Weirdest. Direct. EVER. | Nintendo Direct 6/21/23 Discussion

This Nintendo Direct gave us Elephant Mario, Ghost Pikmin and Zombie Olimar. So yeah.

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[PrismTheLoser]

I love having Mario be surrealist and weird, it’s such a good vibe for Mario. Not dark weird, just whimsical, goofy weird.

Edit: okay I do like dark weird in my marios sometimes, but it has to be rare for the impact to be good. Whimsical weird should be the gold standard.

[Waffletigercat]

The thing that really impresses me about Penny’s Big Breakaway is how dedicated to the yo-yo gimmick it is. Everything involves the yo-yo. Sprinting is riding on the yo-yo like a unicycle. The air dash throws the yo-yo ahead and then uses the string to pull you to it. They didn’t HAVE to tie those moves to the yo-yo, but they did. To make the game more focused on its gimmick. And that shows love and attention.

[CassiusStelar]

They're really getting back into their experimental GameCube phase and I'm all for it. Please no more generic toads...

[Skywolve]

Mario's model in the RPG remake is just so good. He's this chonky lil man and I love him.

[pwojo]

It's interesting how Mario games are looking more weird and embracing the weirdness and almost dream-like aspects of the series. A kind of like "now that I think about it, this is weird, so why don't we try this weird thing too?"

[greenberrygk]

I think the reason they chose mint chip instead of chocolate is because so far each splatfest has had an obvious popular choice from the beginning so they are trying to avoid that

[SmartSmears]

I knew I was a fan of 2D mario but I didn't realise how much until I saw how excited Wonder made me. I can't wait

[geesbpx]

My favourite direct in years, full of wackiness and whimsey.

[nicorobin]

I hope Mario enters rehab and gets the help he needs.

[DryBones]

Here's my theory for Dark Moon. I think there is going to be more info on it and Peach's game at the February direct next year. I also think Luigi's Mansion 1 will get Shadow Dropped there, with Dark Moon scheduled for March 24th (it's 10 year anniversary)

[AkuTenshiiZero]

I absolutely love that they kept the Super Mario RPG characters all short and dumpy-looking. The game always had a sort of toy-like or claymation feel to it, so having the characters still look a little weird is perfect.

[Darth]

This direct was phenomenal just for the reveal of Super Mario RPG Remake. This announcement is up there with Banjo and Goldeneye on NSO, and Sora and Banjo in Smash.

[soupcube]

I think this entire direct is a better celebration of Mario than all of the 35th anniversary

[thomasknapp]

This direct was a "sneaky good" one to me. And what I mean by that is my first time through it, only a couple titles really snagged my attention immediately; the Super Mario RPG and Pikmin 4.

But then as I sat down and processed each title, I began thinking, "Ya know what? This one could a banger... this one looks like it has promise too... okay... I'm picking up what this one is puttin' down..."

[owenbridgers]

“Flowers talk to you”
“Mario was an elephant”
“*Daisy is playable*”

Ah yes all weird things

[blacksheep]

Kamek was originally planned to be in Mario Kart 64, and actually appears in some early screenshots, but was cut for the final game. So it's a fun nod for him to finally be in a mainline game.

[errorusername]

I love how this Mario game is really leaning into the "shrooms" psychedelics

[bottledwaterprod]

The color palette and overall design of Penny's Big Breakaway reminds me a lot of the more original elements of Sonic Mania, and that's a good thing.

[memeelfman]

I like how the direct started with Pokémon and then ended with Mario's fursona

[mino]

this really opens the door in my heart for another classic paper mario. if NSMB can redeem itself, then i have a little bit of hope