Nintendo is obsessed with dominating news headlines this week, huh? Thursday's surprise Nintendo Direct livestream bundled a bunch of game announcements together with the news that Nintendo would launch its own mobile app for daily news-breaking purposes.

Nintendo has been famously gun-shy of live-action adaptations — or adaptations in general — after the abysmal 1993 Super Mario Bros. film tanked. The infamously bad film is considered one of the worst video game adaptations ever made, and left Nintendo with a 30-year gap until their next attempt.

The studio’s live-action video game adaptation is set for theatrical release on March 26, 2027, with Nintendo announcing the news on their app on Friday morning. Wes Ball, who helmed last year’s Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, is directing the feature that has not yet announced plot details or a cast.

Nintendo, very early in the AM LA time, announced via their Nintendo Today! app that the live-action film of The Legend of Zelda will hit theatres on March 26, 2027. Wes Ball is directing and Shigeru Miyamoto and Avi Arad are producing.

The live-action Legend of Zelda movie finally has a release date – and it was announced in the most atypical way. Nintendo shared the news today via its newly launched mobile app that the film is set to hit theaters worldwide on March 26,

Hey, listen. The live-action film adaptation of “The Legend of Zelda” video game franchise has set a theatrical release date. Sony Pictures will debut the adventure film, co-produced by Sony and Nintendo,