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8eKKP TIL: The Japanese video game, Persona 2, took 12 years to come to America, partially because of Hitler and swastikas being included.
X0L76 TIL The Pokémon Snorlax was designed as a caricature of Game Freak programmer Kōji Nishino, who is known for having a large appetite. Nishino is nicknamed "Kirby" after the gluttonous video game character, which is reflected in Snorlax's original name (Kabigon).
dDxZ9 TIL that from 1987 to 2005, there was a Nintendo Power Hotline that players could call to talk to gameplay counselors to get help and advice for Nintendo games. Some of the counselors were also highlighted in the "Counselors' Corner" section of Nintendo Power magazine.