More Princess Peach: Showtime! Launch Goodies Revealed (US)

I really need to figure out how I feel on this game. Demo was decent - could definitely tell it was from the Woolly / Crafted World people, was also kind of reminding me a lot of Super Paper Mario - but was so short that I couldn't really get a feel for how worth the investment the game is. Probably just need to wait and see word of mouth.

Cup is good pre-order item. Something useful.
The acrylic thing is just waste.
School supply type items would be perfect pre-order bonuses. Themed notebook, or pen/pencils or pencil case. That sort of thing.

Man, these items just look so cheap. Im not saying it to be mean, but it looks like stuff you would get in a kids meal at your fast food joint, or something in the clearance aisle at your local store.

I have the game pre-ordered and will play it on day one, but man, I just have no excitement going into this one, lol. I say this as someone who thinks Super Princess Peach is criminally underrated, by the way. People say it was sexist, but kid me never would have made that connection. I think a puzzle platformer where you have different elemental powers based on your emotions is a really cool concept that I would love to see revisited in an indie game or something. It can even have a male protagonist, I don't care--it's a novel idea that I'm surprised hasn't been replicated in any games since. The soundtrack has also lived in my head rent-free for the past 15 years.

Compare that to Princess Peach Showtime, which doesn't really look to be bringing anything new to the table. It's the most by-the-numbers Nintendo game I think I've ever seen. It ticks all the stereotypical boxes you would expect: easy ✔️ cardboard cutout setpieces ✔️ costumes ✔️ it's a stageplay ✔️ minigames sprinkled in ✔️ floating companion character ✔️ interact with the environment to find all the hidden thingies ✔️

I dunno. Obviously, it's too early to say for certain. I expect the game will be okay, but I'm not expecting it to leave a huge impression on me. To give it credit, I do like how Peach is kind of the final Mario character to get her own antagonist--Mario has Bowser, Luigi has King Boo, DK has King K. Rool, and even Captain Toad has Wingo. I'm not crazy about Grape's design, but still. And the game is giving Peach more of a personality, which is appreciated.

But man, the frame rate during cutscenes and those load times between levels in the demo are far below the level of polish I've come to expect from Switch-era Nintendo. It's not even like the game is that graphically demanding--it looks fine, but Yoshi's Crafted World looked and ran better, so what's the deal?

They used the old Peach design on the game cover and the new Peach design on the cup.

The demo was a real letdown. I’m going to cancel my preorder on Monday.

The demo was kinda fun, but not enough for me to get it.
Will skip this one.

This game needs some more polish and development. It’s rough and not exciting. Which is a shame. Won’t buy, sorry Nintendo.

The demo was exactly how I thought it would be: not for me. No challenge, not even a bit. A lot if icing but nothing underneath. I guess charming for a certain audience who like Yoshi's Kirby's games. I wouldn't say I've been deceived, I knew how I would have felt about this game even before starting to download the demo. Every AAA games should get a demo from Nintendo.

@Not_Soos I think the game just hasn't aged well. It didn't help that Peach was already a damsel in distress trope, but then to add insult; Her first solo outing as the heroine, she is shown to be a woman who's highly emotional.

That in itself was a stereotype used against women for why they make terrible leaders, and shouldn't be taken seriously. It didn't help that around that time, there was a slow movement happening about how women are portrayed in media.

So here you have two bad combinations. A Princess who can't save herself + A Princess who's emotional instability grants her random powers.

@WalterHW This is clearly not an AAA game. It’s not made in-house and it shows.

Is it a Stanley?

People from Europe, let's wave our hands and show them we want it here as well!

@Princess_Lilly nice looking ribbon keyring from Argos, scroll down their homepage to find £5 off £40 marketing sign-up promo, makes game + keyring £39.99 delivery is free.

Other retailers have pin badge for around same £

@jco83 Thanks I started checking out the offers after seeing this and I got the keychain version 15 mins ago

I kinda wish we had the acrylic stand in the Europe tho. The most anticipated launch of the year and they kinda flopped it

I don’t get acrylic standees. I have the Mario RPG one and it’s just kinda nothing. And that Peach on looks way more sparse.

Since when doesn't Princess Toadstool wear a Crown?

Speaking of...

A replica plastic crown would have been a nice pre-order bonus! I'd give it to my daughter

I ended up cancelling my preorder. This game is just plain awful. I’m very thankful I was able to play the demo and save the $60.

Yep im going for the cup

@WaffleRaptor01

I think it's worth noting the Vibe Scepter affects everyone in the game. Even male characters like Bowser and Kamek aren't immune to its influence. It was actually Bowser's doing that accidentally caused everyone in the Mushroom Kingdom to turn emotional. If only Peach had these powers, I could see how that might be problematic. So, I dunno. I get how on the surface the game might seem to be perpetuating sexist stereotypes, but when you actually play it, it's pretty clear to me Nintendo didn't have any bad intent. Especially considering they had already been making strong female characters for 20 years at that point like Samus and Sheik.

As a seven-year-old playing the game, I wasn't familiar with the harmful trope of women being emotionally unstable; that also wasn't my takeaway after finishing the game. If anything, Peach's emotions are what make her stronger, so I think you could argue there's a positive message in there about not repressing your feelings and that expressing your emotions doesn't make you weak.

I am probably going to get this bc I like easy games and this looks pretty cool.

Well it's better than a pre-order exclusive outfit in game.

Big pass for me though. I'd much rather let out the occasional shout of frustration at a hard game than yawn at the difficulty most of these spin off third party games offer. If it was a faster more difficult action based game like Peach May Cry I'd be all over it though.

to the reviewmobile!

@Not_Soos its a real shame because i think you're totally right, but such a concept is bound to come across the cynical way. Even if it can be interpreted as something else or was even MEANT to come across as positive towards a subject, its just how the cookie crumbles and it really stinks

I have the game preordered, but I still don’t really know what the game is.

Demo wasn't too bad but it was too easy and quick. I know it's aimed at a younger audience but I wasn't impressed. Also the talking took forever. I prefer games that let you move while there's talking, otherwise I'd have read a book instead.

I am so happy that the demo came out, so I knew for sure this was a bargain basement game that basically played itself for you. If this starred anyone else besides fan favorite Peach, it would be forgotten about immediately upon release, I am sure.

@Not_Soos
I'm with you on Super Princess Peach. It's a little too easy but definitely underrated. The closest to Yoshi's Island a game ever got after Yoshi's Island and I think anyone who calls it sexist is self reporting.
It definitely beats the heck out of this new game too. The demo for Princess Peach Showtime just had so little substance and this dead energy that turned me right off of it. No surprise that Good-Feel made it.

I was yawning tears playing the demo. not for me.

@Kingy I don't know about sexist, but in terms of what Nintendo showcased they can do with their side characters? Super Princess Peach got the short end of the stick.

@WaffleRaptor01 You're talking about a completely different game. This isn't about her being a damsel in distress or being emotional. She's single-handedly saving the day in this game.