With Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury now available on Nintendo Switch, many new gamers are enjoying the Wii U classic for the first time. The title is known for its mash-up of 2D and 3D Mario platforming, cats, and a four-part list consisting of Mario, Luigi, Peach and Toad, but it seems like things could have been quite different.
According to @Nickoloxx, who claims to have dug a bit through Super Mario 3D World files, it appears that Toadette was once planned to be a playable character. Nickoloxx says: “So far I have found some traces of her in the player files. She has a voting line to be selected, and I have also found 214 player animations.”
The voting line can be heard in the post below; Nickoloxx notes that although they can load the file in the game onto the character screen, they cannot rip it directly.
So was Toadette even planned as a bonus player option? Maybe players could choose between the two frogs, or would she be added to the Captain Toad levels – just like in the full Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker game?
Interesting stuff.