Further details for Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle, a game that seemingly very little people wanted or expected, have emerged. We already know from leaks last week that the quirky title should be revealed in its entirety soon but in the meantime, Comicbook.com have got their hands on even more info from a Ubisoft source. Check them out below:

Development started three years ago

Ubisoft was the one that came up with the idea and went through the standard pitching process to Nintendo execs

Seems like the title may have been in the works for Wii U at first

Being made by both Ubisoft’s Paris and Milan divisions, with the core creative direction being handled by Milan

Nintendo is overseeing development and approving ideas, but have been very accepting and quick to approve ideas

Game features surreal, self-referential gags

At one point, there was a large Donkey Kong themed Rabbid serving as one of the first boss encounters

This Rabbid has access to a pile of bananas that it can use to replenish its health

To beat him, you have to cut off his food supply to prevent him from recovering

The DK Rabbid will dab periodically if it lands an attack correctly

When the boss faints, the Rabbid cosplaying as Princess Peach in your party takes a selfie with him

The 8 playable characters each have an individual skill tree of sorts for developing special abilities

Each start with a base skill that they can later improve, in addition to learning new ones

Mario has a passive ability which enables him to automatically fire at an enemy if they enter his field of vision

Some of these powers are common across multiple characters

There are unique ones like Peach’s powerful ability to inflate enemies using a foot pump until they explode

The online suite was being tested several months back, although this mode was inaccessible in the test builds

Additional mode named ‘Arena’ was spotted in the test UI

Prototypes feature a mode dubbed ‘amiibo machine’, but the details behind it remain a mystery

Ubisoft is producing prototype figurines of some of the game’s characters, which may turn out to be amiibo

this game was originally intended to be unveiled during Nintendo’s January Switch event

The reveal got pushed back in order to let the game get some more polish

It will be revealed at E3 2017 and could see release in August or September.

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