Could this happen? PIXAR put an end on its honey moon with Disney at the same time as Nintendo shared its intention to get into the movie business. The next Nintendo pre E3 presentation is taking place in the most famous cinema temple. What are the chances of seeing such a partnership happening? A super Smash Brother or a Zelda movie could do very well at the box office with PIXAR behind it. Or could Nintendo develop CG movies on its own?
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Could PIXAR work for Nintendo?
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I know the chances are very low to see PIXAR doing a movie with Nintendo characters, even if they are as bankable as Disney ones. Nintendo executives have been mentioning Apple a lot in their latest speech and the question was serious, yes.
Though I expect this thread to go beyond the PIXAR question, now that Nintex told us Nintendo opened a Movie studio in Japan: what CG quality can we expect? What launch date? Which movies could Nintendo release? Pokemon is a given, what else? What kind of connectivity could these movies have with DS and Revmote (if Nintendo gets partnerships with theaters to install borns)? There are dozens of such questions we could ask ourselves regarding this new Nintendo activity before E3 happens.
Though I expect this thread to go beyond the PIXAR question, now that Nintex told us Nintendo opened a Movie studio in Japan: what CG quality can we expect? What launch date? Which movies could Nintendo release? Pokemon is a given, what else? What kind of connectivity could these movies have with DS and Revmote (if Nintendo gets partnerships with theaters to install borns)? There are dozens of such questions we could ask ourselves regarding this new Nintendo activity before E3 happens.
FitzOfRage
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There's defintiely no chance of this happening. One of the major reasons Pixar split with Disney is because they wanted full ownership of their productions. Disney has the rights to all the characters and franchises Pixar created for them. So the prospect of making more movies with characters they will have no control over certainly wouldn't entice them
Yeah, it sounded like they want it to be a business that actually stands on its own, rather than being a promotional tool for the game business.
Archie said:
Yeah, it sounded like they want it to be a business that actually stands on its own, rather than being a promotional tool for the game business.
Would be more risky to create movies from poems instead of famous Nintendo characters, but why not. I can't believe they would not seek synergies between these 2 business though: even movies from poems would then translate into new videogame franchises, don't you think?FitzOfRage said:
John Harker
Definitely doesn't make things up as he goes along.
MaestroRyan said:
-4 for repititon.
choplifter
Banned
only if the 'Hollywood' GPU is magically powerful enough to handle PIXAR movies in realtime with no drop in quality :lol
Kleegamefan
K. LEE GAIDEN
Cymbal Head
Banned
MaestroRyan said:
+5 indignation?
Darn.Kleegamefan said:
Lets move on to my equally stupid theory.
Because Google is often seen as a competitor to Microsoft and the pre-eminent network technology company of the world, it only makes sense that they would go to Sony and plead to build the PS-Network infrastructure. Google also shares similar goals with Sony and IBM to expand Linux use and open-source development.
note, I dont think is or will happen, but its just an example of jumping to conclusions on stupid, sketchy evidence
NO!
-Disney is buying PIXAR
-Nintendo doesn't need PIXAR, there's alot of talent at and around Nintendo for creating beautiful CG
-Nintendo has cut alot of ties with outside companies (even once close 2ND parties) recently
-Nintendo likes to save money/maximize profits, why outsource?
-Nintendo likely learned from Square's mistakes with the FF movie fiasco and will likely start with something way less ambitious
-while tie-in's to games (Nintendo characters in Nintendo movies, vice versa) are likely...I believe Nintendo would like to do something seperate/artsy from thier normal fanfare, especially at first
-Nintendo (Yamauchi) is interested in adapting old poems (maybe the writing's of Confusious) into film
I think Nintendo's first efforts will be collections of short stories bundled together maybe in series' of 2 to 4. Think like "Memories" or the "Animatrix"...possibly one of the stories could be about or feature a Nintendo franchise character as a lure, but I think the meat of the projects will be original or based on non-existing Nintendo themes. Also like "Animatrix" or "Memories" I think there will be different dirrections...some may be Disney-ish or Don Bluth-ish, others may be like Japanese anime or CG animated in various styles. This could work well in Japanese theaters and direct to DVD in America for the anime audience, but as far as features in Western theaters, I think Nintendo needs something more solid/Hollywoodish like other game-based movies...hopefully John Woo does great things with Metroid and Nintendo *should* be closely tied to it and that would be thier "IN" to U.S. theaters.
-Disney is buying PIXAR
-Nintendo doesn't need PIXAR, there's alot of talent at and around Nintendo for creating beautiful CG
-Nintendo has cut alot of ties with outside companies (even once close 2ND parties) recently
-Nintendo likes to save money/maximize profits, why outsource?
-Nintendo likely learned from Square's mistakes with the FF movie fiasco and will likely start with something way less ambitious
-while tie-in's to games (Nintendo characters in Nintendo movies, vice versa) are likely...I believe Nintendo would like to do something seperate/artsy from thier normal fanfare, especially at first
-Nintendo (Yamauchi) is interested in adapting old poems (maybe the writing's of Confusious) into film
I think Nintendo's first efforts will be collections of short stories bundled together maybe in series' of 2 to 4. Think like "Memories" or the "Animatrix"...possibly one of the stories could be about or feature a Nintendo franchise character as a lure, but I think the meat of the projects will be original or based on non-existing Nintendo themes. Also like "Animatrix" or "Memories" I think there will be different dirrections...some may be Disney-ish or Don Bluth-ish, others may be like Japanese anime or CG animated in various styles. This could work well in Japanese theaters and direct to DVD in America for the anime audience, but as far as features in Western theaters, I think Nintendo needs something more solid/Hollywoodish like other game-based movies...hopefully John Woo does great things with Metroid and Nintendo *should* be closely tied to it and that would be thier "IN" to U.S. theaters.
cordonbleu
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There have been NO official releases that Disney will be buying Pixar, and most reports that are out at the moment are indicative of a furthering of the two firms current arrangement. Leading to Pixar likely having more control over the planned sequels to its movies at Disney Circle Seven Animation Studios.
Further, there is absolutely no probability that Nintendo would purchase Pixar, one of the only good reasons they would could have been for the exclusive game development from Pixar movies, but at the moment, Pixars output would make this kind of deal nearly worthless.
Further, there is absolutely no probability that Nintendo would purchase Pixar, one of the only good reasons they would could have been for the exclusive game development from Pixar movies, but at the moment, Pixars output would make this kind of deal nearly worthless.
I have been avoiding this thread because I feared its contents.
"Could" is such a vague term, anyways, you should have at least used the term "Hypothetical Dream Scenario" to correctly label it.
Disney is not buying Pixar; there is no need. Pixar is willing to renegotiate their current deal and by all accounts the major change would more or less be Pixar gaining more control over the sequel development, as stated above. The actual distribution relationship that Disney provides on a Worldwide scale is unparalleled, so there are few problems there.
"Could" is such a vague term, anyways, you should have at least used the term "Hypothetical Dream Scenario" to correctly label it.
Disney is not buying Pixar; there is no need. Pixar is willing to renegotiate their current deal and by all accounts the major change would more or less be Pixar gaining more control over the sequel development, as stated above. The actual distribution relationship that Disney provides on a Worldwide scale is unparalleled, so there are few problems there.
Oblivion said:Well, Nintendo's been doing a shitload of outsourcing this gen, anyhow.
But I agree Nintendo doesn't need Pixar. They could ask Mix-core to do it. I heart Mix Core.
Outsourcing (whoring Mario) out to 3RD parties is one thing (actually makes Nintendo money), but contracting an outside animation studio to do a movie for you means Nintendo would have to pay PIXAR.
Oblivion said:
I dunno how exactly it works, but the collaborative efforts with SEGA's Amusment Vision of F-ZERO or CAPCOM doing the Zelda games is more of a: "support us, collaborate with us, increase sales to Nintendo fans on Nintendo consoles 'cos these games feature Nintendo characters...you make the games, the profits from the games and the honor to make games on our beloved franchises is payment enough" sorta thing. Or a: "hey EA, don't ditch us, here's Mario characters you can put in some upcoming games to help them sell on our platforms".
Maybe I'm comepletly wrong, but the point I was trying to make still remains...whoring Mario out to 3RD parties probably doesn't cost Nintendo much and probably makes them money due to royalties and increased sales thanks to the appeal of thier characters *and* the fact that it adds a selling point for 3RD paty games that use them, thus tying the relations between the companies better. However, contracting PIXAR (or any other outside studio) to make a movie for them would most likely cost alot of money that would be better saved doing it themselves.