Nintendo to make animated Mario film with U.S. studio

Nintendo Co. said Thursday it will make an animated film starring its popular character Mario based on the world of blockbuster game series Super Mario Bros. with U.S. film and animation studio Illumination Entertainment.The co-producers of the movie are Chris Meledandri, founder and chief executive officer of California-based Illumination known for the "Despicable Me" series, and Shigeru Miyamoto, representative director of Nintendo.The movie will be distributed around the world by Universal Pictures which will fund the film with Nintendo. Its release date has not been determined yet, acco…READ FULL ARTICLE