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Added September 20, 2026

Fan-made grotesque rivals to Wario and Waluigi—revived in late August through September 2026 via RedMario lineup videos, TikTok reuploads, and X fan art after years of niche Mario fandom lore.

Added September 20, 2026

HAL Laboratory's September 2026 Nintendo Direct reveal for Kirby and the World Beyond on Switch 2—spawned Truman Show premise jokes, sky-hole memes, and fan reactions to a mysterious new ally.

Added September 11, 2026

AAA Mario, also known as Focus, M, is a December 2025 voiceover parody of hyper-realistic Unreal Engine Mario gameplay—Princess Peach barking "Focus, M" over comms became the standout catchphrase in gaming meme circles.

Added September 9, 2026

Nintendo, Hire This Man is a sarcastic catchphrase mocking fan-made hyper-realistic Nintendo character mods and renders—used when modders post untooned Mario or Zelda models that look more "AAA" than the official art style.

Added August 21, 2026

Super Mario Titans is a March 2026 rumored Nintendo leak showing Mario in power suits and giant monsters—widely treated as AI fakes that sparked memes mourning the death of handcrafted fake leaks.

Added August 4, 2026

A early-August 2026 Mario fandom meme mourning the unexplained retirement of Princess Peach's elderly advisor Toadsworth—reignited when Nintendo's Sunshine NSO artwork redraw omitted him from the original cast.

Added March 20, 2026

Fan art trend depicting Pokémon Bulbasaur as a gyaru anime schoolgirl, sparked by Bulbasaur's gyaru-coded dialogue in Pokémon Pokopia (Nintendo Switch 2, March 2026).

Added March 19, 2026

Pokémon is Nintendo's flagship media franchise (1996–present) that has generated one of the internet's richest meme ecosystems. Popular formats include Pokédex entry copypastas, 'starter choice' discourse, Pokémon card reaction videos, and ironic Pokéball-throw captions. Imgflip consistently ranks Pokémon templates among the most used.