First-party games played a big part in the September 2023 Nintendo Direct, and the most surprising of the bunch was Princess Peach: Showtime! Only hinted at in a previous Nintendo Direct, the upcoming platformer puts Princess Peach in the starring role, rather than relegating her to the damsel in distress she’s often stuck playing. And from the looks of it, Princess Peach: Showtime! will be a much more satisfying affair than Super Princess Peach, a 2005 Nintendo DS game that was Peach’s last solo outing and drew criticism for its simplicity.
