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[Cockles & Whelks]

Probably all scalped by now.

PUMA Nintendo Entertainment System Sneakers Launch Today

Last week, PUMA and Nintendo launched a shoe and apparel collection that celebrates the iconic Super Mario franchise and the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) console that started it all. The wave included the Super Mario 64 Future Rider, Super Mario Galaxy RS-Fast, Super Mario Sunshine Clyde...

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[DESTROYA]

Lame, do we need a branded sneaker of everything?

 

[and 3 others]

Was really confused by that title. Read it as Nintendo is training Pumas for a zoo.

 

[teezzy]

Grown adults dress like toddlers

 

[Fbh]

Grown adults dress like toddlers

Any pay $90 to do so.

 

[MaestroMike]

Sold out on puma's site. Seeing it for $180 - $200 on ebay.

 

[DESTROYA]

It doesn’t look bad, I mean if it didn’t have the Nintendo branding it would be alright, the color combination looks OK.

 

[MastAndo]

I'd rock these with black knee-high socks.

 

[Ikutachi]

Too much soy.

 

[UnNamed]

 

[borborygmus]

Lame, do we need a branded sneaker of everything?

Nintendo has really become a bugman company.

 

[West Texas CEO]

ohh shit, I'm definitely making my girl buy me a pair of these.

 

[DESTROYA]

Nintendo has really become a bugman company.

Hey I don’t blame them if people are buying them and they are selling like crazy but it’s not for me.
They are a business first.

 

[INC]

Look like special Olympics trainers

 

[borborygmus]

Hey I don’t blame them if people are buying them and they are selling like crazy but it’s not for me.
They are a business first.

I'm going to break with the consensus that companies should maximize short term profits at all costs. When companies lose their soul it comes back to haunt them later. I know they're doing insanely well now but the way I see it they're not developing their brand, but exploiting it, and while their reserves in terms of brand equity are still huge they will run out some day. This is a cynical direction.

 

[DESTROYA]

I'm going to break with the consensus that companies should maximize short term profits at all costs. When companies lose their soul it comes back to haunt them later. I know they're doing insanely well now but the way I see it they're not developing their brand, but exploiting it, and while their reserves are huge they will run out some day.

They are only selling branded sneakers not drugs ! Get a grip man.
They are a business first no matter how you want to look at it.

 

[borborygmus]

They are only selling branded sneakers not drugs ! Get a grip man.
They are a business first no matter how you want to look at it.

They do a lot of outreach to weirdo bugmen though and this is another data point in that same trend.

 

[EverydayBeast]

Look great, NES is a lot of people’s favorite console ever

 

[DESTROYA]

Look great, NES is a lot of people’s favorite console ever

No they look something like a 10 year old Nintendo nerd would wear and think they are cool

 

[poppabk]

I'm pretty sure that Skynet doesn't come about from the military but competing scalpers pre-order bots gaining sentience.

 

[Catphish]

I like them. Not enough to buy them now, but if these were out in the 80s when I was a kid, holy shit I'd go nuts to get a pair.

 

[TindalosPup]

Limited release makes it worthless to use as a sneaker, but a great way to force it to become collectible merch the minute it's out

Also great for the knock offs that'll probably be hitting the likes of Wish or Chinese eBay soon