

When it comes to copyright, companies are understandably very protective – and while Super Mario RPG was produced in a time when Square and Nintendo worked well together, the modern gaming industry is far more siloed and competitive. Because the original Nintendo 64 title included the Microsoft-owned Banjo and Conker, they were replaced in the final version of the game. Either way, Geno was gone – effectively removing any reference to Super Mario RPG.Ī similar thing happened when Nintendo chose to re-release Rare’s Diddy Kong Racing on Nintendo DS. It’s unknown whether this was Nintendo being overly cautious, or if Square Enix pressed copyright concerns on the company. When the title was remastered in 2017, Geno was replaced by a text bubble.

In the original version of the game released in 2003, Geno appeared as a mechanical doll in a mini-game. The problem became clear when Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga was remastered for Nintendo 3DS. The main characters clearly belong to Nintendo, but popular side characters like puppet Geno and cloud-person Mallow are technically owned by Square Enix, not Nintendo. Square later merged with Enix, developers of the Dragon Quest games, to form the modern day Square Enix.īecause Square developed original characters for the title, it seems Super Mario RPG is caught in a bit of an IP rights pickle. But the real point of difference comes from the fact that it was a game developed by Square – known for the Final Fantasy games – not Nintendo. Super Mario RPG was a unique game that sent Mario on a narrative adventure filled with quests, strange beings and wild lands – different from the modern platformer-type Mario games in every way. Why a Super Mario RPG sequel may never happen Image: Nintendo / Square But despite the enthusiasm, a sequel is unlikely to happen.

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Square Enix's Various Daylife is available for Switch download later today.Nintendo's next partnership with Ubisoft in Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope is planned for October 20 and features many new characters and abilities to spice up the tactical battles.Įnlarge / More like Nonopath Traveler, amirite?.Bayonetta 3 is still barreling toward its October 28 release, which will come with an optional "put on more clothes" mode.Aside from that, Pilotwings 64 and Mario Party 1 and 2 will hit in 2022, while Mario Party 3, Pokemon Stadium 1 Snowboarding, and Excitebike 64 will be released "gradually" in 2023. GoldenEye 007 is the highlight here, and it's "coming soon" to the Switch, complete with online play. More N64 games are coming to Nintendo's expanded Switch Online subscription.Very few details were revealed, but Miyamoto seemed excited about an included low-angle, Pikmin-eye-view of the action. Shigeru Miyamoto was excited to announce Pikmin 4, coming to the Switch in 2023, as the next game in the two-decade-old franchise.While the game is set after the protagonist wakes up from a 1,000-year slumber, its tactical positioning and ally recruitment will look familiar to anyone who knows the series. Fire Emblem Engage is coming to the Switch on January 20, 2023, and it features familiar characters like Marth and Cecilia, alongside new partners.

Enlarge / Fire Emblem Engage is set after the main character's thousand-year slumber.
