A new trailer has come online for the third Yo-kai Watch movie, which is known as Yo-kai Watch The Movie: The Great Adventure of the Flying Whale and the Double World. Watch it below.

As you can see, the new film will feature both animated and live-action parts. It’ll open in Japan on December 17.

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Tetris movie to begin filming next year

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According to Deadline, a film based on Tetris will begin filming in China and other locations next year. A Chinese and western cast mix will also be featured in the production.

Plans are in place to have the movie kick off a trilogy. Interestingly, Deadline describes it as “a sci-fi thriller.” Co-producer Larry Kasanoff also mentioned that it’s “not at all what you think; it will be a cool surprise.”

The Tetris movie will have a budget of $80 million. It will be the first effort from Threshold Global Studios, a new banner created by Kasanoff and Bruno Wu, who will also act as a producer.

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SEGA making a Shinobi movie

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SEGA has decided to go ahead with a movie adaptation of Shinobi, one of the company’s classic franchises. Stories International – SEGA’s film and television production studio – will create the film with producer Marc Platt.

Platt said in a statement today:

“We love the Shinobi games and believe that the world of ninjas has never been properly explored onscreen. We now have the opportunity to do just that. With Shinobi, we hope to make a film that honors the essence of the games and brings this fascinating world to life for moviegoing audiences.”

Many of the Shinobi games have previously launched as Virtual Console titles. The most recent entry, Shinobi 3D, came out for 3DS several years ago.

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Pokemon: The Movie – Volcanion and The Ingenious Magearna gets a new trailer

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A new trailer for Pokemon: The Movie – Volcanion and The Ingenious Magearna debuted on Oha Suta a few hours ago. It’s now been published online for all to see – check it out below.

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Wreck-It Ralph director still interested in making a sequel and featuring Mario

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Wreck-It Ralph 2 hasn’t been officially announced, but the original film’s director has once again hinted that it will happen.

IGN asked Rich Moore if a sequel is still in the cards. In response, Moore laughed and said “maybe, maybe” before mouthing the word “yes.”

He also mentioned:

“I think the world of that first film is so big and the characters are very rich and I just think that they have more stories in them. The end of the movie felt like a launching point. It felt like it wouldn’t be straining to tell another story in that world as some films are. To me, I feel like I can definitely see where it would go, and I think the audience kind of felt that way too.”

As for including Mario in a potential sequel, Moore added: “In the first one we didn’t have Mario in that movie, so it would be great to have the great Mario in a second one if we did it.” Thanks to a “good relationship with Nintendo,” this might be possible.

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New Pokemon: The Movie – Volcanion and The Ingenious Magearna trailer

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Update: Added in the official high-quality upload.

A new trailer for Pokemon: The Movie – Volcanion and The Ingenious Magearna debuted on Oha Suta a short while ago. The recording of the video can be seen below.

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The LEGO Movie producer says Nintendo film would be his dream movie project

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At the DICE 2016 “Franchise Fever: Pursuing Ideas and Big Audiences” panel earlier today, Vertigo Entertainment president and The LEGO Movie producer Roy Lee was asked what his dream movie project would be. His response? Nintendo.

Lee explained:

“Mine would be Nintendo. I think Zelda, Mario, and the whole universe of characters would be perfect for a Lego Movie type of [film]. I don’t have the rights to it, but I would love to. That would be my Holy Grail.”

Adrian Askarieh, CEO and president Prime Universe Films, also commented on the same question. He believes that Nintendo could have success at the box office, and just needs to find people to put something together.

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Pokemon – Volcanion and the Ingenious Magiana movie poster

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We have another look at Magiana thanks to a poster for the upcoming Pokemon movie. As mentioned earlier today, the creature will star in Volcanion and the Ingenious Magiana.

Here’s an overview of the film:

“As Ash and his friends continue their journey, Volcanion drops down from the sky in front of them. Volcanion’s object is to recover Magiana, who has been abducted by the “Azoth Kingdom”, a city of super-machinery. However, Volcanion and Ash have become linked together by a strange (?????). Will the two of them manage to work together and save Magiana?”

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CoroCoro teases Pokemon movie announcement that will affect the entire world

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Aside from some news about Pokken Tournament, this month’s issue of CoroCoro also had an update on Pokemon the Movie XY & Z 2016. The magazine talks about how Volcanion hates humans – why this is so and what happened to make it hate them. CoroCoro also teased a World Exclusive Scoop Poster and a major announcement that will affect the entire world for the movie.