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Bowsette takes the internet by storm

Here’s the Super Mario fantasy dreamgirl that’s burning up the internet right now.

Oh boy, have we got a show for you.

The mighty, flaming forge of internet creatives recently developed Bowsette – a mystical cross between Bowser and Peach (characters from Nintendo’s Mario series, for the seriously uninitiated). Hundreds of works of art, costumes, and composed music later, and Bowsette’s on her way to stardom! To give you a taste of what she looks like, here are two pictures. The picture that follows reportedly started the whole trend…

(Before we move on, a warning: these are relatively Safe For Work (SFW) versions of Bowsette! We’re being serious: be careful when looking into this phenomenon, if you’re hoping for family-friendly content.)

How it Began

Recently, Super Mario Bros. U announced a Deluxe edition, coming soon to the Nintendo Switch!

And nobody cares anymore.

Because 20 seconds into the video, Toadette used a crown that partially gave her the likeness of peach, with a few mushroomy features. She was then called Peachette. Behold, the video in question:

Peachette. The whole snafu started there.

One thing led to another: first, the gamers started asking, “Does this crown work on other characters? Who else could become peach?” Then, in a moment of collective genius, they decided to bring their various combinations to life with arts, crafts, and music. Bowsette reigned supreme, and thanks to that little magic crown the awesome combination of Bowser and Peach became everyone’s dream girl.

YouTuber ProZD put out a great video poking fun at the hilarity of the situation. [language warning]

So there it is. The start. After the initial posts and hype, the sensation of Bowsette took off in every direction. Other artists created characters like Booette (Boo), Bloopette (Blooper), Kirbette (Kirby), Chompette (Chain Chomp), and Goombette (Goomba).

Chibi Booette !! from r/bowsette

You boys can have Bowsette. Bloopette is the future. from r/gaming

So basically from r/bowsette

Chompette by kamindani from bowsette

The cutest evil minion from r/bowsette

In some ways, the enormous response is an end goal in itself: lots of gamers are having a great time imagining the possibilities, from cute and cuddly to sexy and sensuous. Don’t miss out on the moment!

Moving Forward

Nintendo has a choice to make.

Bowsette and the other incarnations of Peach crossovers are in the public eye, and storming sites like Deviantart and Reddit. A lot of people want Bowsette to become canon, whether that’s her introduction to the Mario U game or Super Smash (which would be an awesome choice, especially if a choice were given between Booette, Chompette, and so on).

However, Nintendo prides itself on being a family-friendly gaming system. Bowsette, at this time, is a predominantly family-UNfriendly character. They would need to create a more modest incarnation, which is certainly possible, but there may be some backlash anyway. However, we believe too much potential resides in Bowsette and company to let the legend die: it deserves to live on, hopefully in the upcoming Super Smash game…

Against all odds, let’s hope she joins the official Mario cast!

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – LEAK (Oh God…) from r/bowsette

Final, Random Words

Here’s a game: find a Bowsette cosplay. Now, try to decide: was it made after the craze started, or did they prophetically combine Bowser and Peach into a costume before it was cool? Just imagine the excitement when their old Bowsette cosplay launched into style! Crazy, right?

Anyhow! Here’s wa-wa-wan more for the road!

Best boy is perfect as he is. from r/bowsette

Slap City is the hilarious Smash knockoff you need to play

Looking to tide your appetite for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate? Have you played enough Melee and Smash 4 to break your thumbs? Looking for a cheap Smash-like game on PC? Look no further than Slap City:

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Developer Ludosity has been updating the game consistently, adding free characters and stages. Currently, there are seven playable characters in the game, ranging from the musclebound fish-man Fishbujin 3000 to the fiery Goddess of Explosions. The characters all play completely differently from each other.

Unlike most other games based on Smash, the characters are not based on any popular Smash archetypes (like Melee’s Fox, Marth, or Captain Falcon). Because of this, Smash fans can pick up the game and be surprised by the characters while still being able to acclimate to the gameplay quickly. Arguably the most unique character in the game is Business Casual Man. As he attacks you with various business-y things like rolling chairs, QR codes, and water coolers, he gains money. If he gets enough money, he can use sell attacks, extremely powerful attacks that use up his money. He does this all while screaming business buzzword nonsense like “VISUALIZE MONETIZATION!”

The gameplay is a nice middle ground between the fast-paced Melee and the floatier, more accessible Smash 4. Certain advanced techniques from Melee are possible, including wavedashing and SHFFLing (short hop fast fall L-canceling). For people who aren’t nerds and don’t care about that stuff, the game is still very accessible and easy to play if you have any familiarity with Smash.

The game also gives each character a chargeable aerial smash, something that has never been included in Smash before, which adds many new options to start and finish combos. The game can be played using a keyboard, arcade fight stick, Xbox controller, and for Smash purists, the Gamecube controller.

While the game may look a little rough graphically, we can assure you it plays much better than it looks. And with charming music, a robust online system, and extra modes like Slap Ball, Slap City is a welcome inclusion in any Smash fan’s library.

Everything we know so far about Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

When Super Smash Bros. Ultimate was first announced a few months ago, all we really knew was that they planned to bring everyone back who was ever featured in a Super Smash Bros. title.

Afterward, we got a glimpse of what the game will truly be like when they invited professional Super Smash Bros. competitors to publicly fight with a demo of the final game. Even more recently, however, Nintendo had some more things to announce at the popular fighting game event, EVO. Here’s everything we know so far about this much-anticipated game:

An ever growing roster

The first trailer for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate announced that we would see all 65 previous characters returning, along with three new competitors: Inkling, Daisy, and Ridley. While it was unclear at first if this was all we’d see, Nintendo has recently announced a whole new set of characters as well! Simon Belmont and King K. Rool are being added to the roster as new fighters, while Dark Samus, Chrom, and Richter are being added as “Echo Fighters,” a new category for Smash characters that are echoes of other fighters.

There have been a few changes to some of the returning characters, but most of them have not had many. A common change has been to certain characters’ Final Smashes, as well as updating many of the characters outfits and skins. There are a few important gameplay changes for some characters, however, such as Pokémon Trainer being able to switch Pokémon without a delay. It’s also likely we’ll see more characters added to the roster throughout the next few months.

New stages and music

While not every stage has been revealed yet, we know that there are going to be 103 stages from the start! Almost double the amount the previous game had.

Each stage also features a Battlefield and Final Destination mode, which lets you play it as versions of those maps instead. You can even leave the stage as is, but turn off the stage hazards, if you don’t want to worry about some of the crazy things that these stages can do. Along with this, there is now a “Stage Morph” feature, which lets the stage change around you into an entirely new one.

The best part of these new stage updates is that all stages now allow for 8-player mode as well. And with over 800 tracks of music, you can listen to anything you want while playing on your favorite stages.

Ruleset, tournament, and game mode updates

The game’s rule selection and tournament setup have been updated to include a much larger amount of flexibility and customization. You’re now able to create specific rulesets so that it’s easy to play the way you and your friends like to whenever you want. Along with this, stage selection has been moved to before fighter selection, and there are specific rulesets you can make for how stage selection is done (such as letting the loser of a previous match select the next stage).

Along with a new ruleset feature, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate also has an updated tournament mode. While tournaments were available in older titles, the tournament mode in this game is more structured and customization than any before.

Some additional game modes have been added as well such as Squad Strike. This mode lets you do 3-vs-3 or 5-vs-5 matches with specific rulesets. There has also been a single player mode and additional content hinted at, but yet to be revealed.

Additional devices and release date

Along with the game itself, Nintendo has announced a number of supportive gadgets in honor of the new game. There will be a GameCube adapter specifically made for the Switch, along with new Super Smash Bros. GameCube controllers!

The current release date is set to be December 7 of this year. Pre-orders are available now, so make sure to pick it up as soon as you can!

First look: Nintendo’s newest Switch controller

Fans of the Super Smash Bros. series were overjoyed when Nintendo announced that Smash Ultimate would be coming to the Switch later this year. Along with this came an equally exciting announcement for a new Smash-inspired GameCube controller, and an official adapter for the Switch.

This isn’t Nintendo’s only accessory leading up to the release of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. A new GameCube-esque controller has also just been announced for the Nintendo Switch. Unlike a regular GameCube controller, the C-stick on this new one is actually detachable. The stick can be replaced with a traditional analog stick, allowing players to customize their controllers based entirely on their preference.

The new controller comes in red, blue, and yellow featuring a classic Nintendo series insignia. Red for Mario, blue for Zelda, and yellow for Pokémon.

It’s called the “Wired Smash Pad Pro”. Of course this means that it’s a wired controller. Thankfully the controller will feature a 10 foot cable, so there will be a lot of accessibility.

The controller doesn’t have a release date yet, but it’s sure to be before Super Smash Bros. Ultimate hits the shelves on December 7 of this year, as pre-orders will be made available soon!

How Super Smash Bros. Ultimate can repair Nintendo’s rocky history with eSports

After revealing the massively anticipated trailer for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate at E3, Nintendo streamed an invitational tournament featuring the new game. For the event, Nintendo invited some of the world’s most popular and successful professional Smash players, including C9 Mang0, TSM Zero, and UGS Armada. The event can be watched in its entirety below:

The tournament showcased many of Smash Ultimate’s new characters, mechanics, and stages. Competitors also had the unique opportunity to meet with Smash series creator Masahiro Sakurai to give him their thoughts on the game. Back in 2014, Nintendo put on a similar event before the release of Super Smash Bros. for Wii U/3DS. Both of these events can be seen as attempts by Nintendo to grow a closer relationship to the eSports scene, which they had previously ignored. Newer games that have been released by Nintendo, including Splatoon 2 and ARMS, have been deliberately and earnestly pushed as eSports-worthy titles to varying results.

Nintendo’s fanbase created their own eSports scene

While competitive events surrounding Nintendo’s games have always existed, they really came into their own after the release of Super Smash Bros. Melee in 2001. While the game was easy to learn, dedicated players soon discovered many advanced techniques and playstyles that greatly increased the speed and depth of the game. For years, community organizers hosted bigger and better tournaments, complete with streams, casters, and prize pools. Whereas most competitive games have direct support from their developers, such as Capcom hosting Street Fighter tournaments, for whatever reason Nintendo did not acknowledge this bustling and popular community. In 2013, Smash fans even secured a spot for Melee at EVO, the world’s most popular fighting game tournament, by raising over $94,000 for breast cancer research (EVO’s last spot that year was reserved for the game that received the most charitable donations). However, despite their efforts, Nintendo attempted to shut the Smash portion of the event down. Facing massive fan backlash, especially in light of the charitable donations, Nintendo relented and allowed the event to proceed and be streamed online. Why Nintendo had been so adverse to eSports has never been completely clear, but Masahiro Sakurai has spoken on the matter:

“The philosophy behind them doesn’t go in line with Nintendo’s philosophy in that some of these players are playing for the prize money…it comes to a point where they’re playing the game for the money, and I feel that kind of direction doesn’t coincide with Nintendo’s view of what games should be.”

While this stance seems to be part of Nintendo’s core philosophy and will likely never change, they have certainly warmed up to eSports in recent years. Since the 2013 EVO blunder, they’ve sponsored tournaments for Melee, Smash 4, Splatoon, and more. Their involvement is still minimal compared to most developers, but it’s getting there. Hopefully, with the release of Smash Ultimate, Nintendo can find a balance between embracing the competitive scene without alienating casual players.

The power of peace: Somebody built a Mario Kart track inside Fortnite!

A guy on Reddit built an epic Mario Kart track inside Fortnite, with his pals, in less than an hour and then raced around it in shopping trolleys.

Fortnite’s new Playground LTM (Limited Time Mode) hasn’t been around for long. First released a few days ago, it offers up to four players a low-pressure environment that isn’t filled with people trying to kill them. Friendly fire options are active, but players will automatically respawn unless the storm kills them so players have the freedom to pretty much do as they wish.

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Playground matches last an hour, but the storm doesn’t start closing in until after 55 minutes have passed. This gives players quite a bit of time to goof around but still turns the heat up if they want to build anything complicated.

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Now ordinary people might see this as a chance to explore the map, or maybe build a fort or something silly. Not Reddit user JoshB_C and his friends though. Mere hours after Fortnite had a stable version of Playground LTM online, they posted a video on Reddit showcasing their very own Mario Kart track inside Fortnite. Yep, they built an epic Mario Kart track inside Fortnite, in less than an hour, and then raced around it in shopping trolleys.

This is just the beginning people. Playground LTM hasn’t been around for long at all, and already we’re seeing impressive results. We’re in for a treat over the next few weeks as we get to see what crazy things people can do with an hour in Fortnite when nobody is shooting at them.

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Everyone is here with Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

“Everyone is here” in Nintendo’s new edition to the Super Smash Bros. series, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate! With a massive roster of 68 characters, longtime fans of the series will be excited to see the return of every character ever included in a Super Smash Bros. title. Along with the returning characters, Ultimate will feature three newcomers, Inkling from Splatoon, Daisy from the Mario franchise, and the long-anticipated Ridley from the Metroid series.

While some thought this game was going to be a port of Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U with an increased roster, they will be happy to hear that this is not the case. During an interview with USGamer, localization manager Nate Bihldorff confirmed that the game was built from an entirely new engine, and was not an enhanced port of the previous title. While there are similarities between the two games, no assets from the previous title were used in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, which was built entirely from scratch. This can be seen in some of the character changes, as well as mechanical differences between the titles.

During a separate interview with Famitsu, Nate Bihldorff and Bill Trinen revealed that, unlike the characters, not all stages will be returning in the new Super Smash Bros. game. It’s still unconfirmed which stages will not be coming back, but it’s most likely this information will get revealed as the release date gets closer

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Nintendo is also releasing a new Super Smash Bros. Edition Gamecube controller. Along with this controller, Nintendo will be releasing an adapter for the Nintendo Switch. Unlike the adapter for Super Smash Bros. Wii U, the adapter will be compatible with more games than just Super Smash Bros. Thankfully, if you owned an adapter for the Wii U, it’s already compatible with the Switch.

Whether you’re a lifelong fan of the Super Smash Bros. series, or you’ve only just begun playing, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate will be an exciting new experience for everyone. Pre-orders are already available, with the release date set for December 7 of this year.

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Mario has invaded Google Maps

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March 10^th is now Mario Day. It might be a stretch, but Mar 10 spells Mario, so March 10^th is now Mario Day. To celebrate the fact, or perhaps because soon we’ll be getting a mobile version of Mario Kart, Nintendo and Google partnered up to bring us Mario Time in Google Maps.

Mario Time means that whenever you use Maps for navigation, Mario will be right there with you showing you which way you need to go. Instead of having the normal blue arrow, you’ll have Mario riding his famous red kart. This cool little update will only last for about a week so if you want to ride with Mario make sure you do it soon. You’ll find instructions here.

Oh yeah, you read that right. Mario Kart is coming to mobile. Tell all your friends!

Super Mario marches on

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He may be in his thirties, but the bushy be-’stached Italian plumber shows no sign of slowing up or settling down. In fact, he and brother Luigi are more in demand than ever.

The new games keep coming, and moving onto new platforms, with Mario Kart Tour is scheduled to hit smartphones in just over a year.

Meanwhile, the great news for younger fans is that legendary game designer Shigeru Miyamoto is co-producing a Super Mario Bros. movie with the same team that brought Despicable Me and Minions to the big screen.

The film doesn’t have a set release date yet, but we do know that it’s being produced by Universal – which should mean a theme-park tie in, too.