The new Super Mario RPG box art

Nintendo released the official box art for the new Super Mario RPG remake, opting for a minimalist look with all white background, seemingly losing the castle background and the artwork fans loved from the 1996 release in the Super Nintendo. There is a small secret as to why they went with this look and most people did not realize it.
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[kylecook]

I hope it secretly turns out to be a reversible cover with the NA art on the other side because that would be so amazing, That way they can pay homage to both covers and everyone is happy.

[spacebunny_]

Definitely a huge fan. Most of the box being a white field is very Final Fantasy (which is very intentional I know) and it’s a look i’ve always adored. Makes the game feel like something special, like an event it even exists.

[iwonderhowmanyyearshavepassed]

damn they're being really faithful to the og game, trailer and all, im diggin it

[BloxxingDinosaurus]

The Rawest Forest remake animated the ending really great by lining up the five characters like on the box art to the last five notes.

[inquizition]

Never judge a video game by its box art - Confucius

[livecoilarchive]

I like every box art variant for this game. You can't go wrong with any of them

[massivegorilla]

They should make it like the cover art for new super Mario bros wii where the characters are all there but they’re in a more interesting situation

[Kinoparapino]

This is a good box art because you can immediatly spot it so you can find it fast

[FoundOasis]

Still should have had a new rendering of smithy’s castle in the back

[ryanfriscia]

It's like that Japanese Final Fantasy box art, you see what's important on a white background. Not for everyone, sure, but I enjoy the restraint.

[はなこちゃん]

Now that they know it is the original Japanese art, it is suddenly the greatest art in history…

[MasterChef-official]

I just love how every single YouTuber brings up Twitter as they were the holy savior because we all know if Twitter isn't happy no one is

[mrdrybonestv]

I recognized the call back immediately and I love it.

[EggmanlandResident]

Reminds me of the Mario and Luigi box art. It also was on a white background.

[reactivatedyt]

Just like most Mario based games. They will have a really fun inside art. It would be awesome if the inside art that you can switch out is the snes version.

[FirstRecords]

it's just so strange to me that people will correctly feel iffy about the box art, but upon learning that they used something similar before, will suddenly say "oh, that makes it okay then". what!?

[twggu]

Personally I think it's a cool reference, but would probably have been better as a reversible box art, with the main box art being more action-filled and better looking. At least having the characters in more character-defining poses instead of just A-posing would have been better for a box art.

[mostly-hollow]

I love that, i like that they are making it simpler. And sometimes it's nice to have a simple box art!

[jonathanmayorga]

Bro the simplicity is dope in my opinion

[ThePerro]

It’s ok — part of the fun of getting physical games are the iconic box art for me. Seems dull but at the end of the day it’s not the worst