{"id":104163,"date":"2019-11-21T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-21T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2019\/11\/nyan_cat_lost_in_space_brings_rainbows_pop-tarts_and_memes_to_switch_next_week"},"modified":"2019-11-21T17:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-11-21T17:00:00","slug":"nyan-cat-lost-in-space-brings-rainbows-pop-tarts-and-memes-to-switch-next-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2019\/11\/21\/nyan-cat-lost-in-space-brings-rainbows-pop-tarts-and-memes-to-switch-next-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Nyan Cat: Lost In Space Brings Rainbows, Pop-Tarts And Memes To Switch Next Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/dc1c87174eda3\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/dc1c87174eda3\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<div class=\"youtube\">[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FGZZvStCvWk?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1&#038;w=900&#038;h=507]<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Internet denizens who can remember back 8 long years ago will no doubt recall the rainbow-trailing, Pop-Tart-bodied feline Nyan Cat which took over the world wide web for a good while. Originating in an animated GIF before being set to music in a YouTube video, Nyan Cat is now headed to Switch in the appropriately titled <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/nyan_cat\">Nyan Cat: Lost In Space<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The game is, perhaps predictably, a single-player endless running platformer, set in space as the eponymous feline searches out intergalactic treats, avoids all manner of floating debris and expels multi-coloured goodness from its rear end. The above trailer will confirm that the idea formed in your mind&#8217;s eye is <em>almost exactly<\/em> what you&#8217;ll be getting.<\/p>\n<p>According to the press release, these are some of the key features to look out for:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8211; Nyan Cat, hurling through candy filled space themed levels!<br \/>&#8211; Cheery &amp; colorful graphics &#8211; lots of rainbow colors, as expected!<br \/>&#8211; Collect space candy &amp; space powerups!<br \/>&#8211; Unlock new Nyan cat skins!<br \/>&#8211; 10 unlockable Nyan cat comics included for your pleasure!<br \/>&#8211; Online leaderboards!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><\/blockquote>\n<aside class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"Nyancat Images 2\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/a81509c3f0613\/nyancat-images-2.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" data-original=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/a81509c3f0613\/nyancat-images-2.original.png\" alt=\"Nyancat Images 2\"><\/a><a title=\"Nyancat Images 4\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/c29acb03d435e\/nyancat-images-4.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" data-original=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/c29acb03d435e\/nyancat-images-4.original.png\" alt=\"Nyancat Images 4\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"Nyancat Images 14\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/5ede799c4fde9\/nyancat-images-14.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" data-original=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/5ede799c4fde9\/nyancat-images-14.original.png\" alt=\"Nyancat Images 14\"><\/a><a title=\"Nyancat Images 17\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/c11dbd38b848d\/nyancat-images-17.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" data-original=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/c11dbd38b848d\/nyancat-images-17.original.png\" alt=\"Nyancat Images 17\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>This isn&#8217;t the feline&#8217;s first brush with a Nintendo platform &#8211; in 2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2013\/05\/nyan_cat_keyboard_cat_meme_creators_suing_over_appearance_in_scribblenauts\">Warner Bros. were sued by the cat&#8217;s creators<\/a> when it appeared without permission in <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/ds\/scribblenauts\">Scribblenauts<\/a><\/strong>, although now it&#8217;s back in an official capacity.<\/p>\n<p>Nyan Cat: Lost In Space lands on Switch eShop on 28th November, with pre-orders going live today that offer a 10% discount, bringing the price down to \u00a38.09 until the game launches.<\/p>\n<p><em>Have you got a soft spot for Nyan Cat? Think memes and video games don&#8217;t mix well? Feel free to leave your own rainbow trail in the box below.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FGZZvStCvWk?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1&#038;w=900&#038;h=507] Internet denizens who can remember back 8 long years ago will no doubt recall the rainbow-trailing, Pop-Tart-bodied feline Nyan Cat which took over the world wide web for a good while. Originating in an animated GIF before being set to music in a YouTube video, Nyan Cat is now headed to Switch in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-104163","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nintendo-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104163","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=104163"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104163\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=104163"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=104163"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=104163"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}