Since the release of the NES, Nintendo has launched games with many characters that are now beloved, such as Mario, Zelda, and Kirby. Fans of Nintendo, and even fans of anime, have long been waiting for anime based on Nintendo characters. After seeing Castlevania, the classic Metroidvania series with countless reboots and entries in its series, receive an anime, fans have been pushing for Nintendo to allow their properties to get the Castelvania treatment.
Of course, there are some Nintendo properties that have entered the anime industry, with Pokémon having long surpassed its 1000th episode. However, characters such as Link and Pit could have their legendary stories told to a wider audience. Fans have universally agreed that Nintendo could tap into a goldmine by allowing their characters to have anime shows, with the capability to adapt classic and even more recent games and the stories within those games.
10 Xenoblade Chronicles 2
Xenoblade Chronicles 2, released back in 2017 on the Nintendo Switch, is now a beloved game by many Nintendo Fans. This JRPG is considered to be one of the "most anime" video games that Nintendo has ever produced, with a more cutesy art style.
Fans of this video game would love to see it getting an anime adaptation as the Xenoblade Chronicles series has a big emphasis on mechas. In fact, the climax is just one big mech battle. If this story was adapted through the anime industry, people who have never seen the series would be bewildered and awed by its story, especially with the main character, Rex, dying early on in the game. As well, many fans would love to see the many amazing character designs be animated in 2D.
9 Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentina
Fans have long been demanding for Fire Emblem to receive an anime adaptation of some sort. Amongst the many games, many fans have universally praised Fire Emblem Echoes for its beautiful and surprisingly personal story and its amazing soundtrack. The story revolves around Alm, a commoner, and Celica, who was a princess, as they meet as children. The two become best friends, but their friendship is short-lived as war swoops in.
The opening of the story would immediately grasp an audience, having a surprisingly emotional weight to it that establishes the theme of the story of their friendship and of war. Newcomers to the story could find themselves in tears as they watch Celica and Alm's story unfold.
8 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time
Everyone's been demanding that a Legend of Zelda anime be made over the past decade. Many fans agree that the best entry in the series to get its story animated would be Ocarina of Time, as it is the most popular and famous entry in the series besides Breath of the Wild. The video game is the very foundation and a great introduction to the Zelda franchise, and what the Zelda games are all about.
Ocarina of Time displays the classic Legend of Zelda story of Link and Zelda taking down Ganondorf and restoring the Triforce. If animated, people would be able to see famous characters such as Shiek and the Deku Tree. The game's story would be entertaining to watch, with lots of music having the potential to be orchestrated and reworked for anime, such as Zelda's Lullaby and Epona's Theme.
7 The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask would be a great second season and follow up in the case that Ocarina of Time is adapted into an anime. The game itself is the direct sequel to Ocarina of Time, as players continue young Link's adventures after defeating Ganondorf. Majora's Mask in of itself is a great sequel, as well as being a standalone story. It introduces Skull Kid, one of the most beloved Zelda antagonists to date, and gives the player anxiety as they are on the clock before the moon comes crashing down on Hyrule.
This anxiety would translate well into anime as Link tries to clear the dungeons and stop the moon from crashing, all the while trying to take down the Skull Kid. Additionally, many would appreciate a darker turn to the Zelda formula in the anime just like the game.
6 Fire Emblem: Three Houses
Though Fire Emblem: Three Houses is the most recent entry in the series, it has cemented its place in many fans' hearts. Similar to other Fire Emblem games, Three Houses has a strong cast of characters with unique personalities. Where it strays from other games is that the player has the option to experience four different story routes.
Three Houses as a story was surprisingly emotional, with fan-favorite characters turning against each other and best friends going to war against each other. Anime fans who haven't played the game would be invested in this story as there's a lot of mystery behind the events in Three Houses.
5 Shin Megami Tensei V
Shin Megami Tensei V brings the player into a world unlike no other. SMTV, despite only having released last fall, garnered a lot of attention from fans with its post-apocalyptic setting and interesting story that is reminiscent of the Matrix.
The story revolves around how the protagonist Nahabino learns that the Japan he lives in is only an illusion and that the real world was taken over by demons. The game, though a fan favorite to fans of the series, doesn't have an emphasis on a story. Fans would be excited to see SMTV get adapted into an anime so that it could properly tell its story and its characters.
4 Xenoblade Chronicles
Xenoblade Chronicles is now considered to be a modern classic by many video game players. In fact, most people who have played the game would consider it to be the best JRPG of the last decade, and for good reason. Besides its gameplay, Xenoblade Chronicles has a very interesting world and story. Fans get to see Shulk as he learns to use the Monado and battle against evil mechas that want to eradicate all living things.
Many fans would be excited for a Xenoblade Chronicles anime, getting to see characters such as Fiora and the Nopans get animated in the 2D realm. Newcomers would also be excited, being able to witness one of the greatest stories Nintendo has ever told.
3 Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
Skyward Sword is easily the most cinematic video game Nintendo has made. Despite fans being divided over the controls for this game, they all admit that the story is one of, if not the, best Zelda story ever told. Skyward Sword plays out as the origin story for Link and Zelda's stories, setting up and explaining what the Triforce is and the Goddess that created it.
The world of Skyloft is beautiful, as is the world underneath its clouds. Skyward Sword has beautiful music and now beloved characters, with the most expressive version of Link and Zelda.
2 The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is one of the most demanded video games to get an anime entry. Fans of the game go out of their way to make fan animations of the story and of the characters.
The art style is beautiful and similar to that of Ghibli films. As well, there is a great weight to the story, immediately drawing the audience in as they witness Link traveling across a fallen Hyrule.
1 Fire Emblem: Awakening
Fire Emblem: Awakening, similar to Xenoblade Chronicles, is now considered by man as a modern classic. The game has a lot of sentimental value for many fans as it was developed with the intention of being the final Fire Emblem game. The game also changed the Fire Emblem aesthetic to become more anime, garnering many people's attention. Similar to Shadows of Valentia, it has fully animated cutscenes. These cutscenes left many fans wishing that Fire Emblem would get an anime.