Most of the rest of Nintendo's Direct presentation involved ports of popular game series coming to Switch, including: There was also a brief glimpse of a game led by Princess Peach, in which she steps on a stage, twirls, changes outfits, and, well, that was it. Nintendo made clear in the Direct that Oatchi is a good boy. You pluck Pikmin from the ground and use their different abilities to fight and solve puzzles, and you've got a dog with you to help, Oatchi. But the lure of revisiting a loving remaster of this strangely strong '90s RPG, while being able to pick it up and put it down at any time, might be too strong.Īlong with all that Mario, Nintendo also showed off more of Pikmin 4, due July 21. I didn't think I had the energy to isometrically grind through a bunch of enemies again after renting the original at least three times to avoid doing anything outside. It's getting a full graphical overhaul while keeping the play space and mechanics in place, perhaps akin to its Zelda: Link's Awakening work. Super Mario RPG, the 1996 Square/Nintendo collaboration that exceeded expectations, is coming to Switch on November 17. It arrives October 20 and is available for preorder today. It's the first all-new sidescrolling, 2D Mario game in 10 years, according to Nintendo, and it looks like it has a lot of new things to say. The whole game has a glossy look, with actively animated backgrounds. It ends when Mario finds a Wonder Seed, and the Mushroom Kingdom looks relatively recognizable.īeyond the Wonder, there is seemingly local multiplayer with up to four players, with Luigi, Daisy, Princess Peach, and Toad making confirmed appearances, along with a Yoshi to ride. Another level is all silhouettes against an ethereally purple background, but Mario can stretch himself five times as tall.

Pipes rise, spout water, and worm-wiggle around.

wearing toupees? He does some rail grinding, jumps through some waterfalls-typical Mario things.īut then he touches a blue 'Wonder Flower,' reflective goo starts pulsing around the corners of the screen, and a typical pipes-and-baddies level goes bizarre. Then he's bouncing off some spherical hippos, past some Goombas that are. Wonder starts off in familiar territory, minus the talking flower that urges Mario 'onward and upward!' Mario hops over a pipe, onto some Goombas, and dodges a Piranha Plant.

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