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Today around 9 AM EST, Nintendo dropped a Nintendo Direct, showcasing a new trailer for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie. In the new trailer, Mario and Luigi arrive via bikes to Tostarena; the Bros. investigate the "problem" inside the Inverted Pyramid where they stumble upon a "monster", who turns out to be none other than a scared Yoshi.
Also in the trailer we get a glimpse of Peach fighting Birdo; you also see bosses from Super Mario Bros. 2-Mouser and Clawgrip if you look very carefully. In addition we see enemies such as Octoombas and Octoguys. Towards the end of the trailer we see the T-Rex from Super Mario Odyssey roaring at Yoshi and co; Yoshi and Toad are in fear while Baby Mario and Baby Luigi laugh-with Toad holding the babies. Yoshi has a mix of his movie voice as well as his in-game voice clips; I am curious on who is voicing movie Yoshi.
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie releases on April 1st... April Fool's Day. I really hope Illumination and/or Nintendo aren't making an April Fool's joke about the release date.
My thoughts? I really enjoyed the trailer! I was honestly hoping to see a fight sequence where Mario, Luigi, and Yoshi fight against the Tostarena guardian Knucklotec, as the latter has been hinted through the carvings inside and outside the Inverted Pyramid. On the brighter side, Mario's interaction with Yoshi in the Inverted Pyramid is slowly becoming the subject of shitposts; coincidentally, Mario is voiced by Chris Pratt, Yoshi is a dinosaur, and Chris Pratt is a leading actor in the Jurassic World quadrilogy. Once I go see the movie I will post a spoiler-free review.