When Nintendo first said that they wanted to make movies again, fans were rightfully scared. Let’s not forget that they did make a movie with Mario & Luigi once upon a time, and it was one of the most…um…well, hated movies ever. Seriously, even the actors didn’t like talking about it that much. Anyway, things eventually turned around in 2023, when they released The Super Mario Bros Movie alongside Illumination, and it made a billion dollars. Next year, the Super Mario Galaxy movie will attempt to repeat the same thing, and after that, there will be a live-action Legend of Zelda movie.
That’s quite a one-two punch, and in the latest financial briefing, The Big N noted that they want to build a “framework for a consistent release cadence” and that “we are continuing to prepare for the ongoing release of movies in the future.”
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