Well, I'd assume that each video-game movie would end up like the Watchmen Movie. Very faithful, yet not really that accessible to the mainstream public.
My taste in both video games and movies is not the most mainstream, so I find the idea of a live action Professor Layton (already in the works apparently) or Phoenix Wright movie to be within the realm of possible goodness. I think there is a niche for puzzle-solving games that can be made into movies since the games revolve around the titular character. It is like the Hercule Poirot (Agatha Christie) movies; it would be a kind of mystery/law case of the week situation. I thoroughly enjoy the National Treasure movies as well as the Librarian movies (starring Noah Wylie), which would fit well for the Professor Layton games. Phoenix Wright could become a somewhat tongue-in-cheek law drama/comedy. I think the main stumbling block is that it IS such a niche. However, I see nothing wrong with direct-to-DVD releases, which would cut much of the overhead costs.
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