Super Mario Bros. Animated Movie Delayed to April 2023 - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 25 April 2022 / 1,771 Views
Shigeru Miyamoto via Twitter announced Illumination and Nintendo have decided to delay the release of the Super Mario Bros. animated movie from Holiday 2022 to April 7, 2023 in North America and April 28 in Japan.
"After consulting with Chris-san, my partner at Illumination on the Super Mario Bros. film, we decided to move the global release to Spring 2023–April 28 in Japan and April 7 in North America," said Miyamoto.
"My deepest apologies but I promise it will be well worth the wait."
This is Miyamoto. After consulting with Chris-san, my partner at Illumination on the Super Mario Bros. film, we decided to move the global release to Spring 2023–April 28 in Japan and April 7 in North America. My deepest apologies but I promise it will be well worth the wait.
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) April 26, 2022
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