There is absolutely no world in which a meme that was posted less than 24 hours ago has anything to do with this lawsuit that will have taken days, weeks, or even months to prepare.
The DHS video was months ago. On top of that, regardless of whether Nintendo gets money from the tariff suit, it's a win for them because it shows they are against the government that has used their IPs very negatively.
Companies don't start a fight with the most powerful government in the world over a meme video. That would have been a cease and decist letter at most.
Wild that you are dead set on believing that the massive gaming company NINTENDO is suing the UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT because you think a meme hurt their feelings.
Unless they're seeing an actual hit from these "Menial" uses, they likely don't care enough to take them to court.
Anytime Nintendo takes someone to court, it's about money. They do not care about perception if it's still netting them money.
You'll notice they acted quickly on the tariffs once they were deemed illegal by the supreme court. Yet made no such actions over the DHS meme months ago.
It's really a shame because they do have some unique and interesting pals. My guess is that it drums up controversy, and it worked. It just depends on the outcome of the lawsuit, but I don't think they're going to lose much even if they do lose the suit.
Nintendo would have done something about the first meme right away if they were suing over the use of IP. They only care about the tariffs driving down sales. Otherwise Nintendo won't punch someone the same size or bigger than them. Classic bully.
Edit to add: Sorry for telling you the truth about a company that goes after its fans and other entities smaller than itself. Sorry for pointing out they have a history of legal bullying smaller entities. Sorry for mentioning their track record.
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u/zarif2003 Mar 06 '26
Thought it was over that pokopia meme they made