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.
21.02.2024 - 14:01 / gameranx.com / Nintendo
Several previews of Princess Peach Showtime have hit the internet, and now we have a much better idea of what to expect from the upcoming title.
As we have seen from trailers, the conceit of this new game is Princess Peach entering each stage as a literal theatrical stage, each showing a completely different play. She puts on a different costume, magical girl style, to fit the theme of the stage, and they subsequently unlock a completely different gameplay style.
So, the thing many, if not all, of us suspected from the trailers, is that this game is going to be easy. Sure enough, various previews from games media and Nintendo influencers confirm that that is exactly what it is. Some previewers compare it to Good-Feel’s games, such as Yoshi’s Crafted World. Nintendo hasn’t shed more light on the staff who made this game yet, so it may turn out that this was a Good-Feel project as well.
Certainly, some gamers can also make comparisons to the Kirby games. Princess Peach Showtime doesn’t base its appeal on difficult gameplay, a la Dark Souls, or emergent game design or open worlds. It’s a straightforward action game, which places a huge emphasis on presentation and elegant game design.
So don’t expect to feel rewarded for coming up with complex new combos or inventing new ways of locomotion. Peach has a jump button and a universal action button, whose function changes with each stage. For example, Cowgirl Peach uses her lasso skills to attack enemies or grab items, and can then throw those items to other enemies.
On the other hand, Ninja Peach has stealth based gameplay, which incentivizes attacking enemies when they aren’t looking, but also just slipping away from enemies completely. Patisserie Peach represents another gameplay mode found in some of the stages; instead of platforming, she spends her time on stage baking various cakes and pastries, in a cooking mini-game reminiscent of Cooking Mama.
There is some challenge in the game, but that comes in a way reminiscent of Mario franchises, including Luigi’s Mansion. Completing the stages will be easy, but finding all the collectibles in each stage will pose some challenge.
Princess Peach Showtime also features boss battles, but previewers were not allowed to share more on that end. Overall, Princess Peach Showtime wasn’t designed to be revolutionary or whatever. It certainly isn’t symptomatic of what games made for women are like in 2024.
Instead, this is more of a Mario franchise game, with the spotlight placed on Princess Peach as a playable character. This allows Peach to join Luigi, Donkey Kong, and Captain Toad as characters in the Mario franchise who have received their own games where they are the playable character.
Princess Peach Showtime will
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.