Super Mario Bros. Movie Nintendo Direct Announced For 9th March, Will Debut 'Final Trailer'

A direct? What's the point of having a direct for a movie? I'll just watch the trailer later.

The fact that this airs the day before MAR10 Day tells me that there might actually be something to those Mario Movie Switch bundle rumours after all!?! I guess we'll find out! 🤷‍♂️

Hoping this is worth a watch, final trailer might convince me.

Well, I will watch the trailer but I think I will not get really exciting as I still have low hype with Mario franchise.
Still have interest with them but in low level.

How come Nintendo pushes a Direct for this movie almost every single week while we have to wait for Jupiter to align with Mars before we get a decent Direct with actual games that matter?

Woohoo. I look forward to this movie when it arrives on streaming services three months after theaters.

Odd it's not dropping on March 10 for Mario Day (Mar10, yeah, it's a stretch)

And you wont have to go see the movie after seeing it.
It's just like the trailers on Netflix, you watch that and you don't need to watch the film.

Also the film is only 92 minutes long? Cheapskates:
https://www.ifco.ie/en/ifco/pages/1700964F0044EBDB

@sleepinglion 7AM MAR10 day in Japan

@SwagaliciousJohnson What? But like... I thought last general Direct was good. It happened not too long ago too.

Cool, just hope they didn't spoil the entire film with all the promotion material they showed so far. This is actually one of the biggest downside with Illumination.

I probably won’t watch this direct or the trailer, I’m already sold on the movie why would I need to watch something that will probably ruin some surprises

@Jackpaza0508 What's there to ruin really? Bowser wants to rule the world and Mario saves the day. It's illumination at the end of day. Nothing has ever been spectacular about their films.

@Bunkerneath Wow, you’re the first person I’ve seen upset about the runtime lol

I find it hilarious how Nintendo has just been calling Directs out of thin air just for a single movie trailer and the likes of Chris Pratt saying STOMPING….KOOPAS. They’re giving half the fan base a heart attack by announcing these directs because people are so gullible and will think “holy cow, another one! Omg, I want a new donkey kong game, Zelda ports, blah blah blah”. But nope, it’s just a movie trailer lads. Seeing the looks on these people’s faces is priceless too!

@RupeeClock Yeah, that's exactly what I thought, I mean even normal ones only get about 2 days forewarning.

No game information will be included in this #NintendoDirect

Me waiting for a new Mario game be like ...

Come on Nintendo. We know that Mario movie is coming. We had a Direct for that already. How about a Direct for a new Mario game instead. It is about time for a new Mario game.

I'll check it out. I'm super excited for this movie.

@Dman10 Miyamoto said they are working on one, and it’s not ready for a reveal yet. Hold your horses and buy NSMB U or something

Nintendo might surprise us. Unlikely, but they might. I can’t think of a better time to shadow drop a new 2D Mario game!

@Midna Ooo will it be the typical crappy movie tie in game that plagued systems years ago? One can only wonder.

@steely_pete
It's just branding. Nintendo KNOWS that the name "Nintendo Direct" itself already attracts millions of clicks, so they decide to use that for major livestreams.

"No game information will be included in this #NintendoDirect"
And Miyamoto said it is not ready to be announced yet as @TheBigBlue pointed out.
But I was really hoping for a next Mario game reveal. Mario Odyssey was officially announced (Jan 17) two months before BOTW (Mar 17) was released. So... I thought Mario day was the perfect time for a new mainline Mario 3D announcement considering we will be at almost two months from TOTK. Not that they are related, but the timespan seems right. It's been 84 years

It looks like Mario kart.

Nintendo doing dozen of Nintendo Directs just for the Mario movie and yet a important game such as Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom dont have a dedicated Direct

Such a nintendo thing to do lol. Do we really need a direct for a movie? How about the dang zelda direct nintendo!? Thats what I want, not a movie direct!

Very excited!

Blue shell in the Mario Kart poster tho, excited for whatever Mario Kart parts we'll get.

@Diowine the next 2D/3D Mario game will be on next Nintendo hardware, no point on releasing the next 3D/2D Mario on Switch, when in 2/3 years it sucessor will launch

@Giancarlothomaz Even Splatoon 3 and Xenboblade Chronicles 3 had special directs before their release dates, but they happened just one month before the games' release dates. Of course TOTK will have it's own Nintendo Direct, but in April

This time it willl have Chris Pratt saying "SO LONG... GAY BOWSER?" (Yes, as a question)

@SwagaliciousJohnson "almost every single week"

They've done it twice. Since October. And we just had a real direct two weeks ago.

A Direct for a movie doesn't seem necessary? Unless there is a surprise game announcement??? Probably just a movie tie-in bundle...

And I never watch trailers for any movie... they are way too spoiler-y.

@HolyGeez03 This will be the third one they've done. They include interviews with the cast and creators, it's not just the trailer. It's where Pratt's "stomping... KOOPAS" comes from.

@Bunkerneath The vast majority of animated movies, and comedies, are about 90 minutes.

Yes, I wish it were longer... but it's quite normal.

@Giancarlothomaz Sometimes is Zelda game so. It is not a big game for Nintendo's eyes, sometimes but I am not sure about this. In year 1990 years Zelda was not this populair. Thanks to the game Ocarina of time is the game now populair and little by Skyward sword thanks to the Wii motion plus gameplay.

@Giancarlothomaz if the Switch's successor releases next year, I get it, but waiting 2/3 year for the next Mario? I don't buy Nintendo waiting +7 years between 3D Mario entries

@Bret I guess I meant "another Direct"... the first was fine as an announcement... I don't remember the second... but now the movie is well known and releasing soon.

Waaaaahooooooo

I have seen a lot of these comments. Everyone must remember, Tears of the Kingdom launches mid-may. It is not even March yet as of this comment. I assume if they were to do one, it would be sometime later next month or extremely early April. That is, if this TOTK direct people are so fixated on is even real.
Also for calling a direct for a simple movie trailer makes sense from Nintendo’s stance. ModdedInkling said this already, but the Direct name itself is a built up name with lots of recognition attached to it. People are more likely to watch the trailer if it’s presented in a Direct format rather than just some random drop on YouTube. Because Nintendo has hammered home the fact that this movie is a BIG DEAL. They want as many eyes on it as possible, not there won’t be regardless. I think it’s another great marketing tactic for the movie. The marketing for this movie so far is absolutely masterclass. Can’t wait for it’s April release.

@Diowine Super Mario 64 was released in 1996. That was the first ever 3D Mario. Super Mario Sunshine was released in 2002, the second ever 3D Mario. That is a 7 year difference. That’s the longest drought between 3D Mario games. So unfortunately, you may be waiting a while longer for your new Mario.

@TheBigBlue that is a 6 year difference actually, 1996 to 2002. But anyways, 7 years considering how much money that means for Nintendo, seems crazy. You can mention the same about Mario Kart, but Deluxe version is still selling and in the top of the charts even today, there is no reason to launch a new one, while a new Mario will not cannibalize on Odyssey's sales and will probably be a huge success

@steely_pete Yeah but you never know they may had plan to feature the movie in a variety of ways for example maybe they had a deal with Disney or HBO to stream the movie in addition to having it live at theatrical locations. Heck maybe they could even choose to release the movie with different ratings with one version being a rated G edition where it's less violent and tone down and a rated PG edition where it's a bit more violent and darker but still not as disturbing or maybe they may even had plan to make a show follow-up that took place after the movie. There's a lot for them to discuss so it's not going to be something like spoiling the movie or telling us more about why Bowser is conquering kingdoms and taking Luigi for ransom.

@HolyGeez03 Maybe they are announcing other ways on how you could watch the movie.

Why do it exactly one day before Mar10 Day I have no idea but okay.

@OstianOwl 7 am on March 10th in Japan, I guess.

@OstianOwl Probably so they can surprise launch something ready for MAR10.

@Diowine Nintendo's appearing at PAX East and when the show is (March 23rd - 26th), there's only 3 upcoming 1st party Switch games:

• Advance Wars - April 21st
• TotK - May 12th
• Pikmin 4 - July 21st

So we can pretty much almost guarantee there'll be a TotK Direct before March 23rd because it'll very likely be playable at PAX East and we know very little about the game currently.

@RupeeClock they’re announcing it now because they know there is not much excitement for the movie. Casting Pratt has ruined most of that. I for one will miss the direct and it will be the first one I have never seen. I’m just not interested in watching them ruin Mario.

@Serpenterror if anyone will stream it it will be NBC since illumination is owned by Universal which is owned by NBC. So if it is streamed the knowing the Peacock app and how NBC manages it it will cost 20 at least to stream it if it is available while out in theaters.

Not interested in this movie at all so will skip this presentation.

@SwagaliciousJohnson LOL, so the last Direct didn't have any games that "matter"?

Pretty lame trolling. 2/10.

@Selim Zelda is more popular than Mario now and has been for quite some time now. Even Odyssey has sold almost half as many copies as BotW. This has been the trend since Link to the Past actually.

i wish the movie dropped on Mar10, it'd make sense. It's also my birthday

"No game information will be included in this"

Missed opportunity, Nintendo!

They give soo much notice for Directs that are not about games. Usually it's 'tune in to the Direct which aired just now that you missed because we just shadow dropped it.'*

*ok, they aren't that bad.

@Ulysses They are too busy calculating how many copies of Mario Kart and Mario Odyssey they will sell.

@Bret Ah, fair enough.

@GooseLoose1 I sure hope so! Yippee!

@GrailUK Very true. I wouldn't be surprised if they added the Mario Movie track into MK8's expansion pass!

@Midna
I Don't think they shadow drop a completely new super Mario game.
An announcement in MAR10 is more logical

@Selim Tears of the Kingdom is the sequel of the higest selling and second rated game of the franchise, is quite obvious Tears of the Kingdom will have a dedicated Direct

It’s going to be called Mario: Miami Takedown!

@Diowine because most of Nintendo hardware always release with a Mario game(NES-Super Mario Bros, SNES-Super Mario World, N64- Super Mario 64, Game Cube- Luigi Mansion(yes i consider Luigi Mansion a Mario game), DS-Super Mario 64 DS, Wii-Super Mario Galaxy and Wii U- New Super Mario Bros U, see most of Nintendo hardware launch with a Mario game, so theres a high possibity of the Switch sucessor launching with the next 2D/3D Mario in 2026.

They had the dude re record the “wahoo” line, or replaced it, that alone means there listening, and they have my respect, I’m sold!

@Giancarlothomaz
2026?😐
Why 2026?

@Wiiiiiiiiiii Nintendo has stated severals times they plan for Nintendo Switch to have a lifecycle of 10 years, so based on this, ounce Nintendo Switch reach it 10 year in the market, it sucessor will launch.

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/nintendo-switch-may-have-a-longer-life-cycle-than-expected/

I don't even watch trailers and yet I feel like I've seen too much from this film :/

couldn't have waited one day for MAR10? something's a bit fishy, maybe something cooler planned then?

Great about time. I try to read about video games, and these stupid articles about a movie I don't care about keep showing up on all the gaming websites. It will be great when it's finally over.

I don’t get why Nintendo feels the need to control trailers, this is typical of them wanting control over every aspect. Some stuff you just have to brief the studio, and they will do it for you without the bloody Directs. Hence why we haven’t got a live action Zelda or Pokémon sequel.

@Giancarlothomaz I wouldn’t take Nintendo's word on that, not as gospel. they can still support the switch and still have a successor console, they have after all supported the 3DS up until this year. The meaning of support Nintendo is talking of is very subjective.

Sweet! That'll be the day after my birthday (turning 30), and I'll be off work that day, so I'll be able to see it live! Happy Birthday to me!

Don't understand why people are getting upset that they're using the "Direct" name. It's pretty universal for Nintendo presentations to use it. Still plenty of time for a TotK focused Direct too.

Not watching. A movie can be spoiled much worse than a game.

I feel like these are a thing just so it’s quarantined from the regular directs outside of the initial time

The direct will announce that the plot of the movie is: Mario travels to California to participate in a video game competition called "Video Oblivion" where the "Switch 2" is revealed.

@Grumblevolcano good theory.
I think that having a dedicated Direct for a game just one month before the Release Date is ideal in order to maximize hype with the right timing, but if there is a chance to let players at PAX test it out, that is a possibility too.

@Grumblevolcano well your comment didn't age well. Sorry I remembered about this when I saw the news haha:
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2023/03/nintendos-anticipated-switch-release-zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom-will-skip-pax-east

@Diowine I'm happy to be wrong, the more quiet Nintendo are about TotK the more likely other stuff will take its place in the Nintendo promo cycle. For example it would be cool if Advance Wars got a demo like Bayonetta Origins did last week.