Fumito Udea: What do you think about the cover of the US version of ICO?
[Awkward silence]
Fumito Udea: I had some reservations about the package design, but in the end, ICO sold well in the US. So the package design must have been the right choice.
Junichi Hosono: I've sort of developed an attachment to the design over the years.
Kenji Kaido: After ten years, it grows on you.
Junichi Hosono: Even now, people still talk about it. You see it on Top Ten Worst Game Covers, and stuff like that.
Kenji Kaido: In that sense, that artwork leaves an impression on people.
Junichi Hosono: ICO and Mega Man are the ones people mention.
—The director, planner, and producer of ICO discussing its US cover
idk what it is but something about being in america really pisses kirby off
— Tumblr post
Maniac Rage...If they localized anime like they did video games, that would be the localized name of Ranma 1/2.
— DeviantArt comment
...every now and again Japan decides to wipe something off on [Australia] because we’re near and convenient and the US version has to wait a bit longer so they can add angry eyebrows to everything.
— Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw, "I Never Did Like Yoshi's Island
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