Nintendo Co. is developing a live-action film based on The Legend of Zelda video game franchise, expanding efforts to bring its popular characters to the big screen.

The Kyoto-based entertainment firm wants to release one movie every year, Mario and Zelda creator Shigeru Miyamoto told analysts Wednesday. The upcoming film builds on a decade of internal discussions about film adaptations, an endeavor that scored with The Super Mario Bros. Movie. Released by Universal Pictures in April, the …