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[neptunes]

Wow, nintendo is actually advertising their online network.
Smart move, This may be the first time people see online an nintendo together.

http://ds.ign.com/articles/637/637723p1.html

Nintendo DS Wi-Fi Hits Theaters
Get an exclusive look at Nintendo's trailer hitting movie screens this weekend.
by Craig Harris

July 29, 2005 - Nintendo will launch a multi-million dollar campaign kicking off the company's focus on taking the Nintendo DS online with a film-style teaser trailer hitting movie theaters this weekend.

The theatre-only advertisement, titled "The Sad, Agonizing Tale of Bhuvan Ganguly," is a minute-long mini-movie that teases viewers with the idea of affecting people anywhere in the world from anywhere in the world. The film has been created and produced by Nintendo's longtime advertising firm Leo Burnett.

 

[SantaC]

Wow, nintendo is actually advertising their online network.
Smart move, This may be the first time people see online an nintendo together.

http://ds.ign.com/articles/637/637723p1.html

surprising when it comes to Nintendo and advertising yes.

 

[TurtleSnatcher]

Oh snap im so jazzed (i said jazzed) for this now.. Hype campaigns get the best of me like no other haha

 

[Smiles and Cries]

WOW!

Finally!!!

 

[impirius]

Hey... that ad was actually good!

 

[AniHawk]

I love lamp.

 

[puck1337]

Right on. Bring on the games.

 

[Jado]

Excellent commercial.

 

[yoopoo]

Haha great commercial :lol

 

[Timen]

Animal Crossing?

 

[Mama Smurf]

It's not bad. Might have been better if it actually included the words "online" and "free" though, I'm not sure everyone knows what wifi is.

 

[Vard]

Sweet, they're actually advertising it.

 

[AniHawk]

It's not bad. Might have been better if it actually included the words "online" and "free" though, I'm not sure everyone knows what wifi is.

Yeah.

 

[nubbe]

I want to know more!

 

[Smiles and Cries]

The old Nintendo would have waited until fall to place this ad

so its a good start

saying "Free" would be nice

 

[imastalker co.]

It's okay to like online now?

Okay. ::buys PSP::

somebody get this dude some type of boyscout badge for PSP defense already.

 

[Vard]

I want to know more!

That's what they're hoping commercial watchers will say. Like others have been saying, the words "Free" and "Online" should be thrown in there.

 

[dkeane]

Maybe this is just a teaser for the theaters, when it gets closer to being implemented hopefully they'll have some TV commercials pointing out that it's free. I like the graphic of the world though, really cool.

 

[radrelic]

Nintendo invented online gaming.

 

[Ironclad]

Brilliant commercial. It should have been more informative, but I am still surprised to see them running ads for it. Good stuff.

 

[Bluemercury]

It's okay to like online now?

Okay. ::buys PSP::

And stares to the console while waiting for decent games to come.....online.... :lol

 

[Paladin69]

It's not bad. Might have been better if it actually included the words "online" and "free" though, I'm not sure everyone knows what wifi is.

yeah they should pimp the fact that it's free.

 

[anthony]

awesome, although it would have been nice to have seen a Revo logo appear in the ad.

 

[nubbe]

It isn't 100% free, they have only said that first party games would be free.

 

[Jive Turkey]

NOOOOOOO!

Nintendo! Advertising is a fad! It isn't financially prudent to get into advertising now. Wait a few years!

 

[Ruzbeh]

It was good. Except that woman's voice really sucks. They used her before. She sucks.

 

[SpeedingUptoStop]

I didn't get that at all until the mario kart part. Still kind of doesn't make much sense. Is it trying to say that people could play from across the world? I feel a little stupid, since everybody's like "Great commercial" and I don't really get it....

 

[temp]

Yeah, that woman isn't helping things.

 

[AniHawk]

Yeah, that woman isn't helping things.

We need Superman STAT!

 

[Ironclad]

I didn't get that at all until the mario kart part. Still kind of doesn't make much sense. Is it trying to say that people could play from across the world? I feel a little stupid, since everybody's like "Great commercial" and I don't really get it....

It's essentially advertising online play on the DS using wi-fi. So with a wi-fi connection, you can play your DS online.

Also, IIRC, they started using that woman's voice with the DS commercials. She's starting to grate on my nerves.

 

[Kon Tiki]

Needs a catchy name, 'Nintendo wifi connection' is too long.

 

[AniHawk]

I didn't get that at all until the mario kart part. Still kind of doesn't make much sense. Is it trying to say that people could play from across the world? I feel a little stupid, since everybody's like "Great commercial" and I don't really get it....

I didnt like it either. Too artsy, not as informative as it should be.

Like those stupid car commercials.

 

[Smiles and Cries]

I didn't get that at all until the mario kart part. Still kind of doesn't make much sense. Is it trying to say that people could play from across the world? I feel a little stupid, since everybody's like "Great commercial" and I don't really get it....

something about every action has a reaction...

banana = car to spinout

you guys are so picky what is wrong with the woman's voice?

 

[SantaC]

It's not bad. Might have been better if it actually included the words "online" and "free" though, I'm not sure everyone knows what wifi is.

memo to NOA.

 

[Kon Tiki]

I didn't get that at all until the mario kart part. Still kind of doesn't make much sense. Is it trying to say that people could play from across the world? I feel a little stupid, since everybody's like "Great commercial" and I don't really get it....

Some dude in one part of the world causes something to happen in another part of the word, that can only happen if they were in the same 'place'. That 'place' is online gaming.

Since that man was in the middle of nowhere, how would he find a hotspot? :lol

 

[Vark]

It's okay to like online now?

Okay. ::buys PSP::

Yea have fun with uh... Twisted Metal... I guess.

 

[AndoCalrissian]

Some dude in one part of the world causes something to happen in another part of the word, that can only happen if they were in the same 'place'. That 'place' is online gaming.

Since that man was in the middle of nowhere, how would he find a hotspot? :lol

Er, he also didn't have a DS.

 

[Ruzbeh]

I didn't get that at all until the mario kart part. Still kind of doesn't make much sense. Is it trying to say that people could play from across the world? I feel a little stupid, since everybody's like "Great commercial" and I don't really get it....

Yeah. It definately could have been better if I woulda been in charge *cough*.

To sum it up, it was like:
-Guy eats banana... slowwww... slow pacing, throws it on the ground.
-Shot of a few cars, one of them skids like crazy all of a sudden, which at first seems like the driver did that on purpose.Like:
-Cue Nintendo wifi connection bla bla, bad choice of words (what is wifi? huh? etc etc)

While it should have been like:
-Guy eats banana... slowwww...
-Shot of some guy driving to work or whatever
-Guy throws banana shell on the ground.
-Guy in car goes "WTF" and skids like crazy. I'm thinking maybe this should have been a more cartoony effect.
-Some cool guy's calm voice talks about Nintendo putting the Nintendo DS online completely for free -- coming soon.

 

[jarrod]

It's okay to like online now?

Okay. ::buys PSP::

If you want to play more than just Sony games online, you'll need a DS.

 

[Smiles and Cries]

Animal Crossing?

yes that will be online

 

[TurtleSnatcher]

i like the ladies voice.. its better then a little child screaming "MARIO KARTZ FOR NINTENDOZ DSZ" =[

 

[empanada]

Some dude in one part of the world causes something to happen in another part of the word, that can only happen if they were in the same 'place'. That 'place' is online gaming.

Since that man was in the middle of nowhere, how would he find a hotspot? :lol

:lol
You're taking it too literally. I didn't even see the old man pull out a DS.
:lol

The ad isn't bad though.

 

[cybamerc]

3. party titles may not be free so it could be misleading to emphasize the "free" aspect.

 

[Bluemercury]

Ill wait from the next one from Sony to see the reactions...... :lol you're all being too picky or to biased....

 

[Zeo]

Nice to see Nintendo taking portable online play seriously. Sony should do the same.

 

[Kon Tiki]

Er, he also didn't have a DS.

That is not the point. Him throwing the banana was illustratory of the interactive in online gaming. He was part of event that happend a million miles away.

 

[DarienA]

Nice to see Nintendo taking portable online play seriously. Sony should do the same.

... this thread is taking an ugly turn...

 

[Ruzbeh]

Ill wait from the next one from Sony to see the reactions...... :lol you're all being too picky or to biased....

Oh come on. It simply wasn't that good.

 

[Error]

Nintendo advertising wifi connection and not only that, the ad was cool?.... well what did you know?

 

[Timen]

yes that will be online

but it's not in the video, WHILE IT SHOULD BE

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