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New Super Mario Galaxy Movie Posters Spotlight Cosmic Crew

The posters feature Mario battling Goombas and Piranha Plants, Luigi biking past alien pyramids, Peach and Toad launching with penguins, and Bowser gripping axes over his Koopa army.
Yoshi chases a T-Rex with baby Mario and Luigi, Rosalina waves her wand at her comet observatory voiced by Brie Larson, and Bowser Jr. pilots a spiky mech-suit in a pirate ship clash.
This sequel to the 2023 hit draws from Super Mario Galaxy games, directed by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic with Shigeru Miyamoto producing, set for theaters on April 1, 2026.
Fans shared laughs over Yoshi as the 'best babysitter' and thrilled at nostalgic game nods.

Source: https://x.com/i/trending/2021866645950525887

[Mystic Monkey]

Yeah, that's why it's hard to catch them.

It is an issue, yeah. But if tourists and locals are wise to it, then that can help combat it.
I'd rather be more concerned with underground crimes such as human traffickers (especially women and children for sex), drugs and weapons.

Can Yakuza-Police relations actually help with these kids of problems?

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It is an issue, yeah. But if tourists and locals are wise to it, then that can help combat it.
I'd rather be more concerned with underground crimes such as human traffickers (especially women and children for sex), drugs and weapons.

Can Yakuza-Police relations actually help with these kids of problems?

Sadly while police are supposedly tasked with combating human trafficking, drugs, and weapon problem, few of them sometimes were involved in aiding it, usually through corruption, collusion, or higher-ups' order.
In some cases, high-ranking officials have provided protection to traffickers, drug dealers, and weapon owners in exchange for bribes.
When their high-ranking officials were like that, the police couldn't do anything but to follow this systemic problem.

[Mystic Monkey]

Sadly while police are supposedly tasked with combating human trafficking, drugs, and weapon problem, few of them sometimes were involved in aiding it, usually through corruption, collusion, or higher-ups' order.
In some cases, high-ranking officials have provided protection to traffickers, drug dealers, and weapon owners in exchange for bribes.
When their high-ranking officials were like that, the police couldn't do anything but to follow this systemic problem.

Sounds like at that point, you're better off being Batman over a being a police officer if you can afford it.

I mean, I dunno if it's just television, but I heard of some police officers who want to do the right thing and do their job as expected, but higher-ups tell them to turn a blind eye or give consequences for upholding the law.

[Mystic Monkey]

Given we don't have a Pokémon thread, nor do we need one, I'll just plonk it here.
Just as the Galar region from Sword and Shield is based after Britain, I found out that the region from the upcoming Wind and Wave may likely be based on after Indonesia.

As an Indonesian person yourself, I will be curious of your thoughts and opinions on how Pokémon will represent your country.

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Given we don't have a Pokémon thread, nor do we need one, I'll just plonk it here.
Just as the Galar region from Sword and Shield is based after Britain, I found out that the region from the upcoming Wind and Wave may likely be based on after Indonesia.

As an Indonesian person yourself, I will be curious of your thoughts and opinions on how Pokémon will represent your country.

Yep, that topic was viral for some times in Indonesian gaming community and social media.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhJ99EbTP4s

https://x.com/lycheetako/status/2027485346800542131

https://www.instagram.com/p/DVX1IiiCVRz/

I personally didn't feel anything other than thinking "hey, that's cool." since I don't play Pokemon games, but my Nintendo fan friends here were hyped and excited.

[Mystic Monkey]

Yep, that topic was viral for some times in Indonesian gaming community and social media.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhJ99EbTP4s

https://x.com/lycheetako/status/2027485346800542131

https://www.instagram.com/p/DVX1IiiCVRz/

I personally didn't feel anything other than thinking "hey, that's cool." since I don't play Pokemon games, but my Nintendo fan friends here were hyped and excited.

I've yet to play Sword and Shield myself, but from what I know of it and how it represent British culture, it feels like they go all-out on some cultural things and go half the mile on others.

For example, yeah, UK likes football. But was it needed to turn Pokémon Gyms into football stadiums when other regions Pokémon Gyms just look like converted warehouses?

Also, how come we didn't get a cool villain team? Instead, Galar had hooligans who were following Marie around.

If I could put my pen to Sw/Sh script, I would either make the Pokémon Gyms more traditional to Pokémon games, or rename them "Pokémon Arenas" or "Pokémon Stadiums". Wyndon Stadium's Challenge Cup could still be treated like a major football event though.

Instead of Team Yell, I would've had a criminal organization based on British street gangs (think Peaky Blinders). I like the idea they started out when Kanto-Johto regions Team Rocket tried to expand to other regions and started a branch in Galar. But as Team Rocket fell apart, the branch in Galar became an independant criminal gang called "The Rockets".

Also, I noticed pokémon such as the Herdier line and Snubbull line not native to Galar. This makes no sense to me given they're based on British dogs.

Lastly, while the Galar region does not have the popular Hex Maniac trainer class, I like to imagine them either wearing Victorian gothic dresses, or just how they appear in Ruby and Sapphire.

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I've yet to play Sword and Shield myself, but from what I know of it and how it represent British culture, it feels like they go all-out on some cultural things and go half the mile on others.

For example, yeah, UK likes football. But was it needed to turn Pokémon Gyms into football stadiums when other regions Pokémon Gyms just look like converted warehouses?

Also, how come we didn't get a cool villain team? Instead, Galar had hooligans who were following Marie around.

If I could put my pen to Sw/Sh script, I would either make the Pokémon Gyms more traditional to Pokémon games, or rename them "Pokémon Arenas" or "Pokémon Stadiums". Wyndon Stadium's Challenge Cup could still be treated like a major football event though.

Instead of Team Yell, I would've had a criminal organization based on British street gangs (think Peaky Blinders). I like the idea they started out when Kanto-Johto regions Team Rocket tried to expand to other regions and started a branch in Galar. But as Team Rocket fell apart, the branch in Galar became an independant criminal gang called "The Rockets".

Also, I noticed pokémon such as the Herdier line and Snubbull line not native to Galar. This makes no sense to me given they're based on British dogs.

Lastly, while the Galar region does not have the popular Hex Maniac trainer class, I like to imagine them either wearing Victorian gothic dresses, or just how they appear in Ruby and Sapphire.

Well, you are British so no wonder you'll expect more from this, but the creator of the games are all Japanese.
They won't know much about UK as you do and most of Japanese people couldn't speak english.
Even all movies from Hollywood are being dubbed into Japanese when they hit Japanese theaters.
Plus Galar is just taking inspiration from Britain but it's not the real Britain so the difference would still be considered okay, otherwise Nintendo UK will make some changes in the localization version themselves.

[Mystic Monkey]

Well, you are British so no wonder you'll expect more from this, but the creator of the games are all Japanese.
They won't know much about UK as you do and most of Japanese people couldn't speak english.
Even all movies from Hollywood are being dubbed into Japanese when they hit Japanese theaters.
Plus Galar is just taking inspiration from Britain but it's not the real Britain so the difference would still be considered okay, otherwise Nintendo UK will make some changes in the localization version themselves.

They didn't even spell "Isle of ArmoUr" correctly.

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They didn't even spell "Isle of ArmoUr" correctly.

I don't think they wrote 'coloUr' correctly either every time the word's used since the localization team's usually from US.

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New Super Mario Galaxy Movie Poster Reveals Wart and More Surprises

Nintendo unveiled a stunning poster for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, the sequel to the 2023 hit that earned over $1.3 billion, set for theaters on April 1, 2026.
It features heroes amid galaxies and UFOs, with deep cuts like Wart, Birdo, and R.O.B. sparking fan joy and nostalgia.
A Nintendo Direct airs March 9 at 2 p.m. PT with the final trailer, while merch like Yoshi popcorn buckets adds to the excitement.
Voiced by Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, and Jack Black, the film builds on the first's massive success.

Source: https://x.com/supermariomovie/status/2029920348700062148

[Mystic Monkey]

I don't think they wrote 'coloUr' correctly either every time the word's used since the localization team's usually from US.

When Sonic Colours was released, Sega at least had the decency for UK copies to be spelled correctly.

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When Sonic Colours was released, Sega at least had the decency for UK copies to be spelled correctly.

Yes. Another proof that SEGA is better than Nintendo.

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The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Direct set for Today Featuring the final trailer for the movie

Nintendo will host The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Direct on March 9 at 2:00 p.m. PT / 5:00 p.m. ET / March 10 at 6:00 JST, the company announced. You will be able to watch it on YouTube (America, Europe, Japan).
The broadcast will feature the final trailer for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie. No game information will be included in the ...

Article: https://www.gematsu.com/2026/03/the-super-mario-galaxy-movie-direct-set-for-march-9

[Mystic Monkey]

Because his name sounds like a date, he gets a national day to himself! How greedy!

Yes. Another proof that SEGA is better than Nintendo.

Not that it needed proving.