The new Mario trailer promises references, little else | Kaser Focus

Nintendo held a special Direct this week to reveal the full trailer for the upcoming Super Mario Bros movie. In the new trailer, we finally see Princess Peach, Luigi and Donkey Kong alongside the main man. We even get to see DK beat the bejeezus out of Mario, as it should be. Mario’s portrayal so far seems to be that of the everyman who must partake in world-saving — fair enough. And the gorgeous cover of the Super Mario Bros. theme put an actual, honest-to-goodness smile on my face.

But I don’t know — I’m still not sold. Part of it is that I’m not keen on Peach so far. She doesn’t seem very Peach to me. I wish the trailer had shown more of her than just giving Mario a pep talk — and Pratt’s Mario is a topic for a different day. I fear the movie is going to be just a collection of scenes that Reference Mario Game X. In the trailer, we’ve already got The Smash Bros scene and The Mario Kart scene. If we end up with a Paper Mario scene, let it be known that I called it.