We speak to director Kenichi Nishi.
We’re republishing this feature to celebrate Chibi-Robo’s impending arrival on Nintendo Switch Online, which originally went live in 2022.
Even the most enthusiastic Nintendo fan could be forgiven for overlooking Chibi-Robo. Not just because he’s a mere four inches tall, but because his GameCube exclusive debut arrived so late in the west that most of the console’s owners had either moved on or were saving up for a Wii. With a short print run and barely any marketing campaign to speak of, its release went by almost unnoticed. But those who did play Chibi-Robo remember it fondly as one of Nintendo’s great hidden treasures – though it almost wasn’t a Nintendo release at all…
Read the full article on timeextension.com
We speak to director Kenichi Nishi.
We’re republishing this feature to celebrate Chibi-Robo’s impending arrival on Nintendo Switch Online, which originally went live in 2022.
Even the most enthusiastic Nintendo fan could be forgiven for overlooking Chibi-Robo. Not just because he’s a mere four inches tall, but because his GameCube exclusive debut arrived so late in the west that most of the console’s owners had either moved on or were saving up for a Wii. With a short print run and barely any marketing campaign to speak of, its release went by almost unnoticed. But those who did play Chibi-Robo remember it fondly as one of Nintendo’s great hidden treasures – though it almost wasn’t a Nintendo release at all…
Read the full article on timeextension.com
