There is much rejoicing in the Mushroom Kingdom of this morning, as last night’s big Nintendo Switch event brought merry tidings, and long-awaited news of the console’s release date (March 3), price point ($300), and what games will launch with it. We learned more about how the console works, and even speculated on whether or not it will have a successful launch.
While we wrapped our heads around all the new information, we had yet to take a look at what you, the internet, was saying about all this. We forget it sometime, but dang, you guys can be hilarious. A significant cultural event happened, so naturally you got the memes going strong. On today’s episode of Nerdist News, our intrepid host Jessica Chobot rounded up some of our favorites. You can see even more below because memes are the pulse of the people, and it’s nice to remember that we’re doing just fine (and just hilarious).
People joked about the presentation itself:
BOY IF THAT AIN’T ME ON A DAILY BASIS #NintendoSwitch pic.twitter.com/iDs5B3nTFj
— Glitch (@GlitchxCity) January 13, 2017
i love them more than i love my family #NintendoSwitch pic.twitter.com/zxB3LV8NCX
— your friend miles (@MilesExpress999) January 13, 2017
RUMOR: Obama to present Reggie Fils-Aime with a surprise Medal of Freedom at the #NintendoSwitch presentation.
— Jim Sterling (@JimSterling) January 13, 2017
MILK for the Nintendo Switch is your killer app #NintendoSwitch pic.twitter.com/ou4DZCj8r9
— RPG Site (@RPGSite) January 13, 2017
They shared some questionable information:
A very legit looking leak. Interesting. #NintendoSwitch pic.twitter.com/Lo4VlPBORX
— JPRPokeTrainer98 (@JPRPT98) January 11, 2017
Wow the new #nintendoswitch looks great! pic.twitter.com/uS59ZNidH7
— NoahJ456 (@NoahJ456) January 13, 2017
They had some fun at the expense of Arms, the upcoming fighting game for the Switch:
Arms. Finally a fighting game where everyone is Dhalsim! #nintendoswitch pic.twitter.com/0ExHqOUCMc
— The Great Clement (@ClementJ64) January 13, 2017
Before I hug people I’m gonna say “I’d like to introduce you… to arms.” #NintendoSwitch
— LittleKuriboh (@yugiohtas) January 13, 2017
BRO! THIS IS EXTREME SOCK’EM BOPPERS! #NintendoSwitch pic.twitter.com/friEYJD8BN
— Glitch (@GlitchxCity) January 13, 2017
They poked fun at the amazing-looking game Super Mario Odyssey, which puts the rounded plumber in the real world:
Excited for the new #SuperMarioOdyssey!!! #NintendoSwitchPresentation pic.twitter.com/2KkjyLjm5X
— ChunksTheMighty (@ChunksTheMighty) January 13, 2017
And for good measure, they got a Splatoon 2 meme in there:
That’s what we saw, but what did we miss? Get at us on Twitter and let us know what you’re seeing out there!
Featured image: Nintendo
