Super Mario Galaxy Movie, Mario Tennis Fever and More Coming for Mario's 40th Anniversary

Friday's Nintendo Direct, the company's regular promotional livestream, celebrated the 40th anniversary of the company's legendary mascot. Mario is getting a new sports game for the Switch 2, a compilation of some of the best games in the series, a new Yoshi game and a new movie. 

Sept. 13 marks the 40th anniversary of the release of Super Mario Bros. and Nintendo has a lot planned for the following year, the company announced during Friday's Nintendo Direct. For this anniversary, Nintendo is doing more than just a new game or two -- a whole range of Mario content is heading our way. 

The first big news for Mario during the event is a new movie. The Super Mario Galaxy Movie will hit theaters next April, and it brings back the voice cast from the first ...