Princess Peach: Showtime!

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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	Template:Release[?]
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
Rating(s)	ESRB: - Everyone 10+ PEGI: - Seven years and older CERO: - All ages ACB: - Parental Guidance USK: - Six years and older SMECCV: - Twelve years and older GRAC: - All ages GSRR: - Six years and older FPB: - Thirteen years and older Gmedia: - Seven years and older NMC: - Seven years and older
Mode(s)	Single-player
Input	Nintendo Switch: Joy-Con Nintendo Switch Pro Controller

Princess Peach: Showtime! is an action-adventure game developed by Good-Feel for the Nintendo Switch. Released worldwide on March 22, 2024, it is Princess Peach's first starring role in a game since Super Princess Peach in late 2005.

A free demo of the game was released on the Nintendo eShop on March 6, 2024.

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 usage of Sparkle power, 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 particular spot 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.

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.

Plot

One day in the Mushroom Kingdom, a Toad is sent a flier advertising a show at the Sparkle Theater, and Princess Peach and some Toads decide to go see it. 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 take on challenges within the theater that involve the former transforming into one of ten outfits: Swordfighter, Detective, Patissiere, Kung Fu, Ninja, Cowgirl, Figure Skater, Dashing Thief, Mermaid, and Mighty. 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. 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.

Once Grape is defeated for good, Peach rebuilds the theater with her powers. She transforms back into her normal self as the 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 falls. Finally, Peach winks and thanks the player.

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)
Jump
Action
Pose (Transformations only)	or
Up 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 .)
Spin jump (Figure Skater only)	+
Attract fish (Mermaid only)	Hold while tilting
Pause menu
Skip cutscene

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.

At no point are , , , , or used in the game, while is only used in the demo, in which it shows the post-demo trailer again.

The game requires 2 Joy-Cons or a Pro Controller to play. Although "Change Button Mapping" in the Nintendo Switch settings can be used to map all needed buttons onto a single Joy-Con, limitations with the button mapping regarding analog stick Y-axis, prevent a single Joy-Con from being used horizontally.

There is no touchscreen support, even in the menus.

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.
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.

Enemies and obstacles

Enemies

Character	Description
Rookie Dūke	Short humanoid members of the Sour Bunch.
Knight Dūke	Short humanoid members of the Sour Bunch who wear knight attire and have swords.
Spear Dūke	Short humanoid members of the Sour Bunch who hold spears and shields.
Kung fu Dūke	Short humanoid members of the Sour Bunch who wear kung fu attire.
Aerial Dūke	Avian members of the Sour Bunch.
Kung fu master	A tall enemy who fights using kung fu.
Thorn plant	A giant purple plant that resembles a Piranha Plant.

Obstacles

Obstacle	Description
Bramble	Purple brambles that can only be destroyed using Swordfighter Peach's attacks.

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Transformations

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

1F

• The Castle of Thorns
• Ninjutsu: The Art of Rapids
• Cowgirl in the Wilderness
• Welcome to the Festival of Sweets
• Darkle Boss: Disco Wing
• Swordfighter Rehearsal

2F

• The Ghostly Castle
• The Perfect Infiltration
• A Snow Flower on Ice
• The Case of the Missing Mural
• Darkle Boss: Light Fang
• Dashing Thief Rehearsal

3F

• Mighty Mission: Alien Invasion
• Cowgirl at Dusk
• Welcome to the Spooky Party
• Melody of the Sea
• Darkle Boss: Purrjector Cat
• Cowgirl Rehearsal

4F

• Ninjutsu: The Art of Flames
• The Stolen Statue
• A Kung Fu Tale
• The Case of the Rainy-Day Plot
• Darkle Boss: Spotlion
• Kung Fu Rehearsal

5F

• Mighty Mission: The Rescue
• A Kung Fu Legend
• A Parade on Ice
• Blight of the Sea
• Mighty Rehearsal

BF

• The Dark Swordfighter & the Arena
• The Dark Ninja & the Legion of Guards
• The Dark Locomotive & the Doomed Town
• The Dark Baker & the Bewitching Sweets
• The Dark Prison & the Dangerous Trap
• The Dark Ice & the Shadowy Stage
• The Dark Museum & the Purple Mystery
• Dark Space & the Great Meteor
• The Dark Depths & the Swirling Currents
• The Dark School & the Twisted Fist
• It's Showtime, Grape!

Wardrobe

It has been requested that this section be rewritten. Reason: Fill out locations for the Sparkle Dress and Sparkle Ribbon.

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	Clear The Castle of Thorns	100
Vertical-Stripes Dress	Clear The Castle of Thorns	100
Two-Tone Dress	Clear The Castle of Thorns	100
Gradient Dress	Clear The Castle of Thorns	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, referencing the moon's location, 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		500
Special Dress	Collect every Sparkle Gem	1000
Secret Dress	Find all the hidden Theets	-

Ribbons

Ribbon	How to unlock	Lobby Shop price
Regular Ribbon	Available by default	-
Red Ribbon	Clear The Castle of Thorns	100
Blue Ribbon	Clear The Castle of Thorns	100
Yellow Ribbon	Clear The Castle of Thorns	100
Orange Ribbon	Clear The Castle of Thorns	100
Lime Ribbon	Clear The Castle of Thorns	100
Light-Blue Ribbon	Clear The Castle of Thorns	100
Black Ribbon	Clear The Castle of Thorns	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		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. The same transformation appears in the September 2023 Nintendo Direct, revealing it to turn Peach into her Swordfighter form.

In Nintendo's financial report for the first quarter of their fiscal year ending 2024, the game was 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. The game's final title of Princess Peach: Showtime! was announced during the September 2023 Nintendo Direct.

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.

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. Notably, both Super Mario-franchise games developed on the engine are made by Good-Feel.

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. A special bundle containing the game and a reusable shopping bag featuring Peach's transformations is also available for purchase on this store.

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.

Gallery

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

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  Princess Peach

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  Swordfighter Peach

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  Detective Peach

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  Patissiere Peach

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  The Sour Bunch

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  Key artwork

Media

Main article: List of Princess Peach: Showtime! media

Entrancing Prelude (Main Menu) - Plays during the title screen.

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Peach March - Played in the opening cutscene.

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

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Stage Clear ~ Swordfighter Peach - Played after completing the stage as Swordfighter Peach.

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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.

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	Notes
Japanese	プリンセスピーチ Showtime!ショータイム！ 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 (traditional)	碧姬公主 表演時刻！ Bìjī Gōngzhǔ Biǎoyǎnshíkè!	Princess Peach Showtime!
Korean	프린세스 피치 Showtime!쇼타임! Peulinseseu Pichi Syotaim!	Princess Peach Showtime!

External links

• Official North American game page
• Official Canadian (French) game page
• Official Latin American game page
• Official Brazilian game page
• Official Japanese game page
• Official United Kingdom game page
• Official Belgium (Dutch) game page
• Official Belgium (French) game page
• Official German game page
• Official España game page
• Official French game page
• Official Italian game page
• Official Dutch game page
• Official Austrian game page
• Official Portuguese game page
• Official Swiss (German) game page
• Official Swiss (French) game page
• Official Swiss (Italian) game page
• Official South African game page
• Official Australian game page
• Official Czech game page
• Official Hungarian game page
• Official Polish game page
• Official Slovak game page