Nintendo will release a Switch game featuring the iconic Princess Peach in 2024, the heroine's first starring role since 2005's Super Princess Peach.
Why it matters: Nintendo has long featured Mario and his brother Luigi in lead gaming roles across an industry that has typically favored male heroes.
Details: Nintendo didn't reveal much of the game nor announce a title or the team making it.
Between the lines: Peach has been an optional playable character in Mario games as far back as 1988's Super Mario Bros. 2.
The big picture: Princess Peach's character got a modern makeover in this year's blockbuster Super Mario Bros. Movie.
What's next: Peach and fellow Mario franchise character Daisy will also be playable in the newly announced Super Mario Bros. Wonder, a Mario side-scroller releasing Oct. 20.
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