Nintendo the ‘entertainment company’ open to working with Hollywood

Someone get John Leguizamo on the phone. Nintendo is getting back in the movie business.

Nintendo, a game publisher responsible for releases like Odama and Excite Truck, is the middle of rebranding itself as an entertainment company. And that means it is finally opening up once again to working with Hollywood on a major motion picture, according to Nintendo executive and Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto (via an interview in Fortune). This isn’t too surprising as the company’s late chief executive officer, Satoru Iwata, who died in July, had repeatedly said that he was looking to expand Nintendo’s licensing business.