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Mouri further delved into the conceptualization of the Wonder effects elsewhere in the presentation.

Then came the prototyping phase.

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This eventually led to the prototype taking shape based on feedback.

“More than half the prototypes did not make it to the final product,” Mouri revealed.

It’s fair to say Nintendo’s approach to game design with the Wonder effects paid off big time.

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