Is ‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ More Than a Moneymaker? | Button Mash

Is ‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ More Than a Moneymaker? | Button Mash

From The Ringer-Verse by The Ringer

April 1, 2026 · 1h 23m

About this episode

Ben and Charles discuss the new Mario movie, its adaptation of the games, and its potential impact on Nintendo's cinematic future.

Ben and Charles Pulliam-Moore of The Verge hop in the warp pipe to discuss the latest Mario movie: how the sequel compares to its predecessor, how it does and doesn’t adapt the ‘Galaxy’ games, the divide between critical reaction and popular appeal, Nintendo’s cinematic ambitions and the prospect of an NCU, how the movie connects to the Switch 2’s lineup, and a few observations (in a special spoiler section of the episode) about specific cameos and reveals. Intro (0:00)First thoughts on ‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ (2:45)NCU potential (27:20)‘Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ spoilers and observations (59:06)Outro (1:18:53) Host: Ben LindberghGuest: Charles Pulliam-MooreProducer: Devon RenaldoAdditional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopowell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Ben Lindbergh

Guest: Charles Pulliam-Moore

Topics covered

  • Super Mario Galaxy Movie
  • film adaptation
  • critical reaction
  • popular appeal
  • Nintendo cinematic universe
  • cameos
  • video game movies

Keywords

  • Mario movie
  • film sequel
  • video game adaptation
  • critical reception
  • Nintendo
  • Switch 2
  • cameos
  • NCU

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Verge, Nintendo

Books & works: The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, Super Mario Galaxy

Places: Switch 2

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