History Memes / Nintendo

** Gotta go "Ook!" [[note]]Dankey Kang's catchphrase, mutated from the "Gotta go fast!" line from the theme song of ''Anime/SonicX''.[[/note]]
* And Then There's Chunky...he's dead![[labelnote:Explanation]]From Music/{{Brentalfloss}}'s parody of the DK Rap, likely alluding to Chunky not having a major appearance in a game since ''Donkey Kong 64''. It quickly spread and became a popular audio source on various platforms.[[/labelnote]]

* Donkey Kong supports trans rights.[[labelnote:Explanation]]In January 2019, Youtuber Harry "[=HBomberGuy=]" Brewis did a charity stream of ''Donkey Kong 64'' on Twitch to support Mermaids, a transgender rights group based in the UK. It raised hundreds of thousands of dollars and attracted the attention of a number of celebrities, including ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}'' creator Creator/JohnRomero, video game composer Grant Kirkhope, notorious dada erotica author Creator/ChuckTingle, and U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.[[/labelnote]]

*** [[https://metroid.fandom.com/wiki/Y_can%27t_Metroid_crawl%3F y can't metroid crawl?]] [[labelnote:Explanation]][[https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2013/05/miiverse_super_metroid_too_taxing_for_todays_gamers Infamously]], many Website/{{Miiverse}} users got stuck in the game after its release on the Wii U due to its open-ended and unguided style, and one poster's confused, [[IAmNotShazam Samus-misnaming]] reaction to the Morph Ball tunnel in the second room of Old Brinstar would quickly become a by-word for ignorance of video game history. The poster, Pauly, actually did [[https://web.archive.org/web/0/https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2013/05/weirdness_a_wii_u_gamers_miiverse_journey_through_super_metroid beat]] the game with a not-too-shabby 7:35 clear time. This meme has [[MemeAcknowledgement been acknowledged]] by [[https://twitter.com/nintendouk/status/460841496959549440 a few of Nintendo's]] [[https://twitter.com/nintendoeurope/status/554352124587700224 social media]] accounts, even as late as [[https://twitter.com/NintendoEurope/status/1429020452924571648 during promotion]] of ''VideoGame/MetroidDread'', and Samus's Varia Suit trophy in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosForNintendo3DS'' notes that "it lets her morph into a ball instead of having to crawl!"[[/labelnote]]

*** [[https://metroid.fandom.com/wiki/Y_can%27t_Metroid_crawl%3F y can't metroid crawl?]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]A post by Pauly, in reference to the second room of Blue/Old Brinstar in ''VideoGame/SuperMetroid'', where a door is behind a tiny corridor that requires the Morph Ball to enter. [[https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2013/05/miiverse_super_metroid_too_taxing_for_todays_gamers Infamously]], many people got stuck in the game after its release on the Wii U due to its open-ended and unguided style, and Pauly's confused, [[IAmNotShazam Samus-misnaming]] reaction to such an early point in the game caused him to become the most popular of these people. Pauly's full trek through the game is also [[https://web.archive.org/web/0/https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2013/05/weirdness_a_wii_u_gamers_miiverse_journey_through_super_metroid well-documented]], including a not-too-shabby 7:35 clear time. This meme has [[MemeAcknowledgement been acknowledged]] by [[https://twitter.com/nintendouk/status/460841496959549440 a few of Nintendo's]] [[https://twitter.com/nintendoeurope/status/554352124587700224 social media accounts]], even as late as [[https://twitter.com/NintendoEurope/status/1429020452924571648 during promotion]] of ''VideoGame/MetroidDread'', and Samus's Varia Suit trophy in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosForNintendo3DS'' notes that "it lets her morph into a ball instead of having to crawl!"[[/labelnote]]

*** [[https://twitter.com/BadMiiversePost/status/612694347469991936 i wish squids were real]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]A post made by Domohead in the ''VideoGame/{{Splatoon}}'' community, which did zero research on animals. This one [[https://twitter.com/SplatoonNews/status/969336585782251520 got referenced]] in ''VideoGame/Splatoon2''.[[/labelnote]]

*** [[https://twitter.com/Mark83773834 nice water]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]When it comes to iconic posts, [[http://twitter.com/BadMiiversePost/status/469556540656340992 user MARIO WiiU's repeated comments on good-looking water in Wii U games]] are up there among some of the most known, due to their prevalence in the communities for every game that happened to have water in it. Even Nintendo themselves referenced it in [[https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1288534863323201536 a tweet]] promoting ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheOrigamiKing''.[[/labelnote]]

*** [[https://metroid.fandom.com/wiki/Y_can%27t_Metroid_crawl%3F y can't metroid crawl?]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]A post by Pauly, in reference to the second room of Blue/Old Brinstar in ''VideoGame/SuperMetroid'', where a door is behind a tiny corridor that requires the Morph Ball to enter. While many people got stuck in the game after its release on the Wii U due to its open-ended and unguided style, Pauly's confused, [[IAmNotShazam Samus-misnaming]] post caused him to become the most popular of these people. His trek through the game became documented throughout his time on Miiverse, culminating in a not-too-shabby 7:35 clear time. This meme has [[MemeAcknowledgement been acknowledged]] by [[https://twitter.com/nintendouk/status/460841496959549440 a few of Nintendo's]] [[https://twitter.com/nintendoeurope/status/554352124587700224 social media accounts]], even as late as [[https://twitter.com/NintendoEurope/status/1429020452924571648 during promotion]] of ''VideoGame/MetroidDread'', and Samus's Varia Suit trophy in ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosForNintendo3DSAndWiiU Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' notes that "it lets her morph into a ball instead of having to crawl!"[[/labelnote]]

** NO. THIS DOES NOT EXPAND DONG
** THIS SHOULD NOT EXPAND DONG... BUT IT DOES

* HE [[labelnote:Explanation]]Posting pictures of Lanky Kong accompanied by the first word of his verse of the [[VideoGame/DonkeyKong64 DK Rap]], inspired by a series of joke posts where he was discussed and announced as a playable character for ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros''.[[/labelnote]]

** Gotta go "Ook!"

* [[TheComputerShallTauntYou That dog's laugh.]]

* ''VideoGame/{{EarthBound|1994}}'': YouCannotGraspTheTrueForm of Giygas's attack! [[labelnote:Explanation]]The message brought up when Giygas attacks, adding to the MindScrew of the fight.[[/labelnote]]

** "Earthbolind" [[labelnote:Explanation]]The "u" in the title screen looks a lot like "li".[[/labelnote]]
** Zoom! Boing! [[labelnote:Explanation]]{{Verbal Tic}}s of Mr. Saturn.[[/labelnote]]

* C'MON REGGIE GIVE US MOTHER 3! [[labelnote:Explanation]]Nintendo of America LampshadeHanging the NoExportForYou for the game in the E3 2014 Digital Event. Reggie responds by roasting the StrawFan with a Fire Flower from ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros''.[[/labelnote]]

* "This... can't be happening!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]Characters say this to themselves after recovering from the effects of a low SanityMeter[[/labelnote]]
** "''CHARLEMAAAGNE!!''" [[labelnote:Explanation]]Holy Roman page boy Anthony desperately wants to save Charlemagne from a sinister plot. Even his death doesn't prevent him from sobbing about it.[[/labelnote]]
* "'''''MAY THE RATS EAT YOUR EYES!'''''" [[labelnote:Explanation]]From one of Maximilian Roivas' magnificent insane rants.[[/labelnote]]
* Needs more Pargon. [[labelnote:Explanation]]The Pargon rune is used to empower magick, but due to the game's spellcasting system an upper-tier spell can have four out of its seven component runes be Pargon, turning once-ominous incantations into {{Narm}}.[[/labelnote]]

* "Too bad! You lost your machine."[[labelnote:Explanation]]The HaveANiceDeath message in ''X'' upon falling off the course or your machine [[CriticalExistenceFailure blowing up]].[[/labelnote]]
* "YOU GOT [[NitroBoost BOOST POWER!]]"[[labelnote:Explanation]]Played in ''X'' and ''GX'' when you finish the first lap, thereby granting you NitroBoost privileges. In ''GP Legend'', this is replaced with "You've got a new booster!"[[/labelnote]]

* Star Magician's [[HehHehYouSaidX balls]]. [[labelnote:Explanation]]One boss summons "ball" creatures to aid it in battle.[[/labelnote]]

* Isaac's sexy beard. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Dark Dawn takes place thirty years after The Lost Age, during which time Isaac developed more rugged features and grew a beard.[[/labelnote]]

* [[GoodIsNotNice Palutena is a good girl.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Palutena is, at least, not always very helpful, and may be at times actively trying to kill Pit. (or so it seems)[[/labelnote]]

* Floor ice cream gives you health! [[labelnote:Explanation]]Uttered by Pit when Viridi questions his habit of eating food off the ground. [[/labelnote]]

* What Creator/{{Nintendo}} fanboys have said about the Platform/NintendoDS: "[[CashCowFranchise It prints money!]]"

** ''Click!''[[labelnote:Explanation]]Promotional material for the console open with a distinctive clicking sound effect (mirroring the sound of inserting the Switch into its dock, or attaching the Joy-Cons to the Switch).[[/labelnote]]

** "I feel just like a purple Pikmin." [[labelnote:Explanation]]Quote from Reggie during the Pikmin 3 presentation.[[/labelnote]]

* The ______ game for the Nintendo Switch system. [[labelnote:Explanation]]InsistentTerminology often used during Nintendo Direct trailers that's frequently mocked online for [[CaptainObvious stating the obvious.]] [[VideoGame/MarioKart8 Mario Kart 8 Deluxe's]] [[DownloadableContent Booster Course Pass]] in particular was singled out due to every reveal trailer for it in Directs ended with "[whichever wave it was] of the ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe: Booster Course Pass'' DLC [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment for the]] ''[[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment game]][...]"[[/labelnote]]

* The ______ game for Nintendo Switch system. [[labelnote:Explanation]]InsistentTerminology often used during Nintendo Direct trailers that's frequently mocked online for [[CaptainObvious stating the obvious.]] [[VideoGame/MarioKart8 Mario Kart 8 Deluxe's]] [[DownloadableContent Booster Course Pass]] in particular was singled out due to every reveal trailer for it in Directs ended with "[whichever wave it was] of the ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe: Booster Course Pass'' DLC [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment for the]] ''[[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment game]][...]"[[/labelnote]]

* That dog's laugh.

* Due to both ''Animal Crossing: New Horizons'' and ''VideoGame/DoomEternal'' releasing on March 20th, 2020, many people have made memes showing [[https://youtu.be/zUDwSh-1JWI both]] ''Animal Crossing'' [[https://twitter.com/danielcuellar99/status/1229201133870239745 characters]] [[https://twitter.com/popzotz/status/1228104173331394562 going to the]] [[https://twitter.com/Ultrashroomz/status/1229178643697586176 store to buy]] ''DOOM Eternal'' and the Doom Slayer [[https://twitter.com/Cake_Mage/status/1229898601708417024 going to buy]] ''New Horizons''. This also occasionally extends to [[https://twitter.com/popzotz/status/1228157566074552324 portraying]] the Doom Slayer as a FriendToAllLivingThings in regards to the game's characters (most notably Isabelle), [[https://twitter.com/PickledChild/status/1222262738866638855 and making]] [[https://twitter.com/KinoFabino/status/1229192313244700672 friendly crossovers]] [[https://twitter.com/KinoFabino/status/1229198573004378113 between the two]] [[https://twitter.com/ArtSHEOps/status/1208080085116321792 contrasting franchises]]. The meme was even referenced by ''Doom''[='s=] Twitter [[https://twitter.com/DOOM/status/1229892342452191238 asking Nintendo if Isabelle would be in the February 2020 Animal Crossing Direct]] after its [[https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1229888341769744385 announcement]].

* NINTENDO, HIRE THIS MAN![[labelnote:Explanation]]A parody of people who respond to Unreal Engine demos of Mario running around in realistic placeholder environments by suggesting that these videos are better-looking than actual Nintendo titles, in turn mocking the wider AnimationAgeGhetto surrounding video game graphics. The meme later gained a second life with the release of ''VideoGame/PokemonLegendsArceus'', whose own realistically-designed environments led to jokes about how "Nintendo finally hired this man."[[/labelnote]]

* Super Bash Sisters! [[labelnote:Explanation]]A quick joke by Palutena wherein she deliberately misremembered Super Smash Brothers during a conversation with Pit. This became HilariousInHindsight when Smash for UsefulNotes/WiiU and 3DS was found to have a cast with an exceptionally large number of female participants, including Palutena herself.[[/labelnote]]

* UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem:

** W A I T [[labelnote:Explanation]]There was in fact loading on a Nintendo console long before the UsefulNotes/NintendoGameCube (let alone the UsefulNotes/{{Wii}}) came along. This happened on Famicom Disk System games.[[/labelnote]]

** Now you're playing with power! [[labelnote:Explanation]]This marketing slogan for the NES continued into the first two years of the [[UsefulNotes/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem Super NES]] era. It was even incorporated into ''Magazine/NintendoPower'' magazine on occasion. It was replaced with "The Best Play Here" around the ''VideoGame/SuperMarioAllStars'' release and then "Play It Loud" alongside ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry'', which continued into the early UsefulNotes/{{Nintendo 64}} era.[[/labelnote]]
*** [[UsefulNotes/GameBoy Portable Power!]]
*** [[UsefulNotes/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem Super Power!]]
*** Get N or get out! [[labelnote:Explanation]]An early slogan for the UsefulNotes/{{Nintendo 64}} that was even incorporated into renewal notices for ''Magazine/NintendoPower'' subscribers.[[/labelnote]]

* UsefulNotes/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem: "WARNING! [[DigitalPiracyIsEvil It is a serious crime to copy video games according to copyright law.]] [[AllThereInTheManual Please refer to your Nintendo game instruction booklet for more information.]][[labelnote:Explanation]]This anti-piracy message (along other variants) appeared in Super NES games whenever anyone tried to use cheat devices (e.g.: Game Genie), or tried to copy the game's files to a PC. Some honest gamers have reported being scared by the message when they first saw it (especially if their game didn't have a booklet).[[/labelnote]]
* UsefulNotes/{{Nintendo 64}}:

* The UsefulNotes/NintendoGameCube startup intro [[labelnote:Explanation]]It's become rather memetic to make remixes and parodies of the startup.[[/labelnote]]
* What Creator/{{Nintendo}} fanboys have said about the UsefulNotes/NintendoDS: "[[CashCowFranchise It prints money!]]"
** Someone else made a hilarious picture of this meme in a different light for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation3: "[[CrackIsCheaper IT EATS MONEY!]]" [[labelnote:Explanation]]This was reinforced by the actual fact that Sony initially sold the [=PlayStation=] 3 at a loss, banking on software sales to break even. The meme gradually fell out of fashion as Sony introduced the slimmer and streamlined second- and third-gen [=PS3s=] that had vastly reduced production costs.[[/labelnote]]
** On the UsefulNotes/{{Wii}}: "It still prints money!"
** On the UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS: "It prints money! IN 3D!"
** On the UsefulNotes/WiiU: "It prints money! In HD!"

* UsefulNotes/{{Wii}}

* UsefulNotes/WiiU:

* The UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch:

* UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS: Once the Nintendo 2DS was announced, many people [[ItWillNeverCatchOn doubted on the marketability of a 3DS without the actual 3D]]. A lot of memes gave joking instructions on how to make your own 2DS: [[MundaneSolution simply turn off the 3D slider of a 3DS system you have]].

** Non-Specific Action Figure [[labelnote:Explanation]]Nintendo's pre-E3 2012 announcement video featured a demonstration of the UsefulNotes/WiiU's capabilities via a nerdy video gamer's struggle against zombies. His only friend (prior to using the UsefulNotes/WiiU) is a bizarre custom action figure that he refers to by the above name. Viewers took a shine to it immediately, to the point of demanding its appearance in the next ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros''.[[/labelnote]]

* All hail the UsefulNotes/VirtualBoy. [[labelnote:Explanation]]A short clip from the Nintendo Direct preview for ''VideoGame/TomodachiLife'' shows various Miis of Nintendo employees circling and worshipping a giant Virtual Boy.[[/labelnote]]

* "WE ARE NINTENDO. WE CHALLENGE ALL PLAYERS. YOU CANNOT BEAT US."[[labelnote:Explanation]]From [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ta0DlcxyY5M a particularly bizarre Australian commercial]] for the UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem, featuring a sort of HiveMind of Nintendo villains (including the ''VideoGame/DuckHunt'' dog) proclaiming this.[[/labelnote]]
* Nintendo ninjas[[labelnote:Explanation]]Whenever something is leaked about a game, jokes will arise about Nintendo having ninjas who will silently kidnap, assassinate, or shut up the leaker. Creator/HidekiKamiya cites these as reasons for not answering questions about upcoming games (and during the UsefulNotes/{{Xbox 360}} days, the hyperbolic threat was Microsoft making him jump off the Space Needle).[[/labelnote]]