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Now, let's talk about Shigeru Miyamoto, the guy who basically invented fun for a living. The legendary creator's been having quite the week, and not in the way you'd expect.
Just yesterday, January 25th, Nintendo and Illumination dropped a massive announcement during a Nintendo Direct presentation — and Miyamoto himself was front and center. The reveal? The first official look at Yoshi in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, the upcoming animated film that's going to hit theaters April 1st, 2026. Yes, they bumped the release date up two days from April 3rd. Miyamoto personally kicked off the presentation talking about Yoshi's origins in the games, which is the kind of nerdy detail that makes you realize this guy still deeply cares about the DNA of his creations even though he's mostly shifted into film production these days.
The Galaxy Movie is being produced by Miyamoto alongside Illumination's Chris Meledandri, and it follows the massive success of 2023's Super Mario Bros. Movie, which absolutely crushed it worldwide with over 1.3 billion dollars. The new film brings back directors Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic, and the voice cast includes Chris Pratt as Mario, Anya Taylor-Joy as Princess Peach, and Jack Black reprising his role as Bowser. The trailer also highlighted a character named Birdo firing eggs at Peach, because apparently nobody told her that's not how you settle disagreements.
What's interesting here is that Miyamoto continues to be the public face of Nintendo's film ventures. The guy's been taking a step back from actual game development — his last directorial credit was Super Mario Run, and after producing Pikmin 4, he basically pivoted to Hollywood. But this movie announcement shows he's not disappearing. He's just operating on a bigger screen now, literally.
The film launches April 1st in most markets, with Japan getting it April 24th. Universal Pictures is handling worldwide distribution, so we're looking at a genuine blockbuster play for Nintendo's IP.
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