Princess Peach: Showtime! Review

Princess Peach: Showtime! reviewed by Logan Plant on Nintendo Switch.

Princess Peach: Showtime! is more closely aligned with Kirby and Yoshi’s simple, cheery romps rather than Mario’s polished platformers and Luigi’s haunted mansions. There’s fun to be found in the Sparkle Theater, as these delightfully simplified takes on some of gaming’s most popular genres are entertaining to blast through, and the whimsical stage play aesthetic gives Peach’s game an identity all its own. I’m also thrilled that Nintendo is finally giving Peach another crack at her own solo outing after nearly two decades, and I hope this is the start of an ongoing spinoff series within the wider Mario universe. Some noticeable performance issues and the frustrating lack of a chapter select means I won’t be returning for an encore, and I wish there were a few extra levels to lengthen the somewhat brief campaign, but Nintendo and Princess Peach at least know how to put on a good show.

[joegryniewski]

Kirby’s Forgetten Land got my son into video games. Now my daughter wants this to be her first game. Very excited for it

[joshbob]

Peach can never take a vacation without something going down.

[MrBoop]

My 8 yr old daughter is excited to play this. Not all games have to be ultra hard. Younger kids need video games too.

[ghostxplatinum]

Kudos to Nintendo for experimenting and trying something new with Princess Peach in a Mario spin-off. The whole theatre/stage play concept & aesthetic is honestly pretty interesting.

[MellerzNoel]

My takeaway is this is perfect for kids with its simple gameplay.

[ErnaMirah]

my 4 years old like it so much... and im enjoying it too. peach can be anything...

[dominicaccardo]

it seems like a great introductory game, for new gamers

[Glocktopus]

My 5 year old daughter is super hyped for this after she tried demo glad they do make games easy enough for her to enjoy.

[josecrify]

My 58 year old is so excited to play this kids game only.

[quoththekraven]

My daughter is in love with this game. It gets a 10 from me on that alone.

[ArcadeDrifterMusic]

IGN: "This game isn't difficult."
Speedrunners: "Allow us to introduce ourselves."

[eraticfx]

If she comes in Smash, she will definitely stand out from Daisy

[RondoOfBloodX]

I’m really enjoying this game so far and for those complaining it’s too easy then go and play the rehearsal stages.

[eyesofthefox]

It's interesting that she's an actress in the theater seeing as her first playable appearance was Super Mario Bros. 2, which itself was a theatrical reproduction of the events from the first game.

[YaBoyCori]

This game really makes you FEEL like Princess Peach.

[ICharlyl]

My girlfriend has 0 experience with videogames. She has tried to get into them for me but it's been tough because she's just terrible at them. That said, she played this demo and loved it, it was easy enough for a total amateur to play it. She also loves princess peach so I've thought it's awesome to see how female representation can inspire them.

[RenegadePandaZ]

Gameplay revolving around 2 buttons and being able to take 5 hits makes this targeted at children? Everyone keeps saying it's a 'kids game' when basically every Mario game has done the same thing. It just kind of discredits what was developed, which I'd argue is one of the most original things Nintendo has put out in a decade.

[haixtttpotats]

This is like the answer of Nintendo for Mattel's Barbie in form of video game.

[johnserpo]

This game reminds me of PS3's Puppeteer. Why didn't Sony make a sequel?

[MrWinnfield]

Played the demo and enjoyed it. Definitely not a bad game