Shigeru Miyamoto will co-produce a 'Mario' animated movie

[Joystiq]

Nintendo's third big announcement of the evening comes right back to its main star, Mario, and the news that

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. Confirming

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, Shigeru Miyamoto is listed as co-producer along with Illumination Entertainment (Despicable Me, Minions, Ice Age) head Chris Meledandri, but the announcement didn't mention other details like a title or release date. The

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notes that Universal Pictures is co-financing the project and will handle worldwide distribution, and it seems ripe for a tie-in with

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both companies are working on.

The big question now is if it will live up/down (depending on how you feel about it) to the reputation of 1993's Super Mario Bros. movie.

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