Nintendo hosted its fifth Nintendo Direct event of 2026, which was an event dedicated to the Super Mario Galaxy Movie ahead of its premiere this coming April 1, 2026. The event showed off the final trailer for the film, and revealed some of Nintendo's plans for Mario Day tomorrow, and the lead-up to the film's premiere.
The trailer for the film showed off a couple of the characters the recent poster revealed, like the character Wart, who is being played by Luis Guzmán. We also learned that Honey Queen will be in the film, and voiced by Issa Rae. The other new cast member we finally got to meet was the voice behind Yoshi, who is none other than Donald Glover.
The Direct event also featured appearances from several of the cast members, including Chris Pratt, Charlie Day, Jack Black, Anya Taylor-Joy, Keegan-Michael Key, Brie Larson, and Benny Safdie. With the film so close to release, the cast did its best to hype up the film ahead of its premiere, with Jack Black saying, "This movie is huge."
As for what's to come in the lead-up to the film, Shigeru Miyamoto appeared to give the announcement that starting with Mario Day tomorrow, the Nintendo Today! app will feature new collectible digital cards based on the film with each card featuring a different character. Also, if you sign into the app when at the theatres to see the film, you can get a digital wallpaper for your phone based on the film.
With today's Direct event happening just ahead of Mario Day, it'll be interesting to see if Nintendo has a special video or Direct that'll shadow-drop tomorrow, or if it'll simply make announcements through Nintendo's social accounts and the Nintendo Today! app.
Exciting as the upcoming premiere of the Super Mario Galaxy Movie is, we're all still waiting to learn when the first proper general Direct of 2026. Hopefully, we'll learn more about it soon.
About the author: David has been writing about videogames, technology, and culture since 2020, with a focus on reporting daily news across multiple publications, including GameDaily.Biz, GameSkinny, and PlayStation Universe before joining Wccftech in 2025. David started contributing as Canada/US reporter for Wccftech's gaming section in 2025. Besides being up-to-date on the industry's movements, he loves interviewing developers, reviewing games, and writing intricate essays about the symbolism and layered meanings to be found in rich narratives as he's done for publications like GamesIndustry.Biz, LostInCult, and others. Outside of games he loves movies, music, theatre, his hometown, and his family, though not necessarily in that order.
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