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Nintendo Aims to Have First (Second) Movie Out in Next 2-3 Years
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why not both?
just like disney is doing with marvel, having the movies being more like hearted, and the netflix series more mature or something
SinCityAssassin
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Splatoon's single player campaign might work too, come to think of it.
victreeb3l
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Nintendo Cinematic Universe movies that finally lead to the SMASH BROTHERS movie we have been wanting for the last forever years.
Hot Coldman
Banned
It could have been F-Zero if the Wachowski Sisters didn't shit the bed with Speed Racer!
James Scott
Banned
Wasn't there a rumor of Splatoon 2 taking awhile to come out (around 2 years)? And didn't Josh Thomas tease a Splatoon movie? Hmm...
Didn't they make high quality CG renders Callie and Marie's concerts? hmmmmm......
Didn't they make high quality CG renders Callie and Marie's concerts? hmmmmm......
The Smash film ends with live action and you realise that the whole universe was a Mom and her daughter playing with Amiibo's the whole time T_T
torre_avenue
Banned
I'd honestly hope they don't go through with it.
Nintendo games have always been great on the strength of their gameplay and normally don't have great stories, barring The Legend of Zelda. What makes Mario great isn't the fact he's a complex character with a narrative arc, its the fact he jumps in creatively designed levels. The plot merely exists as a thin excuse for gameplay to continue. The same goes for a lot of Nintendo's stable; Pokemon, Pikmin, Donkey Kong, F-Zero, Punch-Out, Fire Emblem, etc. The only other title aside from TLoZ with a big emphasis on plot is Earthbound and even then Earthbound's distinct weirdness would be a tough sell for anyone.
I'd be down for a CG Legend of Zelda movie, but the issue of the silent protagonist is always going to be an issue with films based on games. Pokemon would be a good source for a film too, but how do you replicate the experience of the protagonist being a literal self-insert for the player in the context of a film? Punch-Out would be fun if it weren't for the fact Rocky cornered the boxing film genre. I'd rather not see Nintendo try and adapt their IP for the big screen because the whole reason their IP is so beloved is because of the gameplay i.e. the one thing movies cannot do.
Nintendo games have always been great on the strength of their gameplay and normally don't have great stories, barring The Legend of Zelda. What makes Mario great isn't the fact he's a complex character with a narrative arc, its the fact he jumps in creatively designed levels. The plot merely exists as a thin excuse for gameplay to continue. The same goes for a lot of Nintendo's stable; Pokemon, Pikmin, Donkey Kong, F-Zero, Punch-Out, Fire Emblem, etc. The only other title aside from TLoZ with a big emphasis on plot is Earthbound and even then Earthbound's distinct weirdness would be a tough sell for anyone.
I'd be down for a CG Legend of Zelda movie, but the issue of the silent protagonist is always going to be an issue with films based on games. Pokemon would be a good source for a film too, but how do you replicate the experience of the protagonist being a literal self-insert for the player in the context of a film? Punch-Out would be fun if it weren't for the fact Rocky cornered the boxing film genre. I'd rather not see Nintendo try and adapt their IP for the big screen because the whole reason their IP is so beloved is because of the gameplay i.e. the one thing movies cannot do.
Spyder_Monkey
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What Marvel is doing is magic not even its direct competition (DC) can replicate let alone a video game company that has never written a compelling enough story to put to film ever.
Broken Joystick
At least you can talk. Who are you?
Serious suggestion, get Genndy Tartakovsky on directing (and writing?) an animated Mario film. Just look at this footage he directed for an animated Popeye film (that's been cancelled/in limbo?)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4tNuM9XttM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4tNuM9XttM
The one guy blacklisted by Nintendo? He seems like an unlikely person to know anything.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hVuv7mDNqM
The existence of this video does make me believe it is possible to do a proper Earthbound project. But I still think it's improbable.
SinCityAssassin
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I don't put any stock into what that guy says regarding that sort of thing.
DrunkShogun
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So the final episode of the hero of time link to wrap up the trilogy. I honestly have no idea which ip they have that will translation well to a movie. Dk is the closest to a standard kids film you see but don't think he's got the brand power Nintendo wants to work with.
Hot Coldman
Banned
I believe Sony said "we're doing Popeye, but not your way!" and now someone else is making the film. But now he's finishing Samurai Jack, so everyone wins!
I think Genndy could do a good Mario film, but he'd do an EXCELLENT WarioWare film.
He did, but I wouldn't put too much faith in what he said.
So the problem people have with a Zelda film is how to handle Link? He'll just talk. He's allowed to, and him talking in a film isn't going to take anything away from the games.
Allowing him to talk doesn't mean he's going to return to the days of WELL EXCUUUUUUUUUUUUSE ME PRINCESS, which I'm sure Nintendo is well aware of and would avoid.
Allowing him to talk doesn't mean he's going to return to the days of WELL EXCUUUUUUUUUUUUSE ME PRINCESS, which I'm sure Nintendo is well aware of and would avoid.
Tom Nook Sawyer
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How does being blacklisted by Nintendo have anything to do with his credibility or his sources?
you are saying like if nintendo will write the shit themselves, this is a licensed movie, so anything can happen
Rebel Leader
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Splatoon movie
Didn't the Sony deal fall through?
Spyder_Monkey
Banned
Then if that's the case what's the point of adapting a source material?
Broken Joystick
At least you can talk. Who are you?
Ah yes, just seen that the writer of Ratchet & Clank is now in charge of it. *pulls collar*
WarioWare would be like GOTG-tier. Gotta set up that universe first before you go there.
Avi Arad said it was just the beginning. of negotiations with Nintendo, despite courting them for a very long time. If this were happening from Sony, I think we would have heard something concrete.
And there was a Sony email leak that had hinted Nintendo is going to partner with Sony to make a Mario film, which could get in the way of cameos in Wreck-It Ralph 2. Also we are not sure if the deal fell through or not.
making money for both companies?
Wreck-It-Ralph already had Mario related cameos
He should direct Link's awakening
He won't?! Disgraceful!
Tom Nook Sawyer
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I doubt Nintendo would ever agree to a contract in which a cameo prevents a movie production by a different studio
I'm not sure about the live action stuff doing well. Angry Birds? Maybe.
Good things about games with no to little story, or Zelda always having a different kind each game is that they can adapt things much better. Most game movies are often just a retelling and restricting themselves from being something more. Even if Nintendo were to focus on a specific IP, they have much more room to tell a new story.
I will say the Star Fox short tie-in was great and handled very well even though it retold the opening of the game. But it was a short and nothing more which is perfectly fine so it didn't overstay its welcome. Sometimes a short or short series or show is perfectly fine to tell what's needed as well. I hope Nintendo does make more anime shows too.
They're also working with partners so not all of it is in house. I do hope that Nintendo's movie does well though. I don't think I will see the Angry Birds movie but I did actually get some good laughs from the trailer so it may not be all bad. May not be for the critics, but for the fans of the IP.
Spyder_Monkey
Banned
Blatant cashgrabs should not be the only reason to make movies. That's how you end up with soulless pieces of crap.
Which is possible because Mario film rights were still with Nintendo then? I don't get this argument. Sony making a Mario film could potentially stop future cameos.
I can only hope! Rich Moore has expressed interest in wanting Mario to have a bigger role in the next film. I'd be worried Sony would be against it if that got in the way of their own Mario film.
Milly Osworth
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480i betamax movies eh?
AcademicSaucer
Member
I hope they one day release all the artstyle games in one package.
Live-action Zelda beginning with Ocarina of Time, then Majora's Mask, then Twilight Princess.
Animated Zelda movies beginning with Skyward Sword and then Wind Waker. Could also do Phantom Hourglass.
CGI Splatoon movie.
Animated Mario movie series.
Super Smash Bros. animated TV show (or anime).
Kid Icarus anime.
Animated Zelda movies beginning with Skyward Sword and then Wind Waker. Could also do Phantom Hourglass.
CGI Splatoon movie.
Animated Mario movie series.
Super Smash Bros. animated TV show (or anime).
Kid Icarus anime.
well you were the one who said that nintendo ips wont work for movies, so why do you care?
Shamrock7r
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Spyder_Monkey
Banned
Because I don't wanna see bad movies being made?
Dark Ninja
Member
Live action Kirby, Star-Fox or Donkey Kong movie. Lets go
And yet soulless pieces of crap are generally much better business than allowing something as batshit insane as the Mario Bros. movie to happen again. It is perfectly OK for a film to be made for the express purpose of generating revenue and hopefully a profit: that's why 95% of films get made in the first place.
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