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Code_Link · Oct 19, 2004

http://www.channel51.org/

As you visit all the links, watch the videos and read everything in the site, you'll see that Nintendo is doing the whole "Datadyne" thing again.

"Channel 51 is your portal to worlds of light and darkness. Disclosure begins here."

And look at the profile of this person:
http://www.channel51.org/behindthechannel.htm

Interesting to say the least.

Source:
http://boards.ign.com/message.asp?topic=70084537&usecoregcookie=1&fromsubscribersendto=1

evilromero · Oct 19, 2004

Seems interesting. The Orbs website's "vehicle" is apparently an early version of the morphball.

TekunoRobby · Oct 19, 2004

Whois.net provides me with this:

Whois.net said:
Domain ID: D104939130-LROR
Domain Name:CHANNEL51.ORG
Created On:28-Sep-2004 00:03:45 UTC
Last Updated On:13-Oct-2004 20:00:30 UTC
Expiration Date:28-Sep-2005 00:03:45 UTC
Sponsoring Registrar:Tucows Inc. (R11-LROR)
Status:TRANSFER PROHIBITED
Registrant ID:tu55byrJYTf9Dda0
Registrant Name:Samantha Manus
Registrant Organization:Tony Novak
Registrant Street1:65 Enterprise
Registrant Street2:
Registrant Street3:
Registrant City:Aliso VIejo
Registrant State/Province:CA
Registrant Postal Code:92656
Registrant Country:US
Registrant Phone:+1.9493307580
Registrant Phone Ext.:
Registrant FAX:
Registrant FAX Ext.:
Registrant Email:samantha@channel51.org
Admin ID:tuI1br08P8BF98KY
Admin Name:Samantha Manus
Admin Organization:Tony Novak
Admin Street1:65 Enterprise
Admin Street2:
Admin Street3:
Admin City:Aliso VIejo
Admin State/Province:CA
Admin Postal Code:92656
Admin Country:US
Admin Phone:+1.9493307580
Admin Phone Ext.:
Admin FAX:
Admin FAX Ext.:
Admin Email:samantha@channel51.org
Tech ID:tulS6RqadWQDQ9UD
Tech Name:Samantha Manus
Tech Organization:Tony Novak
Tech Street1:65 Enterprise
Tech Street2:
Tech Street3:
Tech City:Aliso VIejo
Tech State/Province:CA
Tech Postal Code:92656
Tech Country:US
Tech Phone:+1.9493307580
Tech Phone Ext.:
Tech FAX:
Tech FAX Ext.:
Tech Email:samantha@channel51.org
Name Server:NS2.2ADVANCED.COM
Name Server:NS1.2ADVANCED.COM
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Code_Link · Oct 19, 2004

"The greatest problem I see facing the Battle Sphere program, if it's real, is that the current male soldier is physically too large."

It's so Metroid.

That, and "Samantha Manus" is a little obvious.

demi · Oct 19, 2004

huh well clearly

samantha manus

am i rite am i rite what i am the best i hacked this webpage!

Code_Link · Oct 19, 2004

http://www.channel51.org/popups/extraterrestrials/1.htm

Interesting...

http://www.channel51.org/popups/extraterrestrials/speciesx1.mov

Mr_Furious · Oct 19, 2004

I hope this fad dies off quickly. Too much effort.

n3mo_toad · Oct 19, 2004

Code_Link said:
"The greatest problem I see facing the Battle Sphere program, if it's real, is that the current male soldier is physically too large."

It's so Metroid. That, and "Samantha Manus" is a little obvious.

Um. that's kind of "me too" ish, isn't it? I mean, like, copying them?

Code_Link · Oct 19, 2004

Copying who?

Nice

.

Mason · Oct 19, 2004

I think Nintendo kind of started the whole viral marketing thing with Perfect Dark. Regardless, this is a stupid trend and I hope it dies off, but it looks like it's just getting started.

Code_Link · Oct 19, 2004

Majora's Mask had one too. RadioZelda, I think it was called.

TekunoRobby · Oct 19, 2004

You guys are ridiculous, this is a website for Mario Party 6.

Code_Link · Oct 19, 2004

TekunoRobby said:
You guys are ridiculous, this is a website for Mario Party 6.

I knew it!

Chittagong · Oct 19, 2004

This is getting old. Stop it. Seriously. Just ship your games and quit the me-too.

Kon Tiki · Oct 19, 2004

uhh ilovebees? Metroid Prime 1 also had a site like this. So did Zelda.

:lol

I love how they link to Time Magazine... *ahem*

Grizzlyjin · Oct 19, 2004

Awesome site, I enjoyed that Orbis Labs link.

Grizzlyjin · Oct 19, 2004

m0dus said:
It is sort of reminiscent of ilovebees. But, then that wasn't exactly original. And, as others have pointed out, Nintendo did this kind of stuff first.

People around here will tell you Nintendo did EVERYTHING first. :lol

Code_Link · Oct 19, 2004

Society said:
:lol

I love how they link to Time Magazine... *ahem*

Where did you find that? :O

Kon Tiki · Oct 19, 2004

http://www.channel51.org/sciops.htm#2

Click on the link underneath the glasses.

demi · Oct 19, 2004

Code_Link said:
Where did you find that? :O

http://www.channel51.org/sciops.htm

at the bottom there's the time link that leads to some glasses, but if you click the image it goes to a nintendo DS featuring metroid prime hunters

problem solved ok let's move on prime 2 echoes will be here on november whatever since i don't care and halo halo halo halo halo 2 22 2 2 2 halo halo ilovebees

Grizzlyjin · Oct 19, 2004

Code_Link said:
Where did you find that? :O

It's at the bottom of this article.

http://www.channel51.org/sciops.htm

They link to other common stuff, like this space photo.

http://www.space.com/imageoftheday/image_of_day_041011.html

Father_Brain · Oct 19, 2004

Society said:
uhh ilovebees? Metroid Prime 1 also had a site like this. So did Zelda.
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Really? What were they?

JoshuaJSlone · Oct 19, 2004

I remember for Majora's Mask there was a site about some research outpost where scientists were connecting with an alternate world, but I don't remember many other details.

Quadrophenic · Oct 19, 2004

Didn't Metroid Prime 1 just have some crappy incomplete Flash site where you clicked around and saw pictures of various enemies/creatures from Tallon IV?

I vaguely remember the RadioZelda one...but not enough to really describe it.

Perfect Dark had a Datadyne website that was recruiting people for grunt work, and basically insinuated that you would be hired as cannon fodder.

The Faceless Master · Oct 19, 2004

i remember the perfect dark one

aaaaa0 · Oct 19, 2004

ilovebees has gotten pretty involved. It's a lot more extensive than a website and a couple links at this point.

http://ilb.extrasonic.com/index.php/Game_Updates

There's a ton of puzzles, audio files, GPS coordinates to visit, and people are getting live phone calls now with a voice actor on the other side, as opposed to a recorded message.

Code_Link · Oct 20, 2004

http://www.ilovebeams.com/

Oh snap!

ToyMachine228 · Oct 20, 2004

Have you guys watched the videos on challen51? They're distorted videos of Echoes. Pretty hot.

TekunoRobby · Oct 20, 2004

Code_Link said:
http://www.ilovebeams.com/

Oh snap!

Here's what I found:

Whois said:
Domain Name: ILOVEBEAMS.COM
Registrar: TUCOWS INC.
Whois Server: whois.opensrs.net
Referral URL: http://domainhelp.tucows.com
Name Server: NS2.2ADVANCED.COM
Name Server: NS1.2ADVANCED.COM
Status: ACTIVE
Updated Date: 27-sep-2004
Creation Date: 27-sep-2004
Expiration Date: 27-sep-2005

Kon Tiki · Oct 20, 2004

http://www.ilovebeams.com/
http://www.iloveskis.com/
http://www.ilovekeys.com/
http://www.iloveknees.com/
http://www.ilovevees.com/

Hournda · Oct 20, 2004

Yay another lame web mystery. The response of everyone should be "WHO CARES?" These are just stupid marketing attempts by these companies and just like Ilovebees.com everyone will simply lose interest once they realize they're just a bunch of cryptic garbage that has virtually nothing do to with the game they're promoting and then once the game actually comes out people will totally forget about it and just play/talk about the game. Why waste your time and energy on this?

Lemurnator · Oct 20, 2004

Am I the only person who thinks that looks like the HUD from MP?

aaaaa0 · Oct 20, 2004

http://wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,65365,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_1

Following Wednesday's third presidential debate, an out-of-place poster with a large cartoon image of a grinning bee appeared on the wall of a room packed with spinmeisters brandishing Bush-Cheney and Kerry-Edwards signs.

Most people who saw it on CNN that night probably didn't even notice it, but fans of a game called I Love Bees knew it was a shout out to them from a team of the game's players at Arizona State University, the site of that evening's debate.

LOL.

Kon Tiki · Oct 20, 2004

I Love Bees is a Halo 2 killer.

Mejilan · Oct 20, 2004

Code_Link said:
http://www.ilovebeams.com/

Oh snap!

That's fucking awesome.

Grubdog · Oct 20, 2004

Society said:
http://www.ilovebeams.com/
http://www.iloveskis.com/
http://www.ilovekeys.com/
http://www.iloveknees.com/
http://www.ilovevees.com/

:lol

Yay another lame web mystery. The response of everyone should be "WHO CARES?" These are just stupid marketing attempts by these companies and just like Ilovebees.com everyone will simply lose interest once they realize they're just a bunch of cryptic garbage that has virtually nothing do to with the game they're promoting and then once the game actually comes out people will totally forget about it and just play/talk about the game. Why waste your time and energy on this?

Because it's fun?

neptunes · Oct 20, 2004

god, end it already!

Sagitario · Oct 20, 2004

Society said:
http://www.ilovebeams.com/
http://www.iloveskis.com/
http://www.ilovekeys.com/
http://www.iloveknees.com/
http://www.ilovevees.com/

:lol :lol :lol :lol :lol

lexi · Oct 23, 2004

ImNotLikeThem · Oct 23, 2004

lockii said:
http://www.ilovebeams.com/
http://www.ilovebeets.com/
http://www.ilovebeasts.com/
http://www.ilovevees.com/
http://www.ilovebeaks.com/
http://www.iloveskis.com/
http://www.ilovekeys.com/
http://www.iloveknees.com/
http://www.ilovegees.com/
http://www.ilovecees.com/
http://www.ilovehees.com/
http://www.ilovebeeps.com/
http://www.ilovesneeze.com/
http://www.ilovetease.com/
http://www.ilovefees.com/
http://www.ilovenees.com
http://www.iloveease.com
http://www.iloveplease.com
http://www.ilovedisease.com
http://www.ilovebreeze.com
http://www.ilovetrapeze.com
http://www.ilovewheeze.com
http://www.iloveseas.com
http://www.ilovelees.com
http://www.ilovesqueeze.com
http://www.ilovepeas.com
http://www.ilovesprees.com
http://www.iloveescapees.com
http://www.iloveflees.com
http://www.ilovecreamcheese.com
http://www.ilovejeez.com
http://www.ilovecapris.com

holy fruck!

Wario64 · Oct 23, 2004

Anyone else think these types of marketing is a waste of resources?

olimario · Oct 23, 2004

Wario64 said:
Anyone else think these types of marketing is a waste of resources?

I'm with you.
Just make a website that says "Metroid Prime 2: Echoes Media", then post a bunch of generic blue links to movies and screenshots.

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