{"id":13711,"date":"2024-03-14T10:37:21","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T09:37:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/14\/pushing-buttons-nintendo-is-making-a-new-mario-movie-and-i-have-an-idea-to-make-it-better-than-the-last-one\/"},"modified":"2024-03-14T10:37:21","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T09:37:21","slug":"pushing-buttons-nintendo-is-making-a-new-mario-movie-and-i-have-an-idea-to-make-it-better-than-the-last-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/14\/pushing-buttons-nintendo-is-making-a-new-mario-movie-and-i-have-an-idea-to-make-it-better-than-the-last-one\/","title":{"rendered":"Pushing Buttons: Nintendo is making a new Mario movie \u2013 and I have an idea to make it better than the last one"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this week\u2019s newsletter: To win over the critics, a second instalment of the $1bn box-office smash should focus more on storytelling than nostalgic iconography<\/p>\n

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With classic oblivious timing, Nintendo chose 10 March \u2013 or Mar10 day, as the company likes to style it \u2013 to announce that it is working with Illumination Studios on another Mario movie, even though it was the Oscars that day and absolutely nobody was paying attention. Last year\u2019s Mario movie was a smash hit, grossing $1bn and finally ending the long era of the cursed video game film adaptation once and for all, so it\u2019s not surprising that another one is in the works for April 2026.<\/p>\n

What is surprising is that it\u2019s not necessarily going to be a direct sequel. Co-directors Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic and writer Matthew Fogel will return, but neither Nintendo nor Illumination committed to calling the new film a sequel. In a video broadcast announcing \u201ca new animated film based on the world of Super Mario Bros\u201d, Nintendo\u2019s Shigeru Miyamoto (that\u2019s Mario\u2019s dad<\/a>) said: \u201cThis time, we\u2019re thinking about broadening Mario\u2019s world further, and it\u2019ll have a bright and fun story.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\nIn this week\u2019s newsletter: To win over the critics, a second instalment of the $1bn box-office smash should focus more on storytelling than nostalgic iconography
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\nWith classic oblivious timing, Nintendo chose 10 March \u2013 or Mar10 day, as the company likes to style it \u2013 to announce that it is working with Illumination Studios on another Mario movie, even though it was the Oscars that day and absolutely nobody was paying attention. Last year\u2019s Mario movie was a smash hit, grossing $1bn and finally ending the long era of the cursed video game film adaptation once and for all, so it\u2019s not surprising that another one is in the works for April 2026.
\nWhat is surprising is that it\u2019s not necessarily going to be a direct sequel. Co-directors Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic and writer Matthew Fogel will return, but neither Nintendo nor Illumination committed to calling the new film a sequel. In a video broadcast announcing \u201ca new animated film based on the world of Super Mario Bros\u201d, Nintendo\u2019s Shigeru Miyamoto (that\u2019s Mario\u2019s dad) said: \u201cThis time, we\u2019re thinking about broadening Mario\u2019s world further, and it\u2019ll have a bright and fun story.\u201d Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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