Nintendo doesn’t want dirty jokes in the Mario movies, but Wario could appear in future films
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Wario has yet to make an appearance in the Mario movies, but that doesn’t mean it won’t happen at some point. Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto has left the door open to the possibility.
Miyamoto recently took part in an interview with Crack-In where he briefly brought up Wario. The outlet asked what he prioritizes when making movies specifically for a younger audience.
Former Nintendo exec explains why the company doesn’t tend to put its games on sale
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Reggie Fils-Aime, former president at Nintendo of America, has spoken about why the company doesn’t tend to put its games on sale.
Speaking at the NYU Game Centre Lecture Series, Reggie brought up the “Nintendo mentality” of making the best games and shipping them complete. He said that while the company does sometimes do big day-one updates, apparently the company hates doing so. But because of this mentality, that’s why Nintendo sales can be tough to come by.
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Nintendo explains why The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is so fast-paced
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Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto has shared some insight into why The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is so fast-paced.
One of the complaints surrounding the film is that it doesn’t give viewers much of a chance to breathe. There’s a lot that happens in the roughly 90 minutes of screen time that it can be a lot to take in. Having said that, this was apparently intentional.
Miyamoto understands criticism of Peach always needing to be rescued in Mario games, wanted to make up for it in the movies
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Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto has spoken about the approach to Peach’s character in the games and how he wanted to change things up for the movies.
In the mainline Super Mario titles, they’re typically about Peach being kidnapped. She’s essentially sidelined until the end when Mario rescues her. There’s been some criticism about this, which Miyamoto says he understands, but wanted to address this by changing things up with the movies.
Rumor: The Super Mario Galaxy Movie digital release happening next month [update: new date]
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April 27: Now that The Super Mario Galaxy Movie has hit theaters, the next question is when it will be available for digital purchase. Apparently, it’s happening very soon.
When to Stream reports that The Super Mario Galaxy Movie will be available to stream starting on May 5, 2026. In a way, that would be a quick turnaround considering the film just came to theaters this month. However, When to Stream does have a track record when it comes to nailing streaming dates. Whether that will happen again here remains to be seen – as of now there has been no official announcement.
LEGO Animal Crossing announces Timmy & Tommy’s Fun Day Out set
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The LEGO Animal Crossing line is expanding once more, and today, the Timmy & Tommy’s Fun Day Out set was revealed. It’s due out on August 1, 2026.
The new set is a 513-piece display with two figures. Fans can create different scenes such as having them stand on the bridge, having them go fish, and more.
Below is the official product description with more information:
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Nintendo and Illumination releasing mystery movie in 2028
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Nintendo and Illumination are teaming up for another movie coming in 2028, it’s been revealed.
The film actually already has a set release date of April 12, 2028. However, nothing else about the project has been shared at the moment.
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Nintendo’s original Star Fox puppets confirmed to have been destroyed
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Back when Nintendo was releasing the very first Star Fox, the company used a few puppets that are now very well-known. The thing is, it was unclear what became of the set – until today.
Time Extension did some digging to gain some clarity about the situation. After reaching out to Star Fox programmer Dylan Cuthbert and artist Takaya Imamura but not having a clear-cut answer, the outlet was able to get in touch with Japanese FX company Shirogumi and learned that the Star Fox puppets were actually destroyed.
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Rumor: Nintendo pitching a Metroid movie
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A new report claims that Nintendo is currently in the process of pitching a Metroid movie.
Today’s updates comes from VScooper. This person mentioned on social media that, as of a few months ago, the film “was still in a bit of a push between studios”. Sony was said to be “one of the stronger contenders for Metroid, Universal is also fighting for it”.
Donald Glover is the voice of Yoshi in every version of the Mario Galaxy movie worldwide, Miyamoto explains why
Posted on 4 weeks ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
During the Japanese premiere of The Super Mario Galaxy Movie this week, Shigeru Miyamoto revealed that there’s just one voice for Yoshi. That, of course, is Donald Glover.
When it comes to just about every character in the movie, different actors are involved. For example, Chris Pratt is the voice of Mario in English, but it’s Mamoru Miyano in Japanese. When it comes to Yoshi though, it’s still Glover in the Japanese version.
