> It is also interesting to compare this to the stories that came out of breath of the wild of them specifically asking their newer developers for the crazy ideas and that leading to how great BoTW was. However given just how crazy Wonder is I have to imagine this was still the case here.

It's a double-edged sword, because Nintendo is also a top-down organization and much of their infamous "behind the curve" issues when it comes to online functionality has been attributed to the top brass not being familiar with it/not thinking it's important.

BOTW was kinda the exception that proves the rule. But maybe with its wild success they are finally starting to change.