"Nintendo intentionally used that phrase to let them know, “hey, no duh there’s water. It’s not going to disappear because it was a remake.” They don’t seem too upset with the review because they know they did a great job, but it’s amusing hey took notice and decided to respond in such a sly, yet obvious way."
Wow, that's really reaching. Talk about the author of the article pushing his own agenda. It barely sounds like a little nod to the review to me. It's also obviously a mutation of the "X, X everywhere" meme.