The Super Mario Bros. Movie is still airing in theatres only and breaking box office records, with no official streaming or broadcast release... except if you live in Argentina. As reported by The Games Spoof, Argentinian TV channel GenTV apparently aired the full movie, in good quality and in Spanish dub a week after its theatrical release. Snippets of the broadcast have been shared on Twitter and YouTube:

​

As GenTV likely infringed Copyright laws, there might be further actions taken against the TV channel.

SOURCE

 

[JuanMena]

Argentinian: "Wish I could afford going to the cinema"
"Che cuántas copas tenés?"

 

[Lostbhoy]

Surely as Television Channel they must have had a schedule with this clearly listed unless it's a blatant hack by unknown or inside parties!!

Maybe they had permission lol... This is interesting!!

 

[yraverageamongoose]

it seems as if piracy is now a light grey area???

 

[CoolMe]

Lol! That looks and sounds like the cam rips that're floating over the internet.. Definitely not a "digital" release.

 

[Guacaholey]

Lol! That looks and sounds like the cam rips that're floating over the internet.. Definitely not a "digital" release.

I'd say you're probably right, but on a squished phone video it's hard to tell the quality of the movie.

 

[CoolMe]

I'd say you're probably right, but on a squished phone video it's hard to tell the quality of the movie.

There are many cam rips out there and the video quality may differ of course, but the audio is always muffled..

 

[swabbo]

it seems as if piracy is now a light grey area???

more like the brown area after Nintendo's finished suing them

 

[sarkwalvein]

Lol! Vamos Argentina! Always on the vanguard, with stuff like easy to use legally "dubious" popular streaming sites way before Netflix and co! (What Argentine doesn't remember the good old, original, now deceased cuevana?)

PS: what a mess, but this is typical wild west Argentina.

 

[JonJaded]

Haha, I love this. Also gotta wonder if this was broadcasted over an iptv service. They love doing their own things sometimes.

But after doing some research, GenTV is just baller like that. They did the same for Antman: Quantumania and other recent box office hits. Argentina moment for sure!

 

[eyeliner]

Oh my gawd! This will make Nintendo go bankrupt!
Sue the bastards!
Sue them to hell!

 

[ArgoRV]

RIP GenTV. you won't be missed
they just mess up with wrong people. Nintendo will eat them alive

 

[Flame]

Argentina invaded poor island of falklands to try and steal all the resources, then cheated in the world cup with the hand of goal which then went on to win the world cup, then brought all the refs in the Qatar World Cup to win that World Cup.

But this is crossing a line like no other. Poor poor Nintendo how will they recover from this?

As a British man i fear for world peace will come to an end because of Argentina.


WHEN WILL IT STOP!

 

[HarveyHouston]

Here's a wild thought - what if this is a publicity stunt?

 

[Reploid]

Foof. Good thing I don't watch TV.

 

[Flame]

Here's a wild thought - what if this is a publicity stunt?

for who? pirates in the Somalia sea?

 

[HarveyHouston]

for who? pirates in the Somalia sea?

Not discounting the state of Argentina as of late, but still... We gotta consider all the possibilities.

 

[CoolMe]

what if this is a publicity stunt?

..For GenTV?

 

[HarveyHouston]

..For GenTV?

Why not? Stranger things have happened...

 

[MadonnaProject]

As long as the hassle between argentina and nintendo doesn't lead to them landing here on boats I am fine with it.