The Super Mario Bros. Movie's massive success proves that Nintendo and Illumination can bring an entire shared universe to the big screen.
After Illumination's success with The Super Mario Bros. Movie, an animated Nintendo Cinematic Universe that rivals the MCU is possible. Ever since 1981's Donkey Kong and 1985's Super Mario Bros., Nintendo's Mario franchise has been synonymous with the video game industry. It popularized the platformer, racing, and party genres, and it remains the highest-grossing video game franchise to this day.
Few cinematic franchises have gotten close to replicating the success of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, not only because of a lack of planning but also because of a lack of popular and relevant source material. Whereas Universal's Dark Universe and Warner Bros.
Related: The Legend Of Zelda Movie Has The Opposite Problem To Super Mario Bros' Chris Pratt Backlash Nintendo's crossover title, Super Smash Bros., provides narrative freedom to its potential big-screen adaptation as well. In the Super Smash Bros. games, characters are simply taken from their home worlds and placed on the battlefield, and their actions have no repercussions in the plot of the following solo titles.
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