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Scott McCrae

After 2 underrated tactical RPGs on Switch, Mario + Rabbids developer Ubisoft Milan's pitch for another game was apparently turned down, which may explain why it's now working on Rayman

Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope.

Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope may have been the swan song for the Ubisoft-developed Mario spinoff series, as allegedly another game was pitched by Ubisoft Milan, but was turned down.

Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle was the first major third-party exclusive to hit the original Nintendo Switch, and ended up with 10 million players by its fifth anniversary. Naturally this led to a sequel being developed with Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope, which was branded as a bit of a sales disappointment by Ubisoft (with its CEO saying it should've waited for the Switch 2).

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