Nintendo Not Opposed to Movie Adaptations

Game-to-movie adaptations are notoriously bad, and you can’t discuss the medium without acknowledging the ghoulishly freakish attempt that was 1993’s Super Mario Bros’ film.

In an article with Fortune, Nintendo creative guru Shigeru Miyamoto revealed a return to film development may be part of the companies plans to extend their intellectual property beyond video games.

“We’re starting to think more and more about how movies fit in with that”, Miyamoto continued.

He also debunked rumors of Netflix developing a live-action series based on The Legend of Zelda. The article references an interview between Miyamoto and Fortune at this year’s E3 convention, in which he explained that the inherent differences in the mediums make their relationships hard. That gift was a movie known as Super Mario Bros.

Just because Nintendo is open to partnering with Hollywood doesn’t mean we’ll see it happen anytime soon simply because the company already has quite a bit on its plate. Nintendo’s characters have appeared in cross-brand productions like Wreck-It Ralph in the past, but no standalone features have been made in years and years for any of their characters. “And we’ll potentially be looking at things like movies in the future”. Most notably, this could include more Nintendo MOVIES. He makes sure to take regular gaming breaks, though. Turbo Charge Donkey Kong and Hammer Slam Bowser will be exclusively playable on Wii U, Wii and the Nintendo 3DS family of systems.

Nintendo is dipping its toes into Hollywood’s shark-infested waters after the failure of Adam Sandler’s video game-themed blockbuster Pixels, which is now circling around 16% on Rotten Tomatoes.

While Nintendo would usually release loads of information like this through one of their Nintendo Direct sessions, but this time we will have to make do without it.

However, that sentiment is changing, as the company evolves and expands its reach within the world of entertainment.