Post by: NotSoStu on September 22, 2005, 03:56:04 PM
Cheese and GB Micro and are placed in a mouse maze, mouse goes for GB micro, and begins humping it while making squeeking noises.
The scientists put the clipboard over the area of the GB micro maze, and the squeeking continues. Fade out after 3 second of akward squeeking.
Genius!
Post by: TJ Spyke on September 22, 2005, 04:09:06 PM
Post by: KnowsNothing on September 22, 2005, 04:49:33 PM
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Post by: joshnickerson on September 22, 2005, 05:11:49 PM
Post by: mantidor on September 22, 2005, 05:39:03 PM
oh god Im starting to have an unreasonable fear about Rev's marketing
Post by: thepoga on September 22, 2005, 07:20:04 PM
Too bad the Micro is so expensive.
Post by: Hostile Creation on September 22, 2005, 10:55:41 PM
I don't know why everyone is ragging on Nintendo's commercials all the time. I'd say four out of every five of their commercials are really cool. The fifth sucks, but that's a better rate than most companies have. I don't know that they work or anything, but the commercials (coming from a film student) are well made and often very cool (or funny).
The Mario Sunshine and Nintendogs commercial just killed it for them, I guess. Although I thought the first of those two was hilarious, personally.
Post by: MrMojoRising on September 23, 2005, 12:11:21 AM
Post by: Mr. Segali on September 23, 2005, 12:19:10 AM
Post by: KirbySStar on September 23, 2005, 01:42:09 AM
Post by: Mario on September 23, 2005, 02:28:41 AM
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Originally posted by: Mr. Segali
The Super Mario Sunshine commercial was the greatest Nintendo commercial of all time. Genius in it's purest form.
I agree. The most hilarious thing i've ever seen.
Post by: Ian Sane on September 23, 2005, 07:38:22 AM
Yes, I'm sure that's why the quickly took it off the air and replaced it. It was just TOO DAMN GOOD that it was hurting sales because the game could not possible match the level of the commercial.
I haven't seen the GBA Micro commercial but it sounds very similar to the same type of commercials Nintendo has been doing since the Gamecube launch. Since in general that style of advertising has been a total disaster I'm kind of biased against it already. I really think Nintendo has to totally rethink their whole marketing style because this "little funny skit" routine is not working. The Rev commercials should be totally different than the Cube commercials.
Post by: Pale on September 23, 2005, 07:41:43 AM
Post by: Hostile Creation on September 23, 2005, 07:50:15 AM
Nor are you the target of their commercials.
I like how Ian is always up in arms against Nintendo's advertising style when he probably knows next to nothing about marketing. I mean, the people making these commercials have studied marketing throughout college and their career. Most of their commercials are very entertaining.
Anyway, commercials have relatively little impact on sales. NES sold out the wazoo and look at the Zelda rap. Commercials are for two things: to increase awareness and to maintain that awareness.
Post by: Bill Aurion on September 23, 2005, 08:41:59 AM
(There have been only TWO Ninty commercials which I have personally thought were bad...The Mario Sunshine one and the Nintendogs one...Everything else has worked or was great...)
Post by: vudu on September 23, 2005, 09:39:46 AM
QuoteI disagree. The commercial for the first Super Smash Bros game was the greatest commercial of all time. Not just Nintendo commercial--greatest commercial period.
Originally posted by: Mr. Segali
The Super Mario Sunshine commercial was the greatest Nintendo commercial of all time. Genius in it's purest form.
Post by: Pale on September 23, 2005, 09:58:39 AM
Post by: Artimus on September 23, 2005, 11:14:10 AM
The SSBM one was so funny. Running through the daisys, skipping dancing, then BAM. Haha.
Post by: vudu on September 23, 2005, 11:24:42 AM
QuoteThat would be the SSB commercial, not the SSBM commercial.
The SSBM one was so funny. Running through the daisys, skipping dancing, then BAM. Haha.
QuoteSee Artimus' description.
Was the smash bros commercial the first one of all of the funny costume ones?
Post by: Mr. Segali on September 23, 2005, 11:34:50 AM
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Originally posted by: Ian Sane
"The Super Mario Sunshine commercial was the greatest Nintendo commercial of all time. Genius in it's purest form."
Yes, I'm sure that's why the quickly took it off the air and replaced it. It was just TOO DAMN GOOD that it was hurting sales because the game could not possible match the level of the commercial.
Seriously though, if anyone thought that commercial was truly tiku tiku tiku, they missed the point completely. It's like Nintendo was poking fun at itself and most people didn't get the joke; they just saw the commercial and thought, "OMFG SEE!?! THEY AER KIDDAE!!111". Come on! There was a construction woker and an old man in a electric wheel chair for chrissakes! I think everyone but Nintendo failed with that commercial... but I guess that's just my opinion.
I guess what I'm saying is that it was a great commercial for the sake of being a great commercial... not because it moved alot units/hurt sales/appealed to key demographics/etc. Plus, I really doubt the commercials had much to do with the poor sales. Look at the original Legend of Zelda commercial or even Nintendogs. I HIGHLY doubt that game sold so well because "Nintendogs are off da hook, playa".
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Originally posted by: Pale
Was the smash bros commercial the first one of all of the funny costume ones?
I think credit goes to Sony for their Crash Bandicoot commercials on the PS.
Post by: Pale on September 23, 2005, 11:46:25 AM
Post by: stevey on September 23, 2005, 11:52:25 AM
Post by: vudu on September 23, 2005, 12:05:45 PM
QuoteSorry, I thought you were asking which commercial had the funny costumes--SSB or SSBM. As far as which was the first commercial ever with funny costumes, you got me. I seem to remember a funny-costumed pac-man commercial from the 80s.
Originally posted by: Pale
Man vudu, now you confused me.
Post by: Ian Sane on September 23, 2005, 01:06:36 PM
Oooo. Guys have studied marketing so they MUST know what they're doing. I think history has shown that just because you have a degree in something doesn't mean you know what you're doing. Tons of business disasters have occured with "qualified" businessmen on top. I'm not saying I'm a marketing expert but a piece of paper don't make someone infallible.
The goal of a commercial is to sell product. If the product is of high quality and value but doesn't sell then the commercial sucks. The Cube didn't sell. Therefore it makes NO SENSE to continue with the same commercial style that was used for the Cube. I don't care if you find the commercial entertaining. The important thing is that it helps convince people to buy the game and obviously it didn't. Nintendo's mindshare is the sh!ts. Today I was talking with co-workers and videogames got brought up. Nintendo was not mentioned at all until I joined the conversation. Nintendo's marketing SUCKS so therefore they have to CHANGE it.
And just because you "got" the Super Mario Sunshine commercial doesn't make it a good commercial. Most people misinterpreted it and as a result thought the game was the very thing Nintendo was trying to avoid: that it was some fluffy kids game. You can't have "cult" advertisements for a mainstream products. It has to be something that almost everyone gets right away. Super Mario Sunshine's commercial is the worst commercial Nintendo ever made. It was so important for the Cube's future that Super Mario Sunshine be a runaway success, so due to how much was riding on the marketing it has to be the worst by far. It was the one ad they absolutely HAD to get right and they totally screwed it up.
Post by: Mr. Segali on September 23, 2005, 01:27:37 PM
EDIT: In NO way am I bashing SMS. I just feel it was a bit too quirky and original to be the Mario 64 sequel that the public was probably expecting. I, for one, LOVED the game and it's commercial.
Post by: KnowsNothing on September 23, 2005, 01:30:25 PM
Clean IS better than dirty
(by the way, does anyone have that commercial saved or know where to find it?)
Post by: Bill Aurion on September 23, 2005, 01:31:08 PM
Oh ho ho...Nintendogs has been selling extremely well here...Does that make make the commercial good? NEGATIVE!
Post by: Mr. Segali on September 23, 2005, 01:33:02 PM
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Originally posted by: KnowsNothing
(by the way, does anyone have that commercial saved or know where to find it?)
I used to, but I lost it during my last format. Apparently there were at least 2 versions of the commercial, a fairly long one and a (couple?) shorter ones. I haven't seen the long one...
Post by: KnowsNothing on September 23, 2005, 01:35:52 PM
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"If the product is of high quality and value but doesn't sell then the commercial sucks."
I love this quote
Basically, you can give a hundred examples, just take any game that sold poorly and say "cuz the commercial sucked lol" and there you have it!
Post by: Pale on September 23, 2005, 01:39:26 PM
Post by: Mr. Segali on September 23, 2005, 01:41:54 PM
Post by: Artimus on September 23, 2005, 02:26:36 PM
Post by: Artimus on September 23, 2005, 02:29:48 PM
For a game like Smash Bros that's a good commercial. Mario isn't. Mario people know, you don't need to make them laugh, just tlel them it's good. The Nintendogs commercial sucked, but I bet kids liked it fine. The GBM sounds hilarious, and it'll appeal to the late-teenage early twenties demographic pretty good. Plus, it's a GBA so it's not exactly like anyone doesn't know what it is. It makes the point that the GBM is the sexiest thing ever, so sexy you want to schlup it.
Post by: Renny on September 23, 2005, 02:36:53 PM
It's obviously a spoof, but intelligence shouldn't be required to understand a commercial. It can be clever and still get its message across to the average moron.
Post by: Artimus on September 23, 2005, 02:47:50 PM
Masterful:
http://gameads.gamepressure.com/tv_game_commercial.asp?ID=2713
Post by: KnowsNothing on September 23, 2005, 03:07:34 PM
Well, it's still one of my favoirtes, but at least I can see why everyone hated it
I still think it's hilarious, that scene with everyone on the hill especially. There's a contruction man, a guy in an electric scooter, an old woman, what looks to be an amish guy....I love it <3The only thing I don't like about it is the picture of the GC at the end. Even *I* think it looks gay.
Post by: wandering on September 23, 2005, 03:59:19 PM
Post by: Mario on September 23, 2005, 06:37:25 PM
and the complex controls turned people away
Post by: MarioAllStar on September 23, 2005, 06:45:13 PM
Post by: Mr. Segali on September 23, 2005, 06:45:19 PM
Post by: Hostile Creation on September 25, 2005, 09:06:40 AM
I really just meant they know more about than you do, Ian.
Post by: ruby_onix on September 25, 2005, 12:04:55 PM
Once again Nintendo proves that everything they know about "maturity", they learned from BMX XXX.
Just give up, Nintendo.
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Originally posted by: Bill Aurion
I like how Ninty has flipflopped between marketing styles yet Ian hates them all...
So you're fine with Nintendo having two modes, "suck" and "blow"?
(And yes, at the moment I'm ignoring their occasional good commercial.)
Post by: Bill Aurion on September 25, 2005, 12:17:17 PM
Post by: Hostile Creation on September 25, 2005, 12:32:48 PM
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Once again Nintendo proves that everything they know about "maturity", they learned from BMX XXX.
What in the hell are you talking about? This is a COMMERCIAL, not goddamn Hamlet. It doesn't have to be poignant or have deep, underlying moral themes. It's supposed to be funny, and apparently some people think it is, so just because you're stuck up on thinking a commercial is immature, which it has every right to be, doesn't mean it's not a good commercial.
Post by: Shecky on September 25, 2005, 01:38:58 PM
Post by: mantidor on September 25, 2005, 05:18:25 PM
Post by: Hostile Creation on September 25, 2005, 05:57:50 PM
They said the commercial was funny. I assumed that this was true, based on evidence given by a few people. If it is funny, the ad is fine. Nothing wrong with it, even if it is immature or silly. Who cares? It's funny.
Regardless, I'm defending Nintendo's past advertisements, all of the commercials I've seen, not this one in particular.
Post by: Artimus on September 25, 2005, 06:05:24 PM
Post by: darknight06 on September 25, 2005, 10:01:46 PM
Post by: Dasmos on September 25, 2005, 10:57:16 PM
Speaking of advertisements made by Nintendo, the Australian Nintendog ad I found hilarious. Old footage of dog doing tricks and things, then cuts to vision of Nintendogs. Made me laugh...
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on September 26, 2005, 12:35:22 PM
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Originally posted by: ruby_onix
So you're fine with Nintendo having two modes, "suck" and "blow"?
If Nintendo was the name of my girlfriend... Yes I would be fine with that, but I would like it if you could add a 3rd mode, "make sandwich" then I would be really happy
Post by: Hostile Creation on September 26, 2005, 03:39:50 PM
But not this one. It opens on a (quite cute) girl in a room. She's wearing a pink floral dress, and her room (TV, wallpaper, bed, everything) is all decorated with the same design. She walks down some stairs and through her apartment (all the same design) and goes outside. All the walls and such are still covered with the same design (she's the only person around) until the rounds a corner and sees a glowing white wall. She looks in and sees a Gameboy Micro with that same design as a faceplate. It switches between a few and ends up on a camouflage design, then it shows a guy in camouflage in a camo world looking in on it.
I love watching a commercial and saying, man this commercial is really cool, I wonder what it's for, and finding out it's for a Nintendo product. Same thing for the Mario Kart: Double Dash commercial.
Anyway, this was a really cool commercial, high production values and really cool overall. Great stuff!
Post by: IceCold on September 26, 2005, 03:50:00 PM
Post by: mantidor on September 26, 2005, 06:55:36 PM
Post by: PaLaDiN on September 26, 2005, 07:03:58 PM
Girl wearing pink flowery clothing, some weird music, girl's position warps slightly with the beat. Gets up, walks down stairs, out of the street and you realize everything you can see is pink and flowery. She goes into a shop and sees a pink flowery GBM, camera zooms into it, faceplate changes rapidly, settles on army camo, zoom out and see a guy wearing camo and everything around him is camo is well. Says something like "make it yours".
It was pretty cool, I had no idea what it was about until I saw the GBM.
Edit: Hostile Creation said the same thing. Come on! And yes, AD is amazing.
Post by: Hostile Creation on September 26, 2005, 07:09:16 PM
Arrested Development, what a great show.
Post by: IceCold on September 26, 2005, 07:33:10 PM
-- "Oh my God, you are Oscar.."
"dot com!
"Oh wait, that was last week
Yeah, AD is one of my three favourite shows on TV today - I love it. Interestingly enough, a few months ago (?) right here we were talking about Rev marketing and I said that it wasn't a good idea for Nintendo to advertise during the show because of the low ratings, and I also didn't think that it was the target market that Nintendo was looking for. Well, they did it anyway (must have been cheap).
Post by: ruby_onix on September 27, 2005, 01:45:34 AM
Note that at the start of it, they say that they're measuring the "addictive" quality of the micro. Canadian Nintendo commercials seem to be trying to build a theme of equating Nintendo products with drug abuse and ruined lives.
Post by: Miyamoto Osaki on September 27, 2005, 06:06:26 AM
As some of us know its Mario's 20th Anniversary, so they use this to show off the Game Boy Micro.
You see the anniversary symbol and then a review from a random person playing either Dr Mario or Mario, it’s an ok ad, and at least you get to hear peoples review in Japanese
Oh yeah, I got my hands on one while I was in Japan and im pround to have it, cost me a bit, but hey, at least I have one, which is from JAPAN brand new
And I like what I play
MARIO TENNIS!!!
Post by: Hostile Creation on September 27, 2005, 10:13:58 AM
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Note that at the start of it, they say that they're measuring the "addictive" quality of the micro. Canadian Nintendo commercials seem to be trying to build a theme of equating Nintendo products with drug abuse and ruined lives.
Jesus Christ, you're really looking deep into this commercial, aren't you?
Ruby, you're pullin' up bullsh!t, man. Addictive qualities don't only refer to drugs. It's just an innocent commercial that says the Gameboy Micro is more fun to a mouse than cheese is. I mean, if the commercial were a crackhead choosing the Gameboy Micro over cocaine I could see where you're coming from (although upon reflection, that'd be a great commercial), but as it is you're just finding crap that isn't there.
Post by: ruby_onix on September 27, 2005, 01:26:52 PM
1: Random snippets of interviews with stunned people at a high school, who appear to know someone who has just died. The most distraught person seems to be a burnt-out/strung-out looking girl who claims to be the one who introduced "it" to the unfortunate victim in the first place.
2: Homeless guy who used to be on the fast track to success, but then back in the 80's he encountered a group of nerds with an NES in their dark basement, and now he's a homeless guy pushing around a shopping cart full of obsolete videogame systems, scouring the gutters hoping to find some new games for his systems, or some unguarded carport or someplace to steal electricity to run the games he already has.
3: The police launching a nightime raid on a dock, busting open a crate from Japan, and finding a stash of Nintendo products, intended for the streets, with a lot of talk from the main police officer about how the war never ends, and stuff like that.
I don't have a problem with the use of the term "addictive" in this latest commercial. It's just a tiny little link that illustrates a connection to this "theme" that Nintendo of Canada is trying to create (for reasons that are beyond me), that I didn't even notice until I realized that this was a Canadian commercial.
Post by: D-Mac Double on September 27, 2005, 01:41:32 PM
QuoteNo, umm... they really are like that.
Originally posted by: Hostile Creation
Jesus Christ, you're really looking deep into this commercial, aren't you?
Ruby, you're pullin' up bullsh!t, man. Addictive qualities don't only refer to drugs.
Nintendo Canadian Commercials: Complete with misquotes!
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(A distraught mother and father are sitting in a room, talking towards the camera.)
Mother: He used to be such a good boy, always staying out of trouble. But recently, he started hanging around with the wrong crowd, and one day, we heard them talking about... *cries*
Father: ...Mushrooms.
(This was for Paper Mario 2, I believe.)
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(Another one, featuring a distraught, crying girl in her 20s.)
The first time he tried I was there, on his birthday...
*crying*.
I feel like it's my fault, because...
I'm the one...who bought it for him...*More Crying*.
Voiceover: This year millions of people will lose their loved ones to Metroid Prime 2...
My favourite one was about a dirty, unshaven, homeless-looking man, who goes around with a shopping cart containing a TV, and bunch of different Nintendo consoles, controllers and games.
He claims he became hooked on Nintendo as a child, and now travels around town, sneaking into houses so he can get the electricity he needs to play his games.
All part of Nintendo Canada's promotional campaign, warning everyone about the dangers of TMF.
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