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Detective Pikachu

I've got Steve Rose's "take" in today's Guardian in front of me. I feel I really have to point out that plenty of adults like toys, role playing games and anime.

Pokemon basically revived Nintendo and handheld gaming, is an incredibly popular RPG and the films and anime based on it have consistent levels of quality and, importantly, actually fit in with the gaming franchise.

#DetectivePikachu may end up being terrible. It is itself based on the game of the same title but to compare it to the risible 90's Super Mario and the live-action Transformer's franchise is beyond unfair. They exist in seperate dimenstions. Rose's article shows the ignorance about "geek" culture among some people.
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