🔀Nintendo games have convoluted timelines with multiple splits and branches.
🧩The Legend of Zelda and Pikmin are examples of series with confusing timeline splits.
🌌Metroid has had controversy over the canonicity of the Metroid Prime games.
🔴⚪🔵Pokemon's timeline has been a subject of debate among fans.
🧪🔍Nintendo's disregard for timeline consistency often leads to plot holes and confusion.
Why do Nintendo games have complicated timelines?
—Nintendo often creates games without considering their placement on the timeline, leading to later complications.
How did Nintendo attempt to resolve the Zelda timeline?
—Nintendo released the Hyrule Historia book, which included an official Zelda timeline, but it still had confusing elements.
Why did Pikmin's timeline split?
—Pikmin 4 introduced a new character and altered the events of the original Pikmin 1, causing the timeline split.
What caused the controversy about the Metroid Prime games?
—A mistranslation of a tweet caused confusion about the canonicity of the Metroid Prime games.
Why is the Pokemon timeline debated among fans?
—The release order of the Pokemon games, remakes, and sequels has led to questions about their chronological placement.
00:00Introduction to the messy timelines of Nintendo games.
02:30Explanation of the confusing timeline in The Legend of Zelda series.
05:40Discussion on the timeline split in the Pikmin series.
09:30Overview of the controversy surrounding the Metroid Prime games' canonicity.
10:40Explanation of the fan debate surrounding the Pokemon timeline.
