Ubisoft's E3 2017 press conference made it official: Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle is happening and… wait a minute, it actually looks pretty good? We already knew it existed thanks to a bumper crop of leaks, but the presentation made it actually look like a lot of fun. And not just because it gave Shigeru Miyamoto a chance to run onstage with an arm cannon. Here's what the internet thought.
First, there was shock
YVES GOT SOME BACKUP, VIVENDIY'ALL FUCKED NOW pic.twitter.com/rNRNSJ9crbJune 12, 2017
MARIO SHOT AND KILLED A THING! WTF EVEN IS THIS!June 12, 2017
“Wahoooo! Contact!"“I’ve-a been shot by an enemy sniper!"“I’m-a bleeding out!"June 12, 2017
Can't believe they're announcing Mario XCOM in this, the year of bizarro rabbit Luigi. #E3June 12, 2017
Then there was reasoning
I mean I hate those rabbids so fucking them up as mario sounds OKJune 12, 2017
Is this canon? pic.twitter.com/BYK8LNbAcaJune 12, 2017
same pic.twitter.com/NYcFNWveoVJune 12, 2017
Mario kissing a rabbid is the new sonic kissing a human #UbiE3June 12, 2017
Then excitement
Ok, #MarioRabbids looks good. Another must buy on #NintendoSwitch for me.June 12, 2017
Disney and Final Fantasy was an unexpected but awesome mix. Now Rabbids and Mario in an X-COM style game? You had me at Rabbids Peach. :)June 12, 2017
thatsmyfetish.gif pic.twitter.com/Nz9NEJopDaJune 12, 2017
This is the best Mario Party game I've ever seen.June 12, 2017
Make sure you check out our full E3 2017 schedule to stay tuned for all the details as they arrive, and check out our roundup of all the E3 2017 trailers.
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