Either way he doesn't look like he's having a good time.
Also, why is that SSB Ultimate art poster skewed from the frame?
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How Mario should have looked like in the Super Mario Bros movie..
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I don't know about the guy, but... I think you made an observation in that particular image.
Maybe it's aimed at SMASH fans and not General fighting game fans?
I mean, SMASH is pretty technical, to a point where you need to physically modify your controller to even attempt to learn to play competitively, which is why it must have that SMASH pic framed as a hint?
Maybe overthinking, maybe my sleep deprivation talking.
Also, sleep deprivation talking... been thinking about the weird choices Nintendo did with the movie (not just the off-looking 3D model, but also Charles Martinet as Cameo appearance) which is an awful choice
UNLESS this Mario in the movie isn't Mario in the first place.
In the trailer you can hear the Warp Pipe fanfare before Mario gets thrown to the Mushroom Kingdom and asking "What is this place"...
WHAT IF, the movie is about a real plumber that gets sucked into the Mushroom Kingdom to save the real Mario?... which is why they need Charles Martinet as a voice actor...