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Sony wanted to make Pokémon and Smash Bros. movies

Leaked emails reveals contact with Nintendo.
Jonas Mäki Editor Sweden 17 April 2015

Thanks, Neogaf.

As previously reported, leaked emails from Sony have revealed that they wanted to do an animated film starring Nintendo's talisman, Mario. Now Wikileaks has added another bunch of leaked emails online, and these show that this wasn't the only Nintendo brand that Sony wanted make a move about.

Sony was also in contact with Nintendo with the express aim of producing a Super Smash Bros. movie along with a Pokémon offering. Presumably it didn't work out, but it would have been interesting to see the two competitors working hand-in-hand on some animated movies.

Editor Sweden Jonas Mäki has written for Gamereactor since 2002, becoming an editor in 2007. He covers the video game industry across news, releases and the business side, with a particular interest in sales figures and where the industry is heading.
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