Back in the old days, there was no sure-fire indicator of box office poison more than a video game adaptation. The two mediums just didn’t gel. That has changed in recent years and now all kinds of gaming mascots are getting their chance to appear in a major motion picture or,

Sega said Wednesday one of its most popular games, "Shinobi", will be made into a movie in a joint project with Universal Pictures, aiming to emulate the success of "Super Mario Bros".Sega said the companies hope the "Shinobi" movie will find box office success like "Super Mario Bros".

It’s just all about Sonic the Hedgehog. Another Sega videogame franchise is heading to the big screen, Shinobi, with Sam Hargrave directing for Universal. Ken Kobayashi (Sunny, Move On) is writing the screenplay adaptation of the arcade game,