The Nintendo Cinematic Universe (NCU) is an American media franchise and shared universe centered on a series of video game based films produced by Nintendo. The films are based on characters that appear in video games published by Nintendo.
Development and history[]
Main article: Development of the Nintendo Cinematic Universe
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Films[]
The Darkness Saga[]
| Film | U.S. release date | Director(s) | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Screenplay | Story | ||||||
| Phase One | |||||||
| The Super Mario Movie | June 1, 2005 | John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton and Pete Docter | Andrew Adamson, Joe Stillman, J. David Stem and David N. Weiss | Aaron Sorkin and Shigeru Miyamoto | Shigeru Miyamoto, Neal H. Moritz, Shinichi Ikematsu and Jordan Kerner | ||
| The Donkey Kong Movie | January 20, 2006 | Lee Unkrich and Chris Buck | Chris Sanders, Brenda Chapman, Ron Clements, Jared Bush, and Dean DeBlois | Craig McCracken | Shigeru Miyamoto, Takashi Tezuka, Neal H. Moritz | ||
| The Legend of Zelda | December 22, 2006 | Peter Jackson and Hayao Miyazaki | Paul Haggis | Hayao Miyazaki, Shōtarō Suga, David Fincher and Aaron Sorkin | Robert Zemeckis, Steve Starkey and Jack Rapke | ||
| Kirby | November 21, 2007 | Tim Hill and Brad Bird | Paul Haggis and David Lynch | Aaron Sorkin and Paul Schrader | Shigeru Miyamoto, Andrew Kosove and Broderick Johnson | ||
| Metroid | May 16, 2008 | Ang Lee | Robert Richardson and Walter Murch | Louis Leterrier, Steven Zaillian, Cameron Crowe and Paul Schrader | Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall and Neal H. Moritz | ||
| F-Zero | May 15, 2009 | George Miller | Ted Elliot and Terry Rossio | Oliver Stone and Eric Roth | Shigeru Miyamoto, Tom Cruise, Neal H. Moritz, Walter F. Parkes and Laurie MacDonald | ||
| The Super Smash Bros. Movie | June 4, 2010 | John A. Davis and Pierre Coffin | John A. Davis & Phil Lord and Christopher Miller | Craig McCracken | Shigeru Miyamoto, Takashi Tezuka and Neal H. Moritz | ||
| Phase Two | |||||||
| Star Fox | June 8, 2011 | Alfonso Caurón and Joseph Kosinski | J. J. Abrams, Jeff Nathanson, Phillip Kaufman, and David Koepp | George Lucas, Lawrence Kasdan, and Alex Kurtzman | Shigeru Miyamoto, Takashi Tezuka, Takaya Imamura, and Sarotu Iwata | ||
| The Super Mario Movie 2: Level Up! | January 27, 2012 | Phil Lord and Christopher Miller | Andrew Adamson, Joe Stillman, J. David Stem and David N. Weiss | Aaron Sorkin and Shigeru Miyamoto | Shigeru Miyamoto, Jordan Kerner and Neal H. Moritz | ||
| Fire Emblem | November 30, 2012 | Hayao Miyazaki | Eric Roth | Masashiro Sakurai and Gerry Swallow (translation) | Shigeru Miyamoto, Neal H. Moritz, Tom Hanks | ||
| Metroid Prime | May 31, 2013 | John Woo | Robert Richardson and Walter Murch | Paul Schrader and David Mament | Neal H. Moritz, Shigeru Miyamoto, and Takashi Tezuka | ||
| Kirby 2: Right Back at Ya! | December 6, 2013 | Tim Hill and Brad Bird | Paul Haggis and David Lynch | Aaron Sorkin and Paul Schrader | Shigeru Miyamoto | ||
| The Legend of Zelda: The Sacred Realm | December 5, 2014 | Peter Jackson and Hayao Miyazaki | Hayao Miyazaki and Edward Norton (translation) | Hayao Miyazaki, Shōtarō Suga, David Fincher and Aaron Sorkin | Tom Hanks, Hayao Miyazaki, and Toshio Suzuki | ||
| Super Smash Bros. Melee | May 8, 2015 | John A. Davis and Pierre Coffin | John A. Davis and Phil Lord and Christopher Miller | Craig McCracken | Shigeru Miyamoto, Takashi Tezuka and Neal H. Moritz | ||
| Phase Three | |||||||
| Pikmin | April 1, 2016 | James Gunn | Tim Hill | Jon Vitti | Shigeru Miyamoto and James Gunn | ||
| The Super Mario Movie 3: Yoshi Land | December 2, 2016 | Phil Lord and Christopher Miller | Andrew Adamson | Shigeru Miyamoto, Jordan Kerner and Neal H. Moritz | |||
| Metroid Prime - Hunters | April 21, 2017 | ||||||
| The Legend of Zelda: Fears Beyond the Past | November 17, 2017 | ||||||
| F-Zero 2 | March 2, 2018 | ||||||
| Super Smash Bros. Brawl | May 20, 2018 | ||||||
| Fire Emblem: The Flight Awakens | November 2, 2018 | ||||||
| McCloud | February 1, 2019 | ||||||
| Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | May 17, 2019 | ||||||
| Xenoblade Chronicles | August 19, 2019 | ||||||
The Megaverse Saga[]
| Film | U.S. release date | Director(s) | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Screenplay | Story | |||||
| Phase Four | ||||||
| Mario and Luigi: Superstar | April 1, 2020 | Released | ||||
| Animal Crossing | July 4, 2020 | |||||
| October 19, 2020 | ||||||
| July 16, 2021 | ||||||
| January 14, 2022 | ||||||
| November 19, 2022 | ||||||
| Phase Five | ||||||
| February 19, 2023 | Released | |||||
| June 14, 2023 | ||||||
| October 17, 2023 | ||||||
| March 18, 2024 | ||||||
| July 16, 2024 | Upcoming | |||||
| November 24, 2024 | ||||||
| Phase Six | ||||||
| Upcoming | ||||||
Television series[]
All the series from the Nintendo Cinematic Universe were released on Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon, and is now streaming on Peacock.
The Darkness Saga[]
| Series | Seasons | Episodes | Originally released | Showrunner(s) | Director(s) | Network(s) | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First released | Last released | |||||||
| Phase One | ||||||||
| The Donkey Kong Show | 2 | 35 | February 18, 2006 | May 19, 2007 | Shigeru Miyamoto | Chris Bailey | Released | |
| Animal Crossing | 1 | 12 | September 27, 2008 | December 13, 2008 | Katsura Eguchi and Hisashi Nogami | Kevin Conway | ||
| EarthBound | 1 | 8 | November 20, 2009 | November 27, 2009 | Shigesato Itoi | Chris Bailey | ||
| Phase Two | ||||||||
| Star Fox | 4 | 104 | September 18, 2011 | May 23, 2015 | Shigeru Miyamoto and Tadashi Sagiyuma | Shin'ichi Matsumi | Released | |
| Phase Three | ||||||||
| Link | 2 | 18 | June 18, 2016 | July 4, 2017 | Robert Zemeckis | Andrew Adamson (season 1) and Tim Hill (season 2) | Released | |
| Star Wolf | 1 | 18 | September 12, 2017 | May 21, 2018 | ||||
Television specials[]
All television specials are marketed as "Nintendo Specials".
Phase Four[]
| Special | Release date | Directed by | Written by | Produced by | Network(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario: July 4th Party! | July 4, 2021 | Andrew Stanton | David N. Weiss and Jon Vitti | Jordan Kerner | NBC |
| Donkey Kong Thanksgivng | November 24, 2021 | Peacock | |||
| Luigi's Mansion | October 30, 2022 | Cartoon Network | |||
| The Kirby Holiday Special | December 18, 2022 | Tim Hill | Phil Lord and Christopher Miller | Shigeru Miyamoto and Kate Herron | Peacock |
Phase Five[]
| Special | Release date | Directed by | Written by | Produced by | Network(s) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Reception[]
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