We just saw the trailer for the new Bowser's Furry - er, Fury - adventure, included with the upcoming Switch release of Super Mario 3D World, and we're starting to wonder if there's something in the water over at Nintendo HQ. Why are there so many cats? What's made Papa B so angry? And, if Bowser gets a Dynamax Evolution, does that mean he's a Pokémon?
We can't lie - there's something incredibly appealing about the idea of someone pitching the Nintendo execs with "what if Super Mario Bros., but everything is, like, 200% cuter". And, sure, you could read about how to preorder the game, or look at some lovely screenshots, but we know why you really come to Nintendo Life: for our cutting-edge investigative scoops, like this first-class exposé of all the things that are cats in Bowser's Fury.
Firstly, there's clearly some evidence that a cat-based ancient civilisation used to exist, with pillars, windows, and even hieroglyphics all based around the pointy-eared animals.
Modern civilisations - if that's what we can really call the Mushroom Kingdom - seem to have followed suit, with signs, collectibles, and fenceposts all recalling that familiar kittycat shape.
Perhaps it's because nature herself is such a fan of cats: trees, shrubs, and even flowers (at least, we hope they're flowers and not amputated paws) all have feline features. If it's beginning to not make sense, that's probably because you don't love cats enough.
The enemies in this weird, cat-filled world are also either blessed with their own little ears, or they've incorporated them into their headwear, presumably to blend in.
Likewise, the wildlife is felineified, too, from birds to... bigger birds. Unfortunately, regular cats don't get an extra helping of ears. Now that would just be silly.
Obviously, the bell that turns Mario into Cat Mario (and then into Super-Saiyan Cat Mario) is a cat, too - just bigger than usual. It also meows when you ring it, which is a nice touch, with terrifying implications. Is it... alive?
Remember that world in Super Mario Odyssey where everything was hats? Who wants to bet money that Nintendo is just going through the rhyming words dictionary, and next we'll have Bat Mario, or Fat Mario?
...Actually, we'd love a platforming game about Fat Mario, with Fat Goombas and Fat Bowser. Call us, Nintendo.
[source youtube.com]
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Yeah the cat thing kinda freaks me out. And not in a good way. But I would be down for some fat Mario.
I just wanna play it, I don't care that it's all cat themed, it looks good.
@Kalmaro did you play 3d world on wii u? It was really good
Catastrophic
Its a Meowsing level Just like @Kalmaro I just want to play this thing.
Where's the pics of Peach in a cat fursuit?
@Mr-Fuggles777 You mean, Bowser’s Furry?
To change the mood a little I've been posing down the pub
On seeing my reflection, I'm looking slightly rough
I fancy this, I fancy that, I wanna be so flash
I give a little muscle and I spend a little cash
But all I get is bitter and a nasty little rash
And by the time I'm sober I've forgotten what I've had
And everybody tells me that it's cool to be a cat
Cool for cats
@Snatcher Yep, already beat all the levels and junk years ago.
@Gerald Love to see a bit of Squeeze in the comments
@Kalmaro Well I never played 3D land so Double the content for me.
Pretty much everything and everyone in the game suits being a cat, except Mario.
-that's always been creepy hasn't it?
Oddysey > 3d World. But we should be happy they added things to this game instead of some ports in the past.
I love cats, cats are the best
I just hope that there is not something "catshy"
XD
@Danrenfroe2016 cats rock!
Cat Mario is furry
Sonic is furry
Cat Mario = Sonic
Super Mario Obesity?
Watch out for all the ground-pounding action when Fat Mario rolls onto the scene by collecting the Super Ponch-room.
I always knew Mario 3D World was Mario for Furries and now they've taken it next level.
@T0biasCZe
A very beautiful image 😁
The crazy cat lady in me is squealing with glee at this! Can’t wait to play this while snuggling up on the sofa with our cat...It’s going to be total cuteness overload in our household. 😂
The pirahna plant ears disgust me, I have no idea why but it just grosses me out to look at them. Also we need fat mario because then the yoshi meme would finally come to life
as someone who played the game (mostly) to completion on the Wii U everything depends how much content bower's fury add and what other updates/ improvements were made on the base game. Either way, this would be a sale game at best.
As an avid reader of ONM back in the day it makes me very happy to see Kate writing news for this site nowadays, especially when it's as important as this particular article
@Sandro89 Odyssey > 3D World > almost any other game
I just realized all the cats in the article thumbnail have the same fur color as the cat suits for Luigi, Peach, Toad, and Rosalina. Maybe they’ve been turned into cats and that why we don’t see them in the trailer?
@Dogorilla Ah! An ONM fan! HELLO. I am glad you enjoy my Very Important Cat Journalisms. <3
I love cats. But the cats in bowsers fury look kinda cursed ngl
They might be big fans of George Galloway 😂
Hat bat cat... maybe we will get scat Mario where he slings poo like monkeys at the zoo
@SorridoSnake good catch, that could explain why only Mario is playable in the Bowser Fury content.
cats always make everything better, that why Monster Hunter mascot is a cat.
I'm hoping that this will have 4-player co-op.
But seeing it's more of an open world, I hope it'd at least have the classic Take Turns multiplayer (When Mario is KOd, Luigi or whoever Player 2 chooses is summoned while Player 1 gets to control Bowser Jr. Instead).
Or maybe 4-player simultaneous co-op just like the main game but not couch co-op (individual Switch owners).
But then the rest have been turned to cats.... :-/
they said it. they said f u r r y.
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