vinnygambini
Why are strippers at the U.N. bad when they're great at strip clubs???
Nintendo is a very hands-on company.
They will most assuredly be part of the creative process, much like they were with Bowser's appearance in Wreck-it-Ralph.
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Leaked emails reveal Nintendo has struck secret deal with Sony for Mario movie
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Nintendo is a very hands-on company.
They will most assuredly be part of the creative process, much like they were with Bowser's appearance in Wreck-it-Ralph.
Dragoon En Regalia
Member
Assuming Sony Pictures can regain composure and keep a hold on these rights/corporate benediction, the producers need to ensure their candidates for director, animation studio(s), and creative staff are top-notch. Tartakovsky would be swell! But I'd love for an animated movie to resemble Kotabe's illustrations, old and new. Something like that, in motion, with good visual writing please.
Ghibli isn't exactly in the best position right now.
Sony......making a Mario movie.....
This isn't like an alliance between Microsoft and Sony. Nintendo plays well with others, as long as you respect their rules and understand that they own the sandbox and everything in it. Including you, while you're there.
Bluekaveli
Member
I thought there was a thread on this earlier in the year
I thought Sony tried to get their IP's on the sly
And_Gignac
Member
Can Nintendo become Sony's Marvel? Videogames have a broader appeal than comics.
I seriously considered it but didn't want to get banned lol.
FantasticMrFoxdie
Mumber
DidntKnowJack
Member
Sure hope they'll be able to get Bob Hoskins and John Leguizamo to return. (lol)
Yes and you shall forget about it and never mention it again.
Tom Nook Sawyer
Member
I'm confused, is there something I'm missing? Don't both headlines cover the exact same info?
But it just came out on Blu-ray! Well, in the UK anyway.
I concede that I would choose differently if I could do it over again.
Dudes got popeye, hotel 2, can you imagine and potentially samurai jack on his plate. He can only do so much
Bobby Roberts
Banned
So how wobbly would this less than 2-month old deal be now if, say, details of its striking were made public for the first time in an email obtained via hack and disseminated via the world's leading personality-quiz and .gif roundup site?
Because I gotta imagine this is not how Nintendo would have liked for news about this potential partnership to get out.
Because I gotta imagine this is not how Nintendo would have liked for news about this potential partnership to get out.
It's just Playstation and Spider-Man right?
K
kittens
Unconfirmed Member
whoaaaaaa, interesting
I could be down for a Mario movie.
I could be down for a Mario movie.
From my understanding, they both fucked each other over. Sony wanted to retained the rights to the games released on the system, and thus Nintendo broke the contract by starting a partnership with Philips behind Sony's back.
If someone's claiming that either side was a "good guy" in that scenario, he's wrong.
Sony owns the Super Mario Bros Super Show
So technically, Sony and Nintendo already co-own some Mario material.
Doctor_Thomas
Member
Sony wanted to the rights to develop games using the Nintendo IPs, but would also take a cut from any games published on the CD system. They were basically going to eat into Nintendo's pie (this was at a time when Nintendo were basically dictating what third parties could do). I don't think there's anything particularly wrong with this, Nintendo had agreed to it verbally (which was assumed to mean this was OK). Sony announced the partnership at CES but, rather than Nintendo telling Sony that the partnership was off beforehand, let Sony reveal the Play Station and the next day unveiled the partnership with Phillips, with Sony execs in the room.
In any case, Nintendo went with Phillips, the end result was three awful Zelda games and an awful Mario game so, good job, I guess.
Sony then decided the main goal of the PlayStation was the crush Nintendo, which they did, handily, for 3/4 gens.
DoctorFling
Member
Absolutely mental.
SolidSnakex
Member
Have you played the Mario RPG games? They receive a lot of love for the story and characters.
Whether he likes it or not, he kept his word on the public finding out before the end of the year.
N30RYU
Gold Member
Sony......making a Mario movie.....
Then releasing a game on PS4 about the movie license...
good move Sony, good move
I've played a few of them. While those games have more dialogue and story than mario platformers, Mario and Luigi are largely just silly characters who do funny things. I don't think that kind of characterization and humorous dialogue can be sustained in a feature length cartoon. Outside of saving Peach, Mario doesn't have much character and I'm not sure giving him more to be and say is a good idea.
Sony has a penchant for destroying things with the Playstation brand: Nintendo, Japanese Developers, Life, Themselves. If we don't stop them soon, they'll destroy the EARTH!!!
I was thinking the same.
Shame the R&C movie is already so far in production (isn't it?) because they should just cancel that and pour all of that money into this. R&C is gonna bomb anyways.
FinalStageBoss
Banned
Huh, an animated Mario movie could work. I'd like to see this happen.
Eh. Their head to head record is 3 to 3 when counting handhelds, though I fully expect them to beat Nintendo next generation too and clinch a 4-3 victory.
Bjoern the Smexy
Member
I don't think that this works the way you think it does.
DXB-KNIGHT
Member
Seeing how this came to the light this early will probably affect thus project.
SatoAilDarko
Member
Good. Nintendo needs to expose their IP to kids outside of just their systems. Mario Kart Wii and New Super Mario Brothers both sold insanely well with over 30 million copies but that was over 5 years ago. I also thought a cartoon would be great as you could work in Donkey Kong and Wario.
Would love them to also work on a Zelda movie and Metroid OVA.
Would love them to also work on a Zelda movie and Metroid OVA.