Princess Peach

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Nintendo Throughout her illustrious career as gaming royalty, Princess Peach has been a jack-of-all-trades. She’s tossed turnips, driven karts, smashed tennis balls, and knocked the snot out of Solid Snake. Despite that impressive résumé, she’s rarely had the chance to be a leading lady outside of 2005’s Super Princess Peach. It was a polarizing release that failed to lock down the heroine’s identity. What could Peach be if she wasn’t attached to Mario? Nearly four decades after her debut, Nintendo is finally looking…

Nintendo Nintendo is set to make a bit of history with Princess Peach: Showtime! on March 22. The upcoming Switch release gives gaming’s most iconic female character her own solo adventure for the first time since 2005’s critically dissected Super Princess Peach. It’s a dream moment for players who’ve spent the last two decades wishing Peach would get another shot as a leading lady. As it turns out, that crowd includes a superfan: Brie Larson. The Academy Award-winning actress made an appearance at the first hands-on…

Nintendo’s next first-party Switch title is almost here. Princess Peach: Showtime and the company to keep the hype train rolling. The game’s primary hook is that the oft-kidnapped princess can transform into a number of different professions, each with its own move sets and challenges.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjC5wETyIsEThe new trailer gives us a look at four never-before-seen transformations, including a figure skater, a superhero, a thief and a mermaid. Each transformation shakes up the gameplay, so while…

Nintendo is honoring Princess Peach with a set of appropriately colored Joy-Cons. On Tuesday, the company posted on X (Twitter) that a set of pastel pink Joy-Con controllers will launch alongside Princess Peach: Showtime! on March 22.The pair will be sold for a limited time at the Nintendo Store and “select retailers.” Although the company hasn’t specified how much they’ll cost, $80 — the standard Joy-Con pair going rate— is likely a safe bet.Nintendo already sells a pastel pink left Joy-Con, paired with a pastel yellow…

Mario and friends have chased down Peach to Marrymore late into Super Mario RPG. It isn’t Bowser who has her in his clutches this time, but Booster, who intends to marry the princess against her will. After busting into the church to call things off, Peach’s crown and other accessories will be scattered across the chapel. You will need to find every last missing item before the ceremony begins, but they aren’t all in plain sight. Here is where to find Peach’s crown and all her other accessories in Super Mario RPG.…

Image: IlluminationGoing by its staggering box-office haul, it doesn’t seem like too many fans waited around to watch The Super Mario Bros. Movie—but those who did can now set their countdown calendars for August 3, when the movie arrives on streamer Peacock.Was It Intimidating to Play Mario and Luigi? | io9 InterviewAnd as it happens, Mario devotees who caught the movie in the theater will still want to mark their own calendars, because Peacock will also have some bonus features. From a Peacock press release, these will…

Image: IlluminationThe Super Mario Bros. Movie is out this week, and while it’s garnered a mixed response, there’s one generally agreed upon high point: Jack Black’s Bowser. Black has always been a reliably funny actor, and the movie reportedly takes advantage of that, along with his very good singing voice.Dynamic, Heartbreaking and NO ZOMBIES | The Last of Us Episode 6 ReviewWith the movie now out, there’s been a music video released for “Peaches,” one of the songs in the movie that Bowser presumably sings during a key…

The Super Mario Bros. Movie fulfilled many fans’ dreams of seeing their favorite video game characters fight it out on the big screen. With heavy hitters like Donkey Kong and Bowser clashing against Mario and Peach, the film gifted viewers with an animated brawl worthy of Super Smash Bros. And so, people can now read the ranked list of the most powerful characters in The Super Mario Bros. Movie. 7. Toad Though Toad may be the weakest member of the main cast, he never had much time to show off his skills as a fighter…

Nintendo’s Super Mario series is so monumental to the medium of video games that you might even think of the mustachioed plumber when you hear “video games” mentioned at all. From his earliest days as “Jumpman” battling Donkey Kong, to his latest adventures on the Nintendo Switch, to his latest movie appearance in The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Mario has consistently been one of the greatest characters in video games. He’s such an iconic character that countless video games have had him as the star, and we attempted to…