SNL pits GTA 6's Jason against Zelda's Link in Weekend Update skit
Saturday Night Live turned the GTA 6 versus Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake conversation into comedy, bringing Jason Duval and Link to Weekend Update.
According to IGN, Saturday Night Live has joined the conversation around Grand Theft Auto VI, using a new Weekend Update segment to stage a comedic face-off between GTA 6 and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake.
The skit featured two video game protagonists side by side: Jason Duval, one of the two leads of Rockstar's upcoming game, and Link, the long-running hero of Nintendo's Zelda series.
IGN's summary does not describe the jokes or specific lines from the segment, so the exact framing of the matchup is not detailed here. What is clear is the premise: the show set the two high-profile games against each other.
The appearance is a sign of how far GTA 6 has reached beyond the gaming audience. A character who has so far appeared only in Rockstar's marketing is now familiar enough to be used as a reference point on one of television's best-known comedy shows.
The segment is a parody and does not offer any new information about GTA 6 itself, its content or its release plans.
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