Ubisoft's Mario + Rabbids team reportedly came close to making an "ambitious" Zelda game starring Ganondorf, but it wasn't to be Nintendo did not Like Like. Ubisoft Milan, the studio behind the acclaimed Mario + Rabbids games, reportedly came close to making a Zelda spin-off starring the series' biggest villain, Ganondorf, instead of regular protagonist Link - but an initially receptive Nintendo eventually pulled the plug on the whole thing. That's according to a new report from Insider Gaming, which claims Ubisoft Milan began working on the pitch in 2022, shortly after the launch of Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope. After that, another project based on a Nintendo IP was supposedly discussed - rumours ranged from a new Star Fox game to another Mario spin-off - but "between late 2023 and early 2024, conversations between Nintendo and Ubisoft began to break down." With the project dead, members of the team were reportedly dispersed across the wider company to work on other things, and Davide Soliani - a 25-year Ubisoft veteran at that point - made the decision to leave the publisher and establish his own studio, Day 4 Night.
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