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# Mario in a Cat Suit, Upside-Down Karts, and Microsoft gets its SportsCenter
- URL: https://www.killscreen.com/links-612/
- Published: 2013-06-11T17:53:50.000Z
- Updated: 2015-11-17T16:00:27.000Z
- Description: So what’s the deal with Cat Mario, Twitch Box One, and Sony’s possible truth-stretching? Seek and ye shall find, thou hungry scourers of information.
- Author: Kill Screen Staff
- Tags: News, cheat sheet, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-26 09:39

Microsoft and Sony showed off their big guns yesterday. Today, Nintendo took to the airwaves and fired back with hoverkarts, cat suits and a double helping of Smash. Prepare for trailer-dump in 3, 2, 1…

The next console Mario game, *Super Mario 3D World*, is somewhat unexpectedly a follow-up to their 2011 handheld [gem](http://killscreendaily.com/articles/reviews/super-mario-3d-land/?ref=killscreen.com).

The next mascot racer, *Mario Kart 8*, takes a page from *F-Zero* (R.I.P.) with anti-gravity courses and lopping tracks.

*X* will make you believe.

The Witch returns in *Bayonetta 2*, newly-shorn and packing as much high-heeled firepower as ever.

Now chores include smacking heads… introducing your favorite new brawler: The Villager in *Super Smash Bros.,* coming to 3DS and Wii U.

Also playable on the floor are the HD-ified *[Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker](http://youtu.be/IkVt1s%5FZFbw?ref=killscreen.com)*, a new *Donkey Kong Country* sequel, the wack-tastic *[Wonderful 101 ](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9ueBmNNGus&ref=killscreen.com)*from Platinum Games, and a couple of 3DS titles no one will talk about this week before selling millions upon millions, [*Pokemon X/Y*](http://youtu.be/gmywDbnC5oc?ref=killscreen.com).

Elsewhere, Chris Baker spits truth about TwitchTV’s exclusive deal to become the [“SportsCenter of video games”](http://www.fastcompany.com/3012713/innovation-agents/with-xbox-one-deal-twitch-becomes-sportcenter-for-video-game-mvps?utm%5Fsource=twitter) for Xbox One.

The new *Killer Instinct* is [F-F-F-F-Free-to-play??](http://www.edge-online.com/features/e3-2013-killer-instinct-hands-on-with-xbox-ones-free-to-play-reboot/?ref=killscreen.com)

And one blip in Sony’s attempted Red Wedding moment is the admission from CEO Jack Tretton that [third-party publishers can decide whether or not to implement a Season Pass policy on their games](http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2013/06/11/sony-reaffirms-used-game-policy-online-used-game-strategy-up-to-publishers.aspx?ref=killscreen.com). Let the onslaught continue.

*Too much!! My back! Help?*