Ubisoft says Nintendo wanted Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope on new console NintendoUbisoft CEO Yves Guillemot claimed that the publisher ignored advice to wait for Nintendo\u2019s next console before releasing Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope. Ubisoft\u2019s unlikely crossover Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle received strong reviews when the game was released in 2017. The turn-based tactical adventure game fostered a passionate fan base, drawing interest for a sequel. In 2022 fans got their wish, as Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope came out in October 2022. We praised the sequel as \u201ca tactical RPG that stands among the best in the genre\u201d in our review. Despite seeing critical acclaim, the sequel failed to perform as well commercially. Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot placed some of the blame on a premature release, reigniting Switch 2 rumors. Nintendo sparks Switch 2 rumors In an interview with GamesIndusty.biz, Guillemot claimed: \u201cNintendo [has advised] that it\u2019s better to do one iteration on each machine. We were a bit too early, we should have waited for [the next console].\u201d It\u2019s unclear how long Ubisoft would have needed to wait before a new Nintendo console hit shelves. The Switch was announced in October 2016 and launched in March 2017. Based on previous consoles, the Wii-U had a five-year lifespan, and the original Wii had a seven-year run. Nintendo\u2019s current CEO, Shuntaro Furukawa, has stated that we shouldn\u2019t expect any hardware until after April 2024. Coincidently, Nintendo just so happens to have a Direct airing on June 21. Per the announcement, Nintendo fans should expect more information about Pikmin 4 ahead of its July 21 release date. Some leaks suggest players may get Persona 3 Reload on Nintendo Switch and a new Mario game. A new console announcement would certainly steal the show, but we will just have to wait and see what Nintendo has up its sleeve before jumping to conclusions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Ubisoft says Nintendo wanted Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope on new console NintendoUbisoft CEO Yves Guillemot claimed that the publisher ignored advice to wait for Nintendo\u2019s next console before releasing Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope. Ubisoft\u2019s unlikely crossover Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle received strong reviews when the game was released in 2017. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-85910","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85910","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=85910"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85910\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=85910"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=85910"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=85910"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}