TL;DR: Nintendo surprised fans with "Close to You," an animated short film on its YouTube channel, featuring a baby's first steps and subtle Pikmin references. Though its connection to upcoming games ...

Illumination and Nintendo Announce the New Animated Film Based on the World of Super Mario Bros. Will Be Titled The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Illumination (HQ: Santa Monica, CA, USA; Founder and CEO: ...

Directed by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic, written by Matthew Fogel, and produced by Nintendo and Illumination ...

Nintendo franchises rarely make the jump to anime anymore, but Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa recently revealed in an ...

UPDATE: An update from Nintendo has now clarified the nature of this week's two 'Close to You' short films — and, sadly, it doesn't sound like Pikmin 5 is yet on the way. Read IGN's full coverage here ...

Nintendo shared an animated short on its official YouTube account about a baby called “Close to You.” The description includes the same term. It is unknown what it might be tied to. However, it seems ...

Nintendo last week officially announced the Nintendo Switch 2 with the release of a first-look trailer. A new video has been posted on the official Nintendo Switch 2 website that showcases a new ...

Nintendo has dropped a new animated short on their official YouTube channel, titled Close to You. Now, since Nintendo is best known for making video games, you would expect it to be a thinly-disguised ...

The four-minute animated video “Close to You” released by Nintendo yesterday has been updated to feature Pikmin where items previously seemed to be moving on their own. Nintendo again did not share ...

Nintendo is already doing Nintendo things in the movie world. Its first real attempt, The Super Mario Bros. Movie in collaboration with Illumination, grossed over $1.3 billion at the box office. A ...

Nintendo has a reputation for being pretty quirky and making out-of-the-box decisions that might not make sense right away. However, the animated short it just dropped out of nowhere on social media ...

Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa has reiterated the company’s future plans for film and animated content featuring its IP ...