Eh, it was more Nintendo of America than Gamecube itself. Gamecube in Japan was still propped up as a fun game machine. NOA was trying desperately to be the cool dad who gets the kids. This is pre-Reggie. PS2 and Xbox marketing was aimed at teen to 20s guys. When Reggie was hired as head of marketing Reggie prevented Nintendo of America from changing the US logo to a Nintendo in graffiti font logo. NOA-approved shit like this.
NOA is probably how we got Mario in NBA street games.
As for Zelda TP. We have no confirmation on this but people who have done serious homework on the subject. All signs point to no one making the Zelda games who wanted to make Zelda TP but felt forced to due to low sales of Wind Waker and the outcry. Given there has not been a more realistic take on the franchise since I tend to believe it.
Last edited by Leynos - on 07 December 2023Bite my shiny metal cockpit!
