<s>
Mario	B-Application
+	I-Application
Rabbids	I-Application
Kingdom	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
is	O
a	O
turn-based	B-Application
tactics	I-Application
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
Milan	O
and	O
Ubisoft	O
Paris	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
video	O
game	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
crossover	O
between	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Ubisoft	O
's	O
Raving	O
Rabbids	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
,	O
the	O
story	O
follows	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
his	O
friends	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
Rabbids	O
who	O
try	O
to	O
save	O
the	O
Mushroom	O
Kingdom	O
from	O
invading	O
Rabbids	O
that	O
accidentally	O
misused	O
a	O
powerful	O
invention	O
and	O
began	O
to	O
wreak	O
havoc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
+	I-Application
Rabbids	I-Application
Kingdom	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
was	O
conceived	O
in	O
2014	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
Milan	O
creative	O
director	O
Davide	O
Soliani	O
and	O
Ubisoft	O
brand	O
producer	O
Xavier	O
Manzanares	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
critical	O
reception	O
was	O
overall	O
positive	O
,	O
with	O
acclaim	O
towards	O
its	O
characters	O
and	O
turn-based	B-Application
combat	I-Application
,	O
and	O
mixed	O
responses	O
to	O
its	O
puzzles	O
and	O
level-based	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
an	O
expansion	O
pack	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
titled	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Adventure	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
titled	O
Mario	B-Application
+	I-Application
Rabbids	I-Application
Sparks	I-Application
of	I-Application
Hope	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
20	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
follows	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
a	O
cast	O
of	O
other	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Rabbids	O
characters	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
choosing	O
,	O
including	O
Luigi	O
,	O
Princess	O
Peach	O
,	O
Yoshi	B-Application
,	O
and	O
four	O
other	O
Rabbids	O
dressed	O
up	O
as	O
a	O
respective	O
Mario	B-Application
character	O
with	O
exaggerated	O
personalities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
a	O
battle	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
choose	O
to	O
change	O
their	O
current	O
selection	O
of	O
characters	O
and	O
weaponry	O
;	O
three	O
out	O
of	O
eight	O
playable	O
characters	O
can	O
fight	O
in	O
a	O
battle	O
(	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
at	O
least	O
one	O
Rabbid	O
being	O
required	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
each	O
fighter	O
can	O
be	O
equipped	O
with	O
weapons	O
,	O
each	O
one	O
dealing	O
different	O
amounts	O
of	O
damage	O
or	O
causing	O
certain	O
special	O
effects	O
that	O
hinder	O
the	O
opponent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
young	O
inventor	O
and	O
avid	O
fan	O
of	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
franchise	I-Application
invents	O
a	O
device	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
SupaMerge	O
,	O
a	O
headset	O
that	O
can	O
merge	O
any	O
two	O
objects	O
into	O
a	O
single	O
entity	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
her	O
virtual	O
robot	O
assistant	O
Beep-0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
inventor	O
is	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
room	O
,	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
Rabbids	O
arrive	O
in	O
their	O
Time	B-Application
Washing	I-Application
Machine	I-Application
and	O
begin	O
playing	O
with	O
her	O
belongings	O
,	O
annoying	O
Beep-0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
having	O
fun	O
with	O
the	O
SupaMerge	O
,	O
its	O
beam	O
accidentally	O
hits	O
the	O
Time	B-Application
Washing	I-Application
Machine	I-Application
and	O
causes	O
it	O
to	O
malfunction	O
,	O
sucking	O
everything	O
in	O
the	O
room	O
into	O
an	O
interdimensional	O
wormhole	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
Mario	B-Application
poster	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
wormhole	O
appears	O
above	O
the	O
Mushroom	O
Kingdom	O
during	O
the	O
unveiling	O
of	O
a	O
large	O
statue	O
of	O
Princess	O
Peach	O
and	O
sucks	O
up	O
everyone	O
,	O
including	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
his	O
friends	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beep-0	O
is	O
nearly	O
hit	O
by	O
the	O
now-giant	O
Time	B-Application
Washing	I-Application
Machine	I-Application
,	O
but	O
Mario	B-Application
saves	O
him	O
as	O
it	O
crash-lands	O
near	O
Peach	O
's	O
castle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
recently	O
merged	O
Rabbids	O
become	O
hostile	O
(	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
SupaMerge	O
's	O
power	O
now	O
being	O
corrupted	O
)	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Beep-0	O
encounter	O
two	O
merged	O
Rabbids	O
who	O
are	O
not	O
:	O
Rabbid	O
Luigi	O
and	O
Rabbid	B-Application
Peach	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Mario	B-Application
's	O
team	O
travels	O
across	O
the	O
Mushroom	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
defeating	O
and	O
freeing	O
the	O
corrupted	O
Rabbids	O
while	O
also	O
encountering	O
allies	O
like	O
Princess	O
Peach	O
,	O
Luigi	O
,	O
Rabbid	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
Yoshi	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Rabbid	O
Yoshi	B-Application
,	O
Bowser	O
Jr.	O
comes	O
across	O
the	O
Rabbid	O
fused	O
to	O
the	O
SupaMerge	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
nicknames	O
Spawny	O
,	O
and	O
uses	O
him	O
to	O
cause	O
even	O
more	O
chaos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
's	O
group	O
recovers	O
Spawny	O
from	O
Bowser	O
Jr.	O
,	O
only	O
for	O
him	O
to	O
get	O
kidnapped	O
by	O
the	O
Megabug	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
now	O
assumed	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
a	O
dragon	O
,	O
and	O
become	O
part	O
of	O
it	O
,	O
making	O
the	O
Megabug	O
gain	O
the	O
abilities	O
of	O
the	O
SupaMerge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
and	O
his	O
team	O
defeat	O
the	O
Megabug	O
,	O
saving	O
both	O
Bowser	O
and	O
Spawny	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
peace	O
returns	O
to	O
the	O
Mushroom	O
Kingdom	O
and	O
all	O
the	O
Rabbids	O
are	O
restored	O
to	O
normal	O
,	O
the	O
group	O
celebrates	O
by	O
replacing	O
the	O
new	O
statue	O
of	O
Princess	O
Peach	O
(	O
which	O
had	O
been	O
destroyed	O
by	O
the	O
wormhole	O
)	O
with	O
Rabbid	B-Application
Peach	I-Application
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
is	O
his	O
future	O
self	O
,	O
Future	O
Beep-0	O
,	O
and	O
uses	O
the	O
Time	B-Application
Washing	I-Application
Machine	I-Application
to	O
help	O
his	O
comrades	O
in	O
the	O
past	O
by	O
sending	O
the	O
same	O
emails	O
,	O
weapons	O
,	O
and	O
abilities	O
that	O
his	O
future	O
self	O
sent	O
to	O
his	O
past	O
self	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Rabbid	O
Kong	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
merged	O
Rabbids	O
,	O
fiddles	O
with	O
the	O
Time	B-Application
Washing	I-Application
Machine	I-Application
after	O
some	O
Rabbids	O
escort	O
him	O
home	O
,	O
causing	O
him	O
,	O
Rabbid	B-Application
Peach	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Beep-0	O
to	O
be	O
transported	O
to	O
the	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
universe	O
after	O
getting	O
close	O
to	O
the	O
machine	O
when	O
Rabbid	B-Application
Peach	I-Application
decides	O
to	O
charge	O
her	O
phone	O
on	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spawny	O
and	O
Bowser	O
Jr.	O
see	O
this	O
,	O
with	O
Spawny	O
accidentally	O
and	O
unintentionally	O
firing	O
the	O
SupaMerge	O
energy	O
into	O
the	O
Time	B-Application
Washing	I-Application
Machine	I-Application
before	O
it	O
teleports	O
,	O
causing	O
the	O
washing	O
machine	O
's	O
water	O
and	O
the	O
Rabbids	O
who	O
get	O
sucked	O
in	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
merged	O
with	O
some	O
objects	O
and	O
get	O
corrupted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
are	O
marooned	O
on	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Island	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
machine	O
is	O
severely	O
damaged	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
being	O
attacked	O
by	O
the	O
native	O
islanders	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
saved	O
by	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
and	O
Rabbid	O
Cranky	O
,	O
who	O
were	O
both	O
transported	O
to	O
the	O
island	O
by	O
the	O
machine	O
during	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
agree	O
to	O
help	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rabbid	O
Kong	O
and	O
the	O
corrupted	O
Rabbids	O
crash-land	O
in	O
a	O
temple	O
and	O
Rabbid	O
Kong	O
ends	O
up	O
becoming	O
corrupted	O
by	O
a	O
"	O
Bad	O
Banana	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
banana	O
contaminated	O
with	O
the	O
Megabug	O
's	O
energy	O
(	O
created	O
by	O
Spawny	O
's	O
beam	O
)	O
oozing	O
from	O
the	O
Time	B-Application
Washing	I-Application
Machine	I-Application
's	O
water	O
and	O
becomes	O
more	O
powerful	O
,	O
turning	O
him	O
into	O
Mega	O
Rabbid	O
Kong	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Seeking	O
revenge	O
against	O
Rabbid	B-Application
Peach	I-Application
for	O
his	O
previous	O
defeat	O
,	O
he	O
starts	O
a	O
banana	O
racketeering	O
operation	O
on	O
the	O
island	O
to	O
create	O
more	O
Bad	O
Bananas	O
to	O
corrupt	O
more	O
Rabbids	O
and	O
takes	O
over	O
the	O
island	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rabbid	B-Application
Peach	I-Application
and	O
Rabbid	O
Kong	O
make	O
amends	O
and	O
the	O
latter	O
helps	O
them	O
rebuild	O
the	O
Time	B-Application
Washing	I-Application
Machine	I-Application
,	O
sending	O
it	O
,	O
Rabbid	B-Application
Peach	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Beep-0	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
Mushroom	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
post-credits	O
scene	O
,	O
the	O
inventor	O
from	O
the	O
prologue	O
returns	O
and	O
discovers	O
Rabbid	B-Application
Peach	I-Application
's	O
photos	O
of	O
the	O
island	O
,	O
which	O
somehow	O
ended	O
up	O
in	O
her	O
room	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
child	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Italian	O
creative	O
director	O
Davide	O
Soliani	O
had	O
always	O
enjoyed	O
playing	O
Mario	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soliani	O
had	O
met	O
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
,	O
creator	O
of	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
franchise	I-Application
a	O
handful	O
of	O
times	O
in	O
the	O
past	O
;	O
on	O
one	O
occasion	O
,	O
when	O
Soliani	O
first	O
met	O
Miyamoto	O
at	O
E3	O
2014	O
,	O
he	O
asked	O
him	O
to	O
sign	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
remake	O
of	O
Disney	O
's	O
The	B-Application
Jungle	I-Application
Book	I-Application
,	O
which	O
Soliani	O
developed	O
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
teamed	O
up	O
with	O
three	O
others	O
to	O
plan	O
a	O
game	O
,	O
including	O
Soliani	O
,	O
who	O
later	O
became	O
the	O
creative	O
director	O
of	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Without	O
any	O
clear	O
idea	O
,	O
their	O
main	O
goal	O
was	O
to	O
combine	O
the	O
Rabbids	O
and	O
Mario	B-Application
franchises	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Soliani	O
,	O
when	O
presenting	O
the	O
idea	O
to	O
Miyamoto	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
worked	O
hard	O
on	O
a	O
prototype	B-Application
for	O
presentation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Miyamoto	O
's	O
major	O
concern	O
was	O
giving	O
Mario	B-Application
characters	O
weapons	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
thought	O
that	O
Ubisoft	O
"	O
understands	O
Mario	B-Application
as	O
a	O
character	O
"	O
and	O
put	O
trust	O
in	O
the	O
company	O
when	O
details	O
were	O
fleshed	O
out	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
was	O
equally	O
apprehensive	O
about	O
featuring	O
firearms	O
in	O
a	O
Mario	B-Application
game	O
;	O
to	O
alleviate	O
this	O
,	O
they	O
took	O
inspiration	O
from	O
films	O
with	O
exaggerated	O
weaponry	O
such	O
as	O
The	B-Application
Fifth	I-Application
Element	I-Application
,	O
which	O
featured	O
plasma-firing	O
arm	O
cannons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
permitted	O
to	O
let	O
Mario	B-Application
characters	O
use	O
the	O
guns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
multiple	O
occasions	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
directly	O
asked	O
Ubisoft	O
to	O
put	O
more	O
emphasis	O
on	O
the	O
weirdness	O
of	O
the	O
Rabbids	O
;	O
Miyamoto	O
found	O
the	O
characters	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
unique	O
source	O
of	O
humor	O
unexplored	O
in	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
franchise	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
's	O
ultimate	O
goal	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
surprised	O
in	O
what	O
ways	O
the	O
Rabbids	O
could	O
bring	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
that	O
were	O
not	O
typical	O
in	O
regular	O
Mario	B-Application
games	O
,	O
so	O
they	O
repeatedly	O
asked	O
Ubisoft	O
to	O
surprise	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Considering	O
that	O
many	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
genre	O
were	O
dull	O
in	O
color	O
and	O
slower-paced	O
to	O
emphasize	O
strategy	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
conceptualized	O
a	O
colorful	O
and	O
fast-paced	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
company	O
used	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
series	O
as	O
its	O
main	O
point	O
of	O
reference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
wanted	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
was	O
built	O
around	O
the	O
intellectual	O
property	O
(	O
IP	O
)	O
of	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
universe	O
,	O
while	O
also	O
emphasizing	O
the	O
anarchy	O
of	O
the	O
Rabbids	O
,	O
which	O
Nintendo	O
set	O
as	O
a	O
goal	O
from	O
the	O
beginning	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
wanted	O
Rabbid	B-Application
Peach	I-Application
to	O
not	O
simply	O
be	O
a	O
Rabbid	O
in	O
a	O
Princess	O
Peach	O
costume	O
,	O
but	O
rather	O
to	O
give	O
her	O
a	O
personality	O
that	O
was	O
similar	O
in	O
some	O
ways	O
yet	O
stereotypically	O
contrasting	O
the	O
original	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rabbid	B-Application
Peach	I-Application
was	O
in	O
the	O
base	O
prototype	B-Application
and	O
Nintendo	O
found	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
funny	O
concept	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ubisoft	O
received	O
multiple	O
notes	O
about	O
changes	O
in	O
the	O
animation	O
and	O
looks	O
in	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
characters	O
;	O
in	O
total	O
,	O
there	O
were	O
about	O
1,500	O
animations	O
to	O
fit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
music	O
,	O
Soliani	O
contracted	O
Grant	O
Kirkhope	O
,	O
a	O
composer	O
who	O
had	O
written	O
the	O
music	O
for	O
numerous	O
critically-acclaimed	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
and	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
64	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Miyamoto	O
,	O
Soliani	O
was	O
a	O
big	O
fan	O
of	O
his	O
works	O
as	O
he	O
grew	O
up	O
with	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
contained	O
multiple	O
games	O
with	O
music	O
by	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirkhope	O
believed	O
he	O
was	O
simply	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
new	O
Rabbids	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
tentative	O
title	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
was	O
Rabbids	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
confused	O
about	O
why	O
a	O
Rabbids	O
game	O
was	O
being	O
kept	O
secret	O
,	O
and	O
when	O
he	O
discovered	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
crossover	O
with	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
franchise	I-Application
,	O
he	O
was	O
left	O
in	O
shock	O
;	O
Soliani	O
was	O
worried	O
that	O
Kirkhope	O
was	O
disinterested	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Information	O
on	O
a	O
crossover	O
between	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Raving	O
Rabbids	O
franchises	O
was	O
leaked	O
as	O
early	O
as	O
November	O
2016	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
title	O
Mario	B-Application
+	I-Application
Rabbids	I-Application
Kingdom	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
was	O
first	O
leaked	O
in	O
May	O
2017	O
,	O
before	O
its	O
official	O
announcement	O
during	O
Ubisoft	O
's	O
press	O
conference	O
at	O
E3	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
PAL	O
territories	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
29	O
August	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
collector	O
's	O
edition	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
which	O
came	O
with	O
a	O
soundtrack	O
CD	O
,	O
cards	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
Rabbid	O
Mario	B-Application
figurine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ubisoft	O
released	O
post-launch	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
through	O
a	O
season	O
pass	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
new	O
weapons	O
,	O
solo	O
challenges	O
,	O
cooperative	O
maps	O
,	O
and	O
story-based	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
26	O
June	O
2018	O
,	O
an	O
expansion	O
known	O
as	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Adventure	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
which	O
features	O
a	O
new	O
story	O
featuring	O
Rabbid	B-Application
Peach	I-Application
and	O
Beep-0	O
teaming	O
up	O
with	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
and	O
Rabbid	O
Cranky	O
to	O
defeat	O
Rabbid	O
Kong	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
bosses	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
main	O
storyline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kingdom	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
was	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
revealed	O
at	O
E3	O
2017	O
,	O
but	O
some	O
info	O
was	O
accidentally	O
leaked	O
before	O
then	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
image	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Rabbid	B-Application
Peach	I-Application
posing	O
with	O
weapons	O
was	O
leaked	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ubisoft	O
began	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Adventure	O
DLC	B-Protocol
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
reveal	O
at	O
E3	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
rework	O
,	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
was	O
10	O
hours	O
in	O
length	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
advertise	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
Ubisoft	O
Instagram	B-Application
account	O
was	O
temporarily	O
changed	O
to	O
appear	O
as	O
if	O
it	O
were	O
Rabbid	B-Application
Peach	I-Application
's	O
personal	O
account	O
,	O
with	O
posts	O
and	O
images	O
being	O
made	O
as	O
if	O
they	O
were	O
coming	O
from	O
her	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
+	I-Application
Rabbids	I-Application
Kingdom	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
September	O
2017	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
+	I-Application
Rabbids	I-Application
Kingdom	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
became	O
the	O
best-selling	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
to	O
have	O
not	O
been	O
wholly	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
critical	O
reviews	O
opened	O
by	O
reaffirming	O
the	O
ludicrousness	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
concept	O
;	O
Giant	O
Bomb	O
considered	O
the	O
idea	O
a	O
"	O
bad	O
,	O
late-night	O
message	O
board	O
conversation	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
most	O
critics	O
had	O
mixed	O
to	O
negative	O
opinions	O
of	O
the	O
Rabbids	O
franchise	O
as	O
a	O
whole	O
,	O
especially	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
franchise	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
believed	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
tone	O
and	O
writing	O
mixed	O
well	O
with	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
franchise	I-Application
;	O
Wireds	O
Julie	O
Muncy	O
observed	O
that	O
Mario	B-Application
often	O
acts	O
as	O
a	O
straight	O
man	O
to	O
the	O
Rabbids	O
 '	O
childish	O
behavior	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cast	O
of	O
new	O
characters	O
introduced	O
in	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
received	O
a	O
generally	O
positive	O
response	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rabbid	B-Application
Peach	I-Application
in	O
particular	O
emerged	O
as	O
a	O
popular	O
character	O
with	O
critics	O
and	O
players	O
following	O
an	O
initially	O
divisive	O
reception	O
before	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
Bratt	O
from	O
Eurogamer	O
found	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
characters	O
are	O
an	O
effective	O
representation	O
of	O
its	O
setting	O
and	O
humor	O
;	O
he	O
singled	O
out	O
Rabbid	B-Application
Peach	I-Application
as	O
having	O
given	O
him	O
an	O
initially	O
crass	O
impression	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
leak	O
,	O
but	O
grew	O
to	O
enjoy	O
her	O
antics	O
when	O
more	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
shown	O
,	O
a	O
sentiment	O
fellow	O
Eurogamer	O
contributor	O
Jeffrey	O
Matulef	O
shared	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gabe	O
Gurwin	O
of	O
Digital	O
Trends	O
regarded	O
her	O
as	O
the	O
standout	O
of	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Battles	I-Application
cast	O
,	O
praising	O
her	O
for	O
her	O
humor	O
and	O
entertaining	O
personality	O
and	O
suggesting	O
that	O
she	O
should	O
appear	O
in	O
the	O
crossover	O
video	O
game	O
series	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Paul	O
Tamburro	O
of	O
Game	O
Revolution	O
stated	O
that	O
she	O
"	O
steals	O
the	O
show	O
"	O
in	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Battles	I-Application
,	O
crediting	O
her	O
with	O
giving	O
the	O
Rabbids	O
mascot	O
a	O
personality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
were	O
divided	O
over	O
Ubisoft	O
's	O
decision	O
to	O
center	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
promotional	O
efforts	O
on	O
social	O
media	O
around	O
Rabbid	B-Application
Peach	I-Application
;	O
Kotaku	O
's	O
Gita	O
Jackson	O
found	O
the	O
change	O
creepy	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
attempts	O
to	O
personify	O
brands	O
,	O
and	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
account	O
mocked	O
women	O
on	O
Instagram	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Writer	O
Laura	O
Kate	O
Dale	O
was	O
more	O
positive	O
and	O
commented	O
that	O
Rabbid	B-Application
Peach	I-Application
"	O
stole	O
the	O
show	O
"	O
in	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
,	O
particularly	O
citing	O
her	O
love	O
for	O
taking	O
selfies	O
on	O
her	O
mobile	O
phone	O
as	O
a	O
contributing	O
factor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Verge	O
also	O
praised	O
its	O
simplicity	O
,	O
and	O
claimed	O
that	O
it	O
blended	O
well	O
with	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
its	O
portable	O
functionality	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
structured	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kingdom	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
received	O
numerous	O
awards	O
,	O
generally	O
in	O
strategy	O
game	O
categories	O
alongside	O
several	O
other	O
nominations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
nominated	O
for	O
several	O
other	O
miscellaneous	O
categories	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
best	O
casual	O
game	O
,	O
best	O
family	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
best	O
of	O
show	O
;	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
surpassed	O
only	O
by	O
other	O
first-party	O
games	O
developed	O
solely	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
being	O
under	O
shadowed	O
by	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Breath	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
2017	O
Game	O
Critics	O
Awards	O
Best	O
of	O
Show	O
Best	O
Original	O
Game	O
Best	O
Console	O
Game	O
Best	O
Strategy	O
Game	O
Gamescom	O
Best	O
Console	O
Game	O
(	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
)	O
Best	O
Strategy	O
Game	O
Best	O
Casual	O
Game	O
Golden	O
Joystick	O
Awards	O
Nintendo	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
The	O
Game	O
Awards	O
2017	O
Best	O
Family	O
Game	O
Best	O
Strategy	O
Game	O
2018	O
D.I.C.E.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
2018	O
fighting	O
game	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Ultimate	O
,	O
three	O
of	O
the	O
Rabbids	O
appear	O
as	O
collectable	O
Spirits	O
using	O
their	O
artwork	O
from	O
this	O
title	O
:	O
Rabbid	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
Rabbid	B-Application
Peach	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Rabbid	O
Kong	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rabbid	B-Application
Peach	I-Application
appears	O
in	O
Just	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
2018	I-Application
as	O
the	O
alternative	O
playable	O
mascot	O
for	O
Beyoncé	O
's	O
song	O
"	O
Naughty	O
Girl	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Connections	O
forged	O
from	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
extend	O
beyond	O
Rabbids	O
references	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2019	O
,	O
Kirkhope	O
was	O
asked	O
by	O
Soliani	O
for	O
his	O
contact	O
information	O
on	O
behalf	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
saying	O
the	O
company	O
loved	O
what	O
Kirkhope	O
had	O
done	O
for	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
+	O
Rabbids	O
soundtrack	O
and	O
requested	O
his	O
help	O
on	O
an	O
unspecified	O
piece	O
of	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
realizing	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
being	O
asked	O
to	O
arrange	O
music	O
for	O
Banjo	O
and	O
Kazooie	O
's	O
appearance	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
+	I-Application
Rabbids	I-Application
Sparks	I-Application
of	I-Application
Hope	I-Application
,	O
was	O
announced	O
at	O
E3	O
2021	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
20	O
,	O
2022	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
