Netflix developing live action Legend of Zelda series

[NinjaPug]

Please please please don't veto this Nintendo.

http://www.wsj.com/articles/BL-SEB-86552

[Cure]

Not gonna post a link, eh?

[TurtleTitan97]

Sounds awesome! Looking forward to it.

[CyberCubed]

Nintendo actually agreed to something like this? Very surprising considering how adamant they are of Link not speaking in Zelda games and little interest in live action projects.

[TheSkeletonMan939]

ooohhh noooooo

Did we all forget about



They made a live-action Mario movie. It stank.

They made a Zelda cartoon. It stank.

They made, like, three Mario cartoons. I never saw any of them but I bet they stank.

Video game -> film almost never works.

[Leo656]

Originally Posted by TheSkeletonMan939

They made a Zelda cartoon. It stank.

They made, like, three Mario cartoons. I never saw any of them but I bet they stank.

On the first part, you're half right. They definitely made a Zelda cartoon. Can't agree with you about the second part. Or about the Mario cartoons.

Also, it's not 1988 anymore. Somehow people actually figured out how to make TV shows that weren't awful. That's actually kind of weird, back in the day movies were great and TV was lame, now it's all backwards. Movies are getting worse while TV shows are getting better all the time.

I hope this happens, even though I won't be able to see it right away, since I don't have Netflix. I'm betting it will only "suck" to nerds who will be mad it's not a literal adaptation of their most favorite game in the series. There is SO much potential for LoZ as a live-action property, far greater than any other Nintendo franchise.

[Toitlefan]

Originally Posted by Cure

Not gonna post a link, eh?

Ahhahaha! I see what you did there

[ZariusTwo]

The Zelda cartoon was awesome. Mainly because Zelda herself was awesome

[Leo656]

I don't get what people look at with that show. I mean no, it wasn't perfect. But c'mon. It was like 15 minutes long and was the first time any if the characters looked like anything but pixel blobs outside of the manual. Literally everyone liked it at the time. People looking back on it 25 years and 80 games later are all, "It wasn't a great representation of the franchise". Yeah, that's called "growing pains", literally nothing had come before it. What do people want? I don't know.

[CyberCubed]

The best Nintendo cartoon/anime they ever made was the Pokemon anime. And yes, I'm being completely serious.

[Leo656]

Nerd........

[CyberCubed]

Originally Posted by Leo656

Nerd........

I've watched about 800 episodes of the Pokemon anime. No joke. The series is up to episode 840 something around now.

[lindz247]

Yes bring it! This is so exciting, they don't have much on Netflix. I've played The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (you know the really old one) and loved the story behind it, for a long time actually thought the boy was Zelda! xD
And don't they have a Pacman show going on now? I bet that's crap.

[Leo656]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

I've watched about 800 episodes of the Pokemon anime. No joke. The series is up to episode 840 something around now.

If I was a female this conversation would be over.

J/K. Mostly. Seriously leave that off of your OKCupid profile.

[LeotheLateBloomer]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

The best Nintendo cartoon/anime they ever made was the Pokemon anime. And yes, I'm being completely serious.

That is actually true. As much as I like the old Mario cartoons, they aren't exactly "good". Same with the DKC cartoon. What did you think of the Kirby and F-Zero cartoons?

[TurtleTitan97]

The only Pokémon related things that I really like now is Pokémon: Origins and the Pokémon Adventures manga. Honestly, I've grown pretty sick and tired of Ash. It's to my understanding that, outside of the Orange Island League and the Battle Frontier, he has yet to win an actual Pokémon League Tournament? If that doesn't scream "bad trainer", I don't know what does. Cause at this point Pikachu should be as strong as a Legendary Pokémon and Ash should have a ton of experience on how to win battles.

[Gunpowder]

This reminds me of that April Fools trailer that got released back in '08...



But anyway, glad it's (supposedly) the real deal this time. Awesome.

[MrTMNT2012]

Hyped. Just hope we get official confirmation on this soon...

[ZariusTwo]

Originally Posted by TurtleTitan97

The only Pokémon related things that I really like now is Pokémon: Origins and the Pokémon Adventures manga. Honestly, I've grown pretty sick and tired of Ash. It's to my understanding that, outside of the Orange Island League and the Battle Frontier, he has yet to win an actual Pokémon League Tournament? If that doesn't scream "bad trainer", I don't know what does. Cause at this point Pikachu should be as strong as a Legendary Pokémon and Ash should have a ton of experience on how to win battles.

Did he win Battle Frontier? I'm certain he drew with someone. But yeah, it's quite telling the only tournaments he wins are ones NOT connected to the games and are filler leagues.

[Creativemind]

Originally Posted by Leo656

I don't get what people look at with that show. I mean no, it wasn't perfect. But c'mon. It was like 15 minutes long and was the first time any if the characters looked like anything but pixel blobs outside of the manual. Literally everyone liked it at the time. People looking back on it 25 years and 80 games later are all, "It wasn't a great representation of the franchise". Yeah, that's called "growing pains", literally nothing had come before it. What do people want? I don't know.

My thoughts exactly. I loved it when I was a kid and still do.