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There are two primary reasons that video game movies will always struggle getting a good adaptation

1. Video games are an interactive medium. Either they don't have much of a story or you have a story that's controlled/experienced by the player. That adds an extra layer that a movie can never really live up to. Jumping out of a building in Uncharted 2 was a thrill. In a movie it's just another action scene. Mario jumping on a Goomba means nothing in a movie. A movie doesn't really give any benefits that a video game cannot.

2. These properties generally don't have anywhere near as much exposure or reach as a good book or superhero. If you cater to fans of the series you're catering to a minority. This leads to a whole lot of people who are just working off the brand name and marketing. It leads to producers who don't want people to feel excluded if they haven't played the game. It doesn't matter if the actor, director of screenwriter is a fan. Things outside of their control will get changes to cater for the mass audience. They're not exactly wrong. How many people gave a shit that the Warcraft movie was accurate? It flopped and Warcraft is one of the most popular series around.

Detective Pikachu, Mario and Sonic have some inherent advantages that most video game movies do not. People are familiar with the characters and their attitudes and they're not adapting a specific story. But they need to be able to stand on their own.
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Kind Regards,
Darmik