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In 2021, the industry grew to approximately US$198.5 billion.
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Super Mario Bros records estimated sales of 40.24 million copies worldwide.
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Mario Day is celebrated around the world on March 10.
The video game industry is still very important in people’s lives, especially when it comes to various games. This week the premiere of the Super Mario Bros. movie is moving everyone to go to the movies, but many of them have recreated their visit to the big screen with costumes and even iconic elements of the Nintendo character, such as their go kart.
We must recognize that Nintendo would not be what it would be today if Mario Bros did not exist, which is why we are talking about a character and a title that has given the Japanese firm the ability to maintain its validity, even when competition in this field has grown exponentially.
According to data from VGChartz and Nintendo, Super Mario Bros is the most successful game in the franchise, with estimated sales of 40.24 million copies worldwide.
Where the video game industry reached a market value in 2021 of approximately 198.5 billion US dollars and, according to a report by Mordor Intelligence, it is expected that by 2027 this will increase to about 141.6 million.
These data show the importance of this character for the industry, the brand and especially for the various generations that have played it.
The arrival in go kart
This recording adds to the already viral premiere of the Mario Bros. movie. And it is that a tiktoker identified as Diana Monster, shared as a man, chose to go dressed in a cosplay of the character and even played the emblematic Mario’s Go Kart.
The netizen known for sharing geeky content attended the premiere of it wearing a Mario hat, driving a go-kart from the Mario Kart video game franchise.
Likewise, in the video the content creator is seen driving her kart through a shopping mall and throughout the cinema until she reaches her seat, receiving positive comments from the public.
The film has gathered hundreds of fans who love the original video game, becoming one of the most striking and viral of this 2023.
Given this, it is recorded that the film that was released on Thursday, April 6, has just surpassed Frozen 2 in global box office figures during its opening week.
As well, this film from the Illumination studio pays homage to the video game franchise in a singular adventure with the English voices of Chris Pratt, Charlie Day, Anya Taylor-Joy and Jack Black.
According to these figures, the tape has a collection of 368 million dollars worldwide, and the film has become the best launch of an animated production in the history of cinema.
In this ranking, only the second installment of the animated film Frozen, released in 2019, which obtained some 358 million at that time, is behind.
And other successful titles that were also based on video games are Warcraft with 210 million and Sonic 2: the movie with 72.1 million.
In short, this industry continues to grow and each time people adapt to everything they see, showing how loyal they are to a brand.
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