Apr 21, 2025 13:31:00

Nintendo creates Nintendo Switch 2 ad that pays homage to 1991 Super Nintendo ad

A 1991 commercial for the overseas version of the

Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) and a Nintendo Switch 2 commercial that pays homage to that commercial have been uploaded to Nintendo's official YouTube channel. As a self-homage, the commercial is peppered with little jokes.

Below is a SNES commercial from 1991.

Super Nintendo Entertainment System – 1991 Commercial - YouTube


Below is a Nintendo Switch 2 commercial released in 2025. You can see that it is quite similar to the 1991 commercial.

Now You're Playing Together ft. Paul Rudd – Nintendo Switch 2 - YouTube


A mysteriously glowing sign in a 1991 commercial.

In the 2025 commercial, the interior lights light up.

Hold the cassette/main body high...

Insert it into the console/dock. The key to the Nintendo Switch 2 is to insert it gently with both hands.

You may notice that the men in the commercials are similar in clothing and hairstyle, but it turns out they are the same person: Paul Rudd, an actor who has appeared in films such as ' Ant-Man ,' appears in both commercials.

The commercial for the Nintendo Switch 2 shows a scene of a person pressing the 'C button' on the console and making a video call with a friend through the

Nintendo Switch 2 camera .

This is the Nintendo Switch 2 Camera.

Four of us are playing the multiplayer version of

Mario Kart World .

At the end, Paul Rudd quotes the line from the 1991 commercial, 'Play with powers, super powers,' and ends the video by saying, 'Power is good, but playing together is even better. Play together, super together.'