Evidence receipt / belief
Published · transcript-backedDavid Rosenthal: belief
11 Apr 2023 Acquired Nintendo: The Console Wars
“I totally believe that because, obviously, as we see here now in the mid-2020s, video game IP is fantastic for movies and TV shows. But it was because of that movie (I think) in large part that people shied away from it.”
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- Speaker
- David Rosenthal
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- Claim type
- belief
- Recorded
- 11 Apr 2023
- Publisher
- Acquired
- Episode
- Nintendo: The Console Wars
Transcript context
…Matthew Ball points out that the 1993—I think that's when it was—movie was so bad that it set the whole industry back by a decade for licensing video game IP for movies. I totally believe that because, obviously, as we see here now in the mid-2020s, video game IP is fantastic for movies and TV shows. But it was because of that movie (I think) in large part that people shied away from it. The first Super Nintendo World opened at Universal Studios Japan in 2021. The first American one opened at Universal Studios Hollywood just a couple of months ago. By all accounts, they're both pretty awesome. Two more are opening in 2025 in Singapore and Orlando. Pokemon GO continues to crush it on the IP strategy. You're talking about a lot of things right now that don't seem to make much money from Nintendo. I just want to point out, it is getting their characters out there, that's all well and good, maybe they'll start making a bunch of money in the future, but so far, non-material to the top line.…
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