Nintendo Planning 'Consistent Release Cadence' For More Video Game Movies, Following Super Mario Galaxy and The Legend of Zelda Films

Nintendo plans to merchandise further video crippled films astatine a "consistent" complaint pursuing the motorboat of adjacent year's The Super Mario Galaxy Movie and 2027's The Legend of Zelda.

In a presumption to investors today, Nintendo said it was "building a model for a accordant merchandise cadence" of movies, built connected the occurrence of 2023's breakout deed The Super Mario Bros. Movie.

Next twelvemonth volition of people spot the accomplishment of a sequel to that film, which is scheduled to get connected April 3. This volition past beryllium followed by a live-action The Legend of Zelda adaptation successful 2027, and beyond that... Well, contiguous Nintendo suggested it had astatine slightest a mates of different ideas successful the pipeline.

In a descent showing posters for the 3 movies mentioned above, Nintendo indicated it had astatine slightest a mates much movie projects planned for motorboat wrong the adjacent fewer years.

"We are continuing to hole for the ongoing merchandise of movies successful the future," Nintendo simply said of its aboriginal plans. But the proposition of much movies already being planned has acceptable fans' tongues wagging.

So, what other could we see? Well, Nintendo presently seems keen to physique connected its beingness of Mario characters — astatine slightest immoderate of whom volition beryllium headed into abstraction wrong The Super Mario Galaxy Movie. But portion Seth Rogen's Donkey Kong volition inactive feature, fans person agelong expected the quality to yet get his ain spin-off — thing Rogen has said he's keen for, and Nintendo precocious filed a copyright announcement to protect.

The merchandise of a caller Pikmin abbreviated movie underlines Nintendo's keeness to proceed increasing that peculiar franchise — could a afloat movie follow? Or possibly Nintendo volition look to its different top-tier franchises aft Mario and Zelda, and effort to motorboat another?

An animated Fire Emblem film? A live-action Metroid? An Animal Crossing fearfulness movie wherever Tom Nook collects his debts, shovel successful hand? The possibilities are endless — arsenic agelong arsenic Nintendo tin repetition its Super Mario Movie success. After all, for present it has secured conscionable 1 container bureau deed — though the institution is intelligibly banking connected much to follow, and sooner alternatively than later.

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