Free Games Update July 2025 | Nintendo Switch Online Welcomes Mario Paint

Let your creativity fly in Nintendo's art studio

Mike Lind

7/30/20251 min read

A new addition to the Super Nintendo Entertainment System catalog is the influential art tool system, Mario Paint. It's currently available now for subscribers of Switch Online to access!

In this classic title originally released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System™ in 1992, you can use simple mouse controls to draw pictures with all sorts of colors and drawing tools. You can even create animated sequences and write music to add to your collage. Bring your very own video creations to life by combining animation and music with the art you've made!

Mario Paint's soundtrack can be enjoyed through the Nintendo Music app, which can be downloaded to your mobile device at no additional charge. revolutionary for its time, Mario paint became one of the SNES's most successful games, selling 2.3 million copies. Its wide range of customization, which included not just art, but music, made it one of the most addictive games on the library. even the save menu features in Super Mario Maker pays homage and utilizes tools and assets found in Mario Paint.