Maker 2 appropriate for kids?
Super Mario Maker 2 offers a creative outlet for designing and playing Mario levels, with both offline and online modes. Parentwise rates Super Mario Maker 2 overall as low risk (3/10), with stranger contact at 2/10 and addiction risk at 7/10.
Is Super Mario Maker 2 family friendly?
Super Mario Maker 2 is one of the lower-risk titles we rate. Online features, such as course sharing and comments, require a Nintendo Switch Online membership and can be managed through Nintendo Account privacy settings and console parental controls.
Super Mario Maker 2 parents guide: what should a parent know first?
Super Mario Maker 2 offers a creative outlet for designing and playing Mario levels, with both offline and online modes. The parts that most often catch parents out are stranger contact (2/10) and how hard it pulls for more time (7/10).
Is Super Mario Maker 2 safe for kids?
We advise Super Mario Maker 2 from age 6 and up. Overall risk 3/10 (low risk). Online features, such as course sharing and comments, require a Nintendo Switch Online membership and can be managed through Nintendo Account privacy settings and console parental controls.
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