Summary
- Nintendo has confirmed it is actively working on “various other projects” for film and television
- The company extends its intellectual property to the already announced Super Mario Bros. Movie Sequels and The Legend of Zelda Movie
Based on great success Super Mario Bros. Movie And the highly anticipated upcoming The Legend of Zelda Movie, Nintendo It has been officially confirmed that it is actively underway “A variety of other projects” In the field of visual media. This announcement by Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa marks a significant expansion of the company’s strategy to leverage its broad intellectual property platform beyond its traditional video game platform
President Fuchuan is in one AGM Q&A Nintendo puts a profound “active approach” to these adaptations instead of simply licenseing its IPS to external film production companies. The company is “deeply involved in production and investing as needed”, and the strategy aims to maintain a strong commitment to the quality and authenticity of the final product. This hands-on approach reflects a successful collaboration on the lighting of the Super Mario Bros. movie, which has a box office of over $1.3 billion worldwide.
This has driven more movie and TV content to align with Nintendo’s overall strategy to “expand the number of people who have access to Nintendo IP” and to continuously inspire its core integrated hardware and software business. And the specific title goes beyond Super Mario Bros. Movie 2 (Scheduled in April 2026) and real people The Legend of Zelda (May 2027) Still wrapped, speculation about which beloved franchises are Metroid arrive Kirby or donkeymay have to undergo large screen processing next. This radical expansion to the visual media underlines Nintendo’s ambition to become a wider entertainment force. When asked about the future of the company, take a look at President Furukawa’s full response,
“We released Super Mario Bros. Movie At the theater in April 2023, it’s great to say that many people in the world are actively accepting it. Looking to the future, we plan to release a new animated film based on the world of the world Super Mario Bros. April 2026, and a live-action movie The Legend of Zelda In May 2027. Based on our strategy, “expanding access to Nintendo IP” to continuously inspire our core integrated hardware software business, we have been working to move beyond the initiative of dedicated video game platforms. Visual content is such an area. Rather than simply licensing IP to film production companies, we are taking an active approach, Nintendo itself is deeply involved in production and investing as needed. This approach allows us to maintain a strong commitment to the quality of our final product. Although we can’t discuss our plans The Legend of Zelda At this time, we are working on various other projects. ”
