NINTENDO CINEMATIC UNIVERSE
PHASE 1:
1. Super Mario Bros. - set in present day in the Mushroom Kingdom, it's a simple story about Mario saving Peach from Bowser's evil plan. Bowser wants to marry Peach but Mario manages to stop him (similar to Odyssey I assume). Luigi is of course present as the funny side-kick guy, and Daisy too. Luigi and Daisy are clearly in a relationship. Mario meets Yoshi for the first time. Other characters include Bowser Jr., Toads, and Poochy. The game contains various hints about the Donkey Kong franchise, and there's a Wario cameo in his WarioWare appearance. The post-credit sequence scene involves a Toad finding a warp to the real world and teleporting to Kanto, discovering streets with real humans (still cartoony) walking around with Pokémons. A Pikachu is the last thing we see in the movie, perlpexed by the Toad.
2. The Legend Of Zelda - set thousands of years ago, sort of like in a Skyward Sword era, tells the original story of the Goddesses, and the battle between Link, Zelda and Demise. It's basically a game similar to Breath Of The Wild in tone, but with Demise instead of Calamity Ganon. Link is a mute hero who simply knows that needs to defeat Demise. Zelda is the real protagonist of the movie, helping Link in his quest. They, helped out by Impa, Tingle (the side-kick), and Epona go through various villages and dungeons, meet Gorons, Zoras, and Ritos but in the end only half accomplish the mission, since Demise is not defeated and promises to have revenge on them. Zelda and Link form a group to stop evil from conquering the world, and Zelda references that they will need the help of Altea. The post-credit sequence is about Demise in an alternate dimension, looks like in the middle of space, talking to someone: it's Master Hand, telling him that his failure was needed for their plan to be set in motion.
3. Metroid - set in present day, it tells the story of space bounty hunter Samus Aran, answering a distress signal coming from Planet Zebes, where a group of scientists has been kidnapped by the Space Pirates for reasons unknown. Kind of like an horror movie, takes deep inspiration from Alien and The Descent, showing Samus' slow uncovering of a conspiracy in the galaxy. She fights Kraid, Ridley (which survives), Phantoon, and gets her armor upgraded by some findings of the Chozo culture (this aspect is different from the games and more "magical"). In the end, she kills Mother Brain, but Zebes gets completely destroyed in the process. She flees and returns to a city, briefs the Federation, enters a bar and reveals her face for the first time, ordering a drink. She then hears a voice "Hey Samus, I'm gonna need your help for something.". It's Fox McCloud, and it's implied they know each other very well (this is also the post-credit scene).
4. Pokémon: The First Generation - set in present day in the Kanto region, it tells the story of Red, a young Pokémon Trainer who wants to become the world champion of the Pokémon League. Even though it's called the first generation, all Pokémon from all the games appear, even though Gen I is more prevalent. He has a Pikachu of course, which is his companion, a Charizard, a Lucario, a Decidueye, and a Lapras. Brock and Misty appear even if very different from their anime interpretation. All three of them get contact by Professor Oak which asks them to investigate on the sightings of a new Pokémon in the region. It's Mewtwo, created by Giovanni and the Team Rocket who want to use him as a biological weapon and sell it to an "undisclosed third party". Blue is also in the movie, it's the rival but in the end helps the group in their quest. The Toad from the Mario movie is comically portrayed throughout the movie following them around and studying them, confused. In the end they manage to defeat Mewtwo (which joins the party), Giovanni is imprisoned, the third party is revealed to be Andrew Oikonny from Star Fox. In the movie, Red battles the fighting gym leader, which is surprisingly a pretty old Little Mac, still wearing his gloves. The post credit scene is about Red receiving a letter with the Smash Bros. logo on it.
5. Kirby's Dreamland - set a few years in the past (even though it's never mentioned exactly in the movie), it tells the simple story of the original Kirby game. King Dedede is the major villain in the movie, but doesn't do much terrible things. Kirby simply must stop him from eating all the people's food by himself. Kirby is joined by Meta Knight, Rick e Knuckle Joe in his quest. It's extremely juvenile and it seems the high stakes of the previous movies are completely absent. Along the way though, they encounter Captain Olimar, an incredibly small character, with a bunch of Pikmins, which explains that he was stranded on this world after entering a black hole. The whole movie is silent, so this scene is explained in a flashback. Meta Knight is the only one doing the talking. In the end, they simply convince Dedede to shut up and be good, which he does. Whispy Woods appears. The post credit scene is about Olimar, setting up a Pikmin colony on Pop Star Planet, trying to rebuild his ship.
6. Super Smash Bros. - set in present day, the movie starts with Mario getting to Peach's Castle, she calls him because she's got an invitation. It's the Smash Bros. letter Red also found. They open it and Mario, Peach, Luigi and Yoshi find themselves in another dimension for some reason. Samus, Fox, Red and his Pokémons, Kirby, Meta Knight and Olimar are also present, all confused by what's happening. An giant R.O.B. tells them they've been called to make a set of various challenges to prove they're worthy. It's not explained what they need to be worthy for, but all the characters are forced to make various virtual reality challenges consisting of fights against Wire Frames characters, puzzles, and stuff like that. The final enemy is Taboo from Brawl, and the collective alliance of all the characters is needed to defeat him. When they do, it is revealed the reason behind all of this. The R.O.B. guiding them in the challenges is revealed to be actually Link, depicted in a modern look. He tells them he's the descendant of the ancient hero meant to protect the universe by the King Of All Evil. A modern Zelda is also present, both appear a fusion between fantasy and science fiction. They are assembling a team of heroes for their quest: the Super Smash Bros. Link and Mario join hands, and Link tells them this is a good start, but there needs to be more. The post credit scene shows Crazy Hand, chained up in a cave, completely immobile. After a while, one of its fingers moves a bit.
PHASE 2:
7. Star Fox - set in present day after Phase 1, it tells the story of the Star Fox team in their mission to stop the machinations of scientist turned mad, Andross, of conquering the galaxy. Falco, Slippy, Peppy and General Pepper are introduced. They cross the galaxy with the intention of attacking Venom before it gets too strong. In a scene, Captain Falcon makes a cameo appearance on a television, racing. Slippy is a big fan of him apparently. It's a high-octaine adrenaline-fueled action movie. Samus Aran is in this, helping the Star Fox team in their mission, and it's revealed Andross is actually using Metroids for his plan. Ridley also appears again, now Meta Ridley, trying to get revenge. He survives again. The final battle against Andross restores peace in the galaxy. The post credit scene shows the Olimar ship entering Corneria's atmosphere.
8. Super Mario Odyssey - set in present day, it tells the story of Mario and his friends entering the real world through the warp they found. It's the first actual sequel in this cinematic universe. The real world is inhabitated by Pokémons but they're not prevalent in the story. They enter the real world because, this time, Daisy has been kidnapped, and Luigi asks for help. A Squirtle and Shroomish are along them though, playing a joke since they resemble a Koopa and a Goomba. Mario is shown having extreme physical capabilities compared to the normal humans in the Kanto region. They travel all the way to Alola where they find out Bowser is not responsible for the kidnap: he was actually trying to help to redeem himself. The real culprit this time around are Wario and Waluigi, who have become instantly famous in the real world for their weird appearance and character. They created a game show, WarioWare, Inc.!, and Daisy is a presenter in this. They resolve all of this in comical ways really, and it's of course a light-hearted movie. The post-credit scene shows Peach's throne, abandoned. Donkey Kong's feet appear on the scene, but he's not shown, and he makes some weird monkey noises.
9. Punch-Out! - set in the 1980's, it tells the origin story of Little Mac. Set in Unova (yes, Pokémon are still in here somehow), it's a pretty serious, violent and dark take on the Nintendo world. Little Mac is against using Pokémon in fights, so he enters a circle of boxing trying to prove he doesn't need them. In here, he fights famous characters from his franchise like Glass Joe, Soda Popinski, King Hippo. He also has a love interest in the form of a new character. The final battle though is set against an Hitmonchan. At first Little Mac doesn't want to fight it, but in the end finds out Hitmonchan actually enjoys boxing, so he comes around on his anti-pokémon fights stance, and becomes friends with Hitmonchan. The movie itself is a simple one-off, and it's not intended to continue the story. The post ending scene shows his love interest character starting a line of fitness gyms, becoming basically the Wii Fit Trainer.
10. The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time - set again in the far past but after the first Zelda, it's a re-imagining of the classic Nintendo 64 game. Link and Zelda are young, and the main villain is Ganondorf, which kills the King Of Hyrule and tries to find the Triforce to bring back his master (Demise). This time Link is helped by a Goron, a Zora and a Rito himself, a team of champions formed by Zelda to avenge his father. Darkness has fallen on Hyrule, but there's no time travel gimmick. The Ocarina is present only as a cameo at first, and its utility is never really explained. Of course they manage to imprison Ganondorf in the Dark World, but not before he manages to transform into Ganon. The post credit-scene shows Link using the Ocarina, and teleporting himself in a new world. He looks around, and we recognize the world as being from Xenoblade Chronicles.
11. Fire Emblem - again set in the distant past, it tells the story of Marth, prince of Altea, waging war against Garnef and the shadow dragon of the Dolua empire after being attacked cowardly and losing his father. The Fire Emblem world seems completely untouched by technology compared to the Zelda world. It's a pretty simple film in which they manage to defeat Garnef and the dragon. The post-credit scene is about Marth meeting with the Zelda and Link from the original Zelda film, and they ally to form the Smash Bros. project.
12. Super Smash Bros. Melee - set in the present, it revolves around the arrival of the Ultra Beasts in the Pokémon World. It's explained Ultra Beasts are ancient creatures set to destroy everything, and they were awaken by someone from space. Mario, New Link, Red, Samus, Kirby, Olimar, Fox, they all unite their forces to defeat them. A new character resembling Marth appears, and of course it's revealed to be Lucina. It is not explained how she is in present times. Necrozma takes the role of the main villain of the movie. It is of course revealed that the Ultra Beasts are not evil by themselves, and they were just woken up by Master Hand, which finally reveals itself to all the characters. The post-credit scene shows a bowl of dark liquid boiling with menace, but it's just a cameo of Cooking Mama and a fake out.
