Nintendo acquires animation studio that’ll become ‘Nintendo Pictures’

The acquisition is expected to complete in October.

The acquisition comes as Nintendo is gearing up for the most significant cinematic release in years; an

starring Chris Pratt. The film is currently scheduled to release in spring next year, almost thirty years after the last major cinematic adaptation: 1993’s live actionDetective PikachuAs Nintendo gears up for the release of the Super Mario movie The acquisition comes amidst a flurry of interest in turning video games into movies and TV shows.

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