Japan’s feminine creative swimming workforce introduced video video games into the highlight on the 2024 Olympics this previous Tuesday by performing to the tune of Nier: Automata‘s OST.

The Japanese workforce used “A Stunning Music” as part of their extremely energetic freeform dance routine, and got here simply six factors in need of successful a medal.

The attractive taking place was seen by Emi Evans, the singer who’d initially lent her vocals to the OST:

And the occasion didn’t go unnoticed by Yoko Taro, the creator of the Nier collection himself, who responded by, properly, making his face on Twitter.

This isn’t the primary time that Nier: Automata makes an look on the Olympics. The opening ceremony of Tokyo’s 2020 Olympics additionally featured one of many recreation’s unbelievable songs:

You possibly can completely see that the technology at present competing on the Olympics has video games in its DNA, as evidenced by Noah Lyle, the already legendary runner destroys the competitors whereas holding Yu-Gi-Oh! playing cards beneath his gear.

Gymnast Casimir Schmidt additionally proudly shows tattoos of Mew and Toad on his large arms.

This isn’t even the primary time a online game’s OST exhibits up on the creative swimming competitors. The USA creative swimming duo additionally made use of the good “Fithos Lusec Wecos Vinosec” manner again within the Athens 2004 Olympics, and ended up taking residence the bronze medal.

Japan’s track selection makes me very comfortable, as a result of I’ve been preaching that Nier: Automata‘s soundtrack is a transcendent number of music ever since I obtained to play the sport, however the reality is that we’re gone the time when online game OSTs had been simply enjoyable curiosities. There are various video games these days whose OSTs are composed of nothing however bangers, so I need to ask: which recreation’s soundtrack would you prefer to see featured within the subsequent Olympics creative swimming competitors?