Mario Movie Sequel Domain Names Spotted Ahead of Nintendo Direct

With just hours to go until today’s major Nintendo Direct broadcast, fans have spotted domain name registrations that point to the upcoming Super Mario Bros. Movie sequel

Multiple registrations by NBC Universal have been made that reference Super Mario Galaxy, such as supermariogalaxy.movie, the French supermariogalaxy-lefilm.com and the Spanish supermariogalaxy-lapelicula.com. All three were registered on September 10.

The beloved Wii platformer originally launched on Wii and featured a storyline that introduced space princess Rosalina, and sparked questions over Princess Peach’s original heritage — something that is very briefly also nodded to in the original Super Mario Bros. Movie.

So, will the currently-untitled Super Mario Bros. Movie sequel also be named Super Mario Galaxy? While these domain names have convinced many fans, there’s still some uncertainty.

Last night, evidence of internal website addresses featuring the title “Super Mario Bros. 2” were also spotted on Universal Pictures’ website. And then there’s the fact that Universal itself briefly referenced the film as “Super Mario World” in a hastily-scrubbed press release back in May.

Still, the timing of these domain names being registered has raised eyebrows, with fans now feeling confident there will be some kind of announcement made during today’s Nintendo Direct.

The original Super Mario Bros. game is about to celebrate its 40th anniversary, and there is an expectation that Nintendo will mark the occaison with a flurry of announcements — as it did for the game’s 35th birthday five years ago.

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Oddly, if the movie is indeed titled Super Mario Galaxy, this won’t be the first time we’ve seen the title appear on the internet. Earlier this year, an image featuring “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie”-emblazoned cans of Old Spice deoderant appeared on the internet, sparking discussion over its authenticity. Several Mario-themed trademarks linked to the image were also purportedly found via the Canadian Intellectual Property Office, fans said, including “Space Mischief,” “Cosmic Quest,” and “Brooklyn Bounce,”

At the time, fans remarked on the fact that the cans appeared to include previously-unseen artwork of Luigi and Yoshi, though the leak could not be fully verified. Time will tell if it ends up matching with whatever Universal has decided will be the movie’s final name.

Nintendo and Universal’s Super Mario Bros. Movie sequel, whatever it’s called, will launch in theaters on April 3, 2026. Today’s Nintendo Direct, meanwhile, will air at 6am Pacific / 9am Eastern / 2pm UK time later today — and IGN will be reporting live.

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