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Mario shows up at Rio 2016 Closing Ceremony
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GhostWriter24
Member
What in good fuck is happening in here?
With the way Nintendo has all but gone on hiatus this last year anyone would be forgiven for thinking that Nintendo doesn't even have a marketing team. The plan to get Mario into the Rio closing ceremony was unexpected but it's still not enough. What Nintendo really needs is a workable strategy, to promote the company every month. Rather then vanishing from the world, only to suddenly reappear at Rio.
Uukhh. It is like talking to a brick wall. And another thing here i want to told u here which probably will make u surprise here.
The mass people don't know what is NX or even it's existence. The main target of this ads is to make people remember that Mario is still a huge thing.
The short tem effect of this promotion would be those casual people going to look for Mario experience and they can still get Mario from 3DS/2DS or Wii U so it is not like Nintendo don't had any consoles to sold here.
However, the most important will be the long term effect. As more people will remember Mario, the NX will be position on much better position vs when Wii U is launched(Wii is long dead and there is little hype for Nintendo product.) This time, Nintendo name is in rises. So, i totally can't fathom how u said this is a bad move.
Nintendo is a mistake. E3 is bigger than Olympic. Everyone and their grandpa is waiting for NX. Nintendo had no consoles/handheld to sold to mass at all right now so they are doing all the wrong thing in wasting money for this promotion.
All in all, Nintendo is fcking DOOMED. DOOOMEEDDDDDDDD.
Just wait for the 2020 olympic opening ceremony thread.
Kageshinzo
Member
You really have no idea how brand marketing and awareness works. You're probably one of those people who can't see beyond short-term plans if their lives depend on it. I wouldn't be surprised if the furthest you can think about is what's for tonight's dinner.
That fucking line, lmfao
I can just picture Kimishima going "fuck this NX bullshit, let's all go to Rio!" and paying for everyone's 1 month vacation.
MatthewB92
Member
I hope you aren't looking into a marketing career. Like is this real?
DecoReturns
Member
the treehouse folks must be having a laugh at this.
Anyways good ok Nintendo, I wasn't expecting this at all. I was just expecting a good old generic hype trailer for next Olympics. I think Brazil had Pele(?) on there's in London? I could be wrong it's been a while.
Anyways good ok Nintendo, I wasn't expecting this at all. I was just expecting a good old generic hype trailer for next Olympics. I think Brazil had Pele(?) on there's in London? I could be wrong it's been a while.
"We still don't know what the Nintendo Project Gamesphere is so having that life-size reenactment of Donkey Kong's first level complete with an actual giant ape was just a poor decision all around."
Fairfax Virginia
Neo Member
WoW! that was pretty darn cool. I wish people would just learn to relax and enjoy things again.
As I said earlier in this thread, Nintendo's core brand is fundamentally damaged. The failure of the WiiU has eroded Nintendo's market share and good will with the public. Until Nintendo finally reveals the NX and gives gamers something tangible to think about any publicity stunt they cook-up will fall flat. Because right now there's no new product that Nintendo can connect to Mario at Rio.
Lol. His way of thinking here is going to make Nintendo absolute disaster marketing on Wii U looks like some maestro shit masterpiece lol.^_^
THIS PROMOTION IS NOT TARGETED FOR GAMER!!!
BoosterDuck
Banned
I feel like that isn't possible anymore. Everything has to be analyzed three times over.
connotation not denotation
Nintendo doesn't benefit that much from Pokémon GO. If anything, they'd stand to benefit more from Animal Crossing & Fire Emblem.
Did you see the Pokemon X and Y sales? Nintendo does nothing but profit from Pokemon Go at this point.
lol.
Moving on, there is some great fanart out there
Man that was fast. I think it's a little too geek to happen, but I would love if it did.
BoosterDuck
Banned
Does that fucking matter? Do you think Nintendo cares about the money they're not making from Pokémon GO?
they did it in the first place for brand awareness
I meant directly from the game itself, which was something that Nintendo had to say to their investors. They indirectly benefit from getting sales for X/Y & OR/AS.
lol.
Moving on, there is some great fanart out there
The first one is pretty iconic.
In the eyes of the general public Pokemon is Nintendo's baby. As long as they are associated with pokemon, the brand awareness will take care of itself.
Gamer @ Heart
Member
Rising tide lifts all boats. The pokemon x and y bump in July in the US and media create in Japan in August was very real.
That's true, which is really part of the problem. Nintendo needs to be doing more to reach out to gamers before they try something like Rio.
lol.
Moving on, there is some great fanart out there
You know, I bet there are salty Sonic fans out there right now.
And Pokémon Sun and Moon are gonna set every sale charts on fire in November.
Yes, & it's funny how their most successful mobile game so far is the one where Nintendo had the least amount of involvement on. Though to be fair, Pokémon is one of Nintendo's biggest franchises. And as stated earlier, sales for the mainline games have gone up despite the 3DS being on its way out.
they're saving his energy like a spirit bomb.
And I'm serious, is there an extension so I can see every time Kintor posts? They are giving me life after the Olympics have ended.
This, too. If nothing else, the 3DS is gonna go out with a bang.
You can't blow your load too early. Gotta save that for the future.
Alex_Mexico
Member
At some point you need to realize you might be getting something wrong when you see absolutely no one here agreeing with you and everyone instead mocking you. Just stop. This "stunt" was brilliant.
Now go google "brand awareness".
Gonna have a hologram Pokemon battle taking up entire arena.
BoosterDuck
Banned
I don't know you tell me
SinCityAssassin
Member
The fact that the Mario pipe remained the centerpiece of Japan's presentation puts a tear to my eye. And it just ends with it being part of the tokyo landscape.
Nintendo 3DS had also been rising though like in UK and many other countries here though.
lol.
Moving on, there is some great fanart out there
Lol. Doujin artist, and fan arts are going to had sooo much fun with all this collabs.^_^
Now, it is kinda sad that Youkai is not even in the list there lol.^_^
Bleh. i am tired. It is like u can't accept that Nintendo NEED to get both gamer and mainstream here.
They can still promoted to main stream through this event while also reached out to gamer in September. I am just baffled how anyone can said this is a bad move. Like from what sides are u talking here? Ur dream?
I just had a random thought, there is going to be some Misty cosplay at the 2020 olympic ceremony isn't there
By now you really shouldn't be surprised that Nintendo receives criticism from all corners, even in a thread like this. As a company Nintendo faces a lot of problems at the moment, having Mario appear at Rio doesn't mean that people should forget all the mistakes that lead Nintendo to this point.
Lol, posts like this are just hilarious.
Man this is one of the best things Nintendo has done in years. You are completely wack LOL
and I think you are being a bit of a troll still, but you are starting to give me doubt.
But you're not reminding us of all the "mistakes" that led Nintendo here.
You're trying to downplay what almost everyone is saying is a sound marketing and brand awareness move.
Your entire contribution to this thread has been to yell "NINTENDO IS DOOOOOOOOMED" over and over.
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