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[sanstesy]

There's a magic rabbit inside Mario's cap. This explains the rabbit sized door on the hat ship.

My mind was so blown by this that I almost made a new thread.

Nice find.

 

[doop_]

There's a magic rabbit inside Mario's cap. This explains the rabbit sized door on the hat ship.

My mind was so blown by this that I almost made a new thread.

I don't think that is a door.

 

[forknknife]

There's a magic rabbit inside Mario's cap. This explains the rabbit sized door on the hat ship.

My mind was so blown by this that I almost made a new thread.

Don't get it, is it because of the eye color being the same as the rabbits?

 

[added_time]

I've watched this trailer 3 times in the last few days. It looks mindblowing. I really enjoyed Mario 3D World but this looks to be way more up my alley. They are really throwing the kitchen sink at this one and I mean that in the best way possible!

 

[zoukka]

As much as I love everything about this game, those rabbits look fucking awful. Worse than the Koopa kids.

 

[Galang]

There's a magic rabbit inside Mario's cap. This explains the rabbit sized door on the hat ship.

My mind was so blown by this that I almost made a new thread.

Oh that's cool! Also just noticed the lamp in the bottom right picture is shaped like a magician's hat. They're really running with the theme which is awesome

 

[sanstesy]

Don't get it, is it because of the eye color being the same as the rabbits?

That's the biggest tell and I didn't even notice it. The hat has the exactly the same eyes as the rabbits and that probably isn't a coincidence.

 

[doop_]

I feel like if there was a rabbit in the cap we would have more obvious design cues and have it hinted at in the trailer. Everything is pointing to different caps being the new gameplay mechanic of the game.

 

[Cerium]

I feel like if there was a rabbit in the cap we would have more obvious design cues and have it hinted at in the trailer. Everything is pointing to different caps being the new gameplay mechanic of the game.

Or... different rabbits you defeat and trap inside your hat.

 

[Berordn]

I feel like if there was a rabbit in the cap we would have more obvious design cues and have it hinted at in the trailer. Everything is pointing to different caps being the new gameplay mechanic of the game.

I'm sure we'll see more caps, but playing on the idea of pulling a rabbit out of the hat, on top of the magicians cap being a common motif in the game so far...

It makes a lot of sense.

 

[sanstesy]

I predict this game is actually gonna have a lot of lore/story for a Mario platforming game. There is too much weird stuff in there.

 

[doop_]

Or... different rabbits you defeat and trap inside your hat.

That is a little creepy, also what would be the point of Crazy Caps then. We just have to wait and see but i doubt it.

But

I'm sure we'll see more caps, but playing on the idea of pulling a rabbit out of the hat, on top of the magicians cap being a common motif in the game so far...

It makes a lot of sense.

When you say it like that...

 

[phanphare]

I feel like if there was a rabbit in the cap we would have more obvious design cues and have it hinted at in the trailer. Everything is pointing to different caps being the new gameplay mechanic of the game.

it's magic!

 

[jonno394]

Yeah there'll definitely be more hats with their own powerups/gameplay advantages, Mario Land 3:Wario Land style

 

[Peltz]

l think Sunshine was ill conceived from the start. l think they said something about the creative process for Sunshine being the complete opposite of what Nintendo usually does: instead of coming up with gameplay ideas first and creating a world around them, they came up with the concept of "Mario goes on a vacation in a tropical island" first and created Fludd as a consequence. lt's in an Iwata Asks but l don't remember which one.

You guys make it seem like Sunshine was garbage just because it was different and not as good as the other 3D Marios.

There is a very very good game there if you give it a chance. Not every 3D Mario can be a GOAT contender (although the rest of them kind of are). But it had a lot of amazing ideas and some very fun gameplay.

If any other brand were associated with it other than Mario, it'd be considered 3D platforming royalty along with the Mario franchise and Banjo Kazooie.

 

[forknknife]

Or... different rabbits you defeat and trap inside your hat.

But the rabbits look evil to new, i thought they'd be enemies. Well, who knows..

 

[TheGreatMightyPoo]

As much as I love everything about this game, those rabbits look fucking awful. Worse than the Koopa kids.

So much wrong in one post.
The tall one in particular is baller like Waluigi.

 

[Cerium]

But the rabbits look evil to new, i thought they'd be enemies. Well, who knows..

Those rabbits are clearly enemies, but it looks like Mario has a friendly one helping him to start.

 

[PeakPointMatrix]

So much wrong in one post.
The tall one in particular is baller like Waluigi.

He's right though, they look like rabbits that were fused with scary clowns. I can't stand to look at them. Them being rabbits is just another random jarring element to a game that seems to be all over the place thematically and artistically going by the trailer.

Spoiler

I say this as someone hyped as fuck for an open world Mario game and will be buying this day one, but I'd be lying if I said I wasn't thrown by the array of different styles. And yes I know he's traveling between different dimensions.

 

[TheGreatMightyPoo]

He's right though, they look like rabbits that were fused with scary clowns

What's the problem???

 

[jonno394]

So much wrong in one post.
The tall one in particular is baller like Waluigi.

I've been toying with the idea that they are actually Mario characters turned in to evil rabbits since day 1, and now that you mention it..... I thought the fat one was Wario, the tall one Luigi, the girl is Peach and the green one is someone else.....lets say Toad. All shot with some magic ray gun, they missed Mario and only hit his hat, turning it in to a Rabbit Hat/

edit - Just realised Peach shows up in the trailer....facepalm.

 

[Tathanen]

Blue, green, orange, pink/purple, kinda suspiciously missing red among those rabbit colors. Mario's totally got the red rabbit in there.

 

[TheGreatMightyPoo]

I've been toying with the idea that they are actually Mario characters turned in to evil rabbits since day 1, and now that you mention it..... I thought the fat one was Wario, teh tall one Luigi, the girl is Peach and the green one is someone else.....lets say Toad.

:O

 

[Professor Lexicovermis]

There's a magic rabbit inside Mario's cap. This explains the rabbit sized door on the hat ship.

My mind was so blown by this that I almost made a new thread.

Wait, when did we find out about these guys? I haven't seen em before today, but everyone's acting like it's old news.

 

[TheGreatMightyPoo]

Does the blue rabbit's hair look familiar???
;]

 

[Azure J]

I hadn't thought of the rabbit thing before now and now I kinda hope it's true if only because I want an allusion to the GoAT Mario box art somewhere in game now.

 

[Plum]

I predict this game is actually gonna have a lot of lore/story for a Mario platforming game. There is too much weird stuff in there.

Considering Mario has lore deeper than the Mariana Trench I'd be surprised if it didn't continue the tradition to be honest.

 

[E-phonk]

Too bad they don't seem to be related to these fellows

 

[DieNgamers]

I hadn't thought of the rabbit thing before now and now I kinda hope it's true if only because I want an allusion to the GoAT Mario box art somewhere in game now.

Oh man! Nostalgia overload!!! I hope someday they go back to the drawn art for Mario. Good times.

 

[forknknife]

Wait, when did we find out about these guys? I haven't seen em before today, but everyone's acting like it's old news.

It's part of the trailer but maybe you blinked too slow?

 

[MrBadger]

There's a magic rabbit inside Mario's cap. This explains the rabbit sized door on the hat ship

I reckon the rabbit is the hat. We see Bowser squish Mario's regular cap in the trailer

As much as I love everything about this game, those rabbits look fucking awful. Worse than the Koopa kids.

At this point I'm happy to see a set of Mario Bosses that aren't the Koopa kids or something else from Mario 3

 

[Professor Lexicovermis]

It's part of the trailer but maybe you blinked too slow?

Ah. The stream was extremely laggy for me, and to be honest I haven't really watched the trailer too closely. Nice to see some new villains for a change!

 

[tkscz]

There's a magic rabbit inside Mario's cap. This explains the rabbit sized door on the hat ship.

My mind was so blown by this that I almost made a new thread.

Man, I don't want to fight the tall one. Look how goofy he is. In fact, look at how much like Goofy he looks. I can't fight Goofy. The other three I just want to kick their asses, but not the tall one.

Oh that's cool! Also just noticed the lamp in the bottom right picture is shaped like a magician's hat. They're really running with the theme which is awesome

Look at the trailer again, the entire ship is shaped like that.

 

[SinCityAssassin]

Man, I don't want to fight the tall one. Look how goofy he is. In fact, look at how much like Goofy he looks. I can't fight Goofy. The other three I just want to kick their asses, but not the tall one.

I don't know man. He looks like a gunslinger. He looks like he has a gun. He looks like he also goes to a saloon. This is a kids game and he has guns and beer that's illegal you gotta stop him.

 

[TheDinoman]

I just noticed, this game's trailer has just surpassed the amount of views that Breath of the Wild's original trailer got.

Doesn't mean a whole lot, but it's still pretty neat.

 

[Smashman45]

Gamexplain Analysis is up.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8e53zdoadv0

Hold on to your butts, it's over an hour.

 

[Volotaire]

Gamexplain Analysis is up.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8e53zdoadv0

Hold on to your butts, it's over an hour.

1 hour 23..... woah.

 

[Hermii]

You do realize they are going to an open world platformer because it is something they haven't tried for a long time right, and not due to some assumed bullshit?

I thought it was because they read all those gaf posts saying 3D world wasn't a real Mario game.

 

[Dark Cloud]

Gamexplain Analysis is up.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8e53zdoadv0

Hold on to your butts, it's over an hour.

Holy shit! Yesss! I can't wait to watch this later.