For awhile now, lives and continues in modern gaming haven't really meant much. Since the typical game has an endless amount of checkpoints and infinite retries, carrying over outdated systems hasn't made a lot of sense. It mostly just makes certain segments overly frustrating when you're forced to redo an entire level. The Mario series, for some reason, continued having lives and even a "Game Over" screen, but that is set to change in the upcoming Super Mario Odyssey.
Straight from the official Japanese Twitter account for the game, there is a short video of Mario walking into an enemy and dying. The only repercussion is that the plucky plumber loses 10 coins. The tweet states that even if you have nine coins, you still won't see an end to your journey. You can play with confidence and enjoy the journey!
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