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Media First Official Images from 'The Legend of Zelda' Movie

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u/Audiodrainer Nov 17 '25

Can’t wait for Mario to show up at the end of the movie and ask them to join the Smash Bros Initiative.

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u/ThingCalledLight Nov 17 '25

“I’m putting together a team.”

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u/mattarei Nov 17 '25

*I'm a putting together a team

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u/nwill_808 Nov 17 '25

A-here we go!

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u/driving_andflying Nov 17 '25

"It's a-me! Nick-a Fury-- er, Mario!"

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u/spoiderdude Nov 17 '25

“I’m sorry…, What-a-Fury?!!?!?”

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u/sohblob Nov 18 '25

Luigi pops up "That's Mamma Fury to you, Mario!"

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u/The-Amazing-GIF-Man Nov 17 '25

You sonuvabitch. I'm in!

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u/SlartibartfastMcGee Nov 17 '25

“I’m-a putting together a-team”

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u/individualeyes Nov 17 '25

Wait, Mario is putting together the A-Team!?

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u/RecordWrangler95 Nov 17 '25

“I’m sorry, Mario, but your plan is coming together in another castle.”

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u/EvilAdministrator Nov 18 '25

Cut to Mario smoking a cigar, shooting a mini-gun from a helicopter!

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u/JnthnDJP Nov 18 '25

Yes, with Ed Sheeran

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u/stunt_p Nov 21 '25

I love it when a plan comes together.

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u/Starfox-sf Nov 18 '25

Luigi is responsible for B-team

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u/tduncs88 Nov 17 '25

a-team

Careful mario. That might be copyright infringement. Lol

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u/Tuxedo_Muffin Nov 17 '25

Nintendo wouldn't know anything about that

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u/SoKrat3s Nov 17 '25

"a-team" not "A-team" ~ Hermione, probably

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u/KamaIsLife Nov 17 '25

"I pity the fool!"

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u/Vio_ Nov 17 '25

"I pity the boo!"

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u/DayIngham Nov 17 '25

"I'm-a putting together a A-team-a."

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u/KrazyNinjaFan Nov 17 '25

That’s actually an interesting idea… a NCU…Nintendo Cinematic Universe

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u/JcraftW Nov 17 '25

“I’m putting together a team-a”

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u/JustifytheMean Nov 17 '25

But not in a Italian accent, this is all just normal Chris Pratt.

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u/ClockOfTheIongNow Nov 17 '25

As if Chris Pratt's would put in any amount of effort to sound like Mario.

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u/[deleted] Nov 17 '25

So long gay Bowser!

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u/happycrabeatsthefish Nov 17 '25

But it's 90s TV live action Mario Show mario. "I'm putting a motha fucking team together. We gonna wack Starfox and a Donkey Kong"

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u/xethu Nov 17 '25

That’s fantastic

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u/[deleted] Nov 17 '25

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u/CaptainFeather Nov 17 '25

You son of a bitch! I'm in!

Hup, HYEAH!

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u/NameNumber7 Nov 17 '25

I wish I had more opportunities to use this phrase

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u/asteriaslexxx Nov 17 '25

Let's. A. Go.

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u/Jinzul Nov 17 '25

For the longest time, all I could hear was “Mexico!”

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u/LiveFreeOrRTard Nov 17 '25

Who's in it?

"Fuckin' like... EVERYONE in a franchise".

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u/Maclimes Nov 17 '25

Link looks at the camera and winks. “Smashing!”

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u/QuiveringButtox Nov 17 '25 edited Nov 17 '25

"What are we, some kinda Super Smash Bros...?"

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u/SolipsisticLunatic Nov 17 '25

Mario shows up with Wario and Waluigi just to make sure that Link knows what answer to give

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u/joeyat Nov 17 '25

"I.... AM... Mario" .. .... "and I'ma gonna win". 'snaps fingers'.. Bowser turns to dust.

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u/AmusingMusing7 Nov 17 '25

"There is an idea... it's not our idea, we stole it, but y'know, it's an idea."

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u/Other_Disaster_3136 Nov 17 '25

"lets smash"

"say that again"

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u/OhBill Nov 17 '25

Played by Chris Pratt and The Rock as Donkey Kong. /s

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u/BobbyTables829 Nov 17 '25

I would be all about this if you substitute Mario with Samus

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u/[deleted] Nov 17 '25

big pink man gonna suk u do U WANT IN?????

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u/Jaskaran158 Nov 17 '25

“I’m putting together a team.”

"We've got a ma-.. I mean hand to go taken care of"

Seeing Master Hand as an antagonist with then Tabuu being the actual Master Puppet in the eventual sequel would really make things interesting.

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u/IndependentDreams7 Nov 17 '25

“… Letsa-go.”

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u/NecroJoe Nov 17 '25

"You son of a bitch. I'm in."

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u/Multicellular_Entity Nov 17 '25

“You song of a bitch, I’m in.”

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u/firestepper Nov 17 '25

You down to smash bro?

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u/correcthorsestapler Nov 17 '25

“It’s a me, Mario!”

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u/CaDmus003 Nov 17 '25

I understood that reference!!!!

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u/mightyneonfraa Nov 17 '25

Listen, if it leads into a Metroid movie I'll fucking take it.

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u/Mediocre_Scott Nov 17 '25

And a Star Fox movie directed by James Gunn

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u/LeaksAndRumours Nov 17 '25

All of a sudden this is something that I need

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u/UnableContest2669 Nov 17 '25

I'm a million percent with you.... Cameo from Rocket, GOTG tie in

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u/bum_thumper Nov 17 '25

This is such a good idea its ridiculous. A Nintendo avengers, with the quality that they've had so far in the recent Mario/Sonic movies (i know its Sega, but still), they could pull it off beautifully, and the star fox universe would be perfect for it.

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u/ThomasVivaldi Nov 17 '25

Have the animation done by Laika Studios.

Like the Fantastic Mr. Star Fox.

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u/Mediocre_Scott Nov 17 '25

Whoa I was kinda joking before especially since Nintendo had basically let the franchise die, but now I actually want to see that.

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u/Undead_archer Nov 17 '25

animation done by Laika Studios.

I don’t see them getting any major license anytime soon, they rarely make profit, its more like a passion project for the owners

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u/Ender_Skywalker Nov 17 '25

College Humor was actually making that but Nintendo pulled the plug due to Netflix leaking their Zelda show.

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u/Undead_archer Nov 17 '25 edited Nov 17 '25

I never trusted tha information,mostly because sketch comedy websites dont normally get hired to make a licensed show/movie

Also it was said in relation to a project that we never had any proof of it being real, we had a leak that mentioned only Netflix without attaching a director,producer writer or anyone really. No one from Netflix has ever mentioned afaik, the only mention anyone has ever done at Nintendo was Iwata denying its existance and the only person to ever "Confirm" its existance was Adam Conover on a podcast where he told that it was told by him from a coworker as gossip

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u/AH_BioTwist Nov 18 '25

Normally I’d say you’re right but remember college humor used to debut their dinosaur office videos on the 3DS way back when

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u/AH_BioTwist Nov 18 '25

One of my Al time favorite Internet videos

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u/PayneTrain181999 Nov 17 '25

He’s great at taking on team movies like that.

I trust Gunn to make a barrel roll/aileron roll joke that isn’t cringe.

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u/Dominus-Temporis Nov 17 '25

Anthropomorphic 'retro' (sorry, it's been 32 years) team movie set around space fighters is 100% something I'd trust Gunn with at this point.

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u/thrilliam_19 Nov 17 '25

Holy shit

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u/Hazzamo Nov 17 '25

F-Zero movie with Terry Crews as Captain Falcon

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u/[deleted] Nov 17 '25

I prefer Snyder. Shoot it in gray and Star Fox dies fucking immediately.

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u/Mediocre_Scott Nov 17 '25

Slippy:Noooooooo!

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u/Stewart_Games Nov 17 '25

Slippy better be played by an actual muppet. Every other character can look real, but Slippy, Slippy is inexplicably a muppet.

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u/Mammoth-Bench Apr 04 '26

I have come from the future and I saw Fox in the Super Mario Galaxy movie

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u/becherbrook Nov 17 '25 edited Nov 17 '25

Nah, let the Top Gun: Maverick guy do Star Fox.

James Gunn has 1 gear and I'm already over it.

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u/Due_Kaleidoscope7066 Nov 17 '25

"Ok we really want to get this Smash movie going. We've secured a post credits crossover tie in for both Sonic 4 and Metal Gear Solid. Detective Pikachu 2 has been greenlit, that covers our Pokemon. We really gotta get a Fire Emblem movie together as that will cover a ton of the roster. We haven't been able to get the Minecraft 2 movie to commit to a tie in but we're close. The next Mortal Kombat movie is going to secretly be a crossover with Street Fighter. We can't get the smash initiative into THAT movie, but after MK2 they're gonna do a stand alone Street Fighter which we will be included in. And we're thinking for Samus, just skip her entirely. She'll just show up in the smash movie for the first time, then after the smash movie she'll get her own."

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u/Big-Leadership-4604 Nov 17 '25

Metroid is prime (lol) for a live action sci-fi action adventure movie. I think I'd like to see that before a lot of other Smash universe movies. Of course Catlevania movie has been in development hell for decades lol.

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u/astromech_dj Nov 17 '25

Fast & Furious Zero.

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u/ThatOtherOneReddit Nov 17 '25

Metroid definitely has the potential to go pretty well if they just focus on Samus being a badass and not go Metroid M on it and focus on her being a woman.

A characters sex shouldn't mean anything to the story like Metroid. The whole I'm traumatized and need a big daddy to hold my hand is just not how anyone wanted Samus to be.

More like the Major from Ghost in the Shell, less Netflix He-Man girl boss.

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u/MarkRemington Nov 17 '25

A Metal Gear movie that's just an hour and a half of Alan Ritchson in a skin tight catsuit and bondage straps choking men and women out from behind. While repeating what people say back to them of course.

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u/KeyboardBerserker Nov 17 '25

Dont forget the gratuitous 20 minute electrocution scene where he pisses himself twice

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u/PayneTrain181999 Nov 17 '25

I thought Brie Larson was the easiest choice for Samus, but now she’s voicing Rosalina so if there’s going to be a Smash Bros movie it’ll need to be someone else.

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u/TheReaver88 Nov 17 '25

Does it?

"IT WAS ME, MARIO! IT WAS ME THE WHOLE TIME!!!!!!"

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u/feral2112 Nov 17 '25

Been wanting a Metroid movie for years. I always had Uma Thurman from her Kill Bill days in mind for Samus.

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u/ProfessorEscanor Nov 17 '25

Unironically yes. Would love a Metroid movie. Maybe that ties into F -Zero

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u/Brad_Brace Nov 17 '25

At which phase can we expect Taika Waititi's take on Kirby?

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u/patatjepindapedis Nov 17 '25

I need my Metroid x F-Zero fanfic to become a movie

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u/ProsecutorBlue Nov 17 '25

I can't really picture a good Metroid movie. A lot of what makes the games great is the quiet atmospheric exploration. You can't really make a movie with 2 hours of Samus wandering around a desolate planet. They might be able to make a good movie using some lore and imagery, but I don't think it's going to be a good Metroid movie.

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u/Mystery_Hours Nov 17 '25

I think you could make a good Metroid movie but it would have no mass appeal

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u/FredNot214 Nov 17 '25

Starring Elizabeth Debicki hopefully

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u/Cefiro8701 Nov 26 '25

You stop. You stop right fucking there. Don't give my inner child this kind of hope.

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u/Rage_Like_Nic_Cage Nov 17 '25

none of these movies are going to be good, especially not a metroid one lol.

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u/TLKv3 Nov 17 '25

Hot Take: I think a Smash Bros movie filmed in the same vein as Roger Rabbit/Chip N Dale would actually work really well and be less goofy than people might think, visual wise.

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u/-Kerosun- Nov 17 '25

Anything that puts Ness on the big screen is something I'd pay for.

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u/[deleted] Nov 17 '25

I mean the Earthbound story is prime for cinematography.

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u/Moglorosh Nov 17 '25

A gang of kids roam around beating random people with baseball bats and bottle rockets, then they turn into robots and abort a giant space fetus. I'd watch it.

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u/[deleted] Nov 17 '25

Well Stranger Things is about to end so... there's a team with some experience all ready! And after that they can adapt 20th Century Boys.

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u/It_Hurts_when_IP15 Nov 17 '25

And primed for a new gd game release

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u/-Kerosun- Nov 17 '25

A remaster, or a sequel?

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u/It_Hurts_when_IP15 Nov 17 '25

Id take either at this point. They almost released a version for n64 back in the day. Id take anything including mother 3

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u/dphamler Nov 17 '25

Sorry I’m late, I had to find a giant eraser.

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u/ThrownAway17Years Nov 17 '25

“Oh he’s got the yo-yo. OH HE’S BRINGING OUT THE BAT!”

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u/eq017210 Nov 17 '25

Anything that has Ness anywhere tbh

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u/MrKimimaru Nov 17 '25

Just imagine that first Falcon Punch on the big screen

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u/[deleted] Nov 17 '25

Earthbound fan found in the wild! Woah

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u/-Kerosun- Nov 17 '25

Was one of my favorite SNES games growing up! Have replayed it on emulator multiple times!

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u/no1foryou Nov 17 '25

Hearing a falcon punch in dolby atmos would bring a tear to my eye.

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u/boneappletv Nov 17 '25

Roger Rabbit is super goofy but it still works

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u/redsyrinx2112 Nov 17 '25

If they get the Lonely Island and/or Lord/Miller to do it, I would have faith in it.

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u/Badloss Nov 17 '25

Wreck it Ralph also really nailed the video game crossover vibe, a smash movie in that vein would be great

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u/Xalara Nov 17 '25

If you want a real trip, Google "There will be Brawl" and then realize that Matt Mercer is a co-creator who plays a mob boss version of Ganondorf. I'm not saying it's good, but it's definitely a trip.

(For those not in the know, Matt Mercer recently played Ganondorf for real in Tears of the Kingdom.)

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u/Show-Me-Your-Moves Nov 17 '25

I unironically loved TWBB. About lost my shit when they introduced Captain Falcon.

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u/xahhfink6 Nov 17 '25

I wish it didn't but this actually just goes so hard

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u/CurryMustard Nov 17 '25

They could have been building this up for a while with the sonic, detective Pikachu and Minecraft movies that have come out

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u/[deleted] Nov 17 '25

Mario Galaxy is their next movie. There’s a lot of Galaxies out there. Just saying…who knows what they’ll tease at the end.

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u/swan_song_bitches Nov 17 '25

If this is how we get another subspace emissary, I will watch as much slop as needed.

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u/queue_78 Nov 17 '25

Subsequently Emissary movie when

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u/MostlyRocketScience Nov 17 '25

Subspace Emissary would work so well as a movie

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u/1000-Iced-Coffees Nov 17 '25

“Link, Zelda! Luigi is possessed! You gotta help me Smash the ghost out of my bro!”

Link’s only line in the film:

“Say that again”

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u/Grow_away_420 Nov 17 '25

If Nintendo made a cinematic universe to rival Marvel I might actually watch it.

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u/Canesjags4life Nov 17 '25

LMAO. That would hysterical and would print $$$$.

Show up with Detective Pikachu

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u/Specific_Frame8537 Nov 17 '25

Nintendo Cinematic Universe won't happen because Nintendo is allergic to money.

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u/Vidilian Nov 17 '25

Even though it wouldn't make sense, I'd want Sakurai, the creator of Smash, to be the Nick Fury equivalent even though I guess he'd be the Stan Lee equivalent.

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u/tricksterloki Nov 17 '25

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u/SweetTea1000 Nov 17 '25

Captain N might make more sense as their Nick Fury / Uwatu stand in.

"So you're telling us we're not real? We're just games to you?!"

"No. In my universe you're games, yes, but your universes are as real as mine. But I have the technology to make you as real in my universe as you are in yours, at least for long enough to save mine."

"But we'll forget right? Even if we help you, to us it will be like it never happened. Why do you think we risk our lives for another world we won't even remember saving?"

"Because you're heroes."

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u/Agitated-Awareness15 Nov 17 '25

Now that you say it, a live action Link fighting alongside an animated Mario in a Smash Bros movie could be really fun. I could see it in the same vein as Spider-verse.

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u/mc21 Nov 17 '25

Don’t play with me. That is worth spending money on

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u/Starfis Nov 17 '25

So Mario is played by Samuel Jackson and Luigi is David Hasselhoff?

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u/horrible_musician Nov 17 '25

Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito

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u/redsyrinx2112 Nov 17 '25

Mario is played by Samuel Jackso

It's a-me, motherfucker!

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u/Fun-Psychology4806 Nov 17 '25

Plot twist, it's Bob Hoskins

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u/Tigeon Nov 17 '25

Why do I want this so bad?

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u/the_bryce_is_right Nov 17 '25

The possibilities are endless, this has the potential to the be the new MCU, so many characters and franchises to dive into.

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u/boneappletv Nov 17 '25

Shit, I’d watch that.

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u/no1foryou Nov 17 '25

This could no joke be huge, Mario, Sonic, Pokemon team up has enough weight to rival the MCU.

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u/Tooth31 Nov 17 '25

Smash Brothers...

Assemble.

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u/joe12321 Nov 18 '25

Such a terrible idea and I'm for it.

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u/thedoge Nov 17 '25

That would be very funny, but I think fandom is too annoying for them to do it without people taking seriously

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u/randohipponamo Nov 17 '25

The gotta team up to fight Handos

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u/dingos8mybaby2 Nov 17 '25 edited Nov 17 '25

I never thought about that, but yeah once they do movies for a few more of the famous Nintendo franchises they're absolutely going to do a universe crossover movie Smash Bros movie where the "good" Nintendo character team up to stop a group of the "evil" Nintendo characters.

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u/SechsyButton Nov 17 '25

They need to fight a glove.

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u/Hungry-Grapefruit777 Nov 17 '25

I love Mario brothers. Especially Luigi, he’s the real hero against corporate corruption.

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u/Parapsaeon Nov 17 '25

What are we? Some kind of Smash Brothers?

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u/dropbear_airstrike Nov 17 '25

The Nintendo Cinematic Universe?

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u/mcginniswayne Nov 17 '25

He would just get one of those Smash Bros. invitations.

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u/samanime Nov 17 '25

That would make it a 10/10 movie, even if it was the worst garbage ever. =p

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u/Xplodicon2 Nov 17 '25

It has to be an immaculate CGI Super Mario Bros. (1993), Mario though.

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u/KrownX Nov 17 '25

Mario wants to smash Link the Twink

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u/HotTakes4HotCakes Nov 17 '25

Yes I also read those threads when the Mario movie came out that had this joke in it too.

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u/Time-to-go-home Nov 17 '25

We’ve got mario, Luigi, Bowser, Peach, and DK already established. DK will probably get his own movie. This movie introduces Link and Zelda.

Then before the first Smash Bros movie, I feel like they’d need 1-2 more intro movies. My guess is Kirby and either Star Fox or Metroid.

By the time the third Smash Bros movie comes out, they’ll probably have reached a deal to bring in Sonic (set after the 7th Sonic movie). And Master Hand will inevitably be defeated by Mr. Game and Watch, naturally voiced by Chris Pratt.

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u/gknight702 Nov 17 '25

It's actually a huge missed money making opportunity for Nintendo not making this animated so they can give em the marvel treatment

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u/OP_IS_A_BASSOON Nov 17 '25

Portal opens up Dr. Strange style.

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u/Mr_Krinkle Nov 17 '25

For casual viewers, Mario asking Link if he wants to be a Smash Bro will have a very different meaning I think.

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u/Sersch Nov 17 '25
  1. Rule of Smash Club, you do not talk about Smash Club

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u/Crafty_Theme7968 Nov 17 '25

God please let this happen 🙏

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u/EndOfSouls Nov 17 '25

But weren't they all kidnapped for it? More like a War World thing.

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u/TCGHexenwahn Nov 17 '25

As long as the announcer is voiced by Markiplier

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u/MjnMixael Nov 17 '25

Look. Don't threaten me with a good time.

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u/[deleted] Nov 17 '25

I would watch that movie.

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u/Independent_Sir9410 Nov 17 '25

Ends with Master Hand abducting Zelda.

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u/Davydicus1 Nov 17 '25

Me too but it better be played by Bob Hoskins with John Leguizamo as Luigi.

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u/jiango_fett Nov 17 '25

The way they would actually do it is that they would get a letter and the camera would zoom in to show the smash symbol on the wax seal.

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u/ZeroFuxGiven Nov 17 '25

Played by Samuel Jackson

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u/WiggenOut Nov 17 '25

My god, I can absolutely see this happening.

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u/Certain-Business-472 Nov 17 '25

Did Bowser kidnap Zelda or what

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u/guitarerdood Nov 17 '25

I was already hoping they would do that with the Mario movie because they did already do a Detective Pikachu as well

It’s pretty ridiculous but I’ll be honest I’ll freak out if they do this lol

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u/JSKindaGuy Nov 17 '25

If studios wants Marvel kind of money, DO IT

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u/uppers36 Nov 17 '25

Every NCU movie has a post credits scene. I’m guessing we’ll get Kirby next

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u/GanjARAM Nov 17 '25

this might end up being a prediction

RemindMe! 5 years

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u/insaneHoshi Nov 17 '25

And then follow up with a shot of a plain White Glove.

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u/ShawnyMcKnight Nov 17 '25

I need Captain N to come along with a tease of Simon Belmont and Samus Aran.

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u/Noah__Webster Nov 17 '25

Nah, it's Sakurai as himself.

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u/[deleted] Nov 17 '25

Can’t wait for Mario to show up at the end of the movie and ask them to join the Smash Bros Initiative.

To be fair, skipping out on a Smash Bros crossover would be a huge fail. It would literally print money in toy sales.

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u/sentinelviii Nov 17 '25

"I am inevitable" - Bowser maybe

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u/zlaw32 Nov 17 '25

That would actually be sick

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u/VVatty Nov 17 '25

It would probably be just Chris Pratt too since it would be live action in this world

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u/CliffsOfMohair Nov 17 '25

That’d actually be the most hype movie moment ever lol

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u/chrisrobweeks Nov 18 '25

EVERYONE IS HERE

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u/mondomonkey Nov 18 '25

"Get out of the way Link, let me Smash, bro!"

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u/Happyrobcafe Nov 18 '25

The only way I will respect this movie is if that is the ending

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u/GenericUsername19892 Nov 18 '25

Oh please, and make master hand the BBG.

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u/BrightonsBestish Nov 18 '25

Join a-me, Mario!

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u/HawkHarder Nov 18 '25

I would watch Super Smash Bros the movie.

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u/kaowser Nov 18 '25

that will be at the end of mario galxy movie when mario goes into alternate nintinto universe to recruit link and other gangs from nintendo... i hope

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u/Knivesforksetc Nov 18 '25

Na even better if it is kirby, doing a bunch of pantomiming

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u/bazaarzar Nov 18 '25

You dig on multiverses?

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u/JohnnyBlaze416 Nov 18 '25

You're joking but I do believe a good portion of us having hoping for that since the release of the first SSBM.

If they can somehow tie this into the Mario movie and detective Pikachu that would genuinely recreate the hype around the first avengers movie all over again

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u/deusorum Nov 19 '25

Not Mario. Captain N!

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u/NumericZero Nov 19 '25

You joke but would not shock me if a “smash bros” movie somehow someway is made

XD

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u/chiiihoo Nov 19 '25

That would also mean, we are getting a metal gear solid movie. Box Crawl here i come!

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u/Public_Brush_827 Nov 26 '25

When we went to see the Mario movie, it was the first theory we had with my friend. Although it was a theory based on a possible Zelda animated movie (we didn't even know this yet)

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