Nintendo Cinematic Series

The Nintendo Cinematic Series is an animated three-part media franchise centered on computer-animated films based on video games developed and published by Nintendo. The franchise started out with its first film, The Legend of Zelda, in 2001. Its latest project was Splatoon 3 in 2023.

Nintendo furthered the NCS with television programs, first starting with The Adventures of Link; Kirby's Dream Land Adventures; and The Super Mario Bros. Show on PBS Kids.

As of November 2023, the Nintendo Cinematic Series has produced 31 feature films, making it the second-biggest media franchise following the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which has 33 films.

Animation
With most of their films being animated in CGI, the Nintendo Cinematic Series relies on various computer-animation providers for its films, which include: Autodesk Maya; Moving Picture Company; Reel FX Animation; Sony Pictures Imageworks; DNEG Animation; Industrial Light & Magic; Framestore; Cinesite; and Mikros Image.

Films
The film series has a variety of Nintendo's video game series from the 80s to the 90s and the early 2000s.

Music
The films have their scores composed by composers such as Hans Zimmer, John Debney, James Newton Howard, Michael Giacchino, John Powell, Henry Jackman, Christopher Lennertz, Mychael and Jeff Danna, Christophe Beck, Rupert Gregson-Williams, Harry Gregson-Williams, James Horner, Mark Mothersbaugh, Tom Holkenborg, Alan Silvestri, and Heitor Pereira.