#appease is probably a wrong word they probably also think Americans aren’t smart enough to learn about or appreciate different cultures

[pumpkinsouppe]

For both Mario and Zelda, why is Nintendo so against working with Japanese studios?

You would think these would be great opportunities to showcase Japanese animation and culture for Japanese games, Americans aren’t the only people in the world playing Nintendo games or making movies or tv shows

As a huge fan of reading about game localizations, it really does break my heart how much Nintendo of America removed so many Japanese elements from their games when localizing them for their American audience. It’s even gotten to the point where people sometimes forget that the legend of Zelda series isn’t a European fantasy game, it’s a Japanese fantasy game that took inspiration from some outside influences (Peter pan being the biggest one)