Anonymous
04/25/26(Sat)21:09:08 No.737665043

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Anonymous 04/25/26(Sat)21:09:08 No.737665043

>be me
>2012, everyone hyped for next gen
>friends talking about Sony and Microsoft dropping “real consoles”
>I show up with a Wii U
>get laughed out of the room
>fast forward a week
>boot up Nintendo Land
>everyone suddenly fighting over the GamePad
>“yo this is actually kinda fun??”
>I just nod knowingly
>discover Super Mario 3D World
>tightest platforming known to man
>no microtransactions, no battle passes, just vibes
>room goes silent except for “WAIT FOR ME”
>then Mario Kart 8
>friendships destroyed instantly
>blue shell incidents reach war crime levels
>still somehow best night we’ve had in months
>try Splatoon
>Nintendo invents a new genre instead of copying shooters
>everyone becomes squid
>society peaks
>people online: “no games lol”
>meanwhile I’m drowning in bangers
>backwards compatibility with Wii too
>two consoles in one like some kind of galaxy brain move
>Miiverse exists
>log in
>see hand-drawn masterpieces and absolute insanity
>humanity’s greatest achievement
>years later
>half the library ported to Nintendo Switch
>they call them “classics” now
>Wii U still considered a disappointment by racist chuds who live with their grandma
>me, still holding the GamePad all these years later, enjoying it the greatest console in the history of man