Ancillary Series and Media

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Significant spin-off franchises and adaptations outside the primary platforming genre.

The Super Mario Bros. Movie

The Super Mario Bros. Movie is a 2023 American animated adventure comedy film based on Nintendo's Mario video game franchise. Directed by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic and written by Matthew Fogel, the film stars an ensemble voice cast led by Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day, Jack Black, Keegan-Michael Key, Seth Rogen, and Fred Armisen. It was produced by Illumination and Nintendo.

Mario Tennis

Mario Tennis is a sports video game developed by Camelot Software Planning and published in 2000 by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64. Following Mario's Tennis, it is the second game in the Mario Tennis series. The game is known for being the debut game of Luigi's arch-rival, Waluigi, and the re-introduction of Princess Daisy and Birdo. A companion Game Boy Color version of the game featuring a story mode with role-playing elements also developed by Camelot was published under the same title worldwide and as Mario Tennis GB in Japan.

Paper Mario

Paper Mario is a video game series and part of the Mario franchise, developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo. It combines elements from the role-playing, action-adventure, and puzzle genres. Players control a paper cutout version of Mario, usually with allies, on a quest to defeat the antagonist. The series consists of six games and one spin-off; the first, Paper Mario (2000), was released for the Nintendo 64, and the most recent, a 2024 remake of 2004's Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, for the Nintendo Switch.