Miyamoto Surprised at Harsh Mario Movie Reviews

Miyamoto Surprised at Harsh Mario Movie Reviews

From Game Mess Mornings by Giant Bomb

April 22, 2026 · 53 min

About this episode

Jeff Grubb and Mat Piscatela discuss the latest in gaming, including Mario movie reviews and market highlights.

Jeff Grubb is joined by Mat Piscatela to discuss March's game market highlights here in the US, Diablo IV: Lord of Hatred Reviews, analysts speculating about Game Pass' price drop, class action lawsuits getting filed against Nintendo, Miyamoto and a grip of updates out of the Mario movie, and more! 00:00 - Intro 4:35 - March 2026 US video game market highlights 21:30 - Diablo IV: Lord of Hatred reviews 23:00 - break 23:50 - Analysts say Xbox Game Pass price drop is ‘unsurprising’ after COD failed to significantly increase subscriptions 32:45 - Miyamoto says he was surprised Mario Galaxy Movie reviews were even harsher than the first 37:40 - Miyamoto says he wants Peach’s origin story in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie to remain canon in future games 40:50 - Gamers file class action lawsuit against Nintendo over U.S. tariff refunds 44:50 - Ecco the Dolphin: Complete announced 47:00 - Report: Ubisoft has scrapped its Animal Crossing competitor 47:38 - Rumor: Street Fighter 6 Year 4 DLC characters leak, includes big crossover 49:08 - Poll

People in this episode

Host: Jeff Grubb

Guest: Mat Piscatela

Topics covered

  • Mario movie reviews
  • game market highlights
  • Diablo IV reviews
  • Game Pass price speculation
  • class action lawsuits against Nintendo
  • gaming news

Keywords

  • Miyamoto
  • Mario movie
  • Diablo IV
  • Game Pass
  • Nintendo lawsuits
  • gaming news

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Nintendo, Ubisoft

Products: Diablo IV: Lord of Hatred

Books & works: The Super Mario Galaxy Movie

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