Nintendo is probably the most family-friendly video game developer in the industry. Just ask those who bought Dispatch for the Switch 2. This PG-13 approach also extends to The Super Mario Galaxy Movie and its prequel, as neither of them have any mature themes. However, it seems audiences heard one of the movie’s cutest characters drop the F-bomb.
I haven’t seen the movie yet, but you can bet I’ve already booked tickets after hearing about this. As spotted by Kotaku, it seems a lot of audience members have heard the yellow Luma use a bad word. While it wouldn’t usually be a big deal, it’s a bit funny because it’s a kid-friendly movie by Nintendo, of all people.
Luma Has Got Potty Mouth
Of course, he doesn’t actually drop the F-bomb, the line is actually, “Princess Peach, I finally found you.” However, Luma garbles up the line at the wrong time to make “finally” sound like “f***ingly”. You can be sure that Nintendo didn’t allow a rogue swear word into its movie, but I can see (or hear) why some people thought it sounded like an F-bomb.
As someone who has nephews that parrot everything that they hear, I can see why parents would be a bit startled to hear that. Besides targeting long-time Mario fans, the movies are also aimed at introducing younger audiences to Nintendo’s IPs. In fact, Shigeru Miyamoto has said that the aim of the movies is to reach where the games can’t.
In a recent interview, Miyamoto said that Mario has always evolved with digital media and that there’s only so many people the games can reach. They’re a great way to get kids interested in playing Nintendo games. It’s pretty funny to think of a theater full of kids and parents cringing when one of the cutest characters in the movie drops an F-bomb.
Nintendo is most likely readying its lawyers to go after Luma after tarnishing its family-friendly reputation.
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April 1, 2026
- Runtime
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98 Minutes
- Director
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Aaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic, Pierre Leduc, Fabien Polack
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Anya Taylor-Joy
Princess Peach
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