Just like in video games, Sonic never had a chance against the Mustachioed Marvel.
Just like in video games, Mario got to movies first.
If the ’90s were theNESof video game adaptations, the 2020s have proven to be theSega Genesis.
Like the NES era, the ’90s video game adaptations had their stinkers.
game that ended up getting buried en masse in the desert.
Those early Sonic games being good, and equally important, cool, gave Sega a foothold.
Along with Pokemon Detective Pikachu, it helped prove that video game movies could work.
The Super Mario Bros. Movie is a bit likeSuper Mario 64arriving on theN64, redefining the platformer genre forever.
But Mario 64’s success was the beginning of the end.
The box office mirrors Mario’s long-standing dominance.
Though the Sonic movies have put up solid numbers, Mario cracked a billion dollars.
It was the second-highest-grossing movie of its year.
The only thing that could beat it was Barbie, an even older, even more ubiquitous IP.
But, hey, number two is still way past cool.
