Dataminers have apparently uncovered the developer behind Princess Peach: Showtime, even as Nintendo continues its very strange pattern of refusing to announce who's behind its games ahead of launch.
20.02.2024 - 22:37 / thesixthaxis.com
Once again Peach takes to the stage as the hero of her own tale, and this time there are no tears or tantrums to be seen! Ahead of its release on 22nd March, I had the immense pleasure of going hands on with a few levels from Princess Peach: Showtime!
As always seems to be the case in the Mushroom Kingdom, anyone that gets a mysterious invite immediately puts their shoes on and heads out the door to attend. Considering that this has lured Mario to a trap at Peach’s castle, and seen Luigi heading to multiple haunted mansions and building, you’d think that Peach’s sense of self-preservation would kick in when she is invited to the Sparkle Theatre. It does not. Instead, as soon as she arrives, she’s confronted by Grape and the Sour Bunch, who have turned all of the plays showing in the opulent building into tragedies.
Now locked inside, without her luggage or Toad assistants, Peach has to join forces with Stella, your guide for the game and guardian of the Sparkle Theatre. Stella grants you a magical ribbon that allows you to defeat weaker enemies and transform into characters appropriate to whatever play you find yourself in. This ribbon can also be used to interact with the environment to find secrets and collect coins.
I got to mess around with four of these transformations: Swordfighter, Ninja, Cowgirl and Patissiere. Each has their own distinct gameplay mechanics, with Patissiere in particular moving entirely away from action for a more puzzle-based experience. The Ninja, on the other hand, was reliant on stealth and the swift dispatch of enemies, so that play involves a lot of hiding and creeping around.
My favourite from these four was – surprisingly – the Swordfighter. Although simple in terms of mechanics and objective, there was a little bit of depth to how it played that genuinely impressed me. You could easily get through that level simply by hitting stuff until it dies, sure, but timing your swipes with the rapier opened up the gameplay with last minute evasive dashes and some clever manoeuvres to open up the enemies for large amounts of damage.
The sections of the game I did get to play was a little on the easy side, but that can easily be forgiven as it was the start of the game starting immediately after the opening cutscene, so I kind of expected to be eased into it. Also, given that I know I’m not the target audience of this game and I didn’t find all of the collectibles in each level, I can see this title having a bit of bite to it later on and especially for completionists.
Princess Peach: Showtime! really nails the aesthetic of the theatre productions you adventure through. The transformation sequences in particular are stunning, really capturing the “magical girl transformation” feel that
Dataminers have apparently uncovered the developer behind Princess Peach: Showtime, even as Nintendo continues its very strange pattern of refusing to announce who's behind its games ahead of launch.
Nintendo has released a new, as well as a demo for the upcoming Nintendo Switch game. The title will release on March 22, 2024.
Nintendo hasn't announced which of its many development studios or partners is making Princess Peach: Showtime, this spring's biggest new Nintendo Switch game, and doesn't seem likely to before it debuts later this month.
Nintendo is in the habit of, at times, not revealing which studios have developed some of its first-party titles, especially if they were developed by external studios (as was the case quite recently with Super Mario RPG’s remake, developed by ArtePiazza), and similarly, details on who exactly has developed the upcoming Princess Peach: Showtime! have been elusive.
Nintendo has released a free demo for Princess Peach: Showtime! ahead of its full release later this month.
Nintendo has released a demo for Princess Peach Showtime! on the Nintendo Switch eShop.
The developer behind Nintendo’s upcoming Princess Peach: Showtime! Has reportedly been unearthed.
As with other titles like Mario vs Donkey Kong, Nintendo has released a free demo for Princess Peach: Showtime! before its release later this month. There’s also a new overview trailer explaining the mechanics, various forms players can use and the Sparkle Theater’s plays. Check it out below.
Today, Nintendo has announced the release of a free demo for the upcoming Nintendo Switch game Princess Peach: Showtime!, slated to launch on Friday, March 22.
Nintendo has just released a playable demo of Princess Peach: Showtime on Nintendo eShop and at select retailers. The highly-anticipated title is among the slate of upcoming Nintendo releases for 2024, and interested players can now hop into the new imaginative world sooner than expected.
A free Princess Peach: Showtime! demo is available now on the Nintendo Switch eShop, Nintendo announced Wednesday. Nintendo surprise launched the demo ahead of the game’s March 22 release date.
A free demo for Princess Peach: Showtime! for Switch via Nintendo eShop, Nintendo announced. It features the Swordfighter Peach and Patissiere Peach transformations.