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Small Update On The New 2D Mario. UPDATED: Job Listing Found!

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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

Exciting Things Are Happening In The World Of Mega Man. UPDATED: More Information.

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  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