Mario + Rabbids Creator Wants Rayman In More Nintendo Titles
Typically, when you’re a gaming icon, you get plenty of titles to show you off and keep you “fresh” in the minds of gamers. But in the case of Rayman, his story is a bit more complicated. He was once Ubisoft’s mascot and had console and handheld games for fans to enjoy. Plus, his unique look and abilities made it so his games played slightly different from other competitors. But then, ironically, he created his “replacement” when Ubisoft put the character against the Rabbids. Their brand took off, and he took a back seat for many years.
It wasn’t until last month that everything changed, and Rayman got his return to the limelight via Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope. He was brought into the game via the title’s third DLC package, which would see him as a focal point for a new story with a familiar Rabbid villain. But even though this was something long overdue, the man behind the franchise, Davide Soliani, doesn’t want things to end there. Walmart Canada, of all places, asked the creative director if he wanted to see Rayman return in other ways via other Nintendo games, and he revealed he’d be all for it:
Apparently, we have quite a few followers who want to see Rayman join the Super Smash Bros. roster in the future…
So we asked Davide Soliani, the creative director for Mario + Rabbids:
