James Pond Publisher Denies AI-Generated Trailer, But No One's Buying It | Switch Plaza News

James Pond Publisher Denies AI-Generated Trailer, But No One's Buying It | Switch Plaza News

Menu

An unofficial Nintendo Switch & Switch 2 hub with social and community features.

🗓 Nintendo Switch Release Calendar

Month Year

Browse all upcoming Nintendo Switch game releases organised by month. Release dates shown reflect each game’s initial launch date. Updated daily.

James Pond Publisher Denies AI-Generated Trailer, But No One's Buying It

Nintendo Life · 24 August 2026

The Excuse is Not Enough. Publisher System 3 is currently getting a boatload of backlash following its trailer upload for James Pond Legacy: The Pond Is Not Enough, a new compilation for Switch 2 that presents multiple versions of the first four titles (thanks, Kotaku). The trailer is a parody of the opening credits for James Bond movies, but the big issue here is that it appears to utilise generative AI throughout. All of the characters have that smooth, lifeless quality that seems typical of AI-generated assets, while one of them even has four fingers on one hand and five on the other – a pr…

© 2026 Switch Plaza. Not affiliated with Nintendo.
Affiliate Disclosure: This website contains affiliate links. If you purchase products through Amazon links on this site, I may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. This helps support the site.

News articles displayed on Switch Plaza are sourced from publicly available RSS feeds. All trademarks, images, and content belong to their respective owners. Switch Plaza does not claim ownership of third-party news content. Publishers may request removal via admin@switchplaza.net.