Post by: Perfect Cell on February 02, 2004, 05:57:14 PM
Post by: KDR_11k on February 02, 2004, 08:23:04 PM
Post by: Ocarina Blue on February 02, 2004, 08:33:18 PM
Post by: Armed on February 02, 2004, 08:47:27 PM
Post by: Mario on February 02, 2004, 08:57:30 PM
I have a feeling FF:CC will bomb. It's kiddie, it doesn't have a number at the end of it, and its insane requirements will scare people away.
Post by: Berto2K on February 02, 2004, 09:10:58 PM
Nintendo ads have been much better since the heart monitor ones started. I have been collecting them since then. I have dozens of other and older ones too. Nintendo knows how to advertise, they just got off track to start the GCN.
Post by: Ian Sane on February 03, 2004, 06:35:47 AM
Nintendo has to realize that this isn't 1988 anymore and you don't have to have funny skits and actors to hide the fact that the game looks like crap. Cube games look amazing. Just show the damn footage and people will buy it. The Crystal Chronicles trailer got me more excited about the game than ever. Why don't they just show the trailer as the commercial?
Post by: SevereTireDamage on February 03, 2004, 08:36:39 AM
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on February 03, 2004, 09:42:04 AM
Post by: KnowsNothing on February 03, 2004, 11:39:37 AM
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Hey, that Sunshine Mario Sunshine commercial is one of my favourite commercials ever.
=O Finally! Someone who agrees with me! (just for the record it's the one with the ginat stuffed Mario and the children singing "clean is good" or something, right?)
Post by: Mario on February 03, 2004, 11:43:28 AM
I can't believe how so many people fail to see the hilarity in that commercial *shakes head*
Post by: Ian Sane on February 03, 2004, 12:51:19 PM
Well it's a lot of people since nearly everyone but the two of you on this forum hated it at the time and for the first time I can think of Nintendo actually changed commercials for a current game. Plus there's the lower-than-expected sales of the game itself which I'm sure is purely coincedental.
The hilarity in that commercial had to be the most subtle in game commercial history. It's like the f*cking Doonesbury of game commercials.
Post by: Perfect Cell on February 03, 2004, 01:51:00 PM
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I've seen the FFCC commercial. Most of the commercial is a bunch of actors doing stuff vaguely associated with the game, followed by three seconds of footage and no mention of what the game is about or why anyone should buy it. Yep, it's the same sh!tty commercial Nintendo has been doing since the Cube launched. How hard is it to make a commercial for a f*cking Final Fantasy game? Show a bunch of cut scene footage to show off the graphics and music and say "Final Fantasy returns to Nintendo consoles this February!" It's SO f*cking easy to do a commercial like that and it's cheaper (no actors or filming required) and it will actually get people more excited than the "Mr. Plow" commercials they're doing now.
Nintendo has to realize that this isn't 1988 anymore and you don't have to have funny skits and actors to hide the fact that the game looks like crap. Cube games look amazing. Just show the damn footage and people will buy it. The Crystal Chronicles trailer got me more excited about the game than ever. Why don't they just show the trailer as the commercial?
I pretty much agree with you 110 percent..... Nintendos advertisment and media section is one of the reasons for its weak sales since launch.
Post by: Nile Boogie on February 03, 2004, 08:15:01 PM
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Post by: CaseyRyback on February 03, 2004, 09:11:29 PM
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Originally posted by: Nile Boogie
FF:CC that ad is ok but on the other hand, Metriod Zero Mission, now thats a piece a good work
I liked the one for Prime a lot better though
Post by: Nile Boogie on February 04, 2004, 07:08:52 AM
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Originally posted by: Nile Boogie
FF:CC that ad is ok but on the other hand, Metriod Zero Mission, now thats a piece a good work
I liked the one for Prime a lot better though
Yes sir, Metriod Prime is the single greatest video game ad of ever time. The whole" Who are you" thing kinda works but not all the time. And yes I said "ever" time.
Post by: thecubedcanuck on February 04, 2004, 07:40:10 AM
Is no one at NIN smart enough to realize that this is a problem?
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on February 04, 2004, 12:58:07 PM
Post by: Berto2K on February 04, 2004, 09:08:00 PM
Post by: Renny on February 05, 2004, 04:06:30 AM
Post by: S-U-P-E-R on February 05, 2004, 06:08:00 AM
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on February 05, 2004, 08:41:30 AM
Where can I find this?
Post by: Draygaia on February 06, 2004, 11:49:53 AM
Post by: S-U-P-E-R on February 06, 2004, 10:18:06 PM
http://www.channelm.com/home.asp
Maybe Berto2K can find it?
Post by: Renny on February 07, 2004, 03:56:07 AM
Arcades
In a word, Teens. They hang out for a minimum of 40 minutes and up to 3 hours in Channel M arcades. And we have them surrounded.. with our posters, tournaments and teens-only TV program.
EB Games
Guys, guys and more guys. Eighteen million males 18-30. Over 950 venues. Video games coming out of our ears. If you want to reach males in a place that brings out their passion for entertainment, EB Games is the place.
Post by: odifiend on February 07, 2004, 04:42:12 AM
As for the "who are you" FF:CC commercial, I don't think that commercial has the ability to interest anyone who wasn't already getting the game. The problem with "who are you" is that often only people who have read about or played the games get the references, ergo the people who already knew about the game's release date for years, are entertained by the commercial- wrong crowd Nintendo. I. Sane is completely right and I am so surprised that Nintendo managed to mess up the "Square commercial formula" that has always served Square so well. (Ian broke it down if you don't know what I'm talking about).
Post by: Draygaia on February 07, 2004, 08:41:15 AM
Post by: odifiend on February 07, 2004, 09:29:51 AM
Post by: ThePerm on February 07, 2004, 09:34:13 AM
oh and the oot commercial and the ff7 commercial....domnt they even have the same music in the backround?
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on February 07, 2004, 10:34:11 AM
The music in the OoT commercial was licensed and composed for Nintendo.
Post by: Uncle Rich AiAi on February 07, 2004, 04:33:28 PM
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Post by: KDR_11k on February 08, 2004, 04:07:44 AM
Post by: Armed on February 09, 2004, 02:13:56 PM
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I didn't like the FF: CC commercial Berto2K put up. Not enough game footage to show how beautiful it is. And what was the point of having teenagers at the top of a building with magic in their hands?
It's Nintendo's trademark of innovation, lol.
Post by: Mario on February 09, 2004, 02:18:32 PM
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I didn't like the FF: CC commercial Berto2K put up. Not enough game footage to show how beautiful it is. And what was the point of having teenagers at the top of a building with magic in their hands?
Yeah i just looked at it, and to me it looks like they choose the worst possible game footage they could find, the gameplay footage needs to look impressive, and show the best graphical parts of the game. Argh, make better commercials Nintendo!!
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on February 09, 2004, 03:09:52 PM
"Will work for free stuff! and money!"
Post by: Polyethylene on February 10, 2004, 07:29:25 PM
Pretty cool tv spot.
I said well done Nintendo. Honestly.
