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@premko1 that doesn't mean it would be a better game.

Man, that headline is doing Mayles a huge disservice. He's been responsible for just about all of Rare's big endeavors from DKC to Banjo to Viva Piñata all the way up to Sea of Thieves. Heck of a legacy, that's for sure. Whether he does anything new in the future or not, I'm glad he was able to keep making such great games at Rare(even if they weren't Banjo-Threeie or whatever).

@premko1 Yeah I don't mind open worlds but this the one case where I gotta draw a line. Captain Toad isn't that kind of game.

@NatiaAdamo .. what does that have to with anything? At the end of the day NoA is still just a branch of NCL, who makes the majority of the big decisions. Just because Doug was from EA doesn't magically mean that Nintendo stooped to their level, and if anything it could've been much worse. I'll never say they're saints(they're still a business at the end of the day), but they're not pure evil either.

@Jedrus_Lilac yes we get it you don't like things being expensive - NONE of us do. Doesn't mean Nintendo is now on the same level as EA.

Those poor, poor theater workers.

@1UP_MARIO Didn't they rerelease those shorts onto YouTube a bit back? It's not like they're lost to time or anything.

Neat. I wonder if that means we'll get shorts on other games too. Would be cool to see them explore Metroid or Mario in a similar light as the OG Pikmin shorts or that Star Fox Zero short.

@abbyhitter I wouldn't dismiss Mario & Wario; that's honestly pretty fun.

@MirrorFate2 not any time soon. Nintendo wants the kids to have their Bananza fun before making them suffer through Beaver Bother

Such a great selection of games! _{and bubsy}

Reading these comments makes me glad I've never been too hung up on frame rates.

@gcunit because we've seen how Baby Mario, Luigi and Peach look in that film and they don't look anything like the baby in this short. Even with Illumination's weird changes, the character designs are still fairly in-line with how they look in the games.

Alright, so maybe this is a Pikmin thing, but the question is what kinda Pikmin thing is it?

@gcunit Baby Rosalina doesn't look like that.

@DTFaux "I don't see why suggesting there's any intent or connection behind all this sounds so farfetched when we're talking about a company that's always in Marketing Mode and loves to hold their cards close to their chest."

As I mentioned in a previous comment, Nintendo isn't needlessly vague when it comes to marketing - especially in regards to their major franchises. There's no sensible reason they would ever try to be coy about a new project like this if it were related to Mario in some form. They know it would get eyes immediately and probably sell like gangbusters. The fact that there isn't any sort of Mario or 40th Anniversary branding and that the visuals are very different from the usual Mario style is enough to tell me this has nothing to do with Mario in any meaningful sense.

As for being this being a Pikmin thing, well...this is just me speaking, but I just don't see enough of a thread here to follow. Outside of the music and the Pikmin itself, this doesn't necessary scream "It's a big new Pikmin thing" and since they're trying to make Pikmin one of their big franchises, this kind of teasing makes no sense. Like why would you make this big push for Pikmin and announce a new Pikmin project without actually saying it's a Pikmin project?

TLDR; Nintendo doesn't do vague brandless teasing for their big dogs and if this were a Mario or Pikmin thing, they would've said so right then and there.

@nervous-noodles better yet, they would've said "A new Pikmin game for Nintendo Switch 2 is now in development" or something

@SBandy1 it has Pikmin, but that doesn't mean it is Pikmin.

@SBandy1 huh. musta misread. Still though, outside of the music and background easter egg, I don't think there's enough evidence to suggest that this is leading to some big new Pikmin thing. If it were, they would've outright said so right in the video. Nintendo isn't much for the "embarrassingly vague teaser" for their big franchises.

@SBandy1 We're not getting Pikmin 5 anytime soon so I wouldn't hold your breath for that

@DTFaux "There's also no rule saying one can't break styles or characterizations across media (the Princess Peach Showtime cover art being a smaller example of this)."

I wouldn't consider a minor facial change comparable to a radical redesign of a character - especially since the Mario Movie is, even with its odd changes, still overall very close to the established character design philosophies of the games.

I think the curtains are just blue.

@DTFaux I don't get the "infant Rosalina" correlation. We already know what Baby Rosalina looks like and if the first Mario movie is anything to go by then Illumination will stick closely to that design.

I don't think it has to do with any actual game or property. It might just be a simple short film from Nintendo Pictures and nothing more.

@Novuscourvous Oh I don't actually think the story is bad. Enjoyed it a lot.

I don't even know... I'm at a loss for words.

Also I don't get why people are connecting this to the Mario Movie? Like this is a completely different visual style.

@hisownsidekick here's my theory: I think they just wanna make sure the app has some form of longevity at the end of the day and keeping it to a once-a-week format is a solid way to do that. It's easy to be sarcastic and cynical about this(as @garfreek has just proven)but I don't think the approach they're going with here isn't inherently a bad one.

@nessisonett yeah, they updated the OST so it's more in line with the modern PMs in terms of quantity and instrumentation. The OG tracks have all been rearranged and in some cases, expanded upon with new variations. In addition, a bunch of new tracks were composed for the remake, including new leitmotifs for the partners and entirely new battle themes for certain boss fights.

Putting ALLLLL the battle themes on loop tonight, baby

especially you, Chapter 6

@MrCarlos46 those three seem unlikely but Metroid and Sonic would be a heck of a spectacle

Not my favorites of the 3D Mario's but I enjoyed them well enough. I'll give 'em an 8.

@Robot99 yes yes we get it TotK story bad

Eh I dunno, seeing a bunch of masked guys isn't exactly interesting to me--

[sees Lenalia]

Now that's what I'm talking about

Eh, nah. I already own the duology on Wii U and since the Galaxy games aren't Mario games I'm head over heels for I didn't feel the need to double dip.

@PinderSchloss I doubt the number will scare players away that much. Dread for example is Metroid 5, but it made a point of recapping the events of the previous games well enough so as not to intimidate newbies. I expect the same approach will taken with 4.

Personally, Zero Mission and Dread have my favorite title screens, but Super definitely has the best title screen. Sets up the game's tone perfectly. The darkened lab, the scattered corpses, the unassuming infant in the center of it all, tied together with that unsettling rendition of game 1's title theme. Listen close and it almost kinda sounds like heavy breathing.

(also, should Prime Remastered really get its own slot? It's pretty much just Prime 1's screen but with a nicer logo.)

@EarthboundBenjy
"how can you possibly replay it if it's your first time?"

the original is still available for purchase at a nice and reasonable $20 on the eShop. Not too hard to replay it at all.

So it's not actually a papercraft style, it's just using rigged animation?

I'm sure the game will be good regardless but that is way less exciting tbh.

The lost Lost Levels

@charliecarrot for real. It's not going to kill them if they just say that Mario games have composers other than Koji Kondo

Oh! Surprising.

I wonder if Mahito Yokota composed these. He hasn't made music for a new Mario game since 3D World.

the person who uploads this onto the internet archive will be a real hero

@Jack_Goetz it wouldn't be a Nintendo system if they didn't.

@rjejr there's no big upgrade for these games like with BoTW, it's more like the performance patch for Mario Odyssey, where it just looks/runs better when you're playing on SW2.

@Moonlessky counterargument: it's a dead video game no one can buy anymore. One that got a very public execution.

@charliecarrot oh yeah there was definitely some uproar about Skyward Sword HD's price when that was announced. TWP faired a bit better in comparison iirc.

@rjejr be real: if there were a SW2 cart it'd be $80 and you'd be complaining about that even more. Don't try to deny it you KNOW you would.

@HingryHuppo If fun is what you're looking for, come back when you're a little...MMMMM, richer

Gee what a shock. It's almost as if even in spite of the price these are still two of the most universally beloved Mario games of all time.

Price bad price bad price bad. Alright got that out of the way...

The Galaxy games aren't my favorite Mario titles but they're still solidly made games nonetheless and it's nice to have them available in a more permanent state compared to the last time Galaxy was rereleased.

@Sabruka This is like asking if humans really need to breathe air for survival. Of COURSE we do, you uncultured swine. THE PLANET SPINS - SPINS - AROUND STABILITY UPDATES, YOU MANGY CUR. YOU BETTER RECOGNIZE.