Recently, Nintendo revealed a new version of the Nintendo Switch console. This revised model, featuring an OLED screen instead of the standard LCD screen, offers a sharper, clearer visual experience in handheld mode. Alongside the announcement, Nintendo unveiled a short promotional trailer highlighting the console’s enhancements. However, a particular scene in that trailer has sparked amusement and bewilderment on social media.
In one part of the trailer, a man enters his house, casually places his keys on a table, and immediately sits on a bench in his hallway to play a Pokémon game on his OLED Switch. A Twitter user named Chris Compendio humorously pointed out the oddity of this moment, stating, “The most absurd scenario in the Nintendo Switch OLED trailer was when a man walks into his home and just decides that the hallway is the best place for him to play Pokémon.”
The most absurd scenario in the Nintendo Switch OLED trailer was when a man walks into his home and just decides that the hallway is the best place for him to play Pokemon pic.twitter.com/Wbb8cV20zS
— Chris Compendio ?? (@Compenderizer) July 6, 2021
This observation triggered a flurry of retweets and comments from other users speculating on the man’s choice of playing in the hallway, leading to some humorous exchanges. At present, Chris Compendio’s original tweet has garnered 2,633 retweets and 27,000 likes.
“My wife says I have to keep the Nintendo out of the bedroom and the living room and the kitchen.” https://t.co/roRsQVw5eP
— Droux (@Epiphanetic) July 6, 2021
realistically, he’d be on a toilet https://t.co/JUrzvSBuDF
— Mark J. M. (@Mas0nMan) July 6, 2021
This drove me bonkers. He can’t even lean back. There is surely a couch steps away. Nintendo is gaslighting us. https://t.co/ZVDDKJefI6
— Matthew Thomason: Starro Stan (@ResDolph) July 7, 2021
Interestingly, some individuals confessed to engaging in similar behavior with their Switch consoles, either due to excitement to play games immediately upon arriving home or simply because they enjoy playing in unconventional locations like the floor.
If he’s married with kids, the hall might be the only place he can play Pokémon lmao https://t.co/cE0wtvw2Zo
— Kristina ? (@tinaarenee) July 6, 2021
This is a man who knows if he sits down in the living room to play he will immediately have to stop and go take care of some chore.
This is adult father video gaming. https://t.co/4Oxp8DNNbp
— Mr. E (@Mr_Encyclopedia) July 6, 2021
The OLED Switch model is set to launch on October 8, 2021. For those who prefer traditional gameplay, the new system dock can be purchased separately and used with an existing Switch console.
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