GTA's Jason Duval And Link Make Their Pitch To Players On SNL
Saturday Night Live featured a sketch where cast members parodied characters from Grand Theft Auto VI and The Legend of Zelda. The segment poked fun at the intense anticipation surrounding the upcoming GTA VI release and the contrasting aesthetics of the two gaming franchises.
Why it matters
The sketch underscores the massive cultural impact of the Grand Theft Auto franchise and its dominance over the gaming industry's release calendar.
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Last night, Dakota Johnson had her third go hosting Saturday Night Live . There on behalf of Michael Showalter’s first thriller Verity (hearing it’s decent), Baltimore rock band Turnstile made their Studio 8H debut and Taylor Swift crashed the opening monologue. But those weren’t the only surprise guests. During Weekend Update, Colin Jost (wait he’s still doing Weekend Update??) invited two video invaders to make their pitch to gamers for the holiday season.
“ Grand Theft Auto VI is so highly anticipated that all other video games have pushed their release dates to avoid competing with it this November, except one,” says Jost. “Here to comment on their epic showdown are Jason from GTA VI and Link from the Ocarina of Time .”
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