Their newer installments have lackluster premises and just aren't that good or engaging compared to movies like Toy Story, Monsters Inc, Finding Nemo etc.
Mediocre or outright shitty movies like The Good Dinosaur, Lightyear and Soul, coupled with unambitious sequels have tainted the Pixar brand, and people don't consider it synonymous with high quality anymore.
Haters act as though Mario would have succeeded on name recognition alone when the 90s movie failed despite being a Super Mario movie. Accept the movie is doing well because it’s a decent movie.
>live action movie that has basically nothing to do with the source material >vs >animated movie that tries to be as close to the source material as possible
gee I wonder why kids didn't want to watch the 90s movie
not to mention Mario is a lot more popular in 2023 than he was in the 90s
>Mario is a lot more popular in 2023 than he was in the 90s
I'm not 100% sure that's true, considering how many older people still refer to games consoles as 'Nintendos'. Might need to check that with someone who was already grown up back then
90s Mario was a wierd sci-fi movie that was only tangentially related to Mario. Illumination Mario went in the opposite direction by being a boring kids movie with Mario references.
Nothing but established IPs can produce the sort of profit margins that corporations currently consider to be acceptable. Cross-media IPs are even more effective.
I'd bet on Mario being more recognizable than Mickey Mouse.
Games are bigger than movies nowadays, and unlike Mickey Mario regularly comes out with new stuff that focuses on him exclusively. Sure, there's been some recently, but for long stretches of time, there was nothing.
Honestly I was always baffled the reviewers and such talked such shit about the movie and acted as though it was a massive turnaround that Mario became so hilariously big on the movie screen.
A movie about a well known and popular beloved video game character with 30+ years of history vs. a random movie that's an allegory for your Asian oarents not accepting your white wife. What do you think?
Every single child and young adult I know has a Nintendo Switch and Mario Kart. Mario is more popular now than at any point in his history, so it made sense for Nintendo to capitalize on this, and they did a good job.
Mario is already recognisable by billions and extremely marketable to children, anything new made by Pixar is recycled concepts and the most contrived garbage imaginable, Both movies are tasteless shit but its easy to see why Mario would succeed over Pixar which has been woke homosexual shit in recent years.
Mario was a fricking bland sea of nothingness with like two scenes of Jack Black hamming it up where it almost became entertaining. This was however counteracted by multiple scenes of Seth Rogen cratering the film past unwatchability. For reference if you’re ever comparing any two movies and only one of them has Seth Rogen in it, the other movie wins by default.
Mario is one of the most recognised video game characters and the movie was a suitable distraction for young kids with it's bright colours and simple story while elemental is a new property with a more complex story that wouldn't be fun for younger children and also doesn't appeal adults, Mario isn't good but it delivers what it promises
Nintendo bought their own tickets to save face.
That's what Disney does, mouseshill. Scared your homosexual company is gonna get BTFO by based Ninty?
Be careful inhaling your last tank of copium, mousecuck. You're already billions of dollars in debt.
Well now
>why did a new IP not sell as much as a beloved IP well known by multiple generations
Gee I dunno
Pixar is known for making movies with new IPs that succeed. It's not like they're some no-name studio.
Their newer installments have lackluster premises and just aren't that good or engaging compared to movies like Toy Story, Monsters Inc, Finding Nemo etc.
Mediocre or outright shitty movies like The Good Dinosaur, Lightyear and Soul, coupled with unambitious sequels have tainted the Pixar brand, and people don't consider it synonymous with high quality anymore.
Haters act as though Mario would have succeeded on name recognition alone when the 90s movie failed despite being a Super Mario movie. Accept the movie is doing well because it’s a decent movie.
>live action movie that has basically nothing to do with the source material
>vs
>animated movie that tries to be as close to the source material as possible
gee I wonder why kids didn't want to watch the 90s movie
not to mention Mario is a lot more popular in 2023 than he was in the 90s
>Mario is a lot more popular in 2023 than he was in the 90s
I'm not 100% sure that's true, considering how many older people still refer to games consoles as 'Nintendos'. Might need to check that with someone who was already grown up back then
90s Mario was a wierd sci-fi movie that was only tangentially related to Mario. Illumination Mario went in the opposite direction by being a boring kids movie with Mario references.
The 90s movie was very different from the games and arguably was still relatively early in marios existence.
because it's Mario
Nothing but established IPs can produce the sort of profit margins that corporations currently consider to be acceptable. Cross-media IPs are even more effective.
One is a story about race relations and the other is "bing bing wahoo it's-a me, Mario".
Which one do YOU think appeals to children more?
why should I take the kid's taste seriously? Mario is still a boring movie even if some toddler who doesn't know any better liked it.
Mario is the second only to Mickey in universal recognizability and is a character kids and adults have known and loved for decades.
I'd bet on Mario being more recognizable than Mickey Mouse.
Games are bigger than movies nowadays, and unlike Mickey Mario regularly comes out with new stuff that focuses on him exclusively. Sure, there's been some recently, but for long stretches of time, there was nothing.
Honestly I was always baffled the reviewers and such talked such shit about the movie and acted as though it was a massive turnaround that Mario became so hilariously big on the movie screen.
A movie about a well known and popular beloved video game character with 30+ years of history vs. a random movie that's an allegory for your Asian oarents not accepting your white wife. What do you think?
Both are shit, but at least one of them flopped.
simple, mario already has a stronger presence now than it has during the 90s
Every single child and young adult I know has a Nintendo Switch and Mario Kart. Mario is more popular now than at any point in his history, so it made sense for Nintendo to capitalize on this, and they did a good job.
WOOO HOO
GENTRIFICATION WON
Already has a big following while elemental has little to no fans. The concept of elements is cute at best but it's hard to beat nostalgia eyecandy
Oh boy
It's the stealth polthread again
Mario is already recognisable by billions and extremely marketable to children, anything new made by Pixar is recycled concepts and the most contrived garbage imaginable, Both movies are tasteless shit but its easy to see why Mario would succeed over Pixar which has been woke homosexual shit in recent years.
Nobody gives a shit about this movie anymore. Frick off.
Mario was a fricking bland sea of nothingness with like two scenes of Jack Black hamming it up where it almost became entertaining. This was however counteracted by multiple scenes of Seth Rogen cratering the film past unwatchability. For reference if you’re ever comparing any two movies and only one of them has Seth Rogen in it, the other movie wins by default.
Hour and a half run time in tandem with a simple plot with a moral about family ties making you stronger was people really needed
Mario is one of the most recognised video game characters and the movie was a suitable distraction for young kids with it's bright colours and simple story while elemental is a new property with a more complex story that wouldn't be fun for younger children and also doesn't appeal adults, Mario isn't good but it delivers what it promises