About
The Nintendo DS Bag Optical Phantasm is {a photograph} of a Nintendo DS shoulder bag set on a desk in a method that makes the straps resemble a girl’s bottom. The optical phantasm was first shared on-line as early as June 2018 to the /r/misleadingthumbnails subreddit and garnered viral unfold over the next years as a meme, usually posted as if it is only a regular picture of a DS bag.
Origin
On June twenty second, 2018, Redditor u/plasticparr0t posted {a photograph} of a Nintendo DS carrying bag on the /r/misleadingthumbnails subreddit, titling the submit, “That Ass!” garnering over 7,100 upvotes in seven years. That is the earliest recognized submit to share the picture.
Unfold
The picture garnered viral unfold over the next years as an optical phantasm. On June twenty fifth, 2018, Yahoo! Life-style reported on it after it was reposted to the /r/confusing_perspective subreddit. On July seventeenth, eBaum’s World included it of their checklist of “56 Dank Memes To Maintain You Laughing.”
On June twenty eighth, 2021, X consumer @JordanRowes posted the picture with the caption, “Earlier than the Prada and Gucci baggage,” garnering over 5,500 likes and a pair of,600 reposts in 4 years.
On November 18th, X consumer @prezoh posted the picture, writing, “I WANNA RIM THIS NINTENDO DS BAG SO BADDDDD,” garnering over 3,600 likes in 4 years. On March fifth, 2022, the @NostalgiaNinten X web page posted the picture, garnering over 1,300 likes in three years.
On April thirteenth, 2023, X consumer @slvppy posted the picture, writing, “nintendo ds was forward of its time,” garnering over 52,000 likes and 1,900 reposts in two years. On September 2nd, YouTuber EmSwizzle posted a video about Nintendo-related optical illusions, beginning with the bag, garnering over 2.6 million views in two years.
On June eleventh, 2025, the picture was posted to the /r/pics subreddit, titled, “Apparently, whereas scrolling, this pic seems like a butt,” garnering 970 upvotes in every week. On June sixteenth, Redditor u/Tauren-Jerky posted the picture to the /r/Swap subreddit, titled, “Will my Swap 2 Match In This?” garnering over 1,300 upvotes earlier than it was deleted by mods.
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