Oh sure, Paper Mario appears, and paper versions of Peach, Bowser, Bowser Jr and Kamek make
notable appearances in the game, but what about all the older favourites?
Not exact matches
While the stream will be entirely
in Japanese and showcase the
game, some
notable appearances from Nintendo developers include Shigeru Miyamoto, Eiji Aonuma, and Koei Tecmo's president Yoichi Erikawa.
While he is not a playable participant
in Mario Tennis Open, Toad makes a
notable appearance as the referee
in the
game (sitting on the referee's chair during the various tennis matches).
Ishii said that «
notable» characters from other IPs will be making guest
appearances in the
game, though he wouldn't say which ones.
Though it did not directly feature Mario, his numerous cameos
in the
game made the
game notable for his
appearances even though it was not well received by critics.
From the Avenger's assembly for another iteration
in the prolific LEGO franchise to Nitroplus Blasterz: Heroines Infinite Duel's congregation of otaku favorites, this week's schedule of new
game releases offers a number of
notable appearances.
Apart from the
notable improvement
in the whole concept of how a platform
game should look like, this title saw Mario's first official
appearance in the same way as we know him today.
Bugs Bunny & Taz: Time Busters 2000 Playing Bugs Bunny & Taz: Time Busters, a solid
game starring that rascally rabbit and the whirling dervish, with
appearances by other
notables like Daffy Duck (who never gets top billing), is like starring
in your own Looney Toons cartoon.
Every once
in awhile the IP pops up
in promotional material like calendars and recently Kou's neighbor Usagi made an
appearance in the bizarre browser
game Onimusha Souls alongside other
notable Capcom heroines.