The Best (And Worst) April Fools’ Day Jokes For 2017

Saturday was April 1. Every year we forget it exists, until March comes to an end and every brand on the planet prepares to remind you for 24 hours straight just how difficult it is to be truly funny. Here’s a roundup of the mostly best (and worst) April Fool’s gags for 2017.

Art by Sam Woolley

(If you’d like a recap, here’s 2016’s collection.)

Our Consumer Business Analysis and RNG Divisions are thrilled to announce a new, unique and exclusively limited figure of Geralt! pic.twitter.com/FLTTwO1RHc

— CD PROJEKT RED (@CDPROJEKTRED) April 1, 2017

The Witcher 3

Why would they toy with us like that?

Final Fantasy 14

Cribbed straight from an alternate reality where the Japanese publisher never turned its back on the tactics genre, Square Enix invites us all to salivate over a Final Fantasy 14/Tactics Ogre mashup too pure for this world.

Let It Die

Before it was Let It Die, it was Lily Bergamo. For a limited time you can totally get a decal celebrating a collaboration between the two, definitely not the same projects.

Arika

The beloved developer of Street Fighter 2 and the EX spin-offs is working on a completely new fighting game April Fools’ joke.

From Superpower Pokémon to Pokémon Supermodel! Machamp is set to star in a brand-new campaign for Spring 2017! #MaChamps pic.twitter.com/vA9i0A2DQB

— Pokémon (@Pokemon) April 1, 2017

Pokemon

Games have been getting hornier, so it’s only natural the April Fools’ jokes do too.

Hello children! Another Doyle Discovery! The Professor has datamined a new card that was missed from yesterday’s reveal! pic.twitter.com/z5chjeBbRX

— Hearthstone (@PlayHearthstone) April 1, 2017

Hearthstone

Blizzard pokes some fun at its the latest game mechanic to be added via the upcoming Journey To Un’Goro expansion.

SNEAK PEEK: The Future of Clan Battles pic.twitter.com/qlv1HMdHoK

— Clash Royale (@ClashRoyale) April 1, 2017

Clash Royale

Supercell teased the future of its mobile esport and, much like our own, it looks grim.

VA-11 Hall-A

Everyone’s favourite cyberpunk viking space bar simulator is headed to the Nintendo Switch!

Nvidia

The graphics card manufacturer looks to the future with the G-Assist, a thumb drive that will install an AI to play your games for you. This is supposed to be a joke but feels more like a pilot for season four of Black Mirror.

Yooka-Laylee

“A lizard and a bat, what’s up with that?” Sure. OK. Yea.

Nintendo

Continuing the trend of showing off shit that actually looks pretty cool but won’t ever get made, here’s Crazy Galaxy, a super fun looking mini game compilation staring Ashley of WarioWare fame.

Blizzard Entertainment

A choose-your-own adventure guide to BlizzCon 2017 that can only end in tragedy.

Hitman

The latest game is getting a fashion mode.

Sega

The company is still running with its 8-bit Bayonetta joke, many years later, now with another Steam page and full blown gameplay trailer.

Final Fantasy 15

Wouldn’t it be great if Kenny finally got the love he deserved?

Hyperkin

Last year it was the TurboHD, this year it’s the RetronJR. I guess the joke is that most of us would totally buy another grey plastic brick that plays old Nintendo games.

Razer

S.A.i.S.O. is a personal AI assistant that specialises in anticipating all your gamer needs. Equal parts adorable and way too real.

Psyonix

It turns out the Rocket League tie-in with the new Fast and Furious movie is in fact real. The actual joke is the game’s new ranking system.

Turtle Beach

The F-Bag is some must-have swag for any serious gamer. It even comes in a special “cave dweller” size…

BarcadeVG

In a cruel but very necessary April Fools’ gag, the BarcadeVG YouTube group put together a very convincing sizzle real for a Wii U virtual console on the Nintendo Switch, because this 15 minute video is probably as close as we will ever get to this incredibly reasonable thing actually happening.

And now, THE WORST!

Marvellous

The makers of Senran Kagura: Peach Beach Splash are adding a new character: Asuka’s grandmother. Why do we celebrate this holiday again?

Google

I was going to spare you all the pain and not include it, but by popular request here it is: Google’s several thousand dollar attempt at a pun. How many hungry mouths could the company’s April Fools’ department feed I wonder.