The actor behind Final Fantasy 14's first story-centric female Hrothgar is such a big fan of the MMO, she was nearly a community representative.
22.12.2023 - 00:29 / thegamer.com / Billie Eilish / Flower Moon
It's the end of the year, which means it's almost time for The Oscars. Shortlists for potential nominations have recently been making their way onto social media, including the award for Original Song, which many thought could be won by The Super Mario Bros. Movie for Bowser's very silly yet memorable love song 'Peaches'. Unfortunately, it's been snubbed entirely.
Twitter account Film Updates has shared the full shortlist of potential nominations, and it's not good reading if you're a Mario fan. 'Peaches' is completely absent, meaning it's not even being considered for a nomination, though Barbie has a great shot at winning the grand prize, as 'Dance the Night', 'I'm Just Ken', and 'What Was I Made For' all have the chance of being nominated.
The Color Purple also has a pretty good chance of winning with two songs potentially nominated, while the rest of the shortlist is made up of Asteroid City, American Symphony, Flamin' Hot, Flora and Son, TheHunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, Killers of the Flower Moon, Past Lives, Rustin, and Into the Spider-Verse. It could also be a good night for singer Billie Eilish, as she could become the youngest ever double winner if her song 'What Was I Made For" takes home the award.
Billie Eilish won the Oscar for Original Song back in 2022 for 'No Time to Die', which is the theme song for the James Bond movie of the same name.
This list will obviously be narrowed down a little bit for the actual awards show, which is currently scheduled to take place on March 10 next year. All you Super Mario Bros. fans may not have any reason to watch the ceremony next year, but at least you can take solace in the fact that it will more than likely remain the best performing video game adaptation ever for a good few years.
The only thing that could potentially rival it is the Zelda movie that we know is in production at the moment, something which has been described as "live-action Miyazaki". Whether Link and Zelda have the popularity to dethrone Mario and friends remains to be seen, though something tells me Nintendo is going to enjoy its recent foray into the movie industry regardless.
The actor behind Final Fantasy 14's first story-centric female Hrothgar is such a big fan of the MMO, she was nearly a community representative.
@BearsEatBeets @LN78 Have no idea, as I've not seen the film in god know how long and don't remember that scene.
You might not realize it, but Mario had quite the year in 2023. Not only did he have multiple games released, both of which were successes in one form or another, but he also had a hit movie that was released in theaters, made over a billion dollars, and has been nominated for several awards. Then, on top of all of that, Mario’s official voice changed over the course of that year. For decades, Charles Martinet was the voice of Mario. But then, starting with Super Mario Bros Wonder, a new voice actor was put into the role after Martinet “retired” from it.
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It’s hard to believe that Super Mario Bros Wonder came out several months ago. The title was one of the last “big games” to be released in 2024, and it made quite an impact when it was released. That was largely due to the power of the “Wonder Effect,” which blew everyone away, thanks to the creativity of the Nintendo team in making these “modified levels” as fun as possible. The team even noted that they “took their time” developing the title to have a fresh feel and be something gamers couldn’t help but keep playing.
is already the most mind-bending and chaotic example of any game, yet it could be even more so with one tech-enhanced feature. The game brings Mario and his friends to the Flower Kingdom, where they witness Bowser take control of the magical Wonder Flower and transform not just Prince Florian's castle, but the entire kingdom, into a weirdly dark and sinister land. Naturally, Mario's crew eagerly jumps in to help defeat Bowser. Along the way, they get to see just how weird things can get with the Wonder Flower's mystical magic, which is somewhat more of a psychedelic, drug-induced episode than any traditional ideas of witchcraft.
While it didn’t reach the top spot in Gfk’s UK physical sales charts for the week ending December 23rd, Nintendo’s Super Mario Bros. Wonder still performed very well. It ranked second, overcoming Hogwarts Legacy (which dropped to third).
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2023's is the perfect game to play with friends and family with lots of multiplayer options available, including some unique workarounds to allow friends and strangers to enjoy the game together if they choose. Though it is still not the type of online multiplayer that generally comes to mind, the ability to play with others throughout the world is a step in the right direction for Nintendo.