In case you missed it, over the weekend, John Cena had his final WWE match, concluding what had been a year-long celebration tour dedicated to the 17-time professional wrestling champion. There was spectacle, drama and a lot of upset fans after *spoiler* Cena lost.
Not among them, one Roger Clark, who took to social media to give his seal of approval for how things went down.
As is usually the case at any live event, whether it be a concert, sports game or professional wrestling performance, nearly everyone in attendance had their phone out to photograph, record and capture the moment. Oh, and one Nintendo 3DS.
Wait, what?
As first shared on WWE’s own TikTok page, someone from the company was tasked with capturing the momentous night with a Nintendo 3DS.
Hate to be that guy, but the caption incorrectly states that it was recorded on a Nintendo DS. That would be impossible since the Nintendo DS didn’t launch with a camera, and while the DSi did have some functionality, the image shown is clearly a 3DS due to the screen size differentials.
The 47-second-long video has everything from the beginning of the match, to Cena’s final entrance, several seconds of crowd reaction and, of course, the grand finale with Cena tapping out. There’s even a several-second montage of a kid crying.
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It’s a novel idea and one that probably could’ve only been executed by WWE themselves, seeing as live events are particularly stringent on what you can bring inside, along with the fact that it would’ve been impossible to move around the arena with a standard ticket.
Judging by the reply comments, most are not too fussed about seeing Cena’s finale through the eyes of a grainy 3DS.
“This is what you put your resources into,” one person wrote in response. “Instead of a new writing team?”
Oh well…
Say What You Want But Some Are Trying To Keep The 3DS Relevant
While the 3DS and its eShop have long since been shutdown, that hasn’t dissuaded fans from keeping the iconic handheld alive through various means. Chief among them are those who still use Streetpass and organize mini-meet-ups at larger events to help bring people together.
Elsewhere, a specially designed “rescue” team converged at this year’s Pokemon Worlds to help bring “trapped” Pokemon who were stuck on older hardware forward via a variety of consoles and apps.
Which is to say, we’re very dangerously close to the point in which walking around with a Nintendo 3DS is actually cool again. Be right back, going to go dust off my Majora’s Mask 3DS that’s been collecting dust for years.
- Brand
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Nintendo
- Original Release Date
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March 27, 2011
- Original MSRP (USD)
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$249.99
- Weight
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3DS: 8.3 oz
3DS XL: 11.9 oz
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