Super Mario Galaxy Movie Failure Kills Smash Bros Spin-Off Hopes

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie lands in cinemas today but it’s not off to a good start. In fact it might have already killed our chance of getting a Super Smash Bros spin-off.

Despite only being Super Mario’s second cinematic outing, the new sequel has raised the stakes significantly by adapting the Super Mario Galaxy games for its plot.

Mario is joined by an ensemble of beloved characters from Princess Peach, Luigi, Yoshi and even surprise additions to the cast like Fox McCloud from Nintendo’s Star Fox games.

In the build up to the film many fans speculated that this would be a launching point for a full-on Nintendo cinematic universe, and with Fox’s inclusion along with other cameos like the Pikmin and R.O.B The Robot that appears to be the case.

Super Mario creator and Nintendo veteran Shigeru Miyamoto has hinted as much himself in a recent interview with Polygon.

Miyamoto attempted to temper expectations a bit, saying “unlike something like Super Smash Bros., I don't think you'll have a situation [where] all Nintendo characters would be joining [future Mario movies].”

While this doesn’t outright confirm plans to do a Super Smash Bros Movie the possibility is clearly there, however early reception to The Super Mario Galaxy Movie might have already killed its chances.

The Beginning Of The End?

Early reviews for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie have been abysmal so far, with some outlets actually saying the film is “worse than AI.”

Fans might think this is merely a cruel April Fool’s joke but it really isn’t, critics were tearing the film apart just hours before its cinematic release.

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Prevailing issues are reportedly a sense of bloating in both the plot and the cast, with characters like Rosalina apparently being underutilised despite their popularity.

Everyone was expecting the film to be crammed with Easter Eggs and references to various Super Mario games and while that’s definitely the case it apparently did little to impress critics.

The film’s best hope now is the box-office, as ultimately it’s the sales figures that determine whether a sequel gets made or not, and from the sound of the post-credit scenes sequels are definitely desired by the studio.

If a Super Smash Bros film is ever going to see the light of day The Super Mario Galaxy Movie needs to be saved by its audience, otherwise we might never see the likes of Mario, Link, Kirby and Samus Aran team-up on the big-screen.