Princess Peach: Showtime!

Princess Peach: Showtime![lower-alpha 1][1] is an upcoming video game to be published by Nintendo, and set to be released for the Nintendo Switch on March 22, 2024. It is the first game to feature Princess Peach as the main protagonist since Super Princess Peach (2005).

Princess Peach: Showtime!
Icon showing Peach and her costumes in the game.
Publisher(s)Nintendo
SeriesMario
Platform(s)Nintendo Switch
ReleaseMarch 22, 2024

Development

During a June 2023 Nintendo Direct presentation, Nintendo announced a new Super Mario spin-off game centered around Princess Peach was in development and would be coming to the Switch the next year.[2] During a September 2023 Nintendo Direct presentation, more details of the game were announced - including the title, Peach's sidekick Stella, several transformations, the main villain Wicked Grape, and a release date of March 22, 2024.[3]

Princess Peach's transformations so far include Swordfighter Peach, Detective Peach, Patissier Peach, and Kung Fu Peach. These transformations grant her unique abilities for each play she participates in.[4]

The game is conceived as a stage play,[5] a theme previously used in Super Mario Bros. 3.[5]

On October 12, 2023, news outlets noticed that the game's box art and key artwork were modified to give Peach angrier facial expressions, which have been compared to her appearance in The Super Mario Bros. Movie.[6][7]

Notes

  1. Japanese: プリンセスピーチ Showtime!, Hepburn: Purinsesu Pīchi Shōtaimu!

References

  1. Yin-Poole, Wesley (September 14, 2023). "Nintendo Announces Princess Peach Showtime!, Due Out on Switch in 2024". IGN. Archived from the original on September 14, 2023. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
  2. Moogan, Logan. "New Princess Peach Game Announced for Nintendo Switch". ComicBook.com. Archived from the original on June 21, 2023. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  3. LeBlanc, Wesley (September 14, 2023). "Princess Peach Showtime Hits Switch This March". Game Informer. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
  4. Hoban, Brie (September 14, 2023). "Princess Peach Showtime: Every Transformation Confirmed So Far". Game Rant. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
  5. Culwell-Block, Logan (September 14, 2023). "Princess Peach Will Save a Stage Play in Upcoming Nintendo Switch Game". Playbill. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
  6. Dinsdale, Ryan (October 12, 2023). "Princess Peach Box Art Updated to Look a Little More Like She Does in the Super Mario Bros. Movie". IGN. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  7. Bellingham, Hope (October 12, 2023). "Peach chooses violence in the new Princess Peach: Showtime box art". gamesradar. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
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