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Former Nintendo staff recall past SNL controversy following sketch on GTA 6 and Zelda showdown

As American comedy series Saturday Night Live airs a sketch lampooning the November showdown between Grand Theft Auto 6 and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake, a pair of former Nintendo employees have recalled a more infamous SNL sketch from years earlier that did not go down well at all. Read more

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  • 1 gaming outlet covered it: Eurogamer.

Central claim

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Saturday Night Live aired a sketch lampooning a November showdown between Grand Theft Auto 6 and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake.

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UnverifiedLimited evidence · 42 / 100

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  • Central claim: "Saturday Night Live aired a sketch lampooning a November showdown between Grand Theft Auto 6 and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake." — 42.47/100 (no evidence).
  • No identifiable evidence for this claim yet.
  • Strongest evidence weight 0.47 (authority 0.78, directness 1.00).
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  • 1 source republish or restate existing coverage and add no factual weight.
  • No identifiable evidence for this claim yet.
  • Strongest evidence weight 0.47 (authority 0.78, directness 1.00).
  • Treated as the Story's central claim.

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  1. News feedEurogamer26d ago
    "That was not received well at Nintendo" - as GTA 6 and Zelda are lampooned by Saturday Night Live, former employees recall Elon Musk Wario skit controversy
    Original reportingNot independent
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Evidence

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Limited evidence · 42 / 100

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