Nintendo got "a lot of angry calls" from parents who thought Animal Crossing's "skin-colored" gyroid "looked like a wiggling penis"

Life as a Nintendo Game Counselor in the early '00s sounds like a wild time. One moment, you're helping someone find the Ghost Ship in Zelda: The Wind Waker, and the next you're assuring a deeply concerned parent that their child isn't playing a game that prominently features a giant, gyrating penis. Yes, that is a real thing that happened. As spotted by Sasha's Retrobytes, and verified by GamesRadar+, the August 2004 edition of Electronic Gaming Monthly featured a quote from Sandbom about a very specific but recurring complaint he remembered hearing from Animal Crossing players calling Nintendo for advice.