Nintendo Plans Continued Visual Content Investment After Live-Action Zelda Film
On November 6, Nintendo published the Q&A from its fiscal year ending March 2027 second quarter briefing.
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Why it matters
Nintendo is now arguing for film as console business, and the same Q&A that sets a 2028 investment horizon also uses group-viewing survey data and the NINTENDO 64's four controller ports to explain what gives the company room on price.
Key Facts
- Nintendo published the Q&A from its fiscal year ending March 2027 second quarter financial results and management policy briefing on November 6.
- President Shuntaro Furukawa said Nintendo plans to continue delivering new visual content after the live-action The Legend of Zelda film, scheduled for release in 2027.
- Director and Senior Executive Officer Yusuke Beppu said Nintendo intends to continue investing in visual content production from 2028 onward.
- Beppu cited survey results for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie showing higher satisfaction among viewers who watched with others than among those who watched alone.
President Shuntaro Furukawa said the company will keep delivering new visual content after the live-action The Legend of Zelda film, scheduled for release in 2027, citing the fit between visual content and its dedicated game console business. Director and Senior Executive Officer Yusuke Beppu said Nintendo intends to continue investing in visual content production from 2028 onward, with revenue from theatrical release and secondary use reinvested.
Nintendo producers and directors, Shigeru Miyamoto among them, are deeply involved in each visual content project, director and senior executive officer Yusuke Beppu said in the same Q&A. Beppu said films condense Nintendo's individuality and its characters into 90 or 120 minutes, and that digital assets built during production remain usable for years afterward. Asked about pricing, Beppu pointed to survey results for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie: satisfaction was higher among viewers who watched with two people than among those who watched alone, and higher again among those who watched with four. He cited the NINTENDO 64's four controller ports as an example of the company's long-standing emphasis on playing together.
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