Nickelodeon Rumored To Be Working On Cartoon Based On ‘World Famous’ Video Game

[The Deadman]

http://411mania.com/movies/nickelodeon-rumored-to-be-working-on-cartoon-based-on-world-famous-video-game/

Gamerant reports that during a recent episode of the Nick Animation Podcast, Frederation Studios’ Fred Siebert (The Fairly Odd Parents, Adventure Time) said that Nickelodeon is currently working on a cartoon based on a ‘world famous’ video game.

Seibert said: “We have a project now that we’re doing that needs to go unnamed, based on one of the most world famous video games of the last 30 years, that we’ve had in our shop for twelve years without being able to get it started. But there were great characters and a great story, and eventually we got it going.”

The website reports that rumors state that Nintendo is the IP holder. So it’s possible that this could be anything the company owns, from Super Mario to The Legend of Zelda. Nintendo has reportedly started a new initiative to partner with companies for movies and TV.

[CyberCubed]

Hopefully its Mario because we haven't had a Mario cartoon since the 90's.

Kirby had a 100 episode anime in the early 2000's, F-zero had a 60 episode anime, Pokemon is still ongoing, Donkey Kong Country had that awful CG cartoon from the 90's, Fire Emblem had OVA's in Japan, etc. Zelda might be too difficult to do in a weekly cartoon and get it right.

The only real option is Mario. Other franchises like Metroid/Starfox aren't popular enough, and Splatoon hasn't existed for 30 years.

[snake]

It's Zelda. Calling it now.

It'd be pretty awesome, right?

[Candy Kappa]

It's Zelda. Calling it now.

It'd be pretty awesome, right?

depends on how much "excuuuuuuuuse me, princess" dialogue there is in the show :lol:

[plastroncafe]

New Pokemon 'toon?

(But I'm still thinking Zelda)

[NinjaPug]

Castlevania

[The Deadman]

Castlevania

Castlevania isnt a Nintendo IP.

[NinjaPug]

Castlevania isnt a Nintendo IP.

The Nintendo IP part was just speculation.

http://comicbook.com/2016/12/29/castlevania-tv-series--confirmed-adventure-time-producer/

[Spike Spiegel]

A good Metroid adaptation could give them (Viacom/Paramount) something besides Transformers and TMNT to compete with Marvel/Star Wars/DC. I guess they own Star Trek as well, but that's not as kid-friendly.

And plucky female protagonists are trendy right now, what with Rey, Katniss, Jyn Erso, et al.

[CyberCubed]

New Pokemon 'toon?

(But I'm still thinking Zelda)

Is this a joke? Pokemon is one of the longest running anime of all time.

[plastroncafe]

Is this a joke? Pokemon is one of the longest running anime of all time.

No, it's not.
It's also a cash-cow that could easily be made into an American franchise.

[CyberCubed]

No, it's not.
It's also a cash-cow that could easily be made into an American franchise.

Why would they have an American cartoon based on Pokemon when it still has a long running anime that is still dubbed in the U.S.?

I can't even imagine what an American based cartoon on pokemon would even be like.

[plastroncafe]

Why would they have an American cartoon based on Pokemon when it still has a long running anime that is still dubbed in the U.S.?

I can't even imagine what an American based cartoon on pokemon would even be like.

Probably the opposite of the TMNT anime.

[CyberCubed]

Probably the opposite of the TMNT anime.

Yes, because a grand total of a one off 2 episode OVA in the mid 90's was a big deal compared to the long running cartoon at the same time?

I also very much doubt Nintendo wants competition between their shows. Having two different Pokemon shows at the same time would be unnecessary competition between the same brand, and they clearly don't want that.

[Prowler]

A Mario cartoon would be not so hard to do and would be popualr with kids, I'm sure.

A Zelda cartoon? I dunno. I don't think Zelda would translate well into a cartoon. You spend a lot of time in Zelda exploring dungeons and solving puzzles. Not mention all by yourself and you never hear Link's voice unless when he winces/screams/etc.

Could you imagine Link needing two or three episodes to explore a temple/dungeon of puzzle solving and killing off enemies... all of this without any dialogue? Or maybe they could give Link a voice but have limited dialogue with well animated action sequences a la Samurai jack.

A Metroid cartoon would be even harder to pull off. they'd have to create a bunch of original characters so Samus could have someone to talk to.

A Donkey Kong cartoon could be fun...

[Andrew NDB]

A Zelda cartoon? I dunno. I don't think Zelda would translate well into a cartoon.

It did the first time around, didn't it?

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[Prowler]

It did the first time around, didn't it?

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Not really. I find it pretty lame. But maybe if I had grown up watching it I'd have liked it? Dunno.

[snake]

Easy fix.

We bring in Navi or a "companion" character for Link.

[Allio]

New Pokemon 'toon?
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There would literally be no point.

[CyberCubed]

A Donkey Kong cartoon could be fun...

1995 called.

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[plastroncafe]

Give Ninja Pug the cookie!

Report: ‘Castlevania’ Animated Series Developing From ‘Adventure Time’ (http://comicsalliance.com/castlevania-animated-tv-series-adventure-time/)

[Prowler]

1995 called.

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Doesn't mean there can't be a new one.

[CyberCubed]

Give Ninja Pug the cookie!

Report: ‘Castlevania’ Animated Series Developing From ‘Adventure Time’ (http://comicsalliance.com/castlevania-animated-tv-series-adventure-time/)

Oh, so its not a Nintendo franchise after all. So much for that then.

[Prowler]

CastleVania eh? Interesting.

[CyberCubed]

I don't see how they can do a show aimed at kids that's based on killing vampires and other monsters, especially since most of the series has blood and death in it.

[TurtleTitan97]

Give Ninja Pug the cookie!

Report: ‘Castlevania’ Animated Series Developing From ‘Adventure Time’ (http://comicsalliance.com/castlevania-animated-tv-series-adventure-time/)

Nice!

Wonder if this will be based off the older games of the Lord of Shadows reboot?

[Powder]

Wow, a Castlevania series huh? That could be pretty cool.

[snake]

Y'know what? That's pretty awesome. I wonder if they'll use the same style AT used? I hope not, but I'd check it out anyways.

[Cure]

I hope this is true. I feel like CastleVania is a good fit for a cartoon.

[plastroncafe]

My only exposure to Castlevania is the Simon Belmont from the "Captain N" 80s cartoon.

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I'm assuming the game isn't actually like this, or that the new potential cartoon won't be either.

[CyberCubed]

Kind of ironic since Castlevania is practically a dead and abandoned franchise by Konami at this point.

[TigerClaw]

What about Star Fox? that deserves an animated series, Even though there's a fan series that's actually good.

[Spike Spiegel]

After reading over the Comics Alliance article plastron posted, the creative team and tone for the series sounds unique, considering Nick's current branding.

Other than 2012 TMNT, do any of their current major shows have a darker tone?

[TurtleTitan97]

After reading over the Comics Alliance article plastron posted, the creative team and tone for the series sounds unique, considering Nick's current branding.

Other than 2012 TMNT, do any of their current major shows have a darker tone?

Pretty sure TMNT is their only action cartoon on the air at the moment. The rest are comedies.

[Wildcat]

It has to be Mario. If it is a Nintendo franchise they're talking about.

I don't think anything else would have the phrase "world famous" attached to it. As amazing a history Nintendo has nothing comes close to Mario-status in the general public.

Pokémon just recently went over to Disney XD.

[MsMarvelDuckie]

Darn I was kind of hoping for something based on Final Fantasy. It was a Nintendo only franchise for most of its life. Castlevania could be cool though!

[CyberCubed]

To be honest it is weird that there's never been another Mario cartoon since the early 90's...which was nearly 25 years ago. There's also never been a Mario anime in Japan either, you'd think one of Nintendo's most popular franchises would have had a long running anime.

Its very strange.

[sdp]

I don't see a mario cartoon working unless they're 3 8 minute shorts per episode, but I guess I'd take it. I think next year I'll marathon all the Mario cartoons from the 80s early 90s.

I wouldn't want a Zelda cartoon, Link should be a silent hero. The original cartoon isn't actually that bad, you have to remember this was made with only Zelda 1 in mind so there wasn't a lot of story they could work with and ironically many things that first appeared in the show became staples of the legend of Zelda series, sure you can argue they're basic fantasy tropes but they started in the cartoon.

About a year ago I watched the Donkey Kong Country cartoon since it's uploaded legally on youtube. I remember really liking it as a kid but I rarely got to watch it. It's definitely a weird show but not that bad if you count that it's for kids. It's just a basic kids cartoon what makes it kind of bad is all the musical segments there are like 2 or 3 per episode and that's just too many. At the time it came out I thought the CG was great since there weren't that many cg cartoons back then, it's far from the worst offender, it was just generic for the time and now looks terrible but doesn't deserve all the hate.

Castlevania would be a cartoon I'd watch, funnily enough the guy who mentioned it got called out how it would never happen and now it's the name attached to the rumor :lol: I always liked the Castlevania "lore" and never understood how badly it was handled by Konami, it kept saying games were non-canon when it really didn't matter and would just do it for random reasons but here we were talking about battles that took generations so it made more sense to have more games and then we'd have so many remakes of the original game and now it's a dead franchise.

My vote for a Nintendo franchise that deserves a cartoon is also Star Fox, here you have a cast of characters which you need for a show, a large universe to explore, it can be CG and the team just goes on missions with a season arc, it writes itself and would get kids who like Star Wars into it. It's the only Nintendo IP that would have such a smooth transition but I doubt they'll ever take the risk sadly.

My dream show would be a Captain N revival, I just love the concept of "entering" video land and having adventures with vg classics, even if there are no third party characters just with Nintendo IPs you have enough for a show but sadly this probably has no chance. I remember reading Kevin and Princess Lana were owned by Nintendo but I can't find that info anywhere anymore so maybe I'm mistaken.
To be honest it is weird that there's never been another Mario cartoon since the early 90's...which was nearly 25 years ago. There's also never been a Mario anime in Japan either, you'd think one of Nintendo's most popular franchises would have had a long running anime.

Its very strange.

NOA had a lot more power in the past which is why there was tons of merchandising and media of their characters in the NES and beginning of the SNES era but after the SMB movie flopped so hard Nintendo gutted NOA and left them without much say and they were very restrictive with their IP and how much they licensed it which is why there was so little merchandise from the mid 90s to the late 00's, it wasn't until the 2010's that Nintendo began to experiment with it and like 3 years ago Iwata said they were expanding in their licensing as opportunities for money which is why we're now seeing Nintendo actively selling their IP for movies/shows, the Universal theme park, so many figures by so many companies etc

[drgon78]

Castlevania, Zelda, Megaman, Metroid, Final Fantasy, and/or Dragon Quest sound good to me.

[CyberCubed]

It's kind of ironic that the kids of today aren't even familiar with most of these franchises anymore since they're from the 80's and 90's. The kids of today are most familiar with mobile phone or online games like Minecraft and Angry birds, or the Call of Duty/Battlefield crowd on consoles.

Even franchises like Halo aren't very popular anymore. And even though GTA V sold like 50 million copies, you never really see people talk about GTA as much as they did during the PS2 era. Other franchises like Resident Evil and Metal Gear Solid seem to be on their last legs of franchise burnout too.

[The Deadman]

Where are you getting that kids know more about Angry Birds of all franchises than Mario?

[CyberCubed]

Angry Birds and Minecraft are literally phenomenons with today's kids. They're the Pokemon of the new generation:

https://thinkgaming.com/app-sales-data/88/angry-birds/

Are you seriously not aware of how huge Minecraft is and how many millions of copies it has sold?

[NinjaPug]

Castlevania

It's now official. The Castlevania series will premiere on Netflix later this year.

http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/02/08/netflix-announces-castlevania-animated-series

[Allio]

It be good to have an actual GOOD cartoon aimed at adults. all we get is that stupid family guy level of quality.

[CyberCubed]

The 2D Castlevania games have no real plot like most 2D games, so I wonder how they can make a series out of this. All you have is the bare bones plot from the instruction manuals.

[Coola Yagami]

Well, there is a lot of horror related lore they can use for the episodes. There's tons of stuff to work with besides vampires. As for the games themselves, obviously the cartoon will help inspire a new one.

[DestronMirage22]

It's now official. The Castlevania series will premiere on Netflix later this year.

http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/02/08/netflix-announces-castlevania-animated-series

Hmm...That article doesn't seem to mention Nickelodean at all. Are we sure that there's some involvement with this project? I mean, in the article the show is described as dark and violent, and this obviously doesn't fit Nick's M.O. :-?

[Allio]

Hmm...That article doesn't seem to mention Nickelodean at all. Are we sure that there's some involvement with this project? I mean, in the article the show is described as dark and violent, and this obviously doesn't fit Nick's M.O. :-?

come on dark and gritty TMNT

[DestronMirage22]

From the article:
""[The series is] going to be R-rated as f***," Shankar said of the series' level of violence, as many entries in Konami's game series were rated M for mature due to blood and violence. Shankar's discussion of the series' more adult aims reconfirms a 2015 interview in which he said the show would be "America's first animated series for adults.""
I seriously doubt any involvement from Nick. And Allio, are you referring to the current ongoing show? I wouldn't exactly call it "dark and gritty", more like the opposite. Heck, I would barely even call the IDW comics that, and they've done som pretty serious stuff.

[Allio]

I was being sarcastic, as in telling Nick to "bring on dark and gritty TMNT"

[GoldMutant]

Castlevania is actually one of my favorite video game franchises, so the confirmation of it being the cartoon is something I open with welcome arms. I'd assume it would air on Nick at Nite, the time slot which starts about 9:00 P.M. and airs sitcoms such as Full House with a movie every Thursday. I'm not sure if due to it being that rating if it'd be on the regular Nickelodeon schedule as a result due to this.

If elements are brought from various games (I'd love something for Aria of Sorrow personally), then I say it's a good series. Otherwise, I'm sure it'll be worth a quick watch depending on animation and voice acting. We'll see what happens when it's officially released.

[DestronMirage22]

I was being sarcastic, as in telling Nick to "bring on dark and gritty TMNT"

Ahh, I see. Yeah, we could definitely use more dark and gritty and less bright and tame. :P

[CyberCubed]

Apparently its only going to be an 8 episode mini-series. 4 episodes in Season 1 and then 4 in Season 2.

[Wildcat]

Castlevania should have gotten its own topic. It's clearly not the rumored Nick cartoon.

Anyway it should be cool. I've only played 1 Castlevania game. Bloodlines

[ProactiveMan]

I hope they go for the more medieval look of the original games and not the frilly shirts and ridiculous hairstyles of the Symphony of the Night era.

[Powder]

Man, this could be really dope. I sure hope it is!

[AT-Man]

This could be really good, so I'm carefully excited. If it's gonna get several seasons, I think they could make it like the games, a different (Belmont family member / Alucard / who else is there?) protagonist for every season, in a different era and setting.

[Original TMNT Cartoon Fan]

Creatures like vampires, werewolves and zombies have always been controversial in children's films and TV-series. So even this time?

[TurtleTitan97]

Creatures like vampires, werewolves and zombies have always been controversial in children's films and TV-series. So even this time?

What makes you think they would even aim this at children?

[CyberCubed]

Yeah, it isn't. The show will be aimed at adults and it will have violence and blood. Not even sure why it's posted in a Nick thread as this is airing on netflix and Nick has nothing to do with it

[NinjaPug]

Yeah, it isn't. The show will be aimed at adults and it will have violence and blood. Not even sure why it's posted in a Nick thread as this is airing on netflix and Nick has nothing to do with it

Because the original post saying it would air on Nick was wrong. This was the unnamed property that was mentioned in the original post.

[The Deadman]

The original post claimed it was a Nintendo IP, which Castlevania is not. Another article posted then claimed that there was going to be 2 seperate shows based on the game, one being the now Netflix announced show and the one from the Adventure Time people.

[NinjaPug]

The original post claimed it was a Nintendo IP, which Castlevania is not. Another article posted then claimed that there was going to be 2 seperate shows based on the game, one being the now Netflix announced show and the one from the Adventure Time people.

There is only one show. The Netflix show is from the Adventure Time crew. There was never a show based on a Nintendo IP. The original post speculating it was Nintendo related was BS.

[Cure]

There is only one show. The Netflix show is from the Adventure Time crew. There was never a show based on a Nintendo IP. The original post speculating it was Nintendo related was BS.

I like how people are so confused by this.

[Cure]

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[TurtleTitan97]

Looks pretty great.

[Powder]

Yeah! I'm down.

[GoldMutant]

*insert obligatory Konami sucks joke*

Stylish, I'm down for this.

[Allio]

*insert obligatory Konami sucks joke*

Stylish, I'm down for this.

#*UCKonami

[ProactiveMan]

Neat. I'll have to check it out.

[Cure]

This is a higher quality version.

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[ssjup81]

Not really. I find it pretty lame. But maybe if I had grown up watching it I'd have liked it? Dunno.I liked it, but to be fair, there were only two games at the time to base it on so personalities and stuff weren't clearly established yet.

At the time, I would rush home on Fridays to watch it. I was into this more than the game. I'd tried the first one but was bored and couldn't figure it out. True irony. lol I got into the games when a little older. A Link to the Past.

[TurtleTitan97]

http://cdn.wegotthiscovered.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/castlevania-2-999429.jpg

[NinjaPug]

Castlevania was released on Netflix today. I didn't realize the season was only 4 episodes. Looking forward to watching this over the weekend.

It also got renewed for an 8 episode Season 2 today.

http://deadline.com/2017/07/castlevania-animated-series-renewed-season-2-netflix-1202125024/