Mickey Mouse | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net KitGuru.net - Tech News | Hardware News | Hardware Reviews | IOS | Mobile | Gaming | Graphics Cards Wed, 03 Jan 2024 07:26:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://www.kitguru.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-KITGURU-Light-Background-SQUARE2-32x32.png Mickey Mouse | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net 32 32 Horror games and movies featuring Mickey Mouse announced as Disney’s copyright expires https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/matthew-wilson/horror-games-and-movies-featuring-mickey-mouse-announced-as-disneys-copyright-expires/ https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/matthew-wilson/horror-games-and-movies-featuring-mickey-mouse-announced-as-disneys-copyright-expires/#respond Tue, 02 Jan 2024 16:00:48 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=642253 While Disney has successfully prolonged its copyrights to the original, silent version of Mickey Mouse for decades, that time has finally come to an end. The original version of the character shown in Steamboat Willie is now public domain and film and game makers are already lining up to take advantage of that.  Nightmare Forge …

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While Disney has successfully prolonged its copyrights to the original, silent version of Mickey Mouse for decades, that time has finally come to an end. The original version of the character shown in Steamboat Willie is now public domain and film and game makers are already lining up to take advantage of that. 

Nightmare Forge Games has announced Infestation 88, a game inspired by “works in the public domain”, including a gruesome take on Mickey Mouse. Disney has not yet responded, but it still owns plenty of copyrights and trademarks for the Mickey Mouse character, so the company make take issue with the game's revised version of the Mickey Mouse logo, or other design elements for the version of the character used in the game. It is important to note that only the Steamboat Willie version of the character from the 1920s is now public domain, meaning it needs to be black and white, as well as voiceless. Whether or not the company will take issue with this game being made still remains to be seen.

Aside from this video game, a production company has also announced a new film, Mickey's Mouse Trap, planned for release later this year. This will be a horror movie featuring a spookier version of the Mickey Mouse character, similar to last year's film, Blood and Honey, which featured horror renditions of Winnie the Pooh.

Given that the copyright expired on the 1st of January, we should expect to see more ideas like this popping up in the years ahead, assuming Disney isn't able to make any legal case to stop them.

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KitGuru Says: It will certainly be interesting to see Disney's response and how all of this plays out. 

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Shigeru Miyamoto wants Mario to be bigger than Mickey Mouse https://www.kitguru.net/tech-news/mustafa-mahmoud/shigeru-miyamoto-wants-mario-to-be-bigger-than-mickey-mouse/ https://www.kitguru.net/tech-news/mustafa-mahmoud/shigeru-miyamoto-wants-mario-to-be-bigger-than-mickey-mouse/#respond Mon, 25 Nov 2019 15:46:42 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=438002 There’s no denying that when it comes to video games, Mario is the biggest franchise in the industry. That being said, the Italian plumber still pales in comparison to Mickey Mouse, Disney’s mascot and one of the most recognised brands in the world. Speaking on the matter, Mario’s creator Shigeru Miyamoto, let it be known …

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There’s no denying that when it comes to video games, Mario is the biggest franchise in the industry. That being said, the Italian plumber still pales in comparison to Mickey Mouse, Disney’s mascot and one of the most recognised brands in the world. Speaking on the matter, Mario’s creator Shigeru Miyamoto, let it be known that his goal for the plumber is to one day overtake The Mouse.

Miyamoto sat down recently with interviewers to reflect on his past, present and future. He spoke of his origins, in wanting to create cartoons, and his belief that “you can achieve nothing alone”. Most interestingly however was Miyamoto’s aspirations for his biggest creation – Mario.

According to Nikkei, when Miyamoto first created the character, and its popularity skyrocketed, he began to set his sights on Mickey Mouse. “Could Mario become as universally admired as the ultimate embodiment of pop culture?”. 

For many years, Mario has been confined somewhat by Nintendo’s stringent rules for its characters. This has led to the success that its franchises have seen today, but also meant that there could be a ceiling. Miyamoto has claimed that his creative direction has been changing in more recent years. “I've become more interested in creating greater opportunities for a larger audience to enjoy,” said Miyamoto. 

This can be seen in the fact that Mario’s most recent major outing ‘Super Mario Odyssey’ was a major shift for the franchise, both in terms of scope, and restrictions on Mario himself as a character. Furthermore, Nintendo is in the process of building ‘Super Nintendo World’, in a similar fashion to Disney World. Mario is also crossing mediums, with a Super Mario Bros. film currently in development.

Mario’s outward expansion could be seen as a strategy to overcome the stigma surrounding video games. “Many parents want to keep their children from playing video games. . .But these same parents have no problem allowing them to watch Disney movies,” said Miyamoto.

Mario has become one of the biggest media franchises since his first appearance in 1981, with a total revenue of $36 billion. The plumber still has a ways to go however, to supersede Mickey’s position, with $74 billion in revenue. Time will tell whether Miyamoto’s goal is ever realised. The creator remains patient however, aware that it “may take generations”.

KitGuru says: What do you think of Miyamoto’s goal? Will Mario ever be as big as Mickey Mouse? What media franchise do you think is the highest grossing? Let us know down below.

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