Board 8 > Which Nintendo game should be made into a big-budget CGI movie next?

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Big_Bob
04/14/23 4:12:30 PM
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Which one do you want to see the most?










We all know an Earthbound movie's never getting greenlit, though I admit that would be a hell of a trip.

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Leonhart4
04/14/23 4:14:44 PM
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The natural jumping off point would be DK since he's in the Mario movie

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notdave
04/14/23 4:18:09 PM
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Metroid would probably be the best one

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StealThisSheen
04/14/23 4:19:20 PM
#4:


Donkey Kong is most likely since the characters already exist in the Nintendo movie canon. Zelda seems like a no brainer. F-Zero seems like it'd be the most interesting, since there are so many characters to explore, and you can touch on both the racing and the bounty hunting/etc. aspect of Captain Falcon. I give it the edge over Metroid and Star Fox when it comes to space movies, since it has more range in what it can cover.

EDIT: It also helps that the racing aspect doesn't undermine the villains. It's not the villains suddenly get along long enough to race, it's Black Shadow and co. being like "I'm going to use the race to kill Captain Falcon by easier, mostly legal means!"

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Snake5555555555
04/14/23 4:19:35 PM
#5:


Zelda or Metroid movies would be sick but I hope they'd be handled by a company better than Illumination.

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04/14/23 4:20:01 PM
#6:


If it has to be Illumination, Kid Icarus with the Uprising cast returning

If they could get a different studio, then Zelda

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swordz9
04/14/23 4:24:20 PM
#7:


Kirby is the one Id want to see most probably. Fire Emblem could be fun too though
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jcgamer107
04/14/23 4:29:28 PM
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I want to see a Ghibli-style Zelda movie

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MoogleKupo141
04/14/23 4:36:05 PM
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I wouldnt want to see most of these as like Illumination-type kids movies.

they could probably do something with Animal Crossing or Pikmin, I guess

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MacArrowny
04/14/23 4:38:09 PM
#10:


Dreamworks and Illumination are both owned by Universal. I feel like the studio that gave us How to Train Your Dragon could do a decent Zelda movie.

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Raka_Putra
04/14/23 4:49:39 PM
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Maybe I'll finally be able to finish a Zelda story if it's in movie form.

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BlackMageJawa
04/14/23 4:51:06 PM
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F-Zero, Metroid and Star Fox all have crossover potential with each other, even without the inevitable Smash Bros Assemble. Start with a film about Cpt Falcon uncovering a conspiracy at the F-Zero GP, then have a stinger with him picking up a new bounty, but being warned that he's not the only one after it and showing shadowy outlines of the Hunter Gunship and an Arwing...

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04/14/23 4:58:04 PM
#13:


F-Zero but it's Redline
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Great_Paul
04/14/23 5:09:15 PM
#14:


I would love to see a Metroid or Star Fox movie.

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StealThisSheen
04/14/23 5:10:43 PM
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BlackMageJawa posted...
F-Zero, Metroid and Star Fox all have crossover potential with each other, even without the inevitable Smash Bros Assemble. Start with a film about Cpt Falcon uncovering a conspiracy at the F-Zero GP, then have a stinger with him picking up a new bounty, but being warned that he's not the only one after it and showing shadowy outlines of the Hunter Gunship and an Arwing...

This would be amazing, actually. F-Zero is a fantastic starting point since it can start with a more focused "race" storyline, where the villain is Black Shadow attempting to use the races for something greater, and then just evolve into something bigger which opens the pathways for that. And it'd flow so well, since Black Shadow's thing is basically being the "local" flunky for a greater evil. It'd take no logical leap at all to connect Black Shadow to a force that is also involved with like, Ridley and Andross.

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RyoCaliente
04/14/23 5:14:37 PM
#16:


Iron Man = Mario
Hulk = DK
Iron Man 2 = Mario 2
Thor = Metroid
Captain America = Legend of Zelda
Avengers = Smash

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StealThisSheen
04/14/23 5:17:57 PM
#17:


RyoCaliente posted...
Iron Man = Mario
Hulk = DK
Iron Man 2 = Mario 2
Thor = Metroid
Captain America = Legend of Zelda
Avengers = Smash

Thor would probably be more like Kid Icarus or Kirby. Something that is "supernatural," but fairly self-contained. Stuff like F-Zero/Metroid/Star Fox is more of a Guardians of the Galaxy thing, which would be more of a Phase 2 opener to introduce the larger universe.

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MacArrowny
04/14/23 5:21:08 PM
#18:


Smash and Mario are the only Nintendo series that take place in our universe.

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StealThisSheen
04/14/23 5:23:39 PM
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MacArrowny posted...
Smash and Mario are the only Nintendo series that take place in our universe.

Well, if Mario does, then so does Donkey Kong, based on the movie. And they had references to things like F-Zero and Kid Icarus in the Mario universe, so we really have no idea what all takes place in said universe or not.

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Grimlyn
04/14/23 5:27:52 PM
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I would LIKE a Metroid, but as for next movie it's hard not to go the Zelda route. The fact that Mario worked doesn't mean every property will so Zelda's the next step.

... plus I still expect comedies and Zelda can fit by copy/pasting Shrek.

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PrinceOfKoopas
04/14/23 5:28:33 PM
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Other: Punch-Out!!

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Leonhart4
04/14/23 5:29:44 PM
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Thor would be Kirby because Loki is obviously Meta Knight

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KanzarisKelshen
04/14/23 5:38:05 PM
#23:


F-Zero is the right choice. It can be spun in like a billion different ways and would be super easy to give wide mainstream appeal to.

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StealThisSheen
04/14/23 5:41:59 PM
#24:


KanzarisKelshen posted...
F-Zero is the right choice. It can be spun in like a billion different ways and would be super easy to give wide mainstream appeal to.

I've altered my thinking somewhat. F-Zero doesn't necessarily need to be next, but it does need to happen, since it's so easy to tie things into, and it has more broad appeal than Metroid or Star Fox, which are strictly "Space movie" in a world where we already have plenty of popular mainstream space movies.

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StealThisSheen
04/14/23 5:44:09 PM
#25:


Leonhart4 posted...
Thor would be Kirby because Loki is obviously Meta Knight

I'm actually undecided on if Meta Knight or Dedede makes the better Loki. Dedede is definitely more mischievous, and Dedede works so easily as the... First villain turned sometimes ally/sometimes ???

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pjbasis
04/14/23 5:52:24 PM
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Captain Falcon the First Smasher

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Seginustemple
04/14/23 5:52:32 PM
#27:


I would want F-Zero to be the only one that's live-action in the whole franchise, that way there's like a muppet dynamic when they get to the Super Smash Brothers movie. Henry Cavill as Captain Falcon, Dave Bautista as Black Shadow just off the top of my head

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StealThisSheen
04/14/23 5:54:37 PM
#28:


Seginustemple posted...
I would want F-Zero to be the only one that's live-action in the whole franchise, that way there's like a muppet dynamic when they get to the Super Smash Brothers movie. Henry Cavill as Captain Falcon, Dave Bautista as Black Shadow just off the top of my head

Oh god Bautista would be an amazing Black Shadow.

Screw Rock and Cena. Bautista is the best wrestler turned actor by far. Even if they animate it, let him voice Black Shadow please.

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Deteled
04/14/23 5:56:49 PM
#29:


Grimlyn posted...


... plus I still expect comedies and Zelda can fit by copy/pasting Shrek.
plz explain this one to me
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Leonhart4
04/14/23 6:09:25 PM
#30:


F-Zero would be a box office bomb

Cue Miyamoto laughing about how if people wanted more F-Zero movies they should've watched them

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StealThisSheen
04/14/23 6:13:37 PM
#31:


Leonhart4 posted...
F-Zero would be a box office bomb

Cue Miyamoto laughing about how if people wanted more F-Zero movies they should've watched them

I disagree. If it comes at the right time, with the right hype, it'd do well. Picture Antman or GotG. On their own, they're guaranteed box office bombs. But with the right build and hype...

It's all about planning and hype. By all accounts, stuff like Antman and GotG SHOULD have bombed, and yet...

That said, video game movies do have a steeper hill to climb than superhero movies. They'd have to plan it right.

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Leonhart4
04/14/23 6:16:57 PM
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Eh, I don't think Nintendo can replicate Marvel's formula and expect to have the same degree of success. It's easy to talk about, but there's a reason DC hasn't been able to have the same type of success with their EU.

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StealThisSheen
04/14/23 6:18:26 PM
#33:


Leonhart4 posted...
Eh, I don't think Nintendo can replicate Marvel's formula and expect to have the same degree of success. It's easy to talk about, but there's a reason DC hasn't been able to have the same type of success with their EU.

DC hasn't had the same success because their movies have notably been of worse quality, noted both from fans and critics alike.

So far, Nintendo hit it out of the park with fans. They can capitalize on it. If they do remains to be seen.

And even then, you have to assume the Nintendo movie budget is a good bit less than Marvel's, so they don't have to reach the same amount of success as Marvel to be profitable. That's another DC problem. They have huge budgets, so they DO have to see similar success.

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Grimlyn
04/14/23 6:19:55 PM
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Deteled posted...
plz explain this one to me
just imagine it

"hylians have lairs"

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Leonhart4
04/14/23 6:20:46 PM
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Yeah, but it's much easier to hit it out of the park with a Mario movie for obvious reasons. People who grew up with Mario and raised kids who played Mario will have a nostalgia for the Easter eggs that they won't have for F-Zero.

Marvel succeeded because of good writing and good casting. Even people who like the Mario movie admit it doesn't have good writing.

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Seginustemple
04/14/23 6:21:21 PM
#36:


F-Zero is all about wacky superheroes and 80's retro vibes, our culture has practically never been more primed to receive it

granted it would probably bomb still

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StealThisSheen
04/14/23 6:24:13 PM
#37:


Leonhart4 posted...
Yeah, but it's much easier to hit it out of the park with a Mario movie for obvious reasons. People who grew up with Mario and raised kids who played Mario will have a nostalgia for the Easter eggs that they won't have for F-Zero.

Marvel succeeded because of good writing and good casting. Even people who like the Mario movie admit it doesn't have good writing.

Right, but again, the level of "success" Nintendo has to hit is a good bit less than what Marvel has to hit, due to budget differences.

I'm not necessarily disagreeing with you. I'm just saying it remains to be seen what Nintendo can pull off, since they have a much different hill to climb. DC had to climb Marvel's hill since it was direct competition. Nintendo is, ultimately, building their own hill to climb, since the closest competition was... Sonic? So it remains to be seen what happens. Nintendo doesn't have to match Marvel's success because they don't match Marvel's budget, so it leaves things open.

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StealThisSheen
04/14/23 6:25:36 PM
#38:


Seginustemple posted...
F-Zero is all about wacky superheroes and 80's retro vibes, our culture has practically never been more primed to receive it

granted it would probably bomb still

This is another point. What made stuff like Guardians of the Galaxy connect with today's audience also applies directly to F-Zero. The current GotG loving audience is like, perfect for an F-Zero movie.

That isn't to say it would work, but the potential is clearly there. And it's why F-Zero has more potential than, say, Metroid or Star Fox, which would have to live purely on "space movie" hype. You can easily have a trailer of Captain Falcon banging to some 80s music. You can't do that with Samus or Fox.

EDIT: My argument is mainly that there's more potential in building to an F-Zero movie than there is in just pushing out a Metroid movie. Metroid is not a widely beloved casual series like Mario, and it can't get over on GotG-esque appeal like F-Zero can.

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Grimlyn
04/14/23 6:26:39 PM
#39:


I miss when we had F-Zero Anime

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StealThisSheen
04/14/23 6:37:06 PM
#40:


Grimlyn posted...
I miss when we had F-Zero Anime

I miss when we had F-Zero anything

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jcgamer107
04/14/23 6:38:16 PM
#41:


Watch the F-Zero GX cutscenes all in a row and pretend it's a movie

A very, very bad movie

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Seanchan
04/14/23 6:47:04 PM
#42:


With the success of Drive to Survive, could an F-Zero movie work as a kind of pseudo documentary. maybe something like Rush?

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StealThisSheen
04/14/23 6:56:07 PM
#43:


Seanchan posted...
With the success of Drive to Survive, could an F-Zero movie work as a kind of pseudo documentary. maybe something like Rush?

That's just it. An F-Zero movie has so many options, more than possibly any other Nintendo property. Yes, it doesn't have the casual appeal of Mario or Pokemon, but... What does? Something like Metroid has drastically less casual appeal than Sonic, for instance, which means anything Nintendo puts out, at this point, basically has to build off of other properties. It's what makes DK the easiest, even if not the most exciting, because it was already built up in the Mario movie.

EDIT: They could arguably make a standalone Zelda movie, but that's about it, as far as standalone appeal goes.

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Xeybozn
04/14/23 7:04:42 PM
#44:


Leonhart4 posted...
Eh, I don't think Nintendo can replicate Marvel's formula and expect to have the same degree of success. It's easy to talk about, but there's a reason DC hasn't been able to have the same type of success with their EU.

On top of the inherent difficulty of creating a cinematic crossover universe, Nintendo movies being (presumably) animated would make things much harder for them. Feature animation is slow, and there's no easy way to scale up production capacity even if they feel like making every niche Nintendo adaptation possible.

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StealThisSheen
04/14/23 7:11:33 PM
#45:


The thing is, hasn't a DK movie been all but confirmed, already? So they're clearly already aiming for a "cinematic crossover universe." The only question is... How far will it reach?

EDIT: Maybe I let myself read too many "Leaks." I thought the DK movie was more "confirmed" than it apparently is. My bad, carry on.

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MoogleKupo141
04/14/23 7:47:05 PM
#46:


you can do a Mario cinematic universe more easily than an entire Nintendo universe

DK movie, Wario movie, Luigis Mansion movie theres plenty of potential for spin-offs without having to dip into Zelda or whatever

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pjbasis
04/14/23 8:11:06 PM
#47:


No one knew what Ant-Man was before either.

If the NCU actually started off hot with a well received DK and Zelda movie, we can start pushing into obscure territory.

You know this is all a long con by Miyamoto to make a Pikmin movie.

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AllHeDoesIsWin
04/14/23 8:44:29 PM
#48:


Seginustemple posted...
F-Zero is all about wacky superheroes and 80's retro vibes, our culture has practically never been more primed to receive it
Don't forget the sudden popularity of F1. There is totally something there with F-Zero's large cast.

It would totally bomb though
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Grimlyn
04/14/23 9:00:44 PM
#49:


MoogleKupo141 posted...
you can do a Mario cinematic universe more easily than an entire Nintendo universe

DK movie, Wario movie, Luigis Mansion movie theres plenty of potential for spin-offs without having to dip into Zelda or whatever
Mario Kart movie featuring Link, Inkling, and Villagers aw yiss

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HaRRicH
04/15/23 12:17:53 AM
#50:


The idea of an F-Zero movie does have a ton of flexibility. However, without it being backed by an established NCU, you gotta make it good-good, or yeah it's going nowhere.

Grimlyn posted...
Mario Kart movie featuring Link, Inkling, and Villagers aw yiss

You could start the debut movie trailer with a shot or two of this, yes, and include Baby Mario too while you're at it...then fade the camera away from the in-movie TV screen and reveal the F-Zero world around it.

Show our protagonist uncomfortably watching this wee-baby-go-kart-racing with mushrooms and banana peels and little creatures on clouds that place you back on the track. He stares much like Gene Takovic watching Saul Goodman -- but in color and surrounded in a black shadow.

He smirks.

He changes the channel like a goddamned man. Breaking news appears after a few game-specific Easter eggs appear on the other channels.

We learn Mute City is in danger. The words don't matter -- all that matters is the looming threat. You can feel it, and so does the captain.

Shotgun Kiss begins. The shot zooms in on him a few seconds before cutting in much closer to his face -- no, closer than that, extreme close-up.

His triangles squint.

"Show your moves, Falcon."

Shotgun Kiss kicks in as a montage begins -- Captain Falcon is punching face and kicking ass as both a bounty hunter and a driver. We catch a glimpse of him spiking in a game of beach volleyball. Fans immediately demand Beach Volleyball Falcon to be a costume in the next Smash game.

The trailer intensifies as we reach the end. Black Shadow reaches out of his moving vehicle and breaks through the glass of the Blue Falcon mid-race and slings his whole vehicle by Captain Falcon's helmet.

"Show your moves, Falcon!" This time the callback is mockingly said to our protagonist. That damage sound that comes from vehicles having low health blares faster and faster until a sudden white flash and then a blackout.

Text pops up.

Dave Bautista
is
Black Shadow

Kate McKinnon
is
Pico

Captain Falcon
is
Chris Pratt

The logo drops.

F-Zero Forever

"Falcon launch: 2025"

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