It was presented to both Game Boy creator Gunpei Yokoi and engineer Ishuna, who were "blown away" by its usage of 3D wireframe graphics, requesting that Dylan and his team fly over to Japan and meet them. After being shown to other employees, Nintendo became so impressed with the game that they purchased the rights to it from the original publisher, Mindscape, and made Argonaut an official third-party licensee.
Both Gunpei Yokoi and Ishuna were "shocked" by the 3D wireframe graphics in the game, leading them to ask Dylan's team to visit Japan. After showing it to other Nintendo employees, the company was so impressed that they acquired the rights from Mindscape and licensed Argonaut as a third-party developer.