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Former Nintendo staff say Elon Musk's Wario sketch upset the company
Elon Musk played Nintendo character Wario in a 2021 Saturday Night Live sketch set in a courtroom.
The sketch portrayed Wario as accused of killing Mario and included jokes about Nintendo characters.
Former Nintendo PR managers Kit Ellis and Krysta Yang say the sketch was not well received inside the company.
They were working at Nintendo when it aired and recalled that it felt out of place because there was no new Wario game or product at the time.
They also said parts of the sketch crossed into uncomfortable territory, with sexual jokes involving Mario, Luigi and Princess Peach.
Nintendo is known for family-friendly characters, so the portrayal was a poor fit for the company.
The former employees compared it with a newer SNL sketch about Zelda and GTA 6, which they thought likely went over better with Nintendo.
Former Nintendo public relations managers Kit Ellis and Krysta Yang said the company did not respond well to Elon Musk’s 2021 Saturday Night Live sketch as Wario.
They described the sketch as “not beloved” and said it pushed into “uncomfortable” territory.
Ellis said the sketch was oddly timed because there was no new Wario game or product at the time.
The sketch portrayed Wario in court accused of murdering Mario and included sexual jokes involving Nintendo characters.
The former employees discussed the sketch while considering Nintendo’s possible response to a more recent SNL video game parody.
- Who
- Former Nintendo PR managers Kit Ellis and Krysta Yang described the company’s reaction to Elon Musk’s sketch.
- What
- They said Nintendo did not receive the sketch well.
- When
- The sketch aired in 2021. Ellis and Yang discussed it in a recent YouTube video.
- Where
- The sketch aired on Saturday Night Live.
- Why
- Ellis said it was oddly timed because there was no new Wario game or product, and that it became uncomfortable for Nintendo.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Elon Musk appeared as Wario in a Saturday Night Live sketch.
Kit Ellis and Krysta Yang recalled Nintendo’s reaction while discussing a newer SNL video game sketch.
- Sketch year
- 2021
- Performer
- Elon Musk
- Character
- Wario
- Former Nintendo PR managers
- Kit Ellis and Krysta Yang
- Platform
- Saturday Night Live
What people are saying
did not go well
not beloved
was not received well
uncomfortable
Sources
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