Super Mario Bros. The Movie It has become a worldwide success, earning a place on the list of the highest grossing productions in recent years. And it is not for less, because its scenes, phrases and songs are so funny that children and adults want to see it over and over again.
Recently, it was rumored that the tape could be streamed through Netflix. However, an Argentine television station was ahead of the plans and made an illegal transmission of the film. As expected, viewers jumped at the chance, though there were some who disagreed and reported the act. Unexpectedly, the television station responded with a wave of memes, confirming that it is not afraid of reprisals or possible lawsuits.
According to viewers, on April 16, the GenTV channel in Argentina broadcast Super Mario Bros. The Movie without the prior consent of Nintendo.
Internet users and viewers assured that said broadcast will have great consequences for the local television station, since Nintendo is a company that is extremely careful with the copyrights of its franchises and content in general. However, the television station did not show any concern for his actions, on the contrary, he has shared several memes as a mockery of his actions.
As if the memes weren’t enough, last Friday, April 21, the television station presented a marathon of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, in which Spider-Man: Homecoming, Spider-Man: Far From Home, Spider-Man: No Way Home, Ant-Man, Ant-Man and the Wasp and Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantummania.
It is worth mentioning that GenTV is a television channel in which viewers contact each other and ask for the movies they want to see, in fact, Super Mario Bros. The Movie It is not the first tape to be transmitted illegally through its signal. Previously, there were broadcasts of premieres such as Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, Shazam! Fury of the Godsamong other.