{"id":136956,"date":"2026-04-26T06:35:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T06:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-200377"},"modified":"2026-04-26T06:35:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T06:35:00","slug":"miyamoto-thanks-fans-for-watching-the-super-mario-galaxy-movie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2026\/04\/26\/miyamoto-thanks-fans-for-watching-the-super-mario-galaxy-movie\/","title":{"rendered":"Miyamoto Thanks Fans For Watching The Super Mario Galaxy Movie"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Super Mario Galaxy Movie<\/a><\/strong> is already 2026’s biggest box office hit<\/a>. It’s also helped Mario’s movies surpass a total of $2 billion<\/strong><\/a> at the global box office.<\/p>\n

Unsurprisingly, Nintendo legend Shigeru Miyamoto is overjoyed and has now thanked fans in a special video message via the Nintendo Today!<\/a> mobile app.<\/p>\n

In the same message, he encourages fans to revisit Mario’s video game history as the series continues its 40th anniversary celebrations. Here’s exactly what he had to say:<\/p>\n

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Thank you so much for watching The Super Mario Galaxy Movie.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Even though the movie is called The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, I’m sure you saw that we packed it full of material from 40 years of making games with Mario.<\/p>\n

I hope some of the references to our games reminded you of fond memories you have playing them.<\/p>\n

We’d love it if you felt excited to return to those games and play them again.<\/p>\n

In the meantime, please look forward to more content featuring Mario from us in the future.<\/p>\n

Here we go!<\/p>\n

Shigeru Miyamoto<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The Mario Galaxy Movie contains references to Mario’s past and present video games, and even has characters from other Nintendo series.<\/p>\n

You can find out what you might have missed in the Mario movie in our previous coverage<\/a> here on Nintendo Life. If you want to relive Mario’s history, Nintendo’s eShop and Switch Online subscription service offer a whole library of Mario-themed titles.<\/p>\n

This message from Miyamoto follows some comments he recently made about the movie’s critical reception<\/a>, describing it as “truly baffling”. He also made some comments about Peach’s backstory<\/a> in the new movie.<\/p>\n