The Super Mario Galaxy movie crowd thinks Luma dropped the F-bomb

Nintendo is probably the most family-friendly video game developer in the business. Just ask those who bought Dispatch for 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 the audience heard one of the film's sweetest 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 discovered by Kotaku, it seems that many audiences have heard the yellow Luma use a bad word. While that wouldn't normally be a big deal, it's kind of funny since it's a kid-friendly movie by Nintendo, of all people.

Luma has been potty mouthed

Of course, he doesn't actually drop the F-bomb, the line is actually, “Princess Peach, I finally found you.” However, Luma garbles the line at the wrong time to make “finally” sound like “damn”. You can be sure that Nintendo didn't allow a frivolous profanity in their movie, but I can see (or hear) why some people thought it sounded like an F-bomb.

As someone who has nieces and nephews who parrot everything they hear, I can understand why parents would be a little surprised to hear that. In addition to targeting long-time Mario fans, the films also aim to introduce younger audiences to Nintendo's IPs. In fact, Shigeru Miyamoto has said that the purpose of the movies is to go where the games can't.

In a recent interview, Miyamoto said that Mario has always been developed with digital media and that there are only so many people the games can reach. They are 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 preparing its lawyers to go after Luma after damaging its family-friendly reputation.