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Nintendo Switch Calculator refers to a calculator app for the Nintendo Switch gaming console that was released on May 12th, 2021. The app became the subject of jokes on social media, mainly due to it not being a game and its price at $10 compared to free alternatives for smartphones and PCs.

Origin

On May 11th, 2021, Nintendo Everything[1] reported that a calculator app for Nintendo Switch developed by Sabec and named simply "Calculator" was releasing in the Nintendo eShop[2] on May 12th. On the same day, Nintendo Everything tweeted the article, with the tweet gaining over 3,600 retweets, 3,100 quote tweets and 19,600 likes in one day (shown below). On May 12th, the app was then released.


Nintendo Everything @NinEverything ... NE "Calculator" releasing on Switch tomorrow nintendoeverything.com/calculator-rel.. CALCULATOR 1280 x 720 = 921600 921600 / 456 = 2021,053 2021,053 x 64 64 In 1/x x^y log % C +/- e^x sec acos yvx 10^x MC 7 8 9. e x^2 csc n! MR 4 6 + cos cosh tanh Vx sin M- 1 2 3 sinh asin atan cot tan M+ DEL 8:13 AM - May 11, 2021 · Nintendo Everything 5

Spread

The viral spread of the news on Twitter was followed by jokes and memes about the upcoming app. On May 11th, content creator DitzyFlama tweeted[3] a clip from The Amazing Word of Gumball, writing "game journalists when they review calculator on the switch." The post received over 5,800 retweets and 24,200 likes in one day (shown below).


On the same day, multiple users on Twitter made posts about the app, including jokes about speedrunning and streaming the app.

Various Examples


RETRO A CALCULATOR EQUALISES THE FIELD 123456 78. DEG BAD- GRA AC 6 3 EXP M+ DEL SmallAnt ... @SmallAnt Calculator speedruns starting next week. 10000% - doing +1 until reaching 10000. O Nintendo Life O @nintendolife · May 11 "Nintendo Switch Has Games" - And Now It Has An Expensive Calculator, Too nintendolife.com/news/2021/05/n... #SwitcheShop #NintendoSwitch #UpcomingReleases M5551 555155 x 99 = 5.496034E+07 6+ 25- 31 31 + 25 31 In 1/x log +/- sec acos yvx 10^x MC 7 x^2 CSC n! MR Cos cosh tanh x sin M- 2 sinh asin atan cot tan M+ DEL 5:17 PM · May 11, 2021 · Twitter for Android 4.
spam @spamreay Replying to @NinEverything GUYS I GOT THE PHYSICAL RELEASE EARLY S CASIO fx-85GT X CLASSWIZ 2+2 SHIFT ALPHA MENU SETUP ON OPTN Abs log0 10 log In FACT B x C sin D Cos E tan (-) sin COS tan X aty M- M RECALL STO ENG M+ RESET 0ONN SNI OFF 7 DEL AC nPr nCr 4 5 6 Pol Rec 1 2 3 + Rnd Rana Ranint x10* Ans 11:23 AM - May 11, 2021 · Twitter for Android 00 O Stealth ... @Stealth40k Calculator is one of the best games l've probably ever played and l'm so happy it is coming to Switch tomorrow. Adding, subtracting, multiplication, division.the fun never ends. Game Listing: nintendo.com/games/detail/c... Gameplay screenshots: M.5551 555155 x 99 - 5,496034E+07 6+ 25- 31 31 + 25 31 In 1/x x^y log log % +/- In 1/x x^y +/- sec acos yvx 10^x MC 7 e^x sec acos yvx 10"x MC 7 8 9. 8 x^2 csc n! MR 6 e x^2 csc n! " MR 4 6. cos cosh tanh vx sin M- cos cosh tanh Vx sin M- 3 sinh asin atan cot tan M+ sinh asin atan cot tan M+ DEL DEL 3,141593 + 6=9.141583 3,141593 +6 = 9,141593 10 xy 9,141503- 1,385457E+09 1,385457E+09 x^y 9,141593 1385456770.8436 10 x^y 9,141593 9.141593 1/x x^y log x*y log %C +/- 1/x +/- e^x sec acos yvx 10°x MC 7 e x*2 csc n! I MR e^x sec acos yx 10^x MC 7 8 9 8 e x^2 csc n! " MR 6 cos cosh tanh vx sin M- cos cosh tanh vx sin M- 3 sinh asin atan cot tan M+ DEL sinh asin atan cot tan M+ DEL 9:48 AM May 11, 2021 - Twitter Web App 2. 2. 1. 1. 6. 2. 2. 4. 4. 1. Liam Robertson @Doctor_Cupcakes Given recent rumours, this adds up. E Nintendo Everything @NinEverything · May 11 "Calculator" releasing on Switch tomorrow nintendoeverything.com/calculator-rel.. CALCULATOR 1280 x 720 = 921600 921600 / 456 = 2021,053 2021,053 x 64 64 In 1/x x^y log % C +/- e^x sec acos yvx 10^x MC 7 8 e x^2 csc n! TT MR 6 cos cosh tanh vx sin M- 1 2 3 sinh asin atan cot tan M+ DEL 10:46 AM · May 11, 2021 · Twitter Web App + 5 4- Nintendo Everything @NinEverything May 11 ... NE "Calculator" releasing on Switch tomorrow nintendoeverything.com/calculator-rel. CALCULATOR 1280 x 720 = 921600 921600 / 456 = 2021,053 2021,053 x 64 64 In 1/x x^y log % C +/- e^x acos y \x 10^х МС 7 8 sec X^2 csc n! MR 4 5 6 cos cosh tanh Vx sin M- 2 3 sinh asin atan cot tan M+ DEL 833 t3 6.7K 19.5K TheNCSmaster ... @TheNCSmaster Replying to @NinEverything GAME OF THE YEAR 9:39 AM - May 11, 2021 - Twitter for iPhone + II

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External References

[1] Nintendo Everything – 'Calculator' releasing on Switch tomorrow

[2] Nintendo – Calculator

[3] Twitter – @DitzysAlt

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