As cult classic GameCube release Chibi-Robo finally makes its way to Switch 2, co-director says he made the platformer "while imagining a 'Zelda but without the battles'"

Cropped Chibi-Robo! Plug into Adventure box art.

Chibi-Robo co-director Hiroshi Moriyama is reminiscing on the cult classic GameCube game ahead of it being added to the Nintendo Switch 2Online library, saying that the game's main inspiration was The Legend of Zelda.

Chibi-Robo is one of Nintendo's odder franchises. The first game on the Nintendo GameCube didn't exactly do well sales wise, but is pretty beloved, which in-turn meant that it became one of the most expensive games on the platform. Subsequent entries were marred by weird choices like the DS sequel being exclusive to Walmart, or the real bad attempt at turning it into a 2D platformer with its latest entry Zip Lash. But still, the character and the series (especially that first game) remain beloved.