After the hilariously bad 1993 film Super Mario Bros., Nintendo pulled out of the movie market for nearly two decades. It wasn’t until Wreck-It Ralph! that we saw the return of some of Nintendo’s characters to the big screen and despite the trainwreck that is Adam Sandler’s Pixels movie, Donkey Kong makes an appearance as an homage to his 80s arcade days. Nintendo is back in the saddle when it comes to movies it seems, which Miyamoto confirms in a recent interview with Fortune. Miyamoto says his company has always viewed gaming as an interactive medium, while movies are more passive. Despite that, the company is looking into opportunities to bring the two mediums together. Weâve had, over the years, a number of people who have come to us and said âWhy donât we make a movie togetherâor we make a movie and you make a game and weâll release them at the same time?â,â Miyamoto told Fortune at this yearâs E3. âBecause games and movies seem like similar mediums, peopleâs natural expectation is we want to take our games and turn them into movies. ⦠Iâve always felt video games, being an interactive medium, and movies, being a passive medium, mean the two are quite different. We’ve already had rumors that a Zelda live-action series is in development and rumored for Netflix of Amazon, but nothing concrete about the project to share. Despite that, Miyamoto says his company is currently looking for new ways to incorporate the entertainment aspect of Nintendo beyond video games and movies are a natural extension of that. As we look more broadly at what is Nintendoâs role as an entertainment company, weâre starting to think more and more about how movies can fit in with thatâand weâll potentially be looking at things like movies in the future. What do you think? Should Nintendo consider licensing its characters for TV and movies? Would you watch a series based on Metroid or Star Fox? Let us know in the comments! local_offer Nintendo Shigeru Miyamoto wii u stars Further Reading Miyamoto isn’t into MMORPGs because he Consumer council in Europe alleges Nintendo i