>>936885140
pretty sure opus existed before, but there is a legitimate possibility that nintendo saw the attention pragmata got as a brand new IP (it topped famitsu most wanted lists for months even in the years long stretches without trailers it had) and decided to copy it
I mean, the situation with pauline is a little ridiculous, she doesn't have shoes even in costumes that should logically have them, and the only exception is a non-canon paid DLC outfit meant to emulate grown up pauline