Nintendo Games That Should Have A Movie

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Nintendo Games That Should Have A Movie



Gone are the days of horrible live-action adaptations of games, such as the Super Mario Bros. movie from 1983… Well, maybe they’re not entirely gone, but we are taking some steps in the right direction. Especially with great movies like the Sonic trilogy and 2023’s Super Mario Bros. Movie.

Sega games

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While we can all keep dreaming about an Avengers-type ‘Nintendo Cinematic Universe’, and the ‘Smash Bros. Initiative’, something which will probably never happen, that doesn’t mean that there aren’t a bunch of great Nintendo games that we would love to see adapted for the big screen.

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The Legend Of Zelda

Link Looking Down To Hyrule From The Sky In The Legend Of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom.

This might be cheating a little bit, since we know there is a live-action Zelda movie actually coming out sometime this decade. When exactly? Well, that’s anyone’s guess, and since we’ve got no details, we’re including it.

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A Zelda movie is a dream come true for many. What will it be about? Will the typical “rescue Princess Zelda from Ganon” cliché be the main plot of the movie? Only time will tell. We know the movie is being produced by Nintendo itself, so we can expect it to have a lot of care put into it, and it’s unlikely it will drop the ball.

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Metroid

This is an obvious one, right? When you actually think about it, Metroid borrows heavily from the Alien movies, and this has even been confirmed by game director Yoshio Sakamoto. The similarities are there when you look for them: a female lead arriving on an alien planet, the gloomy atmosphere, and fear of being haunted by an impossible-to-beat creature.

Even the bosses’ names are taken from Alien: the iconic boss Ridley is named after the movie’s director, Ridley Scott. And the final boss, Mother Brain, shares a name with Mother, the computer of the Nostromo ship. It’s a bit of a long shot to imagine Nintendo putting out a suspense or terror film, but given the almost cinematic nature of the Metroid franchise, it would make a pretty great movie.

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Donkey Kong

After the release of The Super Mario Bros. Movie in 2023, and the opening of the Donkey Kong Country expansion of the Super Nintendo World theme park in 2024, it’s safe to say this is the perfect time for a DK spin-off movie, right?

Although Seth Rogen’s Donkey Kong probably wasn’t the most beloved performance of The Super Mario Bros. Movie, his fight scene with Chris Pratt’s Mario is one of the movie’s peaks in terms of comedy and gaming references. We even saw what appears to be a new character design for DK in the Nintendo Switch 2 reveal trailer, that closely resembles the movie version.

Donkey Kong and his friends swing across the icy landscape in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze

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A Donkey Kong spin-off movie featuring the Kongs we all know and love, like Diddy, Dixie, Cranky, Funky and, of course, the main villain, King K. Rool would be a sight to behold.

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Kirby

Kirby riding a warp star on the cover of Kirby Air Ride.

Kirby is everyone’s favorite pink puffy ball of happiness. We’ve all seen how basically the entire universe has been saved by Kirby in the Smash games, not only once, but twice: first, in Super Smash Bros. Brawl’s Subspace Emissary, and most recently in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s World Of Light, let alone how many times he’s saved the world in his own games. He deserves his own movie.

Kirby's Dream Buffet Cover, Kirby Super Star Cover, Kirby and the Forgotten Land Cover, from right to left

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This could be Nintendo’s take on a movie for an even younger audience. Kirby’s cute and colorful aesthetics would work perfectly as a way to capture children’s attention, and in turn, get them excited about gaming.

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Star Fox

Remember the opening scene of Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge Of The Sith? The one where Anakin and Obi Wan are flying over Coruscant in their Starfighters trying to break into General Grevious’s ship to rescue Chancellor Palpatine? There’s a huge space battle going on, with hundreds of ships shooting at each other at the same time, lasers and explosions everywhere, and it is just awesome. Well, isn’t that a perfect pitch for a Star Fox movie?

Imagine Star Fox, maybe in a fight against Star Wolf, and instead of Anakin’s famous “this is where the fun begins” line, you could have Peppy say one of the most (in)famous lines of the Nintendo 64 era: “do a barrel roll”. It almost fits just too perfectly.

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EarthBound

Ness and Lucas from the Mother or Earthbound series

Earthbound, or Mother, is the cult classic of Nintendo’s RPGs. Yes, the Mother series is not exactly famous for leaving Japan, but what better way to introduce western audiences to the games than with a movie? Earthbound was basically a Japanese man’s version of what life was for a kid in 1990s America.

Mother3

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An Earthbound movie would help outsiders know the series, and people could finally learn where Smash Bros.’ most annoying move ever, PK Fire, comes from. Also, if the movie does well and calls for a sequel, why not help market it by releasing Mother 3 in the west, once and for all. We all win, and it would be legendary.

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Princess Peach: Showtime! & The Legend Of Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom

In 2024, Nintendo did the unthinkable: they finally let us play as their most famous and beloved princesses, Peach and Zelda. Fans have waited for a playable Princess Zelda probably ever since the first Zelda game, you know, because of the whole name of the franchise. Equally, the “Mario has to rescue Princess Peach from Bowser” trope might be getting a little repetitive by now, so it’s time for Peach to be the center of the action for once.

So, given the launch of Princess Peach: Show Time!, and The Legend Of Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom, it’s probably a good idea to give them both their own standalone movies. You could even have Anya Taylor-Joy voicing Princess Peach again, as she did a pretty good job in The Super Mario Bros. Movie.

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F-Zero

A group of vehicles race each other in space.

You’re probably thinking, why should Nintendo make a movie about a racing game with no story at all? Well, it turns out that F-Zero does have a story. And a pretty interesting one at that. It was just not included in the game itself, but rather, in the instruction manual, in the form of a pretty cool short comic book.

This is where we learn about the F-Zero races, about Captain Falcon as a character, his profession as a bounty hunter, and all of his rivals, like Samurai Goroh. A movie about all this backstory, mixed in with some races and action set-pieces would maybe give Nintendo the inspiration they need to finally revive the F-Zero franchise with another entry in the series.

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Pikmin

Olimar, Pikmin, Bulborb in a forest.
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Pikmin

Real-Time Strategy

Puzzle

Systems
super greyscale 8-bit logo

Released

October 26, 2001

Developer(s)

Nintendo

Publisher(s)

Nintendo

ESRB

E

This one might be a challenge, but with enough Pikmin, you can fill up any screen. There is a certain feeling of satisfaction when playing Pikmin that you get through the little details, like the sound of the tiny Pikmin steps when they walk around, or their cute and loyal personality.

Red Blue and Yellow Pikmin

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Maybe Nintendo can exploit that, combined with the plot of the game, to get a sort of Cast Away – Despicable Me hybrid, that can appeal to both younger and more mature audiences. If they manage to capture that feeling of urgency and tension that you get in the games when you are running out of time, this could definitely make for a great movie.

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Fire Emblem

Fire Emblem Three Houses cast stands together on a stone path.
FIRE EMBLEM THREE HOUSES
Systems
super greyscale 8-bit logo

Publisher(s)

Nintendo

ESRB

T for Teen: Blood, Suggestive Themes, Violence

While Super Smash Bros. fans might be a little tired or even alienated by the idea of Fire Emblem, just because there is an overabundance of Fire Emblem representation in Smash, that does not mean the games are bad by any means, or that there isn’t movie adaptation material here.

There are plenty of great stories in the Fire Emblem series that would make great adaptations for the big screen. Just to name the -probably- better-known one, Fire Emblem: Three Houses has a pretty interesting story and it would be a fresh new idea to see in a movie about a game.

Knuckles, Sonic, and Shadow standing in Green Hill.

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