Nintendo And Zelda Give Netflix The Flick

X

Nintendo like HBO has said that they will not do business with Netflix the US streaming Company that is raking in millions but not paying a cent in tax in Australia.

Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata has categorically denied that he is about to cut a deal with Netflix to develop a live-action series based on The Legend of Zelda.

In an interview with Time he said of a Wall Street Journal story that originally claimed that Netflix was close to cutting a deal with the Japanese gaming company “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 told.

The WSJ which is owned by News Corporation report claimed the series being developed was as a family version of Game of Thrones, with hero Link rescuing Princess Zelda and protecting the land of Hyrule.

The Zelda franchise is no stranger to television. In the 1980s, Nintendo launched a cartoon based on the property, as well as one featuring Super Mario Bros.

Meanwhile, a new instalment of The Legend of Zelda video game is expected to launch for the Wii U later this year.


Netflix CEO Reed Hastings who was in Australia this week spruiking his new OZ service which is 7,000 titles short of the US service has been left embarrassed 

 Back in January he had a crack about HBO chief Richard Plepler when he suggested that his rival used “Netflix bitch” as a password on the video-streaming service. However the joke has backfired on Hastings when HBO parent Time Warner scheduled its annual investor presentation a few hours ahead of Netflix’s third-quarter earnings release to announce that HBO is taking on Netflix with their own streaming service and that Apple will carry the service on their Apple TV network. 

ChannelNews has been told that Apple has approached HBO regarding the Australian market. They have proposed that as soon as HBO contracts in Australia are finished that HBO choose to stream their service to the Australian market via the Apple network.

HBO will be available as a standalone subscription project-just Netflix. 

 Bloomberg is reporting that Time Warner is also considering broadening its planned HBO Now online service to include shows from Turner Broadcasting networks such as TBS and TNT, according to people with knowledge of the plans.

Currently these programs are available on Foxtel.

Executives at Time Warner who own the Cartoon Network and Adult Swim, said that the discussions are early and part of a broader conversation at Time Warner about how to deploy its shows online, the people said. Turner won’t be part of the debut of HBO NOW, said one of the people.
hitachi banner 728x90 Nintendo And Zelda Give Netflix The Flick
GOTHAM 728px x 90px Nintendo And Zelda Give Netflix The Flick
Uniden Channelnews SoloX July 2024 728x90 1 Nintendo And Zelda Give Netflix The Flick
Hisense KV BannerAd 728 90 Nintendo And Zelda Give Netflix The Flick
FA 979 HN MDF SG14 14gen 728x90 1 Nintendo And Zelda Give Netflix The Flick
ELX DIG Crosscat Promo 728x90 Mar25 Nintendo And Zelda Give Netflix The Flick
728 x 90 Nintendo And Zelda Give Netflix The Flick
JBL TourPro3 728x90 Nintendo And Zelda Give Netflix The Flick
HAIER Series 600 FLW HPD Pairs 728x90 1 Nintendo And Zelda Give Netflix The Flick
BEL2535 BPB024 4SQ Banners 728x90 Nintendo And Zelda Give Netflix The Flick
728x90 Nintendo And Zelda Give Netflix The Flick
ChannelNews AZ100 728x90 Nintendo And Zelda Give Netflix The Flick
Westan 728x90px Nintendo And Zelda Give Netflix The Flick
Arlo EOFY25 728x90 Nintendo And Zelda Give Netflix The Flick
MaxRanger4K Leaderboard 728x90 Nintendo And Zelda Give Netflix The Flick
728x90 Nintendo And Zelda Give Netflix The Flick
241211 SAV Ruark CNewsJan Leader Nintendo And Zelda Give Netflix The Flick
AU X8 Banner 728x90 Nintendo And Zelda Give Netflix The Flick
Flick of a switch 728x90 1 Nintendo And Zelda Give Netflix The Flick
BlueAnt 4SQM PumpAirUltra 728x90px Nintendo And Zelda Give Netflix The Flick
Marshall 728x90 1 Nintendo And Zelda Give Netflix The Flick
728x90 Nintendo And Zelda Give Netflix The Flick
Px7 S3 728x90 1 Nintendo And Zelda Give Netflix The Flick
Skullcandy 728x90 1 Nintendo And Zelda Give Netflix The Flick
728X90 1 Nintendo And Zelda Give Netflix The Flick


YOU MAY ALSO LIKE