The metaverse animatronics ad is funny to me because, like...
if a Chuck E. Cheese animatronic was put in a local pawn shop, people would be fighting
tooth and nail for it - there'd probably be a collector who travels on a god damn aeroplane just to get to that pawn shop - uh, rawn shop - it would not be bought for the sole purpose of advertising local mini-golf.
Sure, you could argue "Questy's" is a cheap off-brand chain nobody cares about, but the fact somebody built an entire, fully accurate Questy's in VR tells me either A. if this is a fan project, Questy's fans in this universe are just as devoted as Showbiz Pizza fans in our world, or B. if this is official, Questy's is popular enough to monetarily justify an official Questy's VR experience, in which case die-hard Questy's/Cometeers fans and/or historians almost certainly exist.
You know what; I think you're onto something. I'm not saying I.M. Meen is destined to be in Smash or fits the bill of a "all star" in the traditional sense, but the ties he has to Nintendo's line-up are unmistakable, and to be honest, he'd be a way more interesting CDI rep than Morshu. Of course, though, Nintendo would have to address Hotel Mario and the Zelda CDI games, which I don't think they're exactly keen on doing.