Original: Shigeru Miyamoto, creator of Nintendo’s various franchises like Mario and The Legend of Zelda, has commented on why the company is now more focused on making movies. Nintendo is taking films more seriously than it ever has before. The Super Mario Bros. Movie kicked things off a couple of years ago, and it’ll be getting a sequel in 2026 …
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Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto says Nintendo’s new fascination with movies is because “Ultimately what people remember are the IPs”
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Universal Pictures Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto has explained one of the reasons that Nintendo has suddenly started going all-in on movies over the last few years. This was originally published with an erroneous quote and has been updated to reflect and correct …
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Image: Nintendo Cast your minds back to the year of our lord 2017, and you may remember we reported on how a certain Mr. Shigeru Miyamoto liked to play a pre-release version of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild by climbing up and down trees repeatedly for treats that the devs would leave for him. No, this isn’t …
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