mario
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Miyamoto Says Negative Reviews Of Mario Movie Helped It Grow
The Super Mario Bros. Movie is a bona fide hit. In its first five days in theatres, the new animated film brought in over $US375 million globally. And despite a lot of negative and meh reviews from critics, it’s expected to cross a billion dollars at the box office soon. In fact, according to Shigeru…
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Fans Think Jack Black’s Bowser May Have Rickrolled Us All With ‘Peaches’ Song
The Super Mario Bros. Movie has been busy the last few weeks making headlines for its bountiful video game easter eggs, making box office records, and making Bowser stans the world over feel validated thanks to actor Jack Black’s show-stopping performance both on and off the silver screen. Now movie-goers think Black may have secretly…
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Mario’s Theme Song Is Being Preserved Alongside Led Zeppelin, Madonna Albums
The National Recording Registry, part of the Library of Congress, is a collection of songs and scores that “are culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant, and/or inform or reflect life in the United States”. This is the stuff, selected by experts and historians, that will be stored and preserved so that future generations can listen to…
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Chris Pratt’s OG Voice In The Super Mario Bros. Movie Was Too ‘New Jersey’
Whether you’ve seen The Super Mario Bros. Movie or not, you’ve undoubtedly heard Chris Pratt’s fairly normal-sounding voice as the titular plumber. Initially derided for sounding nothing like the Mario we’ve come to know from the games, Pratt has put his own spin on the character. But in his quest to find the perfect voice…