Overview
- He said he has entrusted creative leadership of the Mario series to younger colleagues, confirming a reduced day-to-day role.
- He still personally plays roughly the first 30 minutes of new titles to review the interface and ensure they retain the series’ “Mario-ness.”
- He reflected that the team had done just about everything possible on Switch and wondered how the current group will meet the next hardware challenge, joking he might eventually stop checking in.
- He described the Super Mario Galaxy movie as in the final stages of production and expressed confidence that it will be fun.
- Outlets report the Galaxy film is scheduled for a global theatrical release on April 3, 2026.