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The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is beautiful but a little too busy

TechnologyMarch 31, 2026
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The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is beautiful but a little too busy
With The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Nintendo entered the next phase of its plan to become a different kind of entertainment giant. Though it wasn't the company's first go at putting its iconic plumbers
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Two humans wearing overalls and hits. Standing with the humans is a green dinosaur, and all three of them are speaking to an anthropomorphized mushroom.

With The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Nintendo entered the next phase of its plan to become a different kind of entertainment giant. Though it wasn't the company's first go at putting its iconic plumbers on the big screen, the film demonstrated that Nintendo could collaborate with partners like Illumination to produce box office hits. The first movie supercharged game sales at a time when the original Switch was nearing the end of its life cycle. And with Nintendo also looking to drive interest in its theme park experiences, it was a foregone conclusion that another Mario feature was in the pipeline.

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