Nintendo has confirmed that Super Mario Bros. Wonder was not inspired by the Super Mario Bros. Movie.
As has become typical of Nintendo, it’s released an Ask the Developer interview with the development team to discuss its latest release.
Development of the game was completely separate from the film, it says, so new elements in Wonder are unrelated.
“We’re often asked about the film’s influence on the game, but we didn’t hear anything about the film’s content during development. I think Tezuka-san and Kondo-san were the only members here who knew the details,” said Masanobu Sato, art director on Wonder.