Following the massive success of 2023’s The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Nintendo / Illumination were quick to announce that a sequel was in the works, with The Super Mario Galaxy Movie officially arriving 3 years later – launching in cinemas this past April. Given the success of its successor, it comes as little surprise that a 3rd film is seemingly in the works, with the voice actor for Toad claiming a planned release year of 2029.

Taking part in an interview with the publication ScreenRant in anticipation of the Super Mario Galaxy Movie’s digital release, the voice actor for Toad (Keegan-Michael Key) teased that a 3rd film is on the way, stating:

“We want to get it right. We want to get everything right. We want to get all the details right. And Michael and Aaron, who are our directors, have a real passion for this. I think they're as passionate about these projects as the audience is. And so we got to get it right, we got to get it right. So I apologize. But it'll be worth the wait.”

While the confirmation of a 3rd film is far from surprising, Key also suggested that the next entry could likewise arrive 3 years on from the last, adding: “It'll be worth the wait…'29 is better than sometime, right?”

Released at the start of April, the Super Mario Galaxy Movie was met with far harsher criticism than the first, with professional reviews giving the sequel a Rotten Tomato score of just 42% (compared to 59% for the first). That said, fans were much kinder to both projects, receiving overall scores of 88% (Galaxy Movie) and 95% (Mario Movie) respectively.

Regardless, with the first film going on to make over $1.3 Billion, and its sequel currently nearing the $1 Billion mark, it was always safe to assume that a 3rd film would be greenlit. It will be interesting to see whether The Super Mario Odyssey Movie (or whatever it winds up being called) chooses to focus more on plot and character development, or if it will once again double down on nostalgia and ‘member berries.

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In an unexpected announcement last week, Nintendo officially unveiled Star Fox: A remake of the 1997 N64 classic coming to Switch 2 in just over a month’s time. While a surprise to many, the title was technically leaked prior to its official announcement. According to the same insider, half a dozen other secret titles are currently in the works, including a new 3D Mario game scheduled for 2027.

Prior to its official announcement by Nintendo, leaker malo932 shared a list of roughly half a dozen Switch 2 titles which were said to be in the works. One of these games was reportedly a ‘classic’ Star Fox title set to arrive in June.

With Nintendo now officially announcing the remake, it stands to reason that the remainder of the leaks are also true. Of course, the list should still be taken with a pinch of salt. That said, according to the insider Nintendo has at least half a dozen other games in the works:

• A Star Fox Adventure game (sometime after 2026)
• The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time Remake (2026)
• New Switch Sports game (Summer 2026)
• New 3D Mario game (2027)
• Wario Land revival (possibly 2027)
• Super Metroid Remake (said to be “close” to announcement)

A number of these leaked titles were also later shared by known insider NateTheHate, lending further credence to their existence.

Nintendo’s strategy for the Switch 2 so far has been somewhat unusual, with the console maker focusing heavily on releasing Switch 2 Editions of past titles. That said, assuming these leaks to be true, Nintendo could have a pretty big 2027 – especially with a new 3D Mario reportedly on its way.

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While reception surrounding the recently-released Super Mario Galaxy Movie may have been less-than-stellar, the sequel film developed by Nintendo and Illumination Entertainment is an undeniable hit – currently sitting as the highest grossing film of the year with over $830 million and counting. As such, it comes as little surprise that a 3rd film seems to have been greenlit, with an untitled Nintendo/Illumination project set to arrive in 2028.

As discovered by ResetEra user ‘ContractHolder’ Universal Pictures International Spain recently published a chart breaking down all of the distributor’s upcoming releases.

Though details so far are light, one of the projects listed is said to be an “untitled Illumination/Nintendo Event Film” with a release date currently scheduled for the 12th of April 2028.

Whether this will be a direct sequel to the Super Mario Galaxy Movie or not is currently unknown, especially with the second film introducing a wider variety of Nintendo characters.

Regardless, unless the film in question winds up being an obscure Pikmin movie or something similar, expect whatever Nintendo has planned to once again easily make a Billion at the box office.

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Like its predecessor, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie seems destined to go down as one of this year's most divisive films, which is kind of odd when you think about it. These generally inoffensive crowd-pleasing movies based on a near-universally-beloved IP, carefully shepherded by Shigeru Miyamoto himself, probably shouldn't be getting folks so riled up, and yet! Following in the footsteps of 2023's The Super Mario Bros. Movie, professional reviews for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie have been witheringly negative, and to listen to some folks, the flick represents nothing less than the demise of cinema. An egregious example of […]

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The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is yet another box office success for Nintendo and Universal's Illumination, becoming the biggest theatrical debut of the year in the United States. According to NBC's estimates, the film earned $131.7 million in the first three days, rising to $190.8 million in the first five days. Internationally, the movie also earned an estimated $182.4 million (including previews), bringing the total earnings to around $372 million. It narrowly failed to surpass its predecessor, though. The Super Mario Bros. Movie had earned $204 million domestically and $377 million worldwide. Still, there's more than reason enough to celebrate […]

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The Super Mario Bros. Movie was a huge success for Nintendo, with the console maker’s first proper foray into the film scene going on to earn over $1.3 Billion at the box office following its release back in 2023. With its sequel ‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ officially out now in cinemas, we’ve started to see reviews go live – with it currently sitting at a Rotten Tomato critic score of just 46%.

With a total of 98 critic reviews, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie has so far achieved a Rotten Tomato score of 46% – putting it comfortably in the ‘rotten’ tier. Metacritic is seeing similarly rough scores, currently sitting at a 37 across 35 reviews.

It is worth pointing out that critically the original Super Mario Bros. Movie didn’t do too well either, receiving a Rotten Tomato score of 59% and a Metacritic rating of 46. In both cases, user reviews were much kinder, landing at 95% and 8.1/10 respectively.

In terms of the critiques themselves, many agree that while the visuals themselves are impressive, the story in Galaxy leaves plenty to be desired, with much of the film being a pure nostalgia trip.

That said, for Nintendo these films represent an opportunity to expand the Mario IP out to even wider audiences, and so we will have to wait and see just how much money this – seemingly worse – sequel manages to rake in.

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The Nintendo community is currently starving for news and looking ahead to the next proper Nintendo Direct. Known insider Nate the Hate suggested in a new podcast that while a new presentation could still be a few months away, the remainder of 2026 is going to be packed with notable releases, including a new Star Fox game. Unfortunately, the next Super Mario 3D game won't be among them and will supposedly only launch in 2027. "From what I have been hearing, it doesn't sound as though there is going to be a general direct in the immediate future… it doesn't […]

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Nintendo has been pretty quiet on its first-party game line-up for the Switch 2 so far this year. That may start to change soon though. Recent leaks have claimed that Nintendo is currently developing a new Star Fox game, with plans to launch this summer, followed by a full remake of The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time later in the year. 

According to both VGC and Nate the Hate, Nintendo is working on a ‘classic' Star Fox game for the Switch 2, with plans to launch this summer. If accurate, the game would be launching a few months after the Super Mario Galaxy movie, which is also set to feature Fox McCloud as a new character.

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Zelda, Nintendo is also said to be planning a full remake of Ocarina of Time, one of the most beloved games in the entire series. This wouldn't be the first time that Nintendo has done this, as a version of the game had also been rebuilt for the 3DS. This remake however would target higher fidelity graphics, taking full advantage of the Switch 2's more powerful hardware.

While there is good news for Star Fox and Zelda fans, it sounds like Super Mario will be taking this year off. According to the same report, the next 3D Super Mario game is targeting a 2027 release window.

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KitGuru Says: The next Nintendo Direct is unlikely to take place until June, so it will be a while before any of this is officially confirmed. If accurate though, it does sound like the Switch 2 is going to have a very successful second year on the market.