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"People were kind of upset about it, honestly".
Ever since the announcement that Nintendo would reveal its Switch successor at some point "this fiscal year", our minds have been drifting to what such a big announcement could possibly entail. Because, let's not forget, the OG Switch reveal kicked off with a strange photo of Mario peeking around a curtain — something former Nintendo employees Kit Ellis and Krysta Yang were keen to unpack on the latest episode of their podcast (thanks for the heads up, Nintendo Everything).
According to the pair's answer, the photo was "very controversial", with Nintendo worrying the image wouldn't adequately manage people's expectations. According to Kit, "You always need more assets than you think you do" with a big announcement like a console reveal, but Nintendo didn't have anything fitting for this occasion so had to turn to a "last-second" photoshoot.
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