Mr Khan said:
Given how early in the lifecycle WindWaker and Sunshine came out, Nintendo probably had those planned out well before anyone could have divined how GameCube would perform (though arguably it was a foregone conclusion. It came out after the PS2 and had nothing to differentiate itself from the PS2 in a positive way), so Sunshine's off-beat status and Wind Waker's major artstyle departure were planned from the getgo |
I'd reason that with the N64's defeat and the looming threat of PS2, Nintendo were in a semi-panic mode before the GCN even came out. I just hope their Wii U panic doesn't push them to make unpopular changes to their key franchises.