2023 is apparently the 40th anniversary of McDonald’s Chicken McNuggets, and in most countries the company has launched a campaign giving away nugs for free in order to celebrate.
In China, chicken fans are getting something a bit funkier: Tetris. A chicken nugget shaped McDonald’s toy which runs Tetris, to be precise.
The promotion was spotted by Retro Dodo, and McDonald’s Chinese website has more details on where people can get one (and why Tetris).
From what I can tell (based on limited Chinese knowledge because my grandma was unavailable to help translate), it’s a bizarre joint promotion for McNuggets’ 40th anniversary and Children’s Day, which is usually celebrated on 1st June in China. There’s some other events being run by McDonald’s for Children’s Day, but the Tetris nugget is by far the most… eye-catching.