{"id":124280,"date":"2022-04-26T16:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-26T16:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-130661"},"modified":"2022-04-26T16:30:00","modified_gmt":"2022-04-26T16:30:00","slug":"random-of-course-this-is-miyamoto-has-become-a-meme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2022\/04\/26\/random-of-course-this-is-miyamoto-has-become-a-meme\/","title":{"rendered":"Random: Of Course &#8220;This Is Miyamoto&#8221; Has Become A Meme"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/2c2e401e7458c\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/2c2e401e7458c\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture strip\"><a title=\"Yes, This Is Miyamoto\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/2c2e401e7458c\/yes-this-is-miyamoto.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/2c2e401e7458c\/yes-this-is-miyamoto.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" alt=\"Yes, This Is Miyamoto\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em>Image: Nintendo<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We&#8217;re sure the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2022\/04\/the-super-mario-movie-has-been-delayed-until-april-2023\">delay of the Super Mario animated movie<\/a> has sent shockwaves around the world. Originally on course for a 22nd December release, the film \u2014 starring Chris Pratt as the Italian plumber \u2014 has been pushed back to April 2023. In the early hours of the morning (for many of us!), Shigeru Miyamoto and Illumination CEO Chris Meledandri put out statements to deliver this poison mushroom to eager fans.<\/p>\n<p>Miyamoto&#8217;s statement, in particular, has fired up the inspiration of many online, because of course it has. In case you missed it, here&#8217;s the statement from Nintendo&#8217;s Twitter account:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;This is Miyamoto. After consulting with Chris-san, my partner at Illumination on the Super Mario Bros. film, we decided to move the global release to Spring 2023\u2013April 28 in Japan and April 7 in North America. My deepest apologies but I promise it will be well worth the wait.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is Miyamoto. After consulting with Chris-san, my partner at Illumination on the Super Mario Bros. film, we decided to move the global release to Spring 2023\u2013April 28 in Japan and April 7 in North America. My deepest apologies but I promise it will be well worth the wait.<\/span>\u2014 Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NintendoAmerica\/status\/1518756878251089921?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 26, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Seems like a pretty inconspicuous and harmless statement, right? Well, except the &#8220;This is Miyamoto&#8221; part. Many people saw the wording and thought it was a parody account \u2014 Illumination made a graphic and all that, after all! But soon people realised that, uh, Miyamoto&#8217;s statement did in fact come from the official Nintendo of America account, verified and all that.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Anyone else think this looked like a fake Nintendo account Twitter post at first and had to check and make sure they weren&#8217;t getting pranked?<\/span>\u2014 Zion Grassl (@ZionDood) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZionDood\/status\/1518760057369899008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 26, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Given mixed reactions to the film and the casting announcements last year, perhaps Nintendo is truly messing with us.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;This is Miyamoto. We are delaying the release of the movie because we&#8217;re enjoying watching you all squirm. We like seeing everyone in a mixture of anticipation and terror that we&#8217;re prolonging your suffering for our personal entertainment. We hope you look forward to the movie.&#8221;<\/span>\u2014 i&#8217;m alice (@HEYimHeroic) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HEYimHeroic\/status\/1518763606011269122?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 26, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Or maybe some of us just wanted to say hello to the man who created Mario.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"tl\" dir=\"ltr\">hello miyamoto<\/span>\u2014 9 V O L T (@9_volt_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/9_volt_\/status\/1518763094167728128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 26, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>There are also suggestions that something sinister might be going on at Nintendo.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Why do the first 3 words read like an email scam\/hostage situation? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8pfGUTL8c7\">https:\/\/t.co\/8pfGUTL8c7<\/a><\/span>\u2014 rabbidluigi (@rabbidluigi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rabbidluigi\/status\/1518835728146477058?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 26, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Or perhaps Miyamoto is secretly hiding a grudge because of some misguided opinions on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/gamecube\/legend_of_zelda_the_wind_waker\">Wind Waker<\/a> when the trailer first debuted.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is Miyamoto. I\u2019ve never forgiven you all for the way you reacted to the reveal of The Wind Waker. In the blackest part of my heart, I wish you the very same hell that you wish on your worst enemies.<\/span>\u2014 Imran Khan (@imranzomg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/imranzomg\/status\/1518772777116860424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 26, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Many have also co-opted the statement to create some pretty hilarious memes. We think there&#8217;ll be enough of these to keep us busy over the next year.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;Hi, is this Nintendo of America?&#8221;<br \/>&#8220;No, this is Miyamoto.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ir0wCi3GeK\">https:\/\/t.co\/ir0wCi3GeK<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V3LL8EGcwV\">pic.twitter.com\/V3LL8EGcwV<\/a><\/span>\u2014 Rebecca Stone (@forestminish) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/forestminish\/status\/1518757793381163008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 26, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0H3D5IzLe5\">pic.twitter.com\/0H3D5IzLe5<\/a><\/span>\u2014 Nintendo Memories (@NintendoMemo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NintendoMemo\/status\/1518889436767047681?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 26, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is Miyamoto. After consulting with Chris-san, my partner at Illumination on the Super Mario Bros. film, we decided to delete the movie. It is too scary. We had to turn on the lights to watch it and Chris hid under the covers. No file of the film exists. My deepest apologies.<\/span>\u2014 Hard Drive (@HardDriveMag) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HardDriveMag\/status\/1518762661869142022?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 26, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>There are already plenty of existing Nintendo memes, so many have adapted these to fit the movie&#8217;s delay, including one of <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2022\/03\/random-is-miyamotos-most-famous-quote-not-his-after-all\">&#8220;Miyamoto&#8217;s&#8221; famous quotes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kigNdRHzPm\">pic.twitter.com\/kigNdRHzPm<\/a><\/span>\u2014 eSBe (@SB2749) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SB2749\/status\/1518759769326202881?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 26, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">now is a good time to bring up this classic Miyamoto quote <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YMyUViREs2\">https:\/\/t.co\/YMyUViREs2<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SpBs7ktOS9\">pic.twitter.com\/SpBs7ktOS9<\/a><\/span>\u2014 Shane (@FourScore64) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FourScore64\/status\/1518759661612277761?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 26, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Maybe the delay is actually because of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2022\/04\/sonic-the-hedgehog-2-movie-nears-usd300-million-at-international-box-office\">speeding success of Sonic the Hedgehog 2<\/a>?<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Shigeru Miyamoto watched the Sonic 2 movie and got scared.<\/span>\u2014 LonelyGoomba (@LonelyGoomba) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LonelyGoomba\/status\/1518764463406600193?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 26, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>And Crows Crows Crows \u2014 which is bringing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/stanley_parable_ultra_deluxe\">The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe<\/a> to Switch tomorrow \u2014 has leapt at the chance to promote its upcoming release off the back of this statement.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is Miyamoto. Sorry about the mario movie delay LOL but don&#8217;t feel so bad &#8211; The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe is still coming out in about 38 hours. Thanks Crows for letting me use your twitter account and great job on hitting 60fps in native resolution on Nintendo Switch. <i title=\":smiley:\" class=\"twa twa-lg twa-smiley\"><\/i><\/span>\u2014 Crows Crows Crows (@crowsx3) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/crowsx3\/status\/1518775101084340224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 26, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>We don&#8217;t think we&#8217;ll get tired of this one for a while, and it&#8217;s been a moment since a new Nintendo meme has swept up a storm.<\/p>\n<p><em>Have you got a favourite? Share them down below if you have!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image: Nintendo We&#8217;re sure the delay of the Super Mario animated movie has sent shockwaves around the world. Originally on course for a 22nd December release, the film \u2014 starring Chris Pratt as the Italian plumber \u2014 has been pushed back to April 2023. In the early hours of the morning (for many of us!), [&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-124280","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nintendo-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124280","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=124280"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124280\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=124280"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=124280"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=124280"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}