Overview
- Shigeru Miyamoto told Japanese media ahead of the film’s Japan release on Friday, April 24 that he wants the movie’s Peach origin treated as canon for upcoming games.
- He said Nintendo long avoided fixed backstories to keep room for new game ideas.
- Miyamoto added that making the movie let the team decide Peach’s origins and explore the character more openly.
- The sequel led the US box office for a third weekend, and the two films together have topped $2 billion worldwide.
- The Japan opening could determine whether the sequel clears $1 billion worldwide, after the first film earned nearly $102 million there.