- Massachusetts celebrated the 10-year anniversary of legalizing same-sex marriage
- Nintendo faced criticism for not allowing same-sex avatars to marry in their game
- Nintendo apologized and promised to be more inclusive in future versions of the game
- The news was received positively in the virtual world of Nintendo characters, with some getting married and others receiving benefits
- The video ends with a humorous remark about restarting the game to make everyone happy.

John Oliver discusses Massachusetts' celebration of ten years of marriage equality.
Also, Nintendo passes its own same sex marriage legislation.
People are very excited!

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-♪ ♪ -♪ ♪ Yesterday was something of a wonderful anniversary.

10 years ago today, Massachusetts became the first state to legalize same-sex marriage.

And that sound you hear is a lesbian somewhere in Northampton just figuring out why her partner was in a mood all day yesterday.

Happy Saturday, I guess, Linda, seeing as that's all this seems to be to you.

Since then, we've come even further with gay marriage.

It's now legal in 17 states and counting, but for all the accomplishments in the political realm, marriage equality still faces some unusual obstacles.

Nintendo is a target of a social media campaign.

In the company's upcoming video game called The Tomodachi Life, you can make your avatar do just about anything.

But what your avatar cannot do is marry another avatar of the same sex.

I mean, sure, you can use a civil union cheat code, but it's just not the same.

If you're interested, it's up, up, down, down, be gay, be gay, start.

But in a happy sign of progress, Nintendo made a historic announcement this week.

Nintendo is now apologizing, pledging to be more inclusive in the future.

And while it says It's too late to change the game now.

It is committed to building virtual equality into later versions of the game.

Now let's see how this news went down in Nintendo's world this week.

Oh, that's Princess Peach and Princess Zelda.

Yoshi and Toad wasting no time getting married.

The beauty is they've now got access to instant benefits power-ups.

You love to see stability in a game like that.

Bowser has just received death benefits after the death of his long-time partner, Donkey Kong.

Donkey Kong would have wanted him taken care of.

That Donkey Kong dies multiple times every day.

Would it make you happier if I restarted the game?

They're alive and well and enjoying brunch together.


Speaker 0: -♪ ♪ -♪ ♪ Yesterday was something of a wonderful anniversary.

Speaker 1: 10 years ago today, Massachusetts became the first state to legalize same-sex marriage.

Speaker 0: Yes, yes, for 10 years. That's right. 10 years. Ten-year anniversary of gay marriage. And that sound you hear is a lesbian somewhere in Northampton just figuring out why her partner was in a mood all day yesterday.

Yeah. Happy Saturday, I guess, Linda, seeing as that's all this seems to be to you. 10 years! -... Since...

Since then, we've come even further with gay marriage. It's now legal in 17 states and counting, but for all the accomplishments in the political realm, marriage equality still faces some unusual obstacles.

Speaker 2: Nintendo is a target of a social media campaign. In the company's upcoming video game called The Tomodachi Life, you can make your avatar do just about anything. But what your avatar cannot do is marry another avatar of the same sex.

Speaker 0: I mean, sure, you can use a civil union cheat code, but it's just not the same. If you're interested, it's up, up, down, down, be gay, be gay, start. But... In a... Keep that to yourself.

But in a happy sign of progress, Nintendo made a historic announcement this week.

Speaker 1: Nintendo is now apologizing, pledging to be more inclusive in the future. And while it says It's too late to change the game now. It is committed to building virtual equality into later versions of the game.

Speaker 0: Yes, virtual eventual equality. That's the dream. Now let's see how this news went down in Nintendo's world this week. As you can see, Mario just got the call. There he is.

He's overjoyed about the news. Here's his friend Link, and they are... Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! I didn't know... I did not know either of them were gay.

Link seems a little young for Mario. Here's, Here, too. Oh, that's Princess Peach and Princess Zelda. I called that years ago. Let's give them some privacy.

Let's give them some privacy, shall we? Oh, that's wonderful. Yoshi and Toad wasting no time getting married. The beauty is they've now got access to instant benefits power-ups. Pensions in the box, that's great.

You love to see stability in a game like that. And, well, this is bittersweet. Bowser has just received death benefits after the death of his long-time partner, Donkey Kong. So, that's good. They had a wonderful lifetime together.

Donkey Kong would have wanted him taken care of. Why are you so sad? That Donkey Kong dies multiple times every day. Would it make you happier if I restarted the game? Is that something you...

OK, let's do that. Restart the game right now. There you go. See? They're back.

They're alive and well and enjoying brunch together. See? Happy now they're branching. Are you not entertained?

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