It wound up being much better than the premise would suggest.

Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle was a weird crossover of the two franchises that placed them in an XCOM-style RTS setting with fantasy-based firearms. The Gold Edition, which features the Donkey Kong DLC, is currently down to $14.99.

Those who do decide to buy the game can do so right now for a discounted $9.99 USD, which is down from the regular $59.99 price. Any save progress made over that one-week period can be kept, retained, and applied to the full game if the user opts to purchase it. Those who have an active Nintendo Switch Online membership can download Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle and play the full game until July 12 at 11:59 p.m.

However, what if you're among those who missed out on the original Mario/Rabbids crossover? Nintendo is about to give Nintendo Switch Online members a chance to catch up with a special free trial period that's kicking off today. Nintendo and Ubisoft are getting ready to take Mario back into the cosmos with the Rabbids later this year.

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