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If you’ve played some of the earlier 2D Super Mario games, you’ve probably popped into a spot on the map before where a Toad’s either got a couple of treasures for you to choose from, or has something hanging around for sale, or a free power-up, or you know,something. And that’s how it goes in the Mushroom Kingdom, where Toad Houses always have something nice in store.
The stores are covered byPoplin HousesinSuper Mario Bros. Wonder, which stands to reason, since Poplins are effectively the ‘Toads’ of the Flower Kingdom. The entrepreneurs have some good wares to peruse - here’s what you’ll find, where you’ll find them, and what we think you should bear in mind.
Every Poplin Shop Location In Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Straightforward enough - here’s where they all are! We’ll list them in order of the worlds you’ll unlock, albeit with Petal Isles at the end since it’s sort of a ‘middle hub’ that you’ll gradually traverse throughout the game en route to the showdown with Bowser.
What You’ll Find At Poplin Shops
Each Poplin Shop contains a Wonder Seedexclusively available for purchase there. So, in your quest to obtain every Wonder Seed - or at least, enough to complete the main storyline - there’s no good reason not to scoop these up. And you’ll be scooping them, as well as anything else that catches your fancy, withFlower Coinsfor currency.These are the purple coins you’ll frequently come acrossin almost every stage.
You’ll also be able topurchase extra lives, either one at a time or in a stock of five, though you should bear in mind that it’s been a long time since Nintendo dropped us a Mario game where game over means starting all over from the beginning. A game over’s a minor inconvenience in this case, and in fact, it’s the only way to reach a (rather superfluous) bonus stage that can get you back lots of the Flower Coins you’ve lost.
Standee Surprisesare, to be blunt, utterly unnecessary unless you’re a completionist and/or just really like the way the system works. You can help folks out in multiplayer by placing these in spots, but if you’re not playing online, it won’t come to pass. Think of them as randomly-chosen purchasable trophies.
It’sBadgesyou really want to be on the lookout for at Poplin Shops. Here’s where you’ll find each shop-originated badge.
There are, of course, plenty more badges in Super Mario Bros. Wonder, but these four are exclusively from Poplin Shops, making them a very important place to swing by with all your hard-earned coins.
