A new report says Nintendo is partnering with Illumination, the studio behind ‘Despicable Me’ for what would surely be one of the biggest animated movies ever.
As teased earlier this year at E3 by Nintendo representative Shigeru Miyamoto, Nintendo is contemplating a return to making movies based on their classic video game properties. That sentiment has been echoed again now, as a close look at Nintendo’s upcoming plans reveals a vague idea for “visual content production.” You know, because this worked out so well last time.
About a month ago, surprising news broke that Nintendo’s The Legend of Zelda might at long last get the live-action treatment with a Game of Thrones-style Netflix series, odd considering the video game juggernaut’s usual reticence with intellectual properties. Now, Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata has reportedly denied the project’s development, albeit with a bit of wiggle room.