總覺得報導有點奇怪，所以去翻了一下英文新聞。
https://yhoo.it/42BcUJx
這篇新聞中導演是這麼說的：
Horvath added that having Mario rescue Peach in the film would be too straightfo
rward as the story has been told repeatedly throughout the games, with the direc
tor instead being inspired by Super Mario 3D World.
簡單翻譯就是總是讓瑪利歐去救碧琪太單調了也太多遊戲用了這套路，
導演受「超級瑪利歐3D世界」這個遊戲的影響比較大。
而超級瑪利歐3D世界這款遊戲本來碧琪就是可操作角色，跟瑪利歐一起去救妖精王國的公主
。
"Luigi, who’s a famously nervous, anxious character, finds himself in the worst
possible predicament: having to survive interrogations with Bowser, and make it
through that gauntlet," he explained.
導演另外提到路易吉給人的印象是緊張、焦慮，所以才決定讓他擔任這個被救的角色。
另一篇新聞也有相近的說法：
https://bit.ly/42oA7y7
According to Horvath, the idea of Mario rescuing Princess Peach from Bowser was
"too straightforward" for the movie. Although this familiar storyline has played
out through many Super Mario video games – Super Mario Odyssey, in particular
– Horvath was inspired by another Mario game, one which is his own favorite: Su
per Mario 3D World. Princess Peach isn’t a damsel in distress that needs rescui
ng from the evil Bowser in Super Mario 3D World, but a playable character just l
ike the Italian plumber himself.
導演靈感來自超級瑪利歐3D世界這款遊戲，他在瑪利歐作品中最喜歡這作，
並向記者解釋在該作中碧琪不是等著被救的少女而是可操作角色，
所以導演不但沒有說「碧琪將跟遊戲不一樣」，而是在推坑說他喜歡的遊戲。
另外新聞也解釋了為什麼電影中碧琪看起來很強勢，因為她是蘑菇王國的君主，
而那些子民看起來太弱太廢了，他難以相信如果碧琪給人柔弱的印象那怎麼保護子民
（所以上篇新聞的「讓碧琪去保護大家」的大家指的是蘑菇王國居民而不是主角團，
明顯被偷換概念了）。
結論就是這篇新聞是記者超譯，
就算中文新聞是抄英文的，那也是特定英文新聞記者自己擴張了導演的說詞，
導演本人並沒有說自己創作的碧琪形象比遊戲更好，
而是說他參考的是碧琪能當操作角色的遊戲。