• Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.

John Cena speaks speaks on Nintendo and The Switch, gives praise

C

cordy

Banned
Cena talked about how he's an old-school NES gamer:

”I am a certainly a child of the original Nintendo Entertainment System, or NES, as the gamer Hall of Famers attribute it," said Cena. ”That eight-bit graphical interface has truly stood the test of time, and now you see so many vintage designs and content available in eight-bit. I grew up with the start of the original eight games licensed from Nintendo—Donkey Kong, Mario Bros., which was before Super Mario Bros., then Super Mario Bros., Ice Climber, Urban Champion, Gyromite with the robot. You name it, I had it. I grew up through all that."

”I love Super Tecmo Bowl, that was definitely my favorite game," said Cena. ”I loved Baseball Stars, which is a title by a now obsolete company called SNK. That was my wheelhouse. The thing that attracted me most was you could go as far into the games as you wanted. You could sit down and read the instructions, and this is how geeky I get, you could subscribe to Nintendo Power, which was before the internet cheat sheet. Famous games, like Punch Out, even without the code, Contra, the Metal Gears of the world, even Kung Fu, one of the original eight-bit titles, you'd get to a certain level but you couldn't get past it without buckling down and putting some hours into the game. That's what I find has been recreated with the Switch."
Click to expand...
And what he thinks of the Switch:

”I'm floored by the technology of the Switch, and the versatility of the console is second to none," said Cena. ”It really is a home console that you can take anywhere. I've seen situations where home consoles can be transported, and it's like a big over-the-shoulder carry-on bag, but the versatility of this thing is groundbreaking. When you undock the Switch from its home console and go into handheld, the controller feels the same, it is the same, and it reacts the same. The screen on the undocked handheld system is big enough to be its own world, but small enough to carry anywhere."

”I was in this confined living room space where you got lost in the game ‘cause I'm playing on this 60-inch TV, and then you undock and continue to play the game," said Cena. ”They had this molecular glass, which dropped and revealed I was in the middle of the desert. I never once knew the change in environment. It's truly, truly tremendous. In typical Nintendo fashion, I was playing Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Now I haven't played Legend of Zelda since the gold cartridge eight-bit versions, so I just needed to pick up and start going, and I did. The go-anywhere aspect of the game is incredible, and I know for fans of the Zelda franchise, they're going to flip. I know for fans of Nintendo, they're going to go crazy. Everyone is speculating about how good the game actually is—it's going to exceed expectations and, for a dude like me, a 40-year-old [in April] who hasn't played Zelda since the gold cartridge, I sat down and was hooked. In a matter of 30-minutes, I didn't want to put it down."
Click to expand...
http://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2017/02/27/john-cena-aj-styles-rock-nintendo

Big Match John doing what he does best.
 
S

sanstesy

Member
john-cena-wwe-superstar-hosts-nintendo-switch-in-unexpected-places-picture-id644584858
 
S

shandy706

Member
Cena is the person and meme I don't get...because I know nothing about him or wrestling..


...heh

Someone explain the "can't be seen" stuff I see.....is it just a play on his name?
 
B

Bronetta

Ask me about the moon landing or the temperature at which jet fuel burns. You may be surprised at what you learn.
shandy706 said:
Cena is the person and meme I don't get...because I know nothing about him or wrestling..


...heh

Someone explain the "can't be seen" stuff I see.....is it just a play on his name?
Click to expand...

His slogan is "You can't see me"
 
H

Hasney

Member
shandy706 said:
Cena is the person and meme I don't get...because I know nothing about him or wrestling..


...heh

Someone explain the "can't be seen" stuff I see.....is it just a play on his name?
Click to expand...

He just says you can't see me a lot and saves his hand in front of his face.
 
C

cordy

Banned
shandy706 said:
Cena is the person and meme I don't get...because I know nothing about him or wrestling..


...heh

Someone explain the "can't be seen" stuff I see.....is it just a play on his name?
Click to expand...

"You can't see me" is a phrase that means "you can't fuck with me" or "you can't touch me" (which goes back to a line in his theme song that says "I'm untouchable but I'm forcing you to feel me").

It basically means you can't fuck with him in what he does.
 
G

Gestault

Member
He's literally a paid promoter for the platform, isn't he?

Much respect in general for Cena, but the context makes this feel empty. His specifics on his experience with the NES era is rad, though.
 
C

crisdecuba

Member
In general I am always impressed with John Cena and his communication skills. At the very least he put in the time and effort to be able to be an effective spokesperson beyond the stunt or gimmick that he was taking part in.
 
R

Ragingbegal

Member
I was going to be like "paid spokesperson says nice things" but now I want to know what his GAF username is. Cena seems to know his 8-bit games.

Still, paid endorsement.
 
T

The Big N

Banned
shandy706 said:
Cena is the person and meme I don't get...because I know nothing about him or wrestling..


...heh

Someone explain the "can't be seen" stuff I see.....is it just a play on his name?
Click to expand...
I'm right there with. Haven't watched wrestling since Hulk Hogan, Sting, Stone Cold Steve Austin, and the Rock were in their prime. With that being said, I know my Cena memes thanks to the internet.
 
K

Koyuga

Member
I haven't watched any pro wrestling since I was like 14 but I love John Cena. He's really sweet, and I guess a huge nerd apparently.
 
F

foltzie1

Member
If anyone is curious John Cena is referencing the GAEMS carrying case when he referenced the gaming things other wrestlers carry around.

It's rather bulky, but when you're on the road the way the WWE guys (or other athletes are) its probably a worthy trade off.

I'm curious to see what kind of legs the Switch has with that audience.
 
H

Hasney

Member
foltzie1 said:
If anyone is curious John Cena is referencing the GAEMS carrying case when he referenced the gaming things other wrestlers carry around.

It's rather bulky, but when you're on the road the way the WWE guys (or other athletes are) its probably a worthy trade off.

I'm curious to see what kind of legs the Switch has with that audience.
Click to expand...

AJ Styles had his 360 with a travel screen and all that stolen, so he might be in the market for one.
 
F

foxuzamaki

Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
I will always respect cena when I learned he put in the time and effort to learn mandarin
 
H

HvySky

Member
Ah yes, a fellow child of the original Nintendo Entertainment System, or NES, as the gamer Hall of Famers attribute it.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

Nintendo Shares 'Most Played' Switch Games In 2023 (Europe)
Sales-Age
15
1K
Marvel14 replied
  • Poll
Which Zelda game would you want for Nintendo Switch 2 launch?
2 3
104
3K
BacklashWave534 replied
Nintendo reveals the top 30 most-downloaded games on the Japanese Switch eShop for 2023
Sales-Age
16
2K
tkscz replied
Nintendo France CY 2023: NSW HW 855K, 7.81M LTD, Zelda TotK No.1 with 968K at retail
Sales-Age
8
659
Dr. Wilkinson replied
VGC’s Platform of the Year is Nintendo Switch
Analysis
41
1K
Ogbert replied
Top Bottom