{"id":899633,"date":"2026-04-16T15:15:06","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T20:15:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/16\/hasnt-the-smash-scene-suffered-enough-illumination-wants-to-minion-ify-smash-with-cringe-multiverse-cash-grab\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T15:15:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T20:15:06","slug":"hasnt-the-smash-scene-suffered-enough-illumination-wants-to-minion-ify-smash-with-cringe-multiverse-cash-grab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/16\/hasnt-the-smash-scene-suffered-enough-illumination-wants-to-minion-ify-smash-with-cringe-multiverse-cash-grab\/","title":{"rendered":"Hasn\u2019t the Smash scene suffered enough?? Illumination wants to Minion-ify Smash with cringe multiverse cash grab"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I\u2019m tired. <\/p>\n

Let me come right out with it: I have always hated Illumination. I don\u2019t like their animation style. I don\u2019t like their bad pop music soundtracks. I don\u2019t like how they use lazy celebrities rather than voice actors. I don\u2019t like their childish humor. <\/p>\n

I was already pretty bummed over The Super Mario Bros. Movie, what with Chris Pratt\u2019s horrible rendition of Mario (aka just talking as himself) and that random Peach ballad sung by Jack Black as Bowser. You can enjoy the moviegoing experience, I don\u2019t care, but to say it feels anything like the Mario games is untrue. <\/p>\n

I have been bracing myself for the second one, trying to forget that Toad basically just sounds like some dude. But then the movie poster came out\u2026 The one that confirmed my suspicions. <\/p>\n

FOX MCCLOUD JOINS THE SUPER MARIO GALAXY MOVIE! <\/p>\n

Wait, Fox isn\u2019t part of Mario\u2019s univ- Oooh\u2026 Illumination wants a Super Smash Bros. <\/strong>crossover. A multiverse. Have we learned nothing about the failure of metaverses<\/a>? The Marvel movies already have most of us \u2013 those that like original content and ideas \u2013 exhausted at the concept of a multiverse. But Hollywood just won\u2019t stop. And it looks like Super Smash Bros. is next in line.<\/p>\n

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Let’s rock and roll! Fox McCloud joins The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, only in theaters April 1. Get tickets now. pic.twitter.com\/13pRQ2yEah<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (@supermariomovie) March 26, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

Super Smash Bros. is my favorite game series of all time. Melee is my favorite esport to watch. I enjoy the niche FGC that fuels it all with passion and determination. I\u2019m a bit of a gatekeeper that way. I like that everyone is real and raw, that the scene is powered by grit. That\u2019s what happens when the prize pool is $2. Only the real ones would fly for that. <\/p>\n

But now, the studio that won\u2019t stop making Minion movies despite them never being funny to begin with have set their dollar sign-shaped eyes on Smash. And it makes sense. There are so many IPs to work with. The movie possibilities are endless. I just don\u2019t think it will carry over any of the authentic passion of the Smash scene. <\/p>\n

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie has already teased a Pikmin as well. They are most definitely wanting gamers to talk. Remember that hype when Ultimate was the big thing and the FGC was desperately wondering which DLC fighter would come next? They want that. <\/p>\n

OMG MAYBE THEY\u2019LL ADD SAMUS NEXT! I HOPE THEY ADD MY BOY NESS! POKEMON!?!?! <\/p>\n

It\u2019s sorta like when Fortnite first came out and leakers were having a field day with crossover leaks. Now, who is even paying attention? Everyone is in Fortnite. Who cares? That\u2019s how I feel about Illumination. Of course they\u2019ll put in every Nintendo IP. Why wouldn\u2019t they? Ug. <\/p>\n

Being a professional hater is tiring. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Music Image Credit: Illumination I\u2019m tired. Let me come right out with it: I have always hated Illumination. I don\u2019t like their animation style. I don\u2019t like their bad pop music soundtracks. I don\u2019t like how they use lazy celebrities rather than voice actors. I don\u2019t like their childish humor. I was already pretty bummed […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":899634,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[131522],"class_list":{"0":"post-899633","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-business-news","8":"tag-podcast-music"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/899633","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=899633"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/899633\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/899634"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=899633"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=899633"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=899633"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}