It seems that the success of the Super Mario Bros. movie got Zelda series producer Eiji Aonuma interested in a film adaptation of the role-playing game series.
A Mario movie was always going to be a success, and Nintendo itself was instrumental in making it with the ever-growing Illumination. Now we know just how successful it was, with the film crossing the $1 billion mark late last month, making it the fifth-highest-grossing animated film of all time, and the 24th-highest-grossing film of all time. name. So all this success of course prompted The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom producer Aonuma to consider making a game based on his own Master Sword-wielding hero.
In an interview with Polygon, Aonuma touched on a range of topics related to Tear of the Kingdom, and was asked about the possibility of a Zelda movie. “I’m definitely interested,” Aonuma said. “But unfortunately, it’s not just me who’s interested in making things happen!” Like he said, despite being the series’ general producer, he can’t make it happen on his own, so I can only Imagine he does have some influence somewhere throughout the series. Director Hidemaro Fujibayashi also weighed in on the possible film, saying, “Maybe the voice of the fans is what counts the most.”
Don’t bet on seeing a Zelda movie in the near future, though, or even necessarily a Mario sequel. On Nintendo’s most recent investor call, CEO Shuntaro Furukawa noted that the Mario movie boosted sales of the plumber game and merchandise, which was important to Nintendo.
Still, who needs a movie when we have behemoths like Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom? Everyone’s excited about it, even PlayStation and Xbox, and reviews across the board have been overwhelmingly positive. Too bad you can’t pet the dog.
