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Steve-O Wildboys NintendoDS Advert.
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ImNotLikeThem
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nintendo+mtv"dont try this at home"boys=omgwtf?
definitely taking on the older crowd with this. that, and the play-with-wild-animals-who-can-kill-you crowd, or maybe the beat-the-crap-out-of-your-dad-and-trash-the-house (bam)crowd as well?
definitely taking on the older crowd with this. that, and the play-with-wild-animals-who-can-kill-you crowd, or maybe the beat-the-crap-out-of-your-dad-and-trash-the-house (bam)crowd as well?
Cerebral Palsy
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Screenboy said:I need a mirror, im on a Mac at work
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And? Stuffit can handle zips...
ImNotLikeThem
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haha what the hell? did they even watch the making of before putting it up? love the nice ass shot of the elephant crapping...
Cerebral Palsy
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Hahahaha the making of was pretty funny.
Myoclonic Jerk
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LMAO ..
Son of Godzilla
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The mauling was impromtu? And they put it in the commercial? That's nice.
Particle Physicist
between a quark and a baryon
:lol i like how they kept filming.. even zoomed in on him, instead of trying to help him out.
Jonnyboy117
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It's the funniest Nintendo ad I've seen in years, if not ever. And Pontius says "ass". We've come a long way from "hell of a guy" in the DK rap.
OG_Original Gamer
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That was pretty funny, I wonder if they got to keep those DS for themselves.
JasoNsider
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Okay, I have to admit the commercial was alright, but the behind the scenes made it absolutely hilarious. That impromptu smack talk had me rolling.
Robert-GCA
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That commercial is awesome. If you have seen Wildboyz before, then you know that this fits perfectly with their show, and will make it easier for the ad to connect to the fans of it.
Ninja Scooter
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Pontius>Steve-O. He should get his own show.
"GET GOD OUT OF CALIFORNIA! I INVENTED THE CIRCUMCISION!"
"GET GOD OUT OF CALIFORNIA! I INVENTED THE CIRCUMCISION!"
Justin Bailey
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Wow, that was an awesome commercial and the behind the scenes was hilarious. Go Reggie 
Spiritreaver
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:lol
I'm not a fan of this humor though, but the commercial was kind of funny. I'm sure a lot of MTV viewers will get a kick out of it.
I'm not a fan of this humor though, but the commercial was kind of funny. I'm sure a lot of MTV viewers will get a kick out of it.
Ford Prefect
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Haha, funny comercial. Hope this fuels considerable DS sales to the casual crowd.
Ahhh, curse-nostalgia.
soundwave05
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So these commercials are done by MTV and not Leo Burnett, right? Nintendo should have hired them ages ago.
Pretty effective and funny commercial without getting too bogged down in aiming only for the "game nerd" crowd. It'll be a good commercial for casual consumers.
It reminds me of the old Sega Genesis commercials.
Pretty effective and funny commercial without getting too bogged down in aiming only for the "game nerd" crowd. It'll be a good commercial for casual consumers.
It reminds me of the old Sega Genesis commercials.
soundwave05
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To Leo Burnett's credit, I did like the Super Mario 3 ad, I think it's probably the best game commercial of this generation.
But stuff like that just doesn't connect with the masses by and large. Stuff like that works if you're already the market leader, its like a vanity commercial.
But yeah Nintendo needed commercials like these several years ago, because it's more efficent in getting the point across and shows fringe/hip celebrities using their products. Which is important since Nintendo isn't a tech company, they need to have a more casual approach to how people view the brand.
Like I said they remind me a lot of the Genesis-era Sega commercials.
But stuff like that just doesn't connect with the masses by and large. Stuff like that works if you're already the market leader, its like a vanity commercial.
But yeah Nintendo needed commercials like these several years ago, because it's more efficent in getting the point across and shows fringe/hip celebrities using their products. Which is important since Nintendo isn't a tech company, they need to have a more casual approach to how people view the brand.
Like I said they remind me a lot of the Genesis-era Sega commercials.
I thought the commercial was mediocre. Most of it seems spent screaming about features that are not really demonstrated as useful or desirable.....then a lion jumps on some guy as a 2-second punchline.
The Outtakes are hilarious though. If that were the ad then I'd give it a big thumbs up
The Outtakes are hilarious though. If that were the ad then I'd give it a big thumbs up
soundwave05
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Yeah but going into the features in-depth is too much for the "tech nerds".
Nintendo has to keep focused on the casual consumer, the commercial hits those features without being blatant (which isn't cool) about it.
It's totally the MTV style.
Nintendo has to keep focused on the casual consumer, the commercial hits those features without being blatant (which isn't cool) about it.
It's totally the MTV style.
If you have new features that aren't self-explanatory, my feeling is that you should either demonstrate the features (as in that semi-disgusting WaveBird ad) or you shouldn't bother mentioning them at all. PS2 and Xbox never had advertisements screaming "It plays DVDs! It connects to the internet!" and they seem to have done alright.
Some goofball ad with a guy and a girl flirting through PictoChat might be a decent idea....particularly given how today's kids are all idiots for text messaging.
Some goofball ad with a guy and a girl flirting through PictoChat might be a decent idea....particularly given how today's kids are all idiots for text messaging.
soundwave05
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Well, they do have another set of ads that are basically entirely about the touch (these are teasers which will naturally evolve into more detailed spots).
The more commercials Nintendo can have with people using their products instead of focusing on the game/hardware alone, the better I think. Because there's a stigma against Nintendo that its only for a certain type of consumer, and when you have commercials like this, it starts to shake that image.
It's the exact reason why when Nike does a basketball commercial with Michael Jordan (or someone else), they'll probably only have one shot of the sneaker. The rest of the spot is just focused on the person.
Nintendo can't market like Sony can because they have their own brand issues to worry about, they're not in that same boat.
Perception is more important than the actual features of the product itself. MTV should do all of Nintendo's commercials IMO.
The more commercials Nintendo can have with people using their products instead of focusing on the game/hardware alone, the better I think. Because there's a stigma against Nintendo that its only for a certain type of consumer, and when you have commercials like this, it starts to shake that image.
It's the exact reason why when Nike does a basketball commercial with Michael Jordan (or someone else), they'll probably only have one shot of the sneaker. The rest of the spot is just focused on the person.
Nintendo can't market like Sony can because they have their own brand issues to worry about, they're not in that same boat.
Perception is more important than the actual features of the product itself. MTV should do all of Nintendo's commercials IMO.
Well... you can see that Chris guy playing with his friggin' finger on the bottom screen. Then there's the 'touching is good' line. Then there's three other ads, two of which are about touching the bottom screen. I suppose Nintendo could send a letter to everyone in the country explaining that the bottom screen is a touchscreen.