Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope leaves XCOM behind to go interstellar
When Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle leaked ahead of its E3 reveal, slides from an internal Ubisoft presentation made it out into the wild. There, in the publisher’s pre-release plans, was a month dedicated to one job: “convince media/gamers”.If Ubisoft was worried that Mario fans might take some coaxing to accept its new vision of Peach as a snaggle-toothed selfie obsessive with a passing resemblance to Homer Simpson, the concern proved well-founded. The leaked art provoked a backlash, as Nintendo devotees tried and failed to wrap their heads around the sight o...