GamesIndustry.biz

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Nintendo has increased its profit forecast for the current financial year following a strong first half, boosted by the launch of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and The Super Mario Bros Movie. year-on-year increase in net sales to ¥796.2

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GamesIndustry.biz

APRIL 12, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Nintendo has often struggled with the console transition. Unlike its competitors, Nintendo is – by and large – dependent on itself when it comes to the games that sell its hardware.

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GamesIndustry.biz

APRIL 11, 2023

The Super Mario Bros Movie has broken box office records on its opening weekend, generating $204.6 In the US, The Super Mario Bros Movie became the highest grossing debut of 2023, taking over Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, which debuted earlier this year at $106.1 Read more

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GamesIndustry.biz

MAY 12, 2023

Meanwhile the company's dream of expanding into Disney-style theme parks is off to a strong start, with Super Nintendo World areas at Universal Studios parks in Osaka and Los Angeles set to be joined by areas in Florida and Singapore by 2025.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MAY 1, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox The Super Mario Bros. Movie has generated over $1 billion at the global box office. As reported by Variety , the Nintendo and Illumination motion picture is the first film of 2023 to hit the figure. Read more

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Game Industry News

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

It’s all about Movie Adaptations! Movie Adaptations?: Yeah, as I recently pointed out in my most recent Movie Monday column last week Movie Adaptations of games have historically been absolutely terrible. ” The following Game movies were typically not that good either. If so why, and if not why?

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iXie gaming

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Sony’s innovative UMD (Universal Media Disc) format allowed users to enjoy movies and music on the go. The advent of handheld gaming consoles marked a significant era in the gaming industry. Each of these innovative handhelds had something different to offer resulting in games that had unique traits and quirks inherent to those devices.

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Game Errors

APRIL 19, 2023

Aesthetics Finally, when it comes to aesthetics, Japanese games often feature colorful, anime-style visuals that are inspired by manga and anime, while Western games tend to have a more realistic, gritty aesthetic that is often influenced by Hollywood action movies. Many iconic Japanese games and consoles, such as Super Mario Bros.

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Game Industry News

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Hey all I’m back this week with a very appropriate flick given what we learned just a month ago for this week’s Movie Monday. It’s Super Mario Bros! Casting: The cast is actually fairly good, with Bob Hoskins and John Leguizamo as Mario and Luigi respectively. Plot: The plot is not that great.

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Game Daily

AUGUST 9, 2023

NewZoo pointed towards game-based movie and TV releases as an indicator of industry health, and a source of potential growth, including hits like the Super Mario Bros. Movie and HBO’s The Last of Us. NewZoo’s latest report on the game industry – released yesterday – forecasts 2.6% globally to 1.47

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Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 25, 2023

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