We’re a week away from The Super Mario Galaxy Movie releasing, and for some reason, the powers that be spoiled an awesome new character making their first appearance.
I’m slightly mad but also mostly excited because their inclusion is just incredibly cool, but if you want to avoid spoilers, stop looking right now. Go away. Seriously. If you’re going to be mad about the surprise reveal about a beloved Nintendo character in the new animated film, leave.
Are you gone? Okay, cool.
FOX MCCLOUD! The intrepid pilot of Star Fox fame has been confirmed to appear in the new movie, after previously being spotted in another trailer by eagle-eyed Nintendo fans, and he got a badass new poster to announce it. Check it out below:
For Nintendo fans and gamers in general, this is tremendous news. The announcement on Twitter/X received over 4.2 million views and 30,000 reposts in a little over an hour, so people are excited, to say the least. And so am I. Because if Fox can be included in this Nintendo and Illumination collaborative world, who else can they throw into the mix?
Teasers and trailers for the upcoming movie have already confirmed the inclusion of Pikmin and R.O.B., on top of Super Mario-specific characters like Bowser Jr., Yoshi, Birdo, Rosalina, Luma, Wiggler, and many others. But if we’re doing Fox and other Nintendo characters, too, then the possibilities are limitless.
And that’s why I want to see some sort of Super Smash Bros-like collaboration film. It’s possible that The Super Mario Galaxy Movie could be introducing a sort of multiverse that could bring in characters from other Nintendo IP, and like in Smash Bros, other game franchises too. There’s a blue hedgehog out there with his own film series that’s been known to have some run-ins with our favorite Italian plumber, you know.
But why stop there? Nintendo and Illumination could pull out all the stops and create their own Avengers: Endgame with a Super Smash Bros. movie featuring anyone you could think of who’s appeared in those games. It would be expensive and a big undertaking, but imagine the possibilities.
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie launches worldwide on April 1, and I’ll be expecting some sort of Nintendo Nick Fury post-credits scene.
