18 January 2017
On 13th January (4am UK time...) Nintendo unveiled tons of new details on its upcoming hybrid console, the Switch. It launches globally on 3rd March, costs £280, and has a battery life of 2-6 hours in portable mode. Several new games were also announced, one being the highly anticipated new 3D Mario game - Super Mario Odyssey. Watch Nintendo's trailer below.
The most striking aspect is the majority of the trailer is set in a realistic human city. No less than New York City, advertised as "New Donk City" (see the billboard in the opening 4 seconds). It really is a new Mario game in a newly imagined world.
This of course prompted a parody video, only 4 days after it was live. YouTuber CrowbCat has created a hilarious version of the Super Mario Odyssey trailer in GTA IV (not even GTA V) with complete ragdoll physics. Seeing Mario in real world situations like a bar, or strip club, just looks very weird...
I think Nintendo will avoid awkwardness like this in the actual game, but you never know.