Once again, it's that wonderful time of year when you really can't believe anything you see on the internet. 'That rule applies all the time', you say... Well, yeah, fair enough.
Still, April Fools' day has traditionally given us a great variety of gaming jokes to chuckle at, so we thought it'd be a good idea to round up some of the best offerings we've spotted so far this year. There are new game reveals, new product reveals, and even an outbreak on the streets of Tokyo to contend with, so get yourself comfy and check these out:
Become the Dragonlord
Let's kick things off with one of our favourites of the year, a new piece of merch for Dragon Quest.
Forget Pokémon GO, how about SMITE GO?
A new Part-Time UFO game is revealed
Looking at the tweet's replies, fans actually want this to be a real thing...
Dragon Ball Zombies?
Fancy a new zombie battle mode called 'Dokkan of the Dead'?
A USB cable that's finally long enough
Accessory maker snakebyte announces a whopping 500m USB cable for your controller, allowing gamers to "visit anywhere else in their postcode and still be connected".
Cooking Mama has new competition
The Little Nightmares team reveals 'Cooking Mono', where players must satisfy a cafeteria full of the series' 'Bullies'.
The long-lost Super Mario RPG 2 is finally revealed
https://twitter.com/forestillusion/status/1377482365161721861?s=20
Don't you hate it when your favourite bands break up?
Magikarp rules the world
Pokémon Sword and Shield has a real, in-game April Fools' prank this year, where uncatchable Magikarp have taken over Raid Battles.
A console to suit all your retro needs
Some of the NL team would buy this in a heartbeat...
Bubble Bobble runs riot in Tokyo!
A state emergency was declared, but not really!
Bidoof.
Did you fall for any April Fools' pranks this year? Did you get a chuckle out of any of those listed above? Let us know in the comments.
Comments 33
Lol, I would've waited if I were you NL because there will be more
My favourite one so far is the one is where Super Mario Bros. 35 still works.
I have my April's Fool, taken from Chit Chat thread.
Mario turned into Cie'th !!!
He became a Marie'th.
Blame Nintendo (Fal'cie) for turned him into L'Cie and given him Focus to be purchased with limited time. He fails his Focus and now he is a wandering Cie'th.
@Grumblevolcano I don't know why, but it's still working for me. I found a coupla matches this morning at 9.
I'll definitely take one of those Kabuto of Dragonlord. Also the 500m USB cable. Can we get an HDMI 2.1 version, please?
@Anti-Matter
Man I wanted to love FFXIII so badly, I was never even able to finish it though. It had a bunch of the right pieces- the music, the cast, the style, the Paradigm system... and it just felt flat and dull throughout the time spent with it. Snow doesn't get the love he deserves, but as far as punchy bois go he's top tier
Everyone's talking about the Airship map in Among Us, but if you decide to play The Skeld instead, you might notice something a little different about it...
SMRPG 2 cut deep
That USB cable is the best.
Ah, the day where I take everything on he internet with more salt than usual! Sad thing is, I want some of these to be real.... XD
I would absolutely play cooking mono 🙈🤣🤣
The Super Mario RPG 2 joke just made me very sad....
Like, slight excitement, then just deep depression over wanting a sequel that version of the mushroom Kingdom
There is one that says that Bunny Day is extended to April 30th due to fan demand.
The ultimate joke would be a MASSIVE announcement, declare it an april fool's day joke, and after a couple of days / weeks, FOOLED YOU TWICE, fool, it's REAL, and it's OUT NOW.
Did IGN do one this year? And did you guys do one?
My favourite one in memory was when you guys announced Splatoon for 3DS. I'd forgotten it was April Fool's that day, it actually got me and got me good. Kinda stopped following NL between those times because life is fun isn't it? Glad to be back
Just give us DQ Walk!
I would pay real money for the Dragonlord Helmet. The DQ walk commercials are comedy gold.
Also, My Nintendo shows that they have the Mario Posters in stock, but when you click it, it's out of stock! Good one, Nintendo!
Warthunder's Tail Spin fake trailer made me wish it was a real thing.
I still demand concrete evidence Sol Cresta is real lol!
@gaga64 Agree!
mario 35 and mario 3d all stars being discontinued and yanked from the shelves.... what a great prank.
Still like the "Everything is coming to Switch" one
lol! The Pokemon Sword and Shield one is the best as this is an actual in game event and it is hilarious!!!!
@Shambo think that's how Pokémon Go started 😂
I really lost it when Smite GO revealed "available exclusively on ouya"
Little nightmares x overcooked! Someone make HAPPEN!😀
I think the 500m USB cable is perfect then I can game on a massive screen then use at outdoor events from the back of the field.
@Pak-Man I kept trying to get them last night and was like w t f ! !
Actually i want to play the dragonball Z zombie mobile game, looks cute
No mention of Wayforward's dating game?
https://youtu.be/XwEy5ATLyUE
What about G Fuel's Sanic Chili Dog flavor?
https://gfuel.com/products/sanic-chili-dogs?variant=39282751602763
Or Razer's Chroma hair dye?
https://youtu.be/Wav_1mqY5ZU
These jokes are cruel. It's supposed to be funny, and finding out the truth is supposed to give you relief. Most of these jokes are like, look what you could get !! psych we never worked on that lmao we just spent hours on this instead of actually working on new stuff.
Either that or maybe the new lockdown announcement here has deprived me of any ounce of humour I had left
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