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Sony’s registration of domain names related to a live-action “Legend of Zelda” film has become a hot topic on 5ch’s Hardware/Industry (“Geha”) board. It’s already known that Sony Pictures will distribute the movie, and the thread buzzed with questions like “why Sony?” and “aren’t these two rivals — so why are they cooperating on a movie?” Some posters brought up the infamous collapse of the 1991 joint PlayStation development plan, reviving discussion of Nintendo and Sony’s tangled 30-plus-year relationship. Much of the thread, though, leaned more toward playful “who’s really on top” needling between fanbases than toward pinning down hard facts.
What people said
Sony's basically turned into Nintendo's subcontractor lmao
Lol there's zero benefit for Nintendo in that
Too pathetic that the PS5 needs a stunt like that just to sell
These two have been locked in a 30-plus-year turf war in the game industry — like something out of the "Yamaichi War" (a term borrowed from a notorious yakuza feud, used here to mean a long, bitter rivalry)
There are only so many companies that can distribute a live-action film worldwide in the first place
Sony was bound to get picked eventually
Other studios were probably after it too, so either Sony offered really good terms, or Nintendo wanted to avoid putting all its eggs in Universal's basket
People are already calling it "Sony's Zelda," you know
He's just a hater anyway
"The Legend of Sony" lmaooo
Can they still put the movie out on Blu-ray?
Since 2024, Sony Pictures has outsourced all disc manufacturing and sales to Happinet
They gave up disc distribution entirely through a licensing deal
Sony Music (anime division) apparently still runs its own factory
So this disc discontinuation only actually affects SIE
Like, did they go "you know our history with Nintendo, right?!" and pick a fight with the film side?
Sony, as Nintendo's big brother, wouldn't be that petty
You mean like the time Sony made a huge announcement at CES about the "PlayStation, co-developed with Nintendo," and the very next day Nintendo suddenly announced it was partnering with Europe's Philips instead of Sony on CD-ROM hardware? That massive betrayal — and Sony supposedly just smiled, forgave them, patted them on the back, and said "go get 'em"?
That's right
Only a big brother has the generosity to forgive little brother Nintendo's mischief like that
PlayStation originally belonged to Sony Music, after all
There are way more people who want to make movies than there are companies that can distribute them, so Nintendo's just a third party here
The boomerang's already coming back around lol
It'd be hilarious if the Zelda Direct opened with the Zelda movie
Doesn't it feel hollow saying stuff you don't even believe yourself? Trying to self-hypnotize or something?
Kinda scary that Sony being involved probably means they'll shoehorn in some political correctness lol
So Nintendo can't even put out a CD without relying on Sony?
Scary thought that they might declare "movie Zelda belongs to SONY" and hoard it the way they did with Spider-Man
It's already Sony's Zelda though?
You confused about something?
Meanwhile Spider-Man's over here like "Xperia…? (fiddling with a Galaxy phone)"
Background and Key Points of This Discussion
Sony and Nintendo compete directly in the games industry, yet they’ve maintained a long-running licensing relationship through their music and film divisions. For this live-action “Legend of Zelda” film, Sony Pictures was chosen partly because so few companies can handle worldwide theatrical distribution — so the two companies aren’t simply rivals here. The thread also revisited the story of the failed 1991 joint PlayStation development plan and the subsequent falling-out over the CD-ROM standard (sometimes nicknamed the “Yamaichi War,” after a notorious business feud), a reminder of just how long this history runs. That said, the domain registration itself is only an early sign of things to come — the actual terms of the distribution deal and how box-office revenue will be split haven’t been disclosed. Much of the thread’s chatter boiled down to “who’s really on top”-style needling, so it’s worth remembering that the only confirmed fact here is that preparations for the film’s release are moving forward.
*This article was compiled from excerpts and a summary of the 5ch (Hardware/Industry, “Geha”) board thread “Sony registers a “Legend of Zelda” domain lol.”
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