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On this day in 2006, Nintendo released the first Wii ever to gamers all over the world. The motion sensing tech may not impress many today, but anyone who had a Wii as a kid will remember how excitingly novel (and awkward) it felt to play Wii Sports with the family for the first time. Sadly, last year the Wii era came to an end after Ubisoft released the final game for the console. 

We've collected some nerdy Wii memes from over the years to commemorate the day and hope our fellow gamers enjoy them as much as wii did. 

The long-awaited prequel to the Red Dead series was released a couple weeks ago to critical acclaim. Significant others and family members are not quite as enthusiastic about the release, as it has proven to be an absolutely addictive game. While many of the game's activities (such as brushing horses) may seem silly to outsiders, these memes can be appreciated by haters and lovers alike.

This gallery of gaming-related memes is entertaining enough to keep just about any gamer happy for a little while - especially during those times when you can't actually play. If you scroll through the following and still don't feel like you've gotten your fix, click here for even more!

If you love Minecraft and all of its blockishness, then these are the memes for you. We won't waste any more of your time, so let's just get into the memes! (And check out even more here in honor of the game's 10th anniversary.)

Some memes kind of just make you scratch your head and wonder how the hell people come up with this sh*t. This is one of those memes. It features an adorable kitten playing with an Xbox 360 controller with Crying Cat's face photshopped over it. Why did this become popular with memers? We have no idea, but please enjoy them nonetheless.

Many of us Millennials grew up playing the Legend of Zelda games with our friends and siblings throughout the '90s, so we thought you'd appreciate these memes in honor of our favorite Nintendo game. So scroll down for the memes and click here for even more Nintendo memes we think you'll like too!

Gamers certainly aren't known for their hygiene, so we have to take this opportunity to provide you with some roasty memes. It's perfect timing, given the whole "sweaty gamer" trope, which you can read about here.

Because at the end of the day, if you don't shower or wear deodorant, then you deserve to get made fun of. Them's the rules.

Gamers rejoice - Apex Legends just came out with season 4 on the game's one-year anniversary today! This meme, known as "What The Hell Are You? Death" features characters Marcos Andrade and the Revenant mercenary. 

And In case you can't yet get your hands on a copy of the game, have some memes via Know Your Meme to pass the time by!

Are you a hardcore gamer? Then you'll probably want to scroll down. Whether you're a Skyrim, Fallout, or even a Wayne Gretzky Hockey fan, we bet you'll appreciate these gaming memes, courtesy of Bethesda. We've got even more generic gamer memes for you to check out right here!

This meme stems from a quote by the lovable a-hole character Trevor Phillips in Grand Theft Auto V where he says, "You're a genius, you moron." If you liked the previous trending GTA memes, then we think you'll certainly enjoy these!

There's a lot of people out there who just don't really get gaming. We get you though. It's the best way to escape from the woes of this earthly reality and into a world that you can largely control. So in honor of you, dear gamers, here are 19 memes we think you're really gonna like.

We love The Sims for its total absurdity and the weird sh*t you can make your characters do. Lord knows we spent hours killing our Sims and relentlessly making them "Woohoo." Even if you don't play The Sims and have no interest in ever playing, you can definitely find humor in these memes - they'll make you wonder what the eff is going on in this bizarre game...