Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT A Nintendo cinematic universe is allegedly on the way, and these 10 Nintendo crossover stories from video games can perfectly fulfill The Super Mario Bros. Movie 2's shared universe tease. The universe of Nintendo video games has been shared for a long time, with the various characters crossing over in a variety of ways.
Related 10 Characters Super Mario Bros. Movie Has Already Set Up For A Super Smash Bros. Crossover The Super Smash Bros. Movie was a huge success, and laid important groundwork for future entries in a larger franchise, as well as a major crossover. Tabuu's story could be significantly fleshed out, with him potentially acting like the Thanos of the Nintendo cinematic universe. Tabuu could recruit villains from each of the different Nintendo worlds, forming the evil team that exists in the games. Tabuu is a big enough threat to warrant having an entire arc centered around him, which is why he would be a great pick for the Nintendo cinematic universe if it does actually happen.
Animated racing movies like Cars and Turbo have proven that this formula works, and sprinkling in some of Nintendo's most iconic characters could make this a big hit. The Super Mario Bros. Movie's Mario Kart representation was one of the best parts of the movie, so making a big crossover film centered around this aspect seems like a great movie idea.
In the world of Super Smash Bros., the fighters are meant to be toys, with Master Hand being the representation of the child's hand that is playing with them. This aspect is important to the tone of the franchise, and while the Nintendo cinematic universe can give Master Hand a different story, he has to appear in the movies at some point.