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Reading the amount of money invested in each of these inspires a huge sense of waste lol

Yes I feel that proverb applies for Australian culture too. It’s all about superiority of the group over the individual and maintaining the silent rule of “this is normal, you’re a freak if you divert from that.”

That sounds like a pretty toxic workplace. Good thing you could escape it.

I grew up in Australia but lived in Japan for 10 years. Tall poppy syndrome is what made me feel the cultures truly had something in common.

I think this is a sticky issue that continues to this day. The scope of Nintendo’s IP should include the delicate game balance of jump distance etc that makes the game what it is. On the other hand the creation of these other products is sort of ‘complementary’ to Nintendo’s products in the same way phone cases complement iPhones.