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☆ 'Mario Wonder' latest mushroom power-up for Nintendo Switch
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Sam Nussey | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Signage for the Nintendo Switch is seen at a GameStop in Manhattan, New York, U.S., December 7, 2021. The Japanese firm said it sold 4.3 million copies of "Super Mario Bros. Wonder" - the first entirely new instalment in the almost 40-year-old side-scrolling series in a decade - within two weeks of its Oct. 20 launch. That is the best performance of any "Super Mario" title, Nintendo said, as it takes advantage of the Switch install base of more than 130 million units and interest generated by a barnstorming animated movie featuring the moustachioed plumber. The comments come a day after Nintendo reported it sold 6.84 million Switch units in the first six months of the financial year that started in April, a slight increase on the same period a year earlier. Nintendo also announced on Wednesday "Super Mario" creator Shigeru Miyamoto is developing a live action adaptation of the "Zelda" franchise.

Persons: Andrew Kelly, Mario, Shuntaro Furukawa, Zelda, Shigeru Miyamoto, Kong, Jefferies, Atul Goyal, Sam Nussey, Christopher Cushing Organizations: Nintendo, GameStop, REUTERS, Rights, Thomson Locations: Manhattan , New York, U.S, Kyoto

☆ Nintendo to make Zelda movie after Mario success; shares pop 6%
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Arjun Kharpal | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Shigeru Miyamoto, creator of Zelda, and Avi Arad, chairman of Arad Productions Inc., who has been a producer on a number of hit Marvel movies, will produce the Zelda film. Nintendo said Wednesday it plans to develop a live-action film of The Legend of Zelda, one of its most popular characters, as the gaming giant looks to replicate the success it had with the Mario movie. Investors had feared that sales of the more than six-year old Nintendo Switch console had peaked. Nintendo will be hoping for similar success with the Zelda movie. Nintendo will co-finance the Zelda film with Sony Pictures.

Persons: Mario, Shigeru Miyamoto, Zelda, Avi Arad, Wes Ball Organizations: Nintendo, Mario Bros, Universal Studios, Arad Productions Inc, Investors, Sony Pictures, Comcast, CNBC Locations: Japan, NBCUniversal

TOKYO (AP) — Nintendo is developing a live-action film based on its hit video game “The Legend of Zelda,” the Japanese company behind the Super Mario franchise said Wednesday. It’s being co-produced by Nintendo and Arad Productions Inc., which is behind the live-action Spider-Man films and headed by Avi Arad. Its animation film “The Super Mario Bros. Movie,” released earlier this year, has raked in more than $1.3 billion and drew nearly 170 million people worldwide. Political Cartoons View All 1237 ImagesThe planned release date of the Zelda movie was not announced. Nintendo officials said the success of the Super Mario film has translated into bigger sales for its Switch machines, as well as for game software with Super Mario themes.

Persons: Zelda, ”, Wes Ball, It’s, Avi Arad, Mario, Shuntaro Furukawa, Shigeru Miyamoto, “, Miyamoto, Donkey Kong, ___ Yuri Kageyama Organizations: TOKYO, Nintendo, Super Mario, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Arad Productions Inc, Mario Bros, Universal Studios Locations: American, Kyoto, U.S, Hollywood, Orlando, Japan

☆ Nintendo to develop 'Zelda' movie in latest entertainment push
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Sam Nussey | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The logo of the Nintendo is displayed at Nintendo Tokyo, the first-ever Nintendo official store in Japan, at at SHIBUYA PARCO department store and shopping mall complex, during a press preview in Tokyo, Japan November 19, 2019. REUTERS/Issei Kato Acquire Licensing RightsTOKYO, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Nintendo (7974.T) said on Wednesday it will develop a live-action film of long running franchise "The Legend of Zelda" in the Kyoto-based firm's latest push beyond its core gaming business. The two men have been working on an adaptation of the "Zelda" franchise for many years but the movie will take time, according to posts on social media by Nintendo. Nintendo said on Tuesday it had sold 19.5 million units of the latest "Zelda" game at September-end as the series continues to deliver hits almost 40 years after its first installment. The "Zelda" movie development comes at a time of renewed appetite for adaptations of Japanese franchises globally, with examples including Netflix's recently launched adaptation of long running pirate manga series "One Piece".

Persons: Issei Kato, Zelda, Mario, Shigeru Miyamoto, Avi Arad, Wes Ball, Sam Nussey, Sandra Maler Organizations: Nintendo, Nintendo Tokyo, REUTERS, Rights, Sony, Thomson Locations: Japan, SHIBUYA PARCO, Tokyo, Kyoto

[1/5] A general view of the grand opening of Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios Hollywood in Universal City, Los Angeles, California, U.S., February 15, 2023. The theme park world is meant to ignite interest from both new and seasoned fans of the Mario games through an immersive experience. It follows in the footsteps of its predecessor in Universal Studios Japan, also owned by the Comcast Corp (CMCSA.O) unit. Super Nintendo World will also be added to Universal Studios Florida in 2025. The opening of the park will be followed by the “Super Mario Bros” movie, which arrives in theaters on April 7 and stars “Guardians of the Galaxy” actor Chris Pratt, who voices Mario.

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