mainly because he was clearly an original character for the movie and not part of the main universe. Think of it this way: can you picture him right now? Exactly. As for the Super Mario Bros Movie ...
The first game in the series, Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 64, was released in 1999 with a dozen of playable characters (Captain Falcon, Donkey Kong, Fox, Jigglypuff, Kirby, Link, Luigi, Mario, Ness ...
One of the most iconic characters ... to the Nintendo Switch 2. Some of the best Mario titles ever have released on the Switch, like Super Mario Odyssey and Super Mario Bros.