Zippo's Nonsensical Ramblings and Other Stuff

Hey, people have been asking for update on this new 2D Mario everyone's been wanting to see, so here's a bit more info. -It's been in development for over three years, and development should, or has just about wrapped up.  -Takashi Tezuka and Hiroyuki Kimura, who are longtime 2D Mario veterans, are once again serving as producers for this title.  -Mario, Luigi, Peach, and Toad are your playable characters this time around.  Fun Fact: This will mark the first time Peach has been playable in a 2D Mario since Super Mario Bros. 2, which was nearly 35 years ago. My god, that's a long time.  (No, a costume in Maker and a power up in NSMBU Deluxe don't count!) -Still set for release in the 2023/2024 fiscal year. This is less a statement on the game, but more on the future of the franchise itself. -Mario and co. will gradually take things and design elements from the movie moving forward, such as the brothers' updated outfits. You're actually starting to see this a...

  Here we are. It's been over four years since the release of the excellent Mega Man 11, we're now in December, and the Blue Bomber's 35th anniversary is soon approaching. I live and breathe this franchise and I can feel the hype. Given the tons of new merch we've been getting lately, a big leak from two years ago, teases of Mega Man in the RE engine, and now trademarks, it's all a telling sign of announcements being imminent. Here's a tiny thing from me: Alongside Battle Network Legacy Collection, there's an additional three Mega Man games that are in development. Should be about time to start announcing some of those things, yeah? A Megaman Direct sounds likely, methinks. Hopefully we get equipped with these new Megaman announcements soon.  Update 12/06/22: Oooooh boy. This blew up a lot more than I expected. Though, at this point you think I wouldn't be surprised, but here I am.  First off. I just found out that the banner was actually made an extre...