For weeks after E3 2008, GIFs and image macros of Jakhotia's "Wii Music" demonstration were all over the internet. Jakhotia was just one of many memes borne of Nintendo's presentations in the '00s.

The memes and the memories ... Even to this day, goosebumps. I wanted this game. Wii Music was not this game. But for a few minutes on stage at the 2006 E3, Nintendo created magic.

The Wii Shop music, Mii Channel Theme and more have taken on a life of their own as memes, remixes, covers - they might even be affecting the wider music world as a whole. We spoke to musicians ...

The Wii Shop Channel music is iconic. It’s a meme of itself, with the first hits conjuring up images of Drake dancing in Hotline Bling and the robotic machinations of Mr. Krabs, but for good reason.