After the disaster of the 1993 Mario movie, it seemed like Nintendo would never try Hollywood again. But 30 years later, it struck gold with the billion-dollar Super Mario Bros. Movie – this is the story of how that happened. There was never not going to be a Super Mario Bros. Movie, even if it took Nintendo nearly 40 years to fully commit. The company had never really made a film itself before 2023, but three years and $1.3 billion later it’s already on its second Mario movie, with several