The memoirs of the former president of Nintendo in the United States talked about the “four grid map of foreigners” detonating the network! Japanese netizens sigh that they finally know the origin of this meme!

In 2022, Reggie Fils Emmy, former president of Nintendo’s US division, published a memoir titled “Disrupting the Game: From the Bronx to the Top of Nintendo,” detailing how he successfully turned the fate of Nintendo in the United States around. Recently, the Japanese version of the book was released, which immediately sparked heated discussions in Japan.

What attracted attention was not Reggie’s comments in the book, but the inclusion of what is known as“Foreigner four grid”The meme photos also provide a detailed introduction to the backgrounds in which these photos were taken. This has excited many netizens to say that they finally know the origin of this meme.

Memoirs of Phils Emi《Disrupting the Game： From the Bronx to the Top of Nintendo 》

Japanese version《A man who wore the American Nintendo》

The publisher presented two widely circulated meme photos in the book.

One page that sparked a discussion on the Japanese internet featured photos of four people absent-minded

On the other page of the topic, four people clenched their fists and cheered, as well as a photo of game designer Shigeru Miyamoto

The first picture shows the scene of four staff members from gaming media IGN responding calmly to Nintendo’s press conference at the 2003 E3 exhibition.

The second one captured their cheers at the E3 exhibition the following year when Nintendo released “The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess”.

These twobe absent-minded“And”Make fists and cheerThe photo was originally intended to compare Nintendo’s performance at two exhibitions, but over time, it has become a widely circulated parody material on the internet.

These photos not only showcase Reggie’s critical moments at Nintendo’s US subsidiary, but also reflect his change in the company’s fate, which is why they were specially included in the memoir. At the same time, these cultural phenomenon level photos have also attracted the interest of Japanese netizens to trace their origins, and they have expressed their intention to purchase this book.

“The Striking Giant” also used to play tricks on foreigners

This response not only demonstrates the global influence of this set of photos, but also once again confirms its enduring meme charm. As feedback from netizens, these two photos showcase the powerful power of cultural dissemination, transitioning from online humor to modern art.

“These foreigners, who are more familiar than my parents, are so familiar.”

This super familiar picture was originally taken by reporters watching Nintendo’s press conference at E3

This photo used to be in this condition

This is the starting point! I’ll go buy it too and take a look

I feel like I’m an archaeologist who has personally seen ancient murals. So that’s what happened back then

It is hard to imagine that this set of meme photos still shines so brightly twenty years later, and can be regarded as a model of modern art!