Nintendo touts the success of The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, reiterates the importance of movie and video entertainment going forward

We all know that The Super Mario Galaxy Movie has been yet another big box office success for Nintendo and Universal Pictures, but in their latest fiscal report, Nintendo was more than happy to share even more insight into just how well the film has done.

Nintendo shared a number of stats and details about the astronomical success of The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, and you can read the most interesting bullet points below:

Nintendo said releasing films like The Super Mario Galaxy Movie serves as an opportunity for consumers in regions where dedicated video game platforms are not yet widely adopted to experience Nintendo content for the first time. They went on to say that they believe their initiatives in movies and videos can “transcend the boundaries of the dedicated video game platform business and provide opportunities for people all over the world to become aware of Nintendo characters.”

According to Nintendo, their films can highlight individual characters and enables audiences to discover new aspects of their appeal, which form an important foundation for people to choose Nintendo for unique, family-friendly entertainment, regardless of whether they have previous experience with the company’s games.

Last but not least, Nintendo said they will take a variety of approaches to continually create contact points with Nintendo characters all over the world, working to convey the appeal of Nintendo’s entertainment offerings to an even wider audience.