It fits into my lifestyle quite well in that way.”Īwkwafina took through her favorite games for the system, including her tips for people just starting the titles out, and the characters she loves most from the franchises.
In a period where I think I was binge-watching a lot of TV shows, watching a lot of movies, it was a way for me to unwind and declutter my mind. I probably play it on every mode of transportation. “I play my Nintendo Switch constantly,” she said. She’s hooked on her Switch, which can be played as a handheld system or put into its TV dock for big screen play. Awkwafina, at 33, is now an ambassador for the gaming company. ”įast forward to 2021, and Nintendo has released many more consoles-the Nintendo 64, the GameCube, the Wii, the Wii U, and now the Nintendo Switch. With Donkey Kong Country, her favorite childhood game, she said “I still remember levels in my head.
“It's one of those things, I think, that evolves with you as you grow up,” she said. She was “obsessed” with it and the Mario games. “I thought it was the coolest thing.” As she grew up, her love for the brand “really started to blossom.when I got Super Nintendo and started playing Donkey Kong Country, Donkey Kong Country II.”
“My cousin had the original Nintendo console, and we played Duck Hunt,” the Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings actress told. Awkwafina’s love of Nintendo started with the company’s very beginnings: Its Nintendo Entertainment System console, which first came out in North America in 1985, roughly three years before Nora Lum, who goes by Awkwafina professionally, was born.