Nintendo Plans to Make an Anime-style Widescreen Movie

President Nintendo, Tatsumi Kimishima revealed that the game company he leads is preparing a big screen film in the form of an anime.

This information was revealed through an interview with Asahi Sinbun. Of course, if we talk about the big screen, the film will be shown in cinemas. other details have been translated by Dr. Serkan Toto, CEO of Kantan Games which is a Game Industry Consultant in Tokyo.

Unfortunately, Kimishima did not reveal any other information or rather no other details regarding the films that Nintendo is currently planning. Of course, if the film is still not clear then the release schedule is still unknown, but Kimishima revealed that “the first film may not be ready this year, I think we have to wait up to 5 years”.

Nintendo doesn’t seem interested in making movies Live action. Because they are still traumatized by adaptation Super Mario Bros. Movies which was released in 1993 and received super bad reviews, only 15% liked it on Rottent Tomatoies. Because of that, Nintendo chose to make films in the form of anime (Animation) and they wanted to produce as many of them as possible. So that the quality of the film is maintained and does not age.

Indeed, lately Nintendo is more open to presenting their exclusive characters in other media. Even to the point of collaborating with Universal Studios to present a Nintendo Themed Theme Park. In addition, there are several Nintendo plans to adapt the game into a movie.

Additional information, Game Anime Crossing and Fire Emblem now ready to be present on the Mobile platform (Android and iOS). The plan to lend Nintendo’s popular character to other media was the last plan before Saturo Iwata died.

So, can you guess what kind of anime Nintendo is working on? or which game do you think will bring the story to the big screen?