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Earlier this year, the Wall Street Journal (of all places) reported that a live-action adaptation series of the video game franchise The Legend of Zelda would be coming to the online streaming service Netflix as a new original series. After some time to speculate about this news, Nintendo this week revealed that this rumor is not true. CEO Satoru Iwata responded to this rumor, so keep reading to find out what the executive said!
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Although we think that the rumored Netflix series based on the popular RPG video game series would've been pretty great, it wouldn't be great unless Nintendo was ready to do it. According to a new interview with Time, Iwata and Nintendo are not ready for this venture just yet.
"As of now, I have nothing new to share with you in regard to the use of our IPs for any TV shows or films, but I can at least confirm that the article in question is not based on correct information," Iwata raid, responding to the rumors that popped up in February of 2015, according to Gamma Squad.
Before Iwata's statement this week, a Nintendo spokesperson addressed the initial live-action series rumor, stating that the company "doesn't comment on rumors and speculation." It looks like we did get a response after all, but it wasn't what fans of the idea were hoping for.
What do you think of this news? Are you disappointed that the Netflix series based on Legend of Zelda is not actually happening? Let us know what you think of this in the comments section below!
This news comes shortly after Nintendo announced its new venture into smartphone apps with a partnership with DeNA and the new gaming system, Nintendo NX.
