The official key art for the Nintendo Switch's 'Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle' was leaked today, showing off the collaborative effort between Ubisoft and Nintendo, as well as confirming that the game is indeed real. Unfortunately for Ubisoft and Nintendo, even more details have leaked on the game.
A set of images have been released, which have allegedly been circulating on the web for a while without being fully leaked, that have confirmed playable characters, game features, and a timeline of key points for the game before its release.
As far as the plans go, it looks like we will be seeing an August/September release.
Below you will find the screens, as well as a transcription of the contents of the image (courtesy of Dystify):
Characters
8 unique playable characters:
- The Crazy One (Rabbid in Yoshi costume)
- The Badass Princess (Princess Peach)
- The Unstable (Rabbid in Luigi costume)
- The Leader (Mario)
- #Babby #Nofilter (Rabbid in Princess Peach costume)
- The Eagle Eye (Luigi)
- The Macho Man (Rabbid in Mario costume)
- The Explosive Head (Yoshi)
"Best of 2 Worlds"
Exploration (35% [of the game])
- 4 World environments to discover
- Control of Tuttorio ( no direct control of heroes)
- Puzzles & Secret Zones
- Twisted Mario's World full of easter eggs
Turn Based Combat (65% [of the game])
- Unique heroes' playstyles
- Tactical options (dash, team jumps, warp pipes, destructible covers, etc)
- Upgradeable/collectible weapons
- Variety of combat objectives & contextual events
- 7 enemies archetypes + 1 boss/mid-boss per world
- Multiplayer co-op
Timeline
June:
- Surprise announcement at E3
- Reveal + Hands-on
July:
- Convince media/gamers
- Previews
August:
- Go big for launch
- Gamescom
- Reviews
