Once the internet was done bemoaning the fact that their beloved Mario universe was being invaded by Ubisoft’s off-brand Minions ... When Mario + Rabbids was revealed at Ubisoft’s E3 keynote ...

The strategy in “Rabbids Legends of the Multiverse” comes from mixing and matching the minions. Each level requires a different strategy. One stage may require several tanks to soak up damage ...

With their simple, blocky forms and buggy eyes, the Rabbids have often merited comparison to the ubiquitous minions of Despicable Me. At first glance, pairing Mario with the Rabbids seemed insane.

The game is the sequel to 2017’s shockingly good strategy game Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle, which saw Nintendo’s mustachioed mascot team up with the Minions-esque Rabbids (themselves a spin ...

Your own mileage may vary. But I still love the Rabbids, talking or not. Ubisoft accomplished one heck of a feat in making these dorky, almost Minion-like pests so charming in Kingdom Battle ...

and most but not all of her minions are also Rabbids for some reason? Also we have a spaceship for traveling between literal worlds? It makes Kingdom Battle look grounded in reality by comparison ...

Superficially "wacky", with the sort of attitude that would lend them well to the memes your aunt posts on Facebook, Rabbids are the Minions of the videogame world. An example of the type of 'tude ...

Mario + Rabbids was a delightfully well-assembled ... Sparks and harness their power to some evil end, and deploys her minions, known as Spark Hunters to track them down. Of course, that begs ...

On top of that, Rabbids just aren't my thing. Like Minions, Angry Birds, or practically any of Disney's dopey sidekicks, I tend to find such characters more irritating than entertaining.