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An English version of Giftpia was shown off at E3 2003, leading many to believe it was slated for a North American release. However, this never came to pass, as Nintendo of America deemed it to be too "trippy" for US audiences. Designer Sayoko Yokote expressed hope in 2006 that the game could be localized by a company other than Nintendo, but the game remained Japan-exclusive.
E3 2003 footage:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TUsO9g6zko&t=8715s
Kikizo article:
http://games.kikizo.com/news/200307/003.asp
IGN articles:
https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/06/03/inside-giftpia
https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/04/14/missing-in-action-the-lost-games-of-gamecube-giftpia
Nintendo Power issue #201 (March 2006) (page 28):
https://archive.org/details/nintendo-power-issue-201-march-2006_202201/Nintendo%20Power%20Issue%20201%20%28March%202006%29/page/28/mode/1up
Cubed3 Skip Ltd. interview:
https://web.archive.org/web/20171214124814/http://www.cubed3.com/news/5575/1/c3-exclusive-interview-skip-ltd-talks-nintendo-chibi-robo-ds-giftpia-and-more.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TUsO9g6zko&t=8715s
Kikizo article:
http://games.kikizo.com/news/200307/003.asp
IGN articles:
https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/06/03/inside-giftpia
https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/04/14/missing-in-action-the-lost-games-of-gamecube-giftpia
Nintendo Power issue #201 (March 2006) (page 28):
https://archive.org/details/nintendo-power-issue-201-march-2006_202201/Nintendo%20Power%20Issue%20201%20%28March%202006%29/page/28/mode/1up
Cubed3 Skip Ltd. interview:
https://web.archive.org/web/20171214124814/http://www.cubed3.com/news/5575/1/c3-exclusive-interview-skip-ltd-talks-nintendo-chibi-robo-ds-giftpia-and-more.html
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The song "Icicle" features garbled vocal samples. These samples are actually audio from South Park, more specifically the episode "Mecha-Streisand".
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