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Princess Peach: Showtime!
	; North American box art; For alternate box art, see the game's gallery.
Developer	Good-Feel
Publisher	Nintendo
Platform(s)	Nintendo Switch
Release date	March 22, 2024; March 22, 2024; March 22, 2024; March 22, 2024; March 22, 2024; March 22, 2024; March 22, 2024; March 22, 2024; March 22, 2024; March 22, 2024;
Language(s)	English (United States); French (France); French (Canada); German; Spanish (Spain); Spanish (Latin America); Italian; Dutch; Portuguese (Brazil); Russian; Japanese; Simplified Chinese; Traditional Chinese; Korean;
Genre	Action-adventure
ESRB:	- Everyone 10+
PEGI:	- Seven years and older
CERO:	- All ages
ACB:	- Parental Guidance
USK:	- Six years and older
ClassInd:	- General audience
SMECCV:	- Twelve years and older
GRAC:	- All ages
GSRR:	- Six years and older
FPB:	- Thirteen years and older
Gmedia:	- Seven years and older
MRO:	- Seven years and older
Mode(s)	Single-player
Format	Nintendo Switch: Game Card Digital download
Input	Nintendo Switch: Joy-Con Nintendo Switch Pro Controller
Serial code(s)	LA-H-AMJJA-EUR;

Latest revision as of 08:46, September 30, 2024

Princess Peach: Showtime! is an action-adventure game developed by Good-Feel for the Nintendo Switch. In the game, Peach embarks on a series of stage plays and performances to rescue the Sparkle Theater from its captors with the assistance of the theater's guardian Stella. Released worldwide on March 22, 2024, it is Princess Peach's third starring role in a game, following Princess Toadstool's Castle Run in 1990 and Super Princess Peach in 2005.

Overview

Peach and the Toads arriving at the Sparkle Theater.

The game has a stage play-themed setting. It takes place in a venue called Sparkle Theater, which a Toad invited Peach to. Once they arrive, a witch called Grape takes over the theater. Peach and the theater's guardian Stella team up to take back the theater by battling Grape's minions, the Sour Bunch. At the beginning of the game, Stella gives Peach the power of Sparkle, tying her hair in a ponytail with a magenta bow in the place of her usual crown, which she lost when Grape showed up. Stella can turn into a long ribbon Peach can use to interact with on-stage elements, such as props and characters. When she stands on a special platform on the stage, Peach is capable of transforming into various costume-like forms that match the current play's setting, such as Swordfighter Peach, Detective Peach, Patissiere Peach, and Kung Fu Peach. Every form has her own gameplay style, such as Swordfighter Peach using a rapier or Kung Fu Peach doing martial arts moves.^[5]

There are ten types of plays with three levels each, with the first one introducing its transformation. The third level of each theme is located in the basement, where all the Sparklas, the stars of each show, are trapped. To complete the level, Peach has to find and rescue the captured Sparklas and then work alongside them to reach the exit.

The game is a platformer that differs between 3D and 2D depending on the levels and transformations; for instance, Figure Skater Peach sections will always be 3D, while Mermaid Peach sections will always be 2D. Some levels also contain sections with auto-runner (e.g. Ninjutsu: The Art of Rapids), beat 'em up (e.g. Kung Fu Rehearsal), and quick-time events that usually cannot be failed (e.g. The Dark Locomotive & the Doomed Town).

Collected coins are added to a collective tally after each time a level is completed, and are used to buy outfits at the Lobby Shop. The maximum number of coins the tally can reach is 9999.

Health points

By default, Peach has a maximum of five HP during a show, shown as hearts above her head and in the pause menu. Hearts are lost when taking damage from enemies, falling down, being caught up during some auto-scrolling sections, or failing a Strike of Intuition. Hearts can be regained by interacting with certain sceneries, after doing certain tasks, or found at certain spots in levels. The "Rehearsal" bonus levels start her off with one HP, and she cannot gain more hearts during those levels.

The game also offers Peach to put on a Heart Charm, which increases the HP maximum to eight. It is offered, and can be removed, by a Staff Member Theet in the upper left of the 1F circle stairs. Stella can also offer it to Peach if she runs out of hearts twice in the same section of a show. There are no known negative effects of using the Heart Charm, besides the extra hearts being shown as green.

The game does not have a life system. As a result, there are no Game Overs or being booted out of shows. If Peach runs out of hearts, she is deducted 10 coins and is returned to the start of the section or the nearest previous checkpoint.

Technical aspects

The game runs in 720p at 30fps in handheld mode, and in 900p at 30fps in docked mode. Different aspects may render at different resolutions: text and menus can render at full target resolution, while highly detailed 3D models like Princess Peach's standard mode are rendered at lower resolutions. Some in-game cutscenes run at 24fps.

The sound is in stereo, with no support for 5.1 surround.

Plot

One day in the Mushroom Kingdom, a Toad is sent a flier advertising a show at the Sparkle Theater, which Princess Peach and some Toads decide to attend. Suddenly, the wicked Grape and the Sour Bunch invade and take over the theater. A gust of wind blows away Peach's crown, her suitcase, the Toads, some Theets, and some fliers. Meanwhile, Peach is trapped inside. She teams up with the theater's guardian Stella to stop them.

Throughout the game, Peach and Stella make their way through the theater's six floors to rid the theater plays of the Sour Bunch and the Darkle Bosses. This involves Peach transforming into one of ten ensembles: Swordfighter, Detective, Patissiere, Kung Fu, Ninja, Cowgirl, Figure Skater, Dashing Thief, Mermaid, and Mighty, depending on the type of play, as well as making use of Sparkle when she is not currently using a transformation. Peach also has to find and save the ten Sparklas, a group of Theets who are the stars of each type of play.

Eventually, Peach and Stella come face to face with Grape. With assistance from the Sparklas, Peach transforms into Radiant Peach in order to battle Grape. Peach ultimately defeats her, and Grape disappears. All that is left is her mask. As Peach and Stella walk away, the mask laughs, and Grape suddenly comes back to life, destroying the Sparkle Theater in the process. Peach transforms into a more powerful version of her Radiant transformation, known as Super Radiant Peach, and is forced to battle Grape once again.

Peach curtseying as Stella and the Sparklas take a bow.

Once Grape is defeated for good, Peach rebuilds the theater with her powers. She transforms back into her normal self as the Sparklas and Theets approach her and Stella. They all turn to the camera to the sound of applause, take a bow (with the exception of Peach, who curtsies instead) and wave goodbye as confetti rains down on them. Finally, Peach winks at the player and thanks them for helping her out.

During the credits, photos show highlights from the game, before coming to still shots of Peach reuniting with the Toads. The pink ribbon that held Peach's hair in place magically unties itself. One of the Toads hands Stella the crown, which she places on Peach's head. The credits end with a photo of Peach and Stella high-fiving surrounded by the Theets, and zooms out to reveal an envelope, a letter, and Peach's crown, all sitting on Peach's bedside table.

Controls

Action	Controls
Run	Tilt
Swim (Mermaid only)
Fly (Mighty and Radiant only)
Jump
Reveal Ninja curtain (Postgame only)
Action
Pose (Transformations only)	/
Rotate during outfit selections	/
Upwards slash (Swordfighter sidescroller sections only)	Tilt up +
Climb and slide pipes (Dashing Thief only)	Tilt up or down. (If the pipe is not on the floor, jump onto it with .)
Attract fish (Mermaid only)	Hold while tilting
Browse menus, including the elevator	Tilt or press /
Switch between Peach/Stella during outfit selections	/
Pause menu
Skip cutscene	/////, then
Control hints (Only when prompted)
Enter preview mode during outfit selection
Zoom in/out during outfit selection preview mode
Replay the post-demo cutscene (Demo only)
Hide/show the UI during outfit selection preview mode

Jump and Action can be natively swapped in the game's settings, so that Jump is set to , and Action to . In-game control hints will change to reflect such a swap. A small amount of controls will not change during a swap; for instance, selecting a floor on the Star Lift or revealing a Ninja Theet will always be mapped to .

There is no touch screen support, even in the menus.

The game requires two Joy-Con or a Pro Controller to play. Although "Change Button Mapping" in the Nintendo Switch settings can be used to map all gameplay movement buttons onto a single Joy-Con, limitations with the button mapping regarding the analog stick's Y-axis prevent a single Joy-Con from being used horizontally.

The game supports haptic feedback, with very light shakes when Peach attacks an enemy, walks onto a backroom pose elevator or the Star Lift, or touches an item or obstacle. The controller also vibrates during some large scenery movements. Rumble can be toggled in the "Options" settings.

Despite the game requiring an analog stick, Peach cannot move truly 360°. In the 3D sections, she can only run in eight directions (up, down, sideways, diagonal) and has no option to walk slower by partially tilting the stick. A few levels, including The Case of the Rainy-Day Plot, have specific sections where Peach can sneak but not run.

Characters

Playable characters

Character	Description
Princess Peach	The titular main protagonist of the game, Princess Peach sets off to save the Sparkle Theater from Grape and the Sour Bunch.
Stella	The guardian fairy of the Sparkle Theater, Stella assists Peach by giving her usage of Sparkle power and allowing her to transform.

Supporting characters

Character	Description
Toads	Subjects of Princess Peach, two Toads accompany her in her trip to the Sparkle Theater.
Theets	Short dot-eyed creatures with spherical heads and big spherical noses. They come in various colors and accessories. They work as employees of the Sparkle Theater, and many are also actors in the plays.

Enemies

Lower-ranked

Enemy	Description
Sour Bunch	A group of minions serving under Grape. A large majority of them are small humanoids who sabotage the theater's plays and who otherwise attempt to attack or trick Peach. Some subspecies can be seen flying or with merfolk tails.
Sour Thieves	Specific to the Dashing Thief Peach levels, they are more robotic in their behavior than the Sour Bunch.

Higher-ranked

Enemy	Description
Cowboy	A tall member of the Sour Bunch that leads a gang of robbers.
Phantom knight	A ghostly member of the Sour Bunch who haunts the Ghostly Castle.
Dark Swordfighter	A large knight member of the Sour Bunch who guards the Swordfighter Sparkla.
Sour Bunch figure skater	A tall member of the Sour Bunch who fights by figure skating.
Dark Baker	A large baker member of the Sour Bunch who challenges Patissiere Peach and the Patissiere Sparkla to a bake-off. It also possesses the latter beforehand.
Kung fu villain	A tall enemy who fights using different attacks with each encounter.
Thorn plant	A giant purple plant that resembles a Piranha Plant, which spawns brambles across The Castle of Thorns.
UFO	A gigantic spaceship with fists that it uses to attack.

Bosses

Boss	Description
Disco Wing	The first Darkle boss who is a giant bird in a disco ball.
Light Fang	The second Darkle boss who is a large snake that can rewind time.
Purrjector Cat	The third Darkle boss who is a large cat that can project shadows.
Spotlion	The fourth Darkle boss who is a lion that attacks using orbs.
Grape	The main antagonist of the game. She is an evil witch who takes over the Sparkle Theater with the help of her minions, the Sour Bunch.

Transformations

Peach has 12 transformations in the game. Most transformations affect how high she can jump. The jump heights loosely correspond to how heavy the platforming elements are: Kung Fu Peach can jump more than twice her own height, while Detective Peach can only jump half her own height.


Swordfighter Peach Fend off the Sour Bunch with graceful slashes, dodges, and counterattacks as a sensational swordfighter.	Detective Peach Don your sleuthing cap to question locals, uncover clues, and solve a classic “whodunnit” mystery as a clever detective.	Patissiere Peach Bake and decorate sweets with a dollop of cream and charm as a talented patissiere. Whip something up within the time limit!	Kung Fu Peach Defend the school with artful jabs, kicks, and jumps as a disciplined kung fu master. Send foes flying with strength and balance.

Ninja Peach Hide in the scenery using props, jump wall to wall, and take out foes with kunai as an agile ninja. Move swiftly and strike!	Cowgirl Peach Toss enemies and grab items with a lasso and saddle up your trusty horse as a quick-flingin’ cowgirl. Yeehaw!	Figure Skater Peach Join the other dancers on stage in a dazzling performance filled with quick-timed spins and jumps.	Dashing Thief Peach Hack and sneak through the Sour Bunch’s defenses. Embrace the thrills (and charms) of espionage!

Mermaid Peach Use Peach’s magical voice to control schools of fish to reveal hidden pathways and harmonize with an aquatic orchestra.	Mighty Peach Go from hero to superhero! Defend the locals with powerful punches and superhuman strength.	Radiant Peach A mythical dress imbued with Sparkle.	Super Radiant Peach The ultimate dress imbued with maximum Sparkle.

Plays

It has been requested that this section be rewritten. Reason: Better reorganising; other information (like number of Sparkle Gems) can probably be prioritised over shop stock and rewards since most of these cells are unfilled.

1F

Image/Name	Transformation/Level	Lobby Shop stock (Peach)	Lobby Shop stock (Stella)	Gold trophy reward
The Castle of Thorns	Swordfighter Peach (-1)	Polka-Dot Dress Horizontal-Stripes Dress Vertical-Stripes Dress Two-Tone Dress Gradient Dress	Red Ribbon Blue Ribbon Yellow Ribbon Blue Ribbon Orange Ribbon Lime Ribbon Light-Blue Ribbon Black Ribbon
Ninjutsu: The Art of Rapids	Ninja Peach (-1)
Cowgirl in the Wilderness	Cowgirl Peach (-1)
Welcome to the Festival of Sweets	Patissiere Peach (-1)
Darkle Boss: Disco Wing	Sparkle Peach	Disco Dress
Swordfighter Rehearsal	Swordfighter Peach (-EX)			Starry Dress

2F

Image/Name	Transformation/Level	Lobby Shop stock	Gold trophy reward
The Ghostly Castle	Swordfighter Peach (-2)
The Perfect Infiltration	Dashing Thief Peach (-1)
A Snow Flower on Ice	Figure Skater Peach (-1)
The Case of the Missing Mural	Detective Peach (-1)
Darkle Boss: Light Fang	Sparkle Peach	Fang Dress
Dashing Thief Rehearsal	Dashing Thief Peach (-EX)		Heart Dress

3F

Image/Name	Transformation/Level	Lobby Shop stock	Gold trophy reward
Mighty Mission: Alien Invasion	Mighty Peach (-1)
Cowgirl at Dusk	Cowgirl Peach (-2)
Welcome to the Spooky Party	Patissiere Peach (-2)
Melody of the Sea	Mermaid Peach (-1)
Darkle Boss: Purrjector Cat	Sparkle Peach	Purrjector Dress
Cowgirl Rehearsal	Cowgirl Peach (-EX)		Geometric Dress

4F

Image/Name	Transformation/Level	Lobby Shop stock	Gold trophy reward
Ninjutsu: The Art of Flames	Ninja Peach (-2)
The Stolen Statue	Dashing Thief Peach (-2)
A Kung Fu Tale	Kung Fu Peach (-1)
The Case of the Rainy-Day Plot	Detective Peach (-2)
Darkle Boss: Spotlion	Sparkle Peach	Spotlion Dress
Kung Fu Rehearsal	Kung Fu Peach (-EX)		Checkered Dress

5F

Image/Name	Transformation/Level	Gold trophy reward
Mighty Mission: The Rescue	Mighty Peach (-2)
A Kung Fu Legend	Kung Fu Peach (-2)
A Parade on Ice	Figure Skater Peach (-2)
Blight of the Sea	Mermaid Peach (-2)
Mighty Rehearsal	Mighty Peach (-EX)	Scaly Dress

BF

Image/Name	Transformation/Level	Lobby Shop stock
The Dark Swordfighter & the Arena	Swordfighter Peach (-3)	Special Swordfighter Dress
The Dark Ninja & the Legion of Guards	Ninja Peach (-3)	Special Ninja Dress
The Dark Locomotive & the Doomed Town	Cowgirl Peach (-3)	Special Cowgirl Dress
The Dark Baker & the Bewitching Sweets	Patissiere Peach (-3)	Special Patisserie Dress
The Dark Prison & the Dangerous Trap	Dashing Thief Peach (-3)	Special Dashing Thief Dress
The Dark Ice & the Shadowy Stage	Figure Skater Peach (-3)	Special Figure Skater Dress
The Dark Museum & the Purple Mystery	Detective Peach (-3)	Special Detective Dress
Dark Space & the Great Meteor	Mighty Peach (-3)	Special Mighty Dress
The Dark Depths & the Swirling Currents	Mermaid Peach (-3)	Special Mermaid Dress
The Dark School & the Twisted Fist	Kung Fu Peach (-3)	Special Kung Fu Dress
It's Showtime, Grape!	Radiant Peach Super Radiant Peach	Radiant Dress Grape Dress Radiant Ribbon Grape Ribbon

Wardrobe

Many dresses and ribbons are available for sale at the Lobby Shop after reaching in-game points, whereas those that do not have prices for them listed below are obtained through in-game accomplishments alone.

Dresses

Dress	How to unlock	Lobby Shop price
Regular Dress	Available by default
Polka-Dot Dress	Clear The Castle of Thorns	100
Horizontal-Stripes Dress		100
Vertical-Stripes Dress		100
Two-Tone Dress		100
Gradient Dress		100
Starry Dress	Earn a gold trophy in Swordfighter Rehearsal
Heart Dress	Earn a gold trophy in Dashing Thief Rehearsal
Geometric Dress	Earn a gold trophy in Cowgirl Rehearsal
Checkered Dress	Earn a gold trophy in Kung Fu Rehearsal
Scaly Dress	Earn a gold trophy in Mighty Rehearsal
Swordfighter Dress	Found in The Castle of Thorns, located in the sub-area in the second section after using Sparkle on six trees. Ribboner will give the dress as a reward.
Special Swordfighter Dress	Clear The Dark Swordfighter & the Arena	300
Ninja Dress	Found in Ninjutsu: The Art of Rapids. After jumping off the blue roof, the player must break the vase where Ribboner is hiding.
Special Ninja Dress	Clear The Dark Ninja & the Legion of Guards	300
Cowgirl Dress	Found in Cowgirl in the Wilderness, a scared Ribboner is hiding east of the basement downstairs.
Special Cowgirl Dress	Clear The Dark Locomotive & the Doomed Town	300
Patissiere Dress	Found in Welcome to the Festival of Sweets, attack the winged Sour Bunch minion stealing the cookie that Ribboner is clinging to.
Special Patissiere Dress	Clear The Dark Baker & the Bewitching Sweets	300
Dashing Thief Dress	Found in The Perfect Infiltration
Special Dashing Thief Dress	Clear The Dark Prison & the Dangerous Trap	300
Figure Skater Dress	Found in A Snow Flower on Ice
Special Figure Skater Dress	Clear The Dark Ice & the Shadowy Stage	300
Detective Dress	Found in The Case of the Missing Mural
Special Detective Dress	Clear The Dark Museum & the Purple Mystery	300
Mighty Dress	Found in Mighty Mission: Alien Invasion
Special Mighty Dress	Clear Dark Space & the Great Meteor	300
Mermaid Dress	Found in Melody of the Sea
Special Mermaid Dress	Clear The Dark Depths & the Swirling Currents	300
Kung Fu Dress	Found in A Kung Fu Tale
Special Kung Fu Dress	Clear The Dark School & the Twisted Fist	300
Disco Dress	Defeat Disco Wing for the first time	200
Fang Dress	Defeat Light Fang for the first time	200
Purrjector Dress	Defeat Purrjector Cat for the first time	200
Spotlion Dress	Defeat Spotlion for the first time	200
Radiant Dress	Defeat Grape for the first time	500
Grape Dress	Defeat Grape for the first time	500
Sparkle Dress	Collect 100 total Sparkle Gems	500
Special Dress	Collect all total 235 Sparkle Gems	1000
Secret Dress	Find all 72 hidden post-game Ninja Theets	-

Ribbons

Ribbon	How to unlock	Lobby Shop price
Regular Ribbon	Available by default
Red Ribbon	Clear The Castle of Thorns	100
Blue Ribbon		100
Yellow Ribbon		100
Orange Ribbon		100
Lime Ribbon		100
Light-Blue Ribbon		100
Black Ribbon		100
Swordfighter Ribbon	Found in The Ghostly Castle
Multicolored Swordfighter Ribbon	Found in The Dark Swordfighter & the Arena
Ninja Ribbon	Found in Ninjutsu: The Art of Flames
Multicolored Ninja Ribbon	Found in The Dark Ninja & the Legion of Guards
Cowgirl Ribbon	Found in Cowgirl at Dusk
Multicolored Cowgirl Ribbon	Found in The Dark Locomotive & the Doomed Town
Patissiere Ribbon	Found in Welcome to the Spooky Party
Multicolored Patissiere Ribbon	Found in The Dark Baker & the Bewitching Sweets
Dashing Thief Ribbon	Found in The Stolen Statue
Multicolored Dashing Thief Ribbon	Found in The Dark Prison & the Dangerous Trap
Figure Skater Ribbon	Found in A Parade on Ice
Multicolored Figure Skater Ribbon	Found in The Dark Ice & the Shadowy Stage
Detective Ribbon	Found in The Case of the Rainy-Day Plot
Multicolored Detective Ribbon	Found in The Dark Museum & the Purple Mystery
Mighty Ribbon	Found in Mighty Mission: The Rescue
Multicolored Mighty Ribbon	Found in Dark Space & the Great Meteor
Mermaid Ribbon	Found in Blight of the Sea
Multicolored Mermaid Ribbon	Found in The Dark Depths & the Swirling Currents
Kung Fu Ribbon	Found in A Kung Fu Legend
Multicolored Kung Fu Ribbon	Found in The Dark School & the Twisted Fist
Radiant Ribbon	Defeat Grape for the first time	500
Grape Ribbon	Defeat Grape for the first time	500
Sparkle Ribbon	Collect 100 total Sparkle Gems	500
Special Ribbon	Collect every Sparkle Gem	1000

Development

The initial key art, featuring Peach with more whimsical facial expressions.

The game was first teased during the June 2023 Nintendo Direct, alongside Super Mario RPG and Luigi's Mansion 2 HD. Also teased in the trailer was a new transformation Peach undergoes during the game, which turns her dress pale blue if she stands on a particular spot on the stage. During the transformation, Stella, who was still unnamed, turns into a ribbon and twirls around her, taking the color of her dress.^[6] The same transformation appears in the September 2023 Nintendo Direct, revealing it to turn Peach into her Swordfighter form.^[5]

In Nintendo's financial report for the first quarter of their fiscal year ending 2024, the game is listed in the launch schedule as "Princess Peach will star as the main character in a brand new game". This sentence is explicitly treated as a tentative title for the game.^[7] The game's final title of Princess Peach: Showtime! was announced during the September 2023 Nintendo Direct.^[5]

In October 2023, the game's box art and key artwork were modified to give Peach more determined facial expressions, which have been compared to Peach's appearance in The Super Mario Bros. Movie.^[8]^[9] In some cases the cutscenes also had their facial expressions changed, such as in Kung Fu Peach's transformation cutscene.

Kung Fu Peach in the September 2023 trailer
In the released game

In February 2024, it was confirmed that Princess Peach: Showtime! was being developed on the Unreal Engine 4 engine, making it the second game in the Super Mario franchise after Yoshi's Crafted World and the third Nintendo game as a whole after Pikmin 4 to be developed with this engine.^[10] Notably, both Super Mario-franchise games developed on the engine are made by Good-Feel.^[1]

A demo was released on March 6, 2024, two weeks prior to the game's full release, containing two levels (The Castle of Thorns and Welcome to the Festival of Sweets) and the prologue. Save data from the demo cannot be carried over into the full game.

Promotion

Pin and notebook

Shopping bag

Products distributed with the game on the European My Nintendo Store

Customers who purchase this game on the European My Nintendo Store receive an additional pin and notebook showing Princess Peach and Stella.^[11] A special bundle containing the game and a reusable shopping bag featuring Peach's transformations is also available for purchase on this store.^[12]

Staff

Main article: List of Princess Peach: Showtime! staff

Princess Peach: Showtime! was developed by Good-Feel, which previously developed Wario Land: Shake It!, Yoshi's Woolly World, and Yoshi's Crafted World. Good-Feel founder Etsunobu Ebisu serves as the game's producer and director, marking his first directorial role in almost 27 years, since Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon for the Nintendo 64 in 1997.^[13]

Glitches

In extremely rare cases, changing the system language between play sessions can make the Star Lift and some Theets (e.g. the Pictioneer and the Heart Charm Staff Member) temporarily unresponsive so that Peach cannot press to interact with them. Going up or down a floor or (if on 1F) talking to a Shopkeep will fix it.

Pre-release and unused content

The different "?" colors

In the "Nintendo Direct" announcement trailer for the game:

Detective Peach's question marks when looking for objects were blue. In the released game they are red.
The office's lights during Junior Detective's tutorial mystery were much less bright than in the released game.

The office's lightings

Reception

Princess Peach: Showtime! received mixed to positive reviews, with critics mainly praising the game's visual flair, stylishness, and variety of the costumes and activities available, but deeming its gameplay lacking in depth in comparison to other Super Mario games.

Critics have widely praised the theater theme of Princess Peach: Showtime! and how it visually affects the level design, as well as Peach as a protagonist and her versatility in the role, often in comparison to Super Princess Peach.^[14] Chris Carter, giving the game an 8/10 in a review for Destructoid, commended its simplicity of controls and unpredictability, and the play aesthetic as a charming aspect.^[15] Adam Cook from God Is a Geek also gave the game an 8/10, highlighting the action-based transformations. In contrast, he reviews Patisserie Peach and Detective Peach as "likely to be something that looks nicer than it is to actually play".^[16] In his 7/10 review, Logan Plant of IGN appreciated the commitment to the theater theme, and added that it is a perfect fit for Princess Peach. He says the action-based transformations "sometimes blend together" and can be reduced to button mashing due to the difficulty level of the game, but praises the boss fights.^[17]

The simplistic nature of the gameplay has received some criticism, although some outlets have speculated that the game may be targeting young children. In a negative review, Tom Regan of The Guardian claims that, despite its creative premise and appealing visuals and animations, "it only takes a few minutes of play before repetition sinks in", adding that many of the costumed sections feel like incomplete prototypes, citing the game as a whole as shallow and having "little to offer those of us who have mastered our times tables".^[18] Ali Shutler of NME also mentions this as a negative, calling the game "incredibly straightforward and forgiving", and that nothing "feels earned".^[19]

Some reviewers also criticized the technical performance. Adam Cook considered the game to be in a poor state for a Nintendo release, in reference to loading times and frame drops.^[16]

Reviews
Release	Reviewer, Publication	Score	Comment
Nintendo Switch	Adam Cook, God Is a Geek	8/10	"Bar a few issues, this is pretty much a triumph for Peach’s first solo adventure. It isn’t going to leave your jaw on the floor like Super Mario Bros Wonder did, but it’s a worthwhile way to spend your time, with some unique ideas, and clever design. Some transformations are better than others, but Princess Peach: Showtime is just a lovely way to spend the time for anyone willing to give themselves to it."
Nintendo Switch	Logan Plant, IGN	7/10	"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."
Nintendo Switch	Ali Shutler, NME	3/5	"Princess Peach: Showtime! takes an iconic character and tries to do too much with her. The ambitious game is a brilliant introduction to the colourful world of gaming but is frustratingly straightforward, despite the madcap situations you’ll find yourself in."
Aggregators
Compiler		Platform / Score
Metacritic		74

Sales

As of June 30th, 2024, the game had sold 1.30 million units worldwide.^[20]

Gallery

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Princess Peach: Showtime!

Media

Main article: List of Princess Peach: Showtime! media

Entrancing Prelude (Main Menu) - Plays during the title screen.	File info 0:30

Peach March - Plays in the opening cutscene.	File info 0:30

It's Up to Me - Plays in The Castle of Thorns, Welcome to the Festival of Sweets, The Perfect Infiltration, Mighty Mission: Alien Invasion and Welcome to the Spooky Party.	File info 0:30

Stage Clear ~ Swordfighter Peach - Plays after completing the stage as Swordfighter Peach.	File info 0:14

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References to other games

Yoshi's Cookie: The cookies Patissiere Peach holds in the game's artwork, as well as the ones she bakes in-game, are the same as the ones from this game.
Mario Kart Wii: Some of Toad's voice clips are reused for this game, particularly in the opening cutscene.
Super Mario Odyssey: The design of Peach's Castle is based off its design in this game.^[5]

References in other games

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: A spirit event called "Showtime and Wonder Spirits" added two new spirits based on characters from Princess Peach: Showtime!, with those characters being Peach & Stella and Swordfighter Peach.
Super Mario Run: An event themed after the game included nine missions to complete, with every three missions completed awarding the player with statues based on Patissiere Peach, Swordfighter Peach, and Peach with Stella.
Tetris 99: A theme based on Princess Peach: Showtime! was made available during the 39th Maximus Cup.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	プリンセスピーチ Showtime!ショータイム！^[2] Purinsesu Pīchi Shōtaimu!	Princess Peach Showtime! Like the Japanese title for Super Princess Peach, the Japanese word for princess「姫」(hime) is not used, but rather the transliterated English equivalent「プリンセス」(purinsesu).
Chinese (simplified)	碧姬公主表演时刻！^[?] Bìjī Gōngzhǔ Biǎoyǎnshíkè!	Princess Peach Showtime!
Chinese (traditional)	碧姬公主表演時刻！^[21] Bìjī Gōngzhǔ Biǎoyǎnshíkè!	Princess Peach Showtime!
Korean	프린세스 피치 Showtime!쇼타임!^[3] Peulinseseu Pichi Syotaim!	Princess Peach Showtime!

Trivia

Comparison of Latin letters in fonts

The Korean and Chinese versions use different fonts compared to the one used for other versions, with even Latin characters having some differences between them.

References

^ ^a ^b https://twitter.com/LuigiBlood/status/1765552030104408278
^ ^a ^b プリンセスピーチ Showtime! ダウンロード版 (in Japanese). My Nintendo Store. Nintendo. Archived from the original on September 15, 2023. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
^ ^a ^b (September 14, 2023). 『프린세스 피치 Showtime!』, 『페이퍼 마리오 1000년의 문』, 『루이지 맨션 2 HD』, 『마리오 vs. 동키콩』 등, Nintendo Switch로 발매되는 타이틀의 최신 정보를 전달! Nintendo Korea. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
^ Active Gulf (March 22, 2024). Nintendo Switch Exclusive "Princess Peach Showtime!" is available in stores across UAE.. Facebook (English). Retrieved June 10, 2024. (Archived June 10, 2024, 21:52:45 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Nintendo of America (September 14, 2023). Princess Peach: Showtime! - Nintendo Direct 9.14.2023. YouTube. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
^ Nintendo Direct 6.21.2023 - Nintendo Switch. YouTube. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
^ August 3, 2023. Financial Results Explanatory Material (with Notes) (PDF). Page 21. nintendo.co.jp. Retrieved September 10, 2023. (Archived August 3, 2023, 06:42:15 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
^ Princess Peach Box Art Updated to Look a Little More Like She Does in the Super Mario Bros. Movie IGN. Retrieved October 13, 2023
^ Nintendo has redesigned Princess Peach to be more like the movie Metro. Retrieved October 17, 2023
^ https://twitter.com/Akfamilyhome/status/1757301713248366855/photo/2
^ Princess Peach: Showtime!. store.nintendo.ie. Retrieved March 19, 2024. (Archived March 19, 2024, 20:14:27 UTC via archive.today.)
^ Princess Peach: Showtime! + Shopping Bag. store.nintendo.co.uk. Retrieved March 13, 2024. (Archived March 13, 2024, 18:52:44 UTC via archive.today.)
^ Robinson, A. (March 21, 2024). Princess Peach Showtime is Goemon designer’s first directorial role in over 25 years. Video Game Chronicle. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
^ Parrish, Ash (March 26, 2024). Princess Peach: Showtime! is clever and playful, but Peach deserves more. The Verge. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
^ Carter, Chris (March 21, 2024). Review: Princess Peach: Showtime. Destructoid. Retrived April 12, 2024
^ ^a ^b Cook, Adam (March 21, 2024). Princess Peach: Showtime! review. God Is a Geek. Retrived April 12, 2024.
^ Plant, Logan (March 21, 2024). Princess Peach: Showtime! Review. IGN. Retrieved April 12, 2024
^ Regan, Tom (March 22, 2024). Princess Peach: Showtime review – a paper-thin performance. The Guardian. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
^ Shutler, Ali (March 21, 2024). ‘Princess Peach: Showtime!’ review: leaves the audience wanting more. NME. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
^ Nintendo (August 2, 2024) [1]. Financial Results Explanatory Material, Nintendo Co., Ltd. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
^ 《碧姬公主表演時刻！》的最新資訊公開！本作預定於2024年3月22日（五）發售。 | TOPICS | 任天堂(香港)有限公司網站. Nintendo. Retrieved September 13, 2023.

External links

Nintendo of America Inc. / Nintendo of Canada, Ltd.

Nintendo Co., Ltd.

Official Japanese game page

Nintendo of Europe AG

Nintendo Australia Pty Ltd

Official Australian game page

ConQuest Entertainment A.S.

[Codename-1] ttps://twitter.com/LuigiBlood/status/1765552030104408278

[MyNintendoJP-2] プリンセスピーチ Showtime! ダウンロード版 (in Japanese). My Nintendo Store. Nintendo. Archived from the original on September 15, 2023. Retrieved September 15, 2023.

[NoK-3] (September 14, 2023). 『프린세스 피치 Showtime!』, 『페이퍼 마리오 1000년의 문』, 『루이지 맨션 2 HD』, 『마리오 vs. 동키콩』 등, Nintendo Switch로 발매되는 타이틀의 최신 정보를 전달! Nintendo Korea. Retrieved September 14, 2023.

[4] Active Gulf (March 22, 2024). Nintendo Switch Exclusive "Princess Peach Showtime!" is available in stores across UAE.. Facebook (English). Retrieved June 10, 2024. (Archived June 10, 2024, 21:52:45 UTC via Wayback Machine.)

[SepDirect-5] Nintendo of America (September 14, 2023). Princess Peach: Showtime! - Nintendo Direct 9.14.2023. YouTube. Retrieved September 14, 2023.

[Direct-6] Nintendo Direct 6.21.2023 - Nintendo Switch. YouTube. Retrieved June 22, 2023.

[7] August 3, 2023. Financial Results Explanatory Material (with Notes) (PDF). Page 21. nintendo.co.jp. Retrieved September 10, 2023. (Archived August 3, 2023, 06:42:15 UTC via Wayback Machine.)

[8] Princess Peach Box Art Updated to Look a Little More Like She Does in the Super Mario Bros. Movie IGN. Retrieved October 13, 2023

[9] Nintendo has redesigned Princess Peach to be more like the movie Metro. Retrieved October 17, 2023

[10] ttps://twitter.com/Akfamilyhome/status/1757301713248366855/photo/2

[11] Princess Peach: Showtime!. store.nintendo.ie. Retrieved March 19, 2024. (Archived March 19, 2024, 20:14:27 UTC via archive.today.)

[12] Princess Peach: Showtime! + Shopping Bag. store.nintendo.co.uk. Retrieved March 13, 2024. (Archived March 13, 2024, 18:52:44 UTC via archive.today.)

[13] Robinson, A. (March 21, 2024). Princess Peach Showtime is Goemon designer’s first directorial role in over 25 years. Video Game Chronicle. Retrieved March 29, 2024.

[14] Parrish, Ash (March 26, 2024). Princess Peach: Showtime! is clever and playful, but Peach deserves more. The Verge. Retrieved April 12, 2024.

[15] Carter, Chris (March 21, 2024). Review: Princess Peach: Showtime. Destructoid. Retrived April 12, 2024

[GIaG-16] Cook, Adam (March 21, 2024). Princess Peach: Showtime! review. God Is a Geek. Retrived April 12, 2024.

[17] Plant, Logan (March 21, 2024). Princess Peach: Showtime! Review. IGN. Retrieved April 12, 2024

[18] Regan, Tom (March 22, 2024). Princess Peach: Showtime review – a paper-thin performance. The Guardian. Retrieved April 12, 2024.

[19] Shutler, Ali (March 21, 2024). ‘Princess Peach: Showtime!’ review: leaves the audience wanting more. NME. Retrieved April 12, 2024.

[20] Nintendo (August 2, 2024) [1]. Financial Results Explanatory Material, Nintendo Co., Ltd. Retrieved August 2, 2024.

[21] 《碧姬公主表演時刻！》的最新資訊公開！本作預定於2024年3月22日（五）發售。 | TOPICS | 任天堂(香港)有限公司網站. Nintendo. Retrieved September 13, 2023.

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[Edit] Princess Peach: Showtime!
Characters	General	Horse • Princess Peach • Stella • Toads
	Sparklas	Cowgirl Sparkla • Dashing Thief Sparkla • Detective Sparkla • Figure Skater Sparkla • Kung Fu Sparkla • Mermaid Sparkla • Mighty Sparkla • Ninja Sparkla • Patissiere Sparkla • Swordfighter Sparkla
	Theets	Agent • Baker • Curator • Dancer • Junior Detective • Ninja • Pictioneer • Police • Professor • Ribboner • Scholar • Staff Member • Teacher
Transformations		Cowgirl Peach • Dashing Thief Peach • Detective Peach • Figure Skater Peach • Kung Fu Peach • Mermaid Peach • Mighty Peach • Ninja Peach • Patissiere Peach • Radiant Peach • Super Radiant Peach • Swordfighter Peach
Antagonists		Grape • Sour Bunch (Criminal · Sour Thieves)
Bosses		Cowboy • Darkle (Disco Wing · Light Fang · Purrjector Cat · Spotlion) • Dark Baker • Dark Swordfighter • Grape • Kung fu villain • Phantom knight • Sour Bunch figure skater • Thorn plant • UFO
Abilities		Sparkle (Sparkla Spirit) • Strike of Intuition • Wall Jump
Items		10-Coin • Coin • Dress ribbon • Five Coin • Heart • Heart Charm • Sparkle Gem • Sparkle piece • Stella ribbon • Theet balloon
Objects		Barrel • Bomb • Boulder • Cake • Cookie • Chest • Clam • Dark door • Dark Locomotive • Jar • Meteor • Vase
Locations		Clock Tower • Elder's Manor • Lobby Shop • Museum • Peach's Castle • Sub-area • Sparkle Theater • Venue
Miscellaneous		Current • Gallery • Media • Staff

[Edit] Super Mario games
Platformers	Super Mario series	Main	Super Mario Bros. (1985, NES) • Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels (1986, FDS) • Super Mario Bros. 2 (1988, NES) • Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988, NES) • Super Mario Land (1989, GB) • Super Mario World (1990, SNES) • Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (1992, GB) • Super Mario 64 (1996, N64) • Super Mario Sunshine (2002, GCN) • New Super Mario Bros. (2006, DS) • Super Mario Galaxy (2007, Wii) • New Super Mario Bros. Wii (2009, Wii) • Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010, Wii) • Super Mario 3D Land (2011, 3DS) • New Super Mario Bros. 2 (2012, 3DS) • New Super Mario Bros. U (2012, Wii U) • Super Mario 3D World (2013, Wii U) • Super Mario Maker (2015, Wii U) • Super Mario Run (2016, iOS/iPadOS/Android) • Super Mario Odyssey (2017, Switch) • Super Mario Maker 2 (2019, Switch) • Super Mario Bros. Wonder (2023, Switch)
		Reissues	VS. Super Mario Bros. (1986, VS) • Super Mario Bros. (1986, G&W) • All Night Nippon: Super Mario Bros. (1986, FDS) • Super Mario Bros. (1989, NGW) • Super Mario Bros. 3 (1990, NGW) • Super Mario World (1991, NGW) • Super Mario All-Stars (1993, SNES) • Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World (1994, SNES) • BS Super Mario USA (1996, SNES) • BS Super Mario Collection (1997, SNES) • Super Mario Bros. Deluxe (1999, GBC) • Super Mario Advance (2001, GBA) • Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 (2001, GBA) • Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 (2003, GBA) • Classic NES Series (2004-2005, GBA) • Super Mario 64 DS (2004, DS) • Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition (2010, Wii) • Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS (2016, 3DS) • New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (2019, Switch) • Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020, Switch) • Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros. (2020, G&W) • Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury (2021, Switch)
		Related games	Super Mario Bros. Special (1986, computer) • Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 (1994, GB) • Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995, SNES) • New Super Luigi U (2013, Wii U) • Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (2014, Wii U) • Super Mario Bros. 35 (2020, Switch) • Bowser's Fury (2021, Switch)
		Canceled games	Super Mario's Wacky Worlds (CD-i) • Mario Takes America (CD-i) • VB Mario Land (VB) • Super Mario 64 2 (N64DD)
	Donkey Kong series		Donkey Kong (1981, arcade) • Donkey Kong (1994, GB)
	Mario vs. Donkey Kong series		Mario vs. Donkey Kong (2004, GBA) • Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis (2006, DS) • Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again! (2009, DSiWare) • Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem! (2010, DS) • Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move (2013, 3DS) • Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars (2015, 3DS/Wii U) • Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge (2016, 3DS/Wii U)
	Mario Bros. series		Mario Bros. (1983, arcade) • Mario Bros. Special (1984, computer) • Punch Ball Mario Bros. (1984, computer) • Mario Clash (1995, VB)
	Wrecking Crew series		VS. Wrecking Crew (1984, VS) • Wrecking Crew (1985, NES) • Wrecking Crew '98 (1998, SFC)
	Other		Mario Bros. (1983, G&W) • Mario's Cement Factory (1983, G&W) • Mario & Wario (1993, SNES) • Hotel Mario (1994, CD-i) • Super Princess Peach (2005, DS) • Princess Peach: Showtime! (2024, Switch)
	Reissues		Crazy Kong (1981, arcade) • Donkey Kong (1982, G&W) • Mario Bros. have returned (1988, FDS) • Donkey Kong (1994, NGW) • Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 (2002, GBA) • Donkey Kong/Donkey Kong Junior/Mario Bros. (2004, arcade) • Virtual Console (2006-2016, Wii/3DS/Wii U) • Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (2018, Switch/3DS) • Mario vs. Donkey Kong (2024, Switch)
	Tech demos		Super Mario 128 (2000, GCN) • New Super Mario Bros. Mii (2011, Wii U)
Mario Kart series	Main		Super Mario Kart (1992, SNES) • Mario Kart 64 (1996, N64) • Mario Kart: Super Circuit (2001, GBA) • Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (2003, GCN) • Mario Kart DS (2005, DS) • Mario Kart Wii (2008, Wii) • Mario Kart 7 (2011, 3DS) • Mario Kart 8 (2014, Wii U) • Mario Kart Tour (2019, iOS/iPadOS/Android)
	Arcade		Mario Kart Arcade GP (2005, arcade) • Mario Kart Arcade GP 2 (2007, arcade) • Mario Kart Arcade GP DX (2013, arcade) • Mario Kart Arcade GP VR (2017, arcade)
	Other		Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit (2020, Switch)
	Ports		Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (2017, Switch)
Mario Party series	Main		Mario Party (1998, N64) • Mario Party 2 (1999, N64) • Mario Party 3 (2000, N64) • Mario Party 4 (2002, GCN) • Mario Party 5 (2003, GCN) • Mario Party 6 (2004, GCN) • Mario Party 7 (2005, GCN) • Mario Party 8 (2007, Wii) • Mario Party 9 (2012, Wii) • Mario Party 10 (2015, Wii U) • Super Mario Party (2018, Switch) • Mario Party Superstars (2021, Switch) • Super Mario Party Jamboree (2024, Switch)
	Handheld		Mario Party Advance (2005, GBA) • Mario Party DS (2007, DS) • Mario Party: Island Tour (2013, 3DS) • Mario Party: Star Rush (2016, 3DS) • Mario Party: The Top 100 (2017, 3DS)
	Arcade		Super Mario Fushigi no Korokoro Party (2004, arcade) • Super Mario Fushigi no Korokoro Party 2 (2005, arcade) • Mario Party Fushigi no Korokoro Catcher (2009, arcade) • Mario Party Kurukuru Carnival (2012, arcade) • Mario Party Fushigi no Korokoro Catcher 2 (2013, arcade) • Mario Party Challenge World (2016, arcade)
	Other		Mario Party 4 (2002, Adobe Flash) • Mario Party-e (2003, GBA)
Sports games	Mario Golf series		Golf (1984, NES) • Stroke & Match Golf (1984, VS. System) • Golf: Japan Course (1987, FDS) • Golf: U.S. Course (1987, FDS) • Golf (1989, GB) • NES Open Tournament Golf (1991, NES) • Mario Golf (1999, N64) • Mario Golf (1999, GBC) • Mobile Golf (2001, GBC) • Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour (2003, GCN) • Mario Golf: Advance Tour (2004, GBA) • Mario Golf: World Tour (2014, 3DS) • Mario Golf: Super Rush (2021, Switch)
	Mario Tennis series		Mario's Tennis (1995, VB) • Mario Tennis (2000, N64) • Mario Tennis (2000, GBC) • Mario Power Tennis (2004, GCN) • Mario Tennis: Power Tour (2005, GBA) (Bicep Pump [Unknown, Adobe Flash] • Reflex Rally [Unknown, Adobe Flash]) • Mario Tennis Open (2012, 3DS) • Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash (2015, Wii U) • Mario Tennis Aces (2018, Switch)
	Super Mario Stadium series		Mario Superstar Baseball (2005, GCN) • Mario Super Sluggers (2008, Wii)
	Mario Strikers series		Super Mario Strikers (2005, GCN) • Mario Strikers Charged (2007, Wii) • Mario Strikers: Battle League (2022, Switch)
	Famicom Grand Prix series		Famicom Grand Prix: F1 Race (1987, FDS) • Famicom Grand Prix II: 3D Hot Rally (1988, FDS)
	Other		Donkey Kong Hockey (1984, G&W) • Baseball (1989, GB) • Super Mario Race (1992, GwB) • Easy Racer (1996, SNES) • Mario Hoops 3-on-3 (2006, DS) • Mario Sports Mix (2010, Wii) • Mario Sports Superstars (2017, 3DS) • LEGO Super Mario Goal (2024, Sky Italia)
	Canceled games		Super Mario Spikers (Wii)
Role-playing games	Paper Mario series		Paper Mario (2000, N64) • Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004, GCN) • Super Paper Mario (2007, Wii) • Paper Mario: Sticker Star (2012, 3DS) • Paper Mario: Color Splash (2016, Wii U) • Paper Mario: The Origami King (2020, Switch)
	Mario & Luigi series		Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (2003, GBA) • Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time (2005, DS) • Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (2009, DS) • Mario & Luigi: Dream Team (2013, 3DS) • Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam (2015, 3DS) • Mario & Luigi: Brothership (2024, Switch)
	Other		Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996, SNES)
	Remakes		Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions (2017, 3DS) • Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey (2018, 3DS) • Super Mario RPG (2023, Switch) • Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2024, Switch)
Dr. Mario series	Main		Dr. Mario (1990, NES/GB) • Dr. Mario 64 (2001, N64) • Dr. Mario Online Rx (2008, WiiWare) • Dr. Mario Express (2008, DSiWare) • Dr. Luigi (2013, Wii U) • Dr. Mario: Miracle Cure (2015, 3DS) • Dr. Mario World (2019, iOS/iPadOS/Android)
	Other		Dr. Mario (1993, GwB)
	Remakes		Tetris & Dr. Mario (1994, SNES) • Nintendo Puzzle Collection (2003, GCN) • Dr. Mario & Puzzle League (2005, GBA)
Luigi's Mansion series	Main		Luigi's Mansion (2001, GCN) • Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon (2013, 3DS) • Luigi's Mansion 3 (2019, Switch)
	Arcade		Luigi's Mansion Arcade (2015, arcade)
	Remakes		Luigi's Mansion (2018, 3DS) • Luigi's Mansion 2 HD (2024, Switch)
Educational games	Mario Discovery Series		Mario is Missing! (1992, MS-DOS) • Mario is Missing! (1993, SNES) • Mario is Missing! (1993, NES) • Mario's Time Machine (1993, MS-DOS) • Mario's Time Machine (1993, SNES) • Mario's Time Machine (1994, NES) • Mario's Early Years! Fun with Letters (1993, MS-DOS/SNES) • Mario's Early Years! Fun with Numbers (1994, MS-DOS/SNES) • Mario's Early Years! Preschool Fun (1994, MS-DOS/SNES)
	Mario Teaches Typing series		Mario Teaches Typing (1991, MS-DOS) • Mario Teaches Typing 2 (1996, MS-DOS)
	Other		Family BASIC (1984, FC) • Super Mario Bros. & Friends: When I Grow Up (1991, MS-DOS)
	Ports		Mario's Early Years! CD-ROM Collection (1995, MS-DOS)
Art utilities	Mario Artist series		Mario Artist: Paint Studio (1999, N64DD) • Mario Artist: Talent Studio (2000, N64DD) • Mario Artist: Communication Kit (2000, N64DD) • Mario Artist: Polygon Studio (2000, N64DD)
Art utilities	Other		I am a teacher: Super Mario Sweater (1986, FDS) • Super Mario Bros. Print World (1991, MS-DOS) • Mario Paint (1992, SNES) • Super Mario Collection Screen Saver (1997, PC) • Mario no Photopi (1998, N64) • Mario Family (2001, GBC)
Miscellaneous	Picross series		Mario's Picross (1995, GB) • Mario's Super Picross (1995, SFC) • Picross 2 (1996, GB) • Picross NP Vol. 6 (2000, SFC)
	LCD handhelds		Mario's Bombs Away (1983, G&W) • Mario's Egg Catch (1990, SMBW) • Luigi's Hammer Toss (1990, SMBW) • Princess Toadstool's Castle Run (1990, SMBW) • Mario the Juggler (1991, G&W)
	Pinball		Pinball (1984, NES) • Super Mario Bros. (1992, arcade) • Super Mario Bros. Mushroom World (1992, arcade) • Mario Pinball Land (2004, GBA)
	Arcade		Mario Roulette (1991, arcade) • Piccadilly Circus: Super Mario Bros. 3 (1991, arcade) • Mario World (1991, arcade) • Terebi Denwa: Super Mario World (1992, arcade) • Super Mario World Popcorn (1992, arcade) • Pika Pika Mario (1992, arcade) • Janken Fukubiki: Super Mario World (1992, arcade) • Koopa Taiji (1993, arcade) • Būbū Mario (1993, arcade) • Mario Undōkai (1993, arcade) • Super Mario World (1993, arcade) • Super Mario Kart: Doki Doki Race (1994, arcade) • Mario Bowl (1995, arcade) • Super Mario Attack (1996, arcade) • Super Donkey Kong 2 Swanky no Bonus Slot (1996, arcade) • Donkey Kong (1996, arcade) • Mario Kart 64 (1996, arcade) • Super Mario 64 (1997, arcade) • Super Mario Bros. 3 (Unknown, arcade) • Super Mario World (Unknown, arcade) • Guru Guru Mario (Unknown, arcade) • Dokidoki Mario Chance! (2003, arcade) • Super Mario Fushigi no Janjan Land (2003, arcade) • New Super Mario Bros. Wii Coin World (2011, arcade)
	Browser		Mario Net Quest (1997, Adobe Shockwave) • Mario's Memory Madness (1998, Adobe Shockwave) • Crazy Counting (1999, Adobe Shockwave) • Dinky Rinky (1999, Adobe Shockwave) • Goodness Rakes (1999, Adobe Shockwave) • Melon Mayhem (1999, Adobe Shockwave) • Nomiss (1999, Adobe Shockwave) • Wario's Whack Attack (1998, Adobe Shockwave) • The Lab (The Bookshelf • The Drafting Table • PolterCue • Ask Madame Clairvoya) (2001, Adobe Flash) • Mario Trivia (Unknown, Adobe Flash) • Mario Memory (Unknown, Adobe Flash) • Virus Attack! (Unknown, Adobe Flash) • Mini-Mario Factory Game! (2004, Adobe Flash) • Bill Bounce (2004, Adobe Flash) • Mario Party 7 Bon Voyage Quiz (2005, Adobe Flash) • Super Mario Strikers (2005, Adobe Flash) • Dr. Mario Vitamin Toss (2005, Adobe Flash) • Bowser's Lair Hockey (2005, Adobe Flash) • Heads-Up (2005, Adobe Flash) • Parasol Fall (2005, Adobe Flash) • Dribble Skillz (2006, Adobe Flash) • Superstar Shootout (2006, Adobe Flash) • Cannon Kaos (2006, Adobe Flash) • 1-Up Hunt! (2006, Adobe Flash) • Super Paper Mario Memory Match (2007, Adobe Flash) • Are You Smarter Than Mario? (2008, Adobe Flash) • Play Nintendo activities (2014–present)
	DSiWare applications		Mario Calculator (2009, DSiWare) • Mario Clock (2009, DSiWare)
	Other games		Alleyway (1989, GB) • Yoshi's Safari (1993, SNES) • UNDAKE30 Same Game (1995, SFC) • Mario's Game Gallery (1995, MS-DOS) • Mario's FUNdamentals (1998, Windows) • Yakuman DS (2005, DS)
	Tech demos		NDDEMO (2001, GCN) • Mario's Face (Unknown, DS)
Crossovers	Game & Watch Gallery series		Game & Watch Gallery (1997, GB) • Game & Watch Gallery 2 (1997, GB) • Game & Watch Gallery 3 (1999, GBC) • Game & Watch Gallery 4 (2002, GBA)
	Super Smash Bros. series		Super Smash Bros. (1999, N64) • Super Smash Bros. Melee (2001, GCN) • Super Smash Bros. Brawl (2008, Wii) • Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (2014, 3DS) • Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (2014, Wii U) • Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018, Switch)
	Itadaki Street series		Itadaki Street DS (2007, DS) • Fortune Street (2011, Wii)
	Mario & Sonic series		Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (2007, Wii) • Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (2008, DS) • Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (2009, Wii) • Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (2009, DS) • Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (2011, Wii) • Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (2012, 3DS) • Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games (2013, Wii U) • Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (2016, Wii U) • Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (2016, 3DS) • Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition (2016, arcade) • Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 (2019, Switch) • Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 - Arcade Edition (2020, arcade)
	NES Remix series	Main	NES Remix (2013, Wii U) • NES Remix 2 (2014, Wii U)
	NES Remix series	Reissues	NES Remix Pack (2014, Wii U) • Ultimate NES Remix (2014, 3DS)
	Mario + Rabbids series		Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle (2017, Switch) • Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope (2022, Switch)
	Other		Excitebike: Bun Bun Mario Battle (1997, SNES) • NBA Street V3 (2005, GCN) • Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix (2005, GCN) • SSX on Tour (2005, GCN) • Tetris DS (2006, DS) • Captain Rainbow (2008, Wii) • Art Style: PiCTOBiTS (2009, DSiWare) • Nintendo Land (2012, Wii U) • Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition (2015, 3DS) • Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition (2024, Switch)

[Edit] Nintendo Switch games
Super Mario franchise	Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (2017) • Super Mario Odyssey (2017) • Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (2018) • Mario Tennis Aces (2018) • Super Mario Party (2018) • New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (2019) • Super Mario Maker 2 (2019) • Luigi's Mansion 3 (2019) • Paper Mario: The Origami King (2020) • Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020) • Super Mario Bros. 35 (2020) • Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit (2020) • Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury (2021) • Mario Golf: Super Rush (2021) • Mario Party Superstars (2021) • Mario Strikers: Battle League (2022) • Super Mario Bros. Wonder (2023) • Super Mario RPG (2023) • Mario vs. Donkey Kong (2024) • Princess Peach: Showtime! (2024) • Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2024) • Luigi's Mansion 2 HD (2024) • Super Mario Party Jamboree (2024) • Mario & Luigi: Brothership (2024)
Donkey Kong franchise	Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (2018) • Donkey Kong Country Returns HD (2025)
Yoshi franchise	Yoshi's Crafted World (2019)
Wario franchise	WarioWare: Get It Together! (2021) • WarioWare: Move It! (2023)
Arcade Archives	Mario Bros. (2017) • VS. Super Mario Bros. (2017) • Donkey Kong (2018) • Donkey Kong Jr. (2018) • Donkey Kong 3 (2019) • VS. Pinball (2019) • VS. Golf (2019) • VS. Wrecking Crew (2020)
Crossovers	Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition (2017) • Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle (2017) • Minecraft: Bedrock Edition (2018) • Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018) • The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (2019) • Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 (2019) • Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope (2022) • Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition (2024)