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Mario movie is at 54% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Looks like the definitive adaptation of the property is still the Super Mario Bros. Super Show.

@RogerRoger Agreed. And I think the continued popularity of Switch versions of games, along with the success of other products inspired by it like Valve's Steam Deck, demonstrate that the hybrid revolution isn't going anywhere.

Nintendo has historically struggled to transition one wildly successful platform to another. With the Wii and NDS, the success largely came from attracting people outside of the gamer bubble. But those innovations don't hold their appeal indefinitely. The novelty of touch-screen controls definitely evaporated after the smart device boom started in the late 00s, and motion controls were eventually adopted by everyone to some extent. While the Switch arguably also attracted a larger than normal audience with an innovative concept, this one crucially seems to have resonated deeply with the gamer demographic, which can be seen in the sort of games that tend to hit the console, as well as the number of niche titles that enjoy success on the platform.

The only way forward for Nintendo that makes sense is going to be relying on a more iterative model, like Sony and Microsoft tend to rely on. But I'm not sure if the company is going to be fully comfortable with such a dramatic shift in approach, and I just hope they don't flub the next one by putting focus on some irrelevant gimmick that nobody cares about (hello, Wii U!).

It's a high wire act, because with Nintendo, it's always dramatic. Dramatic success stories, but also dramatic failures.

Edited on by Ralizah

@Ralizah I unironically love the credits music for the Super Mario Bros. Super Show. His enthusiasm is