Why not this isn't exactly like a standard office job as you don't want people taking development tools and media home where it can easily by access by outside parties especially a company as secretive as Nintendo so making any media likely involves people having to go into work and not all studios are in the same location either. The trailer shown was likely put together by few people from the team behind it making commutes to the office and back which is likely what they're doing with other trailers at this point.

It was actually leaked earlier this year that they had a Paper Mario game coming soon, you just (luckily) must have missed it. ;)

At any rate, while I'm not into Paper Mario, it's very reassuring to see that Nintendo have a significant new game to kick off the second half of the year, hopefully this is a sign they can keep the rest of 2020 reasonably supplied with games in spite of everything.

That was a rumour not an actual leak so it was subject to whether it was fake or not.

Same thing really; when a source leaks something, as happened with Paper Mario, it gets labelled a "rumor" until substantiated.

Yeah, to me it looks more like they took the world and combat design from the first two games and the exploration from Super Paper Mario (and the origami that seems to follow Mario around reminds me of Tippi), and bring back the combat compagnons from those games, and give the whole thing an art style a bit more reminiscent of Color Splash.

If you meant Super Paper Mario by that, I have to agree. I missed TTYD, but I actually find SPM superior to the first title in the series on the N64.

I was thinking that those could be more like Minigames that Mario could play when he's wearing those helmets. Like Origami versions of those games.

On the other hand, it could also simply work like the Goomba Hat in the Mario titles, where it makes you pass enemies as they don't recognize you as a foe anymore.

Yeah, that is what I expected would happen until I saw this trailer had dropped.  I thought any potential summer releases would be pushed back until fall and just let Animal Crossing do all the heavy lifting in the summer.  But this trailer shows they have summer games.  Awesome!  They've still got a full slate of games for the year.

Also, yeah I've heard good things about Super Mario RPG, especially since Squaresoft was involved in their prime.  This pandemic has really given me a chance to make a serious dent into my backlog.  I finished several Switch games first.  Then I went and finished Phantasy Star 4, and I'm on Shining Force 2 right now.  Since I'm already in the 16-bit era of RPGs, Super Mario RPG seems like a good next choice.  It will also give me a chance to see if it has aged well or not.  I've often heard people compare Final Fantasy 6 and Phantasy Star 4.  I only finished FF6 a few years ago, but it was awesome.  It aged far better than PS4.  On the other hand I'm really loving Shining Force 2 right now.  It has also aged well.  I hope Super Mario RPG has aged well too.

No one remembers Tearaway. Except me, of course. Gorgeous game. 

Looks really promising.

Outside the very basic character design for the enemies and the like compared to the first games, if they at least can pull a good characterization with them, is a step in the right direction. Mario teaming up with baddies, that at least writing wise, is going to be extremely fun. Also an original plot again.

Also hope they can outdo Color Splash's music, because god damn, what a glorious soundtrack that was.

The whole trailer just screams, adventure.

I'm excited.

3.5 years isn't that fast for a game of this type. It's not like it's a complex and ambitious AAA affair. Not everything needs a 4-5 year cycle. Heck, Xenoblade 2 had a 2.5 year turnaround from the last game.

unlike other companies, nintendo usually tends to announce their longer projects (mainline FE,mainline zelda, mainline mario, mainline xenoblande, mainline metroid, ect )closer to realese then other companies.

usually its around 6 months before realese, but givin current circumstances and that this seems to be what would have been a available now type thing for e3,....