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Title: Nintendo to Distribute Celebrity Miis in Japan
Post by: NWR_pap64 on April 27, 2011, 08:42:43 AM

Nintendo employees will be walking around delivering the Miis using Street Pass.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/26163

Throughout all of Japan's Golden Week, Nintendo employees will be walking around Tokyo, Nagoya, Fukuoka and Sapporo in order to distribute celebrity Miis with the 3DS. These Miis are special in that they wear special golden pants as opposed to what is found on a typical Mii character.

Nintendo has teamed up with Japanese talent management company Yoshimoto. Celebrities under management by Yoshimoto will have their Miis featured during this campaign. Nintendo employees will be placed in several train stations, though they won't be wearing anything that will indicate that they are part of the promotion.

Title: Re: Nintendo to Distribute Celebrity Miis in Japan
Post by: TurdFurgy on April 27, 2011, 11:30:21 AM
That's pretty cool.  I doubt they'll do anything like that over here though :(
Title: Re: Nintendo to Distribute Celebrity Miis in Japan
Post by: Jonnyboy117 on April 27, 2011, 12:44:49 PM
This doesn't seem like an effective use of company time, having employees walk around to instigate Street Pass connections.
Title: Re: Nintendo to Distribute Celebrity Miis in Japan
Post by: Crimm on April 27, 2011, 12:57:17 PM
Quote from: Jonnyboy117 on April 27, 2011, 12:44:49 PM
This doesn't seem like an effective use of company time, having employees walk around to instigate Street Pass connections.


I doubt it's the Tokyo EAD development staff. PR contractors
Title: Re: Nintendo to Distribute Celebrity Miis in Japan
Post by: KITT 10K on April 27, 2011, 01:15:52 PM
I agree with TurdFurgy about it being great if they did it over here and I also agree that I doubt we will.
Title: Re: Nintendo to Distribute Celebrity Miis in Japan
Post by: NWR_insanolord on April 27, 2011, 01:55:54 PM
Quote from: Crimm on April 27, 2011, 12:57:17 PM
Quote from: Jonnyboy117 on April 27, 2011, 12:44:49 PM
This doesn't seem like an effective use of company time, having employees walk around to instigate Street Pass connections.


I doubt it's the Tokyo EAD development staff. PR contractors

Maybe this is what they've got NST doing now.
Title: Re: Nintendo to Distribute Celebrity Miis in Japan
Post by: King of Twitch on April 27, 2011, 02:05:33 PM
It certainly explains Pikmin 3, Motion Plus games, the 3DS launch lineup, and Xenoblade. An entire company full of employees just standing around waiting for someone to street pass their Miis.
Title: Re: Nintendo to Distribute Celebrity Miis in Japan
Post by: UncleBob on April 27, 2011, 03:22:23 PM
What would be neat is if there were someway to "tag" these Mii's so that they'd travel from system to system with every Streetpass.
Title: Re: Nintendo to Distribute Celebrity Miis in Japan
Post by: pololmejor on April 27, 2011, 04:28:22 PM
What if they get robbed...
Title: Re: Nintendo to Distribute Celebrity Miis in Japan
Post by: Crimm on April 27, 2011, 05:19:43 PM
Quote from: pololmejor on April 27, 2011, 04:28:22 PM
What if they get robbed...


Look who wears the golden pants now.
Title: Re: Nintendo to Distribute Celebrity Miis in Japan
Post by: Ceric on April 27, 2011, 06:34:30 PM
Famicomplicated should acquire a gold pants Mii.  Also I think this will be good press to get the 3DS word out.  Don't underestimate collectors.
Title: Re: Nintendo to Distribute Celebrity Miis in Japan
Post by: AV on April 27, 2011, 08:33:05 PM
why can't they do it here? not the same way but have best buy carry a special mii, gamestop, target, walmart etc.


imagine this: Go to KFC and under the counter a 3ds on sleep mode contains Colonel Sanders Mii. Colonel Sanders gives you a code you can use on kfc.com to get an online coupon you can print out . Nintendo gives KFC some money to start the process out and it helps get the word out. just an idea
Title: Re: Nintendo to Distribute Celebrity Miis in Japan
Post by: MegaByte on April 27, 2011, 08:42:41 PM
That sounds ridiculous. Why not just have the coupon load onto the 3DS? Companies on Android/iPhone has been doing stuff like this for a while.
Title: Re: Nintendo to Distribute Celebrity Miis in Japan
Post by: Ceric on April 27, 2011, 09:07:00 PM
Defeats the whole mood of it.  It more akin to getting a baseball card at a baseball game.
Title: Re: Nintendo to Distribute Celebrity Miis in Japan
Post by: MegaByte on April 27, 2011, 09:09:34 PM
You could still have the Miis, just not the whole printing out nonsense.
Title: Re: Nintendo to Distribute Celebrity Miis in Japan
Post by: Crimm on April 27, 2011, 09:25:54 PM
My pants are gold your argument is invalid