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[SlipperyFishes]

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I really hope this was not intentional.

 

[Broken Joystick]

I first thought it was about Watergate when I read it. I don't think a localisation team would want to touch Gamergate with a barge pole. That's completely awful if it is a direct reference to Zoë Quinn.

 

[Rich!]

Of course it isn't. -gate existed before gamergate and believe it or not, most people would match -gate with a million other things before gamer-.

 

[mrmickfran]

If that was intentional then holy fuck

 

[georly]

Fun guys = fungi = toads are mushrooms.

Coincidence.

Edit:
It's not the gate so much as gate + 5 guys, apparently. Still think it's coincidence.

 

[bobbychalkers]

I'm not gonna lie, I never made that connection during the Treehouse demo but damn...I don't think its intentional but seeing what she's been through its easy to make that parallel.

 

[Spring Drive]

Is the nickname a reference to that Wheatus song?

 

[ElBoxyBrown]

Woah, that does look pretty intentional.

 

[Betty]

isn't the whole 'gate' thing from Watergate.

 

[Outrun]

Watergate.

 

[jax]

Come on, this is clearly not aimed at her. Seriously?

 

[backflip10019]

Of course it isn't. -gate existed before gamergate.

This.

 

[Strax]

Is this a Watergate joke?

 

[talkingood]

Why on earth would anyone assume this has anything to do with Gamergate? I think it's terrible what they've done to Zoe Quinn, but this can't be serious.

 

[mullet2000]

Is there a more direct-reference part of that image I'm missing? "-gate" is a pretty common suffix as a reference to any sort on controversy these days.

 

[brandonh83]

...

...nah.

 

[TimmiT]

Of course it isn't. -gate existed before gamergate and believe it or not, most people would match -gate with a million other things before gamer-.

"Five Fun Guys" though

 

[Gattsu25]

Yeah, total coincidence and has nothing to do with #FiveGuysBurgersAndFries

Right.

The first image is the most direct reference, for the people not keeping up. The second image is just the punchline.

 

[EatinOlives]

I think it's general enough that it's not really referencing gamergate in particular, but I can also see how that'd be the first thing someone thinks of.

EDIT: Wasn't aware of what the Five Guys line was referencing. Yeah this seems pretty suspect...

 

[go_straight]

Are we serious guys?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_scandals_with_"-gate"_suffix

 

[w0s]

So is the use of gate always related to her now?

 

[hupla]

If you think the -gate is in reference to water gate when the preceding line has "five guys" in it i dont know what to tell you

 

[Thrashinuva]

I don't get it.

Is this another one of those pop culture things?

 

[jonno394]

yeah, not everything with -gate on the end is a dig at GG. Watergate etc

 

[Ryce]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_scandals_with_"-gate"_suffix

 

[ElBoxyBrown]

The Five Guys line is what really makes it suspicious.

 

[darkside31337]

The Five Guys reference is uh... pretty specific.

 

[Mit-]

Is there a specific gamergate headline somewhere with "EXPOSED!" in it like that? If not, there's been "-gate" attached to a lot of other things in the recent past.

"Five Fun Guys" though

The Five Guys like is what really makes it suspicious.

The Five Guys reference is uh... pretty specific.

Please enlighten us less informed :|

 

[chrominance]

If the word was just used on its own I could see wiggle room, but "Shufflegate" + "Five Fun Guys" suggests it's a direct reference to Gamergate.

 

[TheRealTalker]

#gate existed before that scandal though

just recently in Canada we had the #elbowGATE

 

[Ghost is Bad]

I think it's too general to be a jab towards her.

If the word was just used on its own I could see wiggle room, but "Shufflegate" + "Five Fun Guys" suggests it's a direct reference to Gamergate.

nvm then

 

[sixteen-bit]

smh Nintendo

 

[Transistor]

BRB gonna trademark the word Gate

 

[James Scott]

It's most likely a WaterGate joke, Nintendo wouldn't put a Five Guys joke in there (or at least I don't think they would)

 

[Kelthink]

Yeah, the five (fun) guys and -gate thing are fucking poor taste.

Played guys.

 

[ApharmdX]

If this was intentional, that's fucked up.

 

[Tagyhag]

"Five Fun Guys" though

Fun Guys = Fungi

Consider how much Nintendo loves puns, and how much of a shit storm this would be if they were actually poking fun at Zoe, I highly doubt it is. But I can see why she thought it could be.

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

EDIT: I was totally unaware that it was referred to as "Five Guys" prior to Gamergate.

 

[Hayama Akito]

Even in my country who speaks spanish we use the -gate suffix for a scandal.

 

[Death Metalist]

Are we serious guys?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_scandals_with_"-gate"_suffix

Came to post this.

 

[SlipperyFishes]

Five (fun) Guys

Shufflegate (there's your gate)

Career ruined?

That's enough to raise eyebrows for sure.

 

[jstripes]

Fun guys = fungi = toads are mushrooms.

Coincidence.

#FiveGuys was the hashtag they used before #GamerGate

There's zero fucking coincidence the translator used a Five Guys and -Gate joke together like that.

 

[Jonnax]

Part of the shit that Gamergate spewed was that that she slept with five guys or something like that. So they made it a meme about five guys.

 

[Morrigan Stark]

Come on, this is clearly not aimed at her. Seriously?

"Five Guys" definitely sounds like a Gamergate connection, so I wouldn't be so sure.

#FiveGuys was the hashtag they used before #GamerGate

There's zero fucking coincidence the translator used a Five Guys and -Gate joke together like that.

Yeahhhh when you put it this way... :\

 

[Nightii]

"Fun Guys", it's a mushroom pun...

 

[darkside31337]

It's most likely a WaterGate joke, Nintendo wouldn't put a Five Guys joke in there (or at least I don't think they would)

But... its right there?

Like obviously Gate on its own doesn't mean much but I don't know how you don't think its intentional with the five guys reference.

 

[Fushichou187]

If you think the -gate is in reference to water gate when the preceding line has "five guys" in it i dont know what to tell you

Well, aside from the part where you leave out "fun" from "Five Fun Guys", and the context where they're all mushrooms i.e. fungi...

 

[Souldestroyer Reborn]

Actually nvm.

These threads never end well.

 

[Calamari41]

What's the "Five Guys" reference about? I don't follow Gamergate.

 

[SliceSabre]

The '-Gate' thing has been a thing longer than Zoe Quinn and most gamers have been alive.

Yes GG sucks but that doesn't mean every '-Gate' reference is a reference to them.

EDIT: Oh wait, the Five Guys part is a GG reference? I thought it was a reference to the actual burger joint.