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[Borys]

Hahaha, a bunch of anime nerds on a VIDEO GAMING BOARD ON THE INTERNET finds a marketing campaign targeted at everyone BUT the nerds disgusting.

Seems MS did a good job, it's not for you (or me), nerds.

It's for guys that never post on the internet and game maybe 3 hours a week during the weekdays.

Internerd RAGEEEEEEEE... oh, the irony.

(Note that I'm as much nerd as you.)

 

[Xrenity]

Hahaha, a bunch of anime nerds on a VIDEO GAMING BOARD ON THE INTERNET finds a marketing campaign targeted at everyone BUT the nerds disgusting.

Seems MS did a good job, it's not for you (or me), nerds.

It's for guys that never post on the internet and game maybe 3 hours a week during the weekdays.

Internerd RAGEEEEEEEE... oh, the irony.

(Note that I'm as much nerd as you.)

OH GOD, IT HAS ALREADY STARTED TO WORK OUT

*runs

 

[Ranger X]

Hahaha, a bunch of anime nerds on a VIDEO GAMING BOARD ON THE INTERNET finds a marketing campaign targeted at everyone BUT the nerds disgusting.

Seems MS did a good job, it's not for you (or me), nerds.

It's for guys that never post on the internet and game maybe 3 hours a week during the weekdays.

Internerd RAGEEEEEEEE... oh, the irony.

(Note that I'm as much nerd as you.)

It's not because general people are dumbfucks that you have to feed their stupidity.
This world need ALOT more intelligent commercials.

 

[masud]

As an American I would like to apologize to the UK for what we have done to your popular culture. Damn.

 

[Borys]

It's not because general people are dumbfucks that you have to feed their stupidity.
This world need ALOT more intelligent commercials.

I have to disagree - commercials have to be efficient (or effective?) not intelligent.

This is pretty much spot on with the general teen+ culture.

Firing the marketing manager who came up with that idea would be pretty stupid.

 

[Dr_Cogent]

I just watched the video.

OMG.

You guys are having a conniption fit over this? I will admit, the ad isn't geared towards me, but you guys are mega nerds for getting all up in arms over this.

Not everyone is you.

 

[The Take Out Bandit]

This is pretty much spot on with the general teen+ culture...in Poland.

:lol :lol :lol

I couldn't resist.

Especially with some of the Polish immigrants riding around here in their pimped out Civics blasting crazy ass Polak rap making all the black kids stop and go "WTF".

Oh, good times. If only not for the whole rap part. :X

This is just out of touch, and it's not because we're InterNerds. Because we all tend to fancy ourselves a bunch of hip and good looking dudes around here.

 

[Borys]

:lol :lol :lol

I couldn't resist.

Especially with some of the Polish immigrants riding around here in their pimped out Civics blasting crazy ass Polak rap making all the black kids stop and go "WTF".

Oh, good times. If only not for the whole rap part. :X

This is just out of touch, and it's not because we're InterNerds. Because we all tend to fancy ourselves a bunch of hip and good looking dudes around here.

:lol :lol :lol

You're a fucking god.

 

[Geek]

Who's up in arms? This is some of the best comedy I've ever seen!

Firing the marketing manager who came up with that idea would be pretty stupid.

Agreed. He or she should be put on a spike.

 

[SHOCKIE]

:lol

 

[Ranger X]

This is pretty much spot on with the general teen+ culture.

Exactly. And i wouldn't call it "culture" but just "stupid trends like youngsters always follow until they realise what the word identity really means.
I could use better inputs in my children's brains that those dumb commercials. I don't give a shit about if it makes Microsoft richer or not. Everybody is having a responsability for the sake of this world, even business man. (of course not even half people care i know)

 

[Dr_Cogent]

Exactly. And i wouldn't call it "culture" but just "stupid trends like youngsters always follow until they realise what the word identity really means.
I could use better inputs in my children's brains that those dumb commercials. I don't give a shit about if it makes Microsoft richer or not. Everybody is having a responsability for the sake of this world, even business man. (of course not even half people care i know)

Dude, not even 1/10 care I think.

 

[Ranger X]

Dude, not even 1/10 care I think.

:lol :lol i think your rate is more accurate

 

[Chittagong]

I'm laughing so hard I'm crying

This man, Tim Watkins, says putting stickers on his Xbox 360 symbolises "human energy". Which is an amazing coincidence, as "human energy" was also one of Microsoft's key marketing phrases it outlined at the Xbox 360 unveiling at E3!

Then there's loads more skateboarding, with the camera zooming in and out really quickly. Teenagers love all that shit!

that video almost was too embarrasing to watch to the end!

 

[FortNinety]

Wow... simply, wow.

 

[Chittagong]

I think they hired the dude who did some vids for Vanilla-Ice and De La Soul:

Groove is in the heaaaa-a-a-a-aaart!

 

[DECK'ARD]

It's like watching the headmaster of a school trying to prove he's 'down with the kids'.

Trying far too hard.

 

[mckmas8808]

one thing i really dont get is why the girl in the kameo commercial is white and british, when kameo is native-americanish... indian, er.. or someone with a dark complexion..

You know how the racism goes. Have the darker skinned people doing all the work, while you show the lighter skinned people as if they did it. :?

 

[OpinionatedCyborg]

This repels me from the Xbox 360 but strangely compells me to drink... FIve Alive...

 

[AirBrian]

These are real, huh? They're pretty awful. And the new PSP ads are almost as bad. Almost.

 

[CrisKre]

Ugh god! I had never seen the japanese one. I feel like vomiting.

Yeah, yeah, the euro one is horrible. But the japanese... lord, what an abomination.

 

[Dr_Cogent]

I will say I was kind of appalled at the idea of putting stickers on the 360. That's a huge no no in my book.

Wouldn't that change the cooling properties of the box itself? I would think it would retain heat easier if you put stickers on it - and it would definitely for sure retain more heat if he covered up the precious heat vents.

 

[Wollan]

'The father of Metal Gear also touched on the upcoming next-gen console battle, stating that he has no bias towards any next-gen console: "First of all, it's not that I don't like Xbox or 360," he said. "It's just that last year, our hands were really tied to MGS3.'
:lol

 

[Wario64]

Pft, stickers and faceplates will win the console war.

 

[Rocket Punch]

MS WTF U DOIN 2 ME HOBBY?!1

 

[Geek]

Stickers are for little girls.

 

[DECK'ARD]

What happened to Velocity Girl anyway?

I'd like an update on how she's getting on.

 

[Dr_Cogent]

Stickers are for little girls.

I would extend that and say it's for little kids. Little kids, boys or girls, like stickers!

Pft, stickers and faceplates will win the console war.

Does anyone here that actually owns a 360 have a faceplate on it?

 

[Ceb]

I think they hired the dude who did some vids for Vanilla-Ice and De La Soul:

Groove is in the heaaaa-a-a-a-aaart!

Candy Flip!

 

[mckmas8808]

'The father of Metal Gear also touched on the upcoming next-gen console battle, stating that he has no bias towards any next-gen console: "First of all, it's not that I don't like Xbox or 360," he said. "It's just that last year, our hands were really tied to MGS3.'
:lol

I'm sorry I hate to say this but I don't get your joke.

 

[djtiesto]

LOL, total chav-bait... but it's still better than the US commercials. It at least explains some of the features of the product, even in such a cheesified way. I still don't get how fat women jumproping has to do with video games.

And no offense to the grime fans, but Lady Soverign looks like a man in that video

 

[Dambrosi]

"Well, yeh, but no, but yeh, but no, but yeh, but like, I 'eard from Darren, like, 'e's me bezzie mate Sandra's boyfriend's cousin's mate from Peck'am, yeh, but no, but yeh ennyway, 'e said tha'...

...

...nah, what was da question? I forgot."

Thank Zod I live in a quiet neighbourhood, with only a few of these walking tumors around. I actually had a wannabe-feud with a chibi-chav round my way a few years back, but I haven't seen him lately. Probably in jail. Good riddance :lol

...I probably sounded really rotten in that last paragraph, but please understand that I live in Liverpool. Other UK GAFfers can fill you in, I'm too traumatised.

 

[Oblivion]

Hahaha, a bunch of anime nerds on a VIDEO GAMING BOARD ON THE INTERNET finds a marketing campaign targeted at everyone BUT the nerds disgusting.

Seems MS did a good job, it's not for you (or me), nerds.

It's for guys that never post on the internet and game maybe 3 hours a week during the weekdays.

Internerd RAGEEEEEEEE... oh, the irony.

(Note that I'm as much nerd as you.)

When people like MS, G4, Spike T.V. and the like cater to mouthbreathers, well, it kinda rubs us cool internet folk the wrong way. Ya feel me, brah?

 

[acidviper]

New meaning for retard pack

 

[CarlosX360]

I really didn't think they could top this Japanese one but they did. They've trumped every single embarrassing, faux-hip video game culture-slash-lifestyle effort with this one.

You know, I didn't think THIS video was bad...I thought it did a great job putting everything together....

But.........

It's here http://www.ukresistance.co.uk/2005/12/microsofts-urban-youth-xbox-360-film.html

Now, I'm wondering, who's responsible for this abortion? What market are they targeting here? Who does this appeal to? Where is my God now?

EDIT: Video also available here.

THAT video is so stupid it looks like a fan-made ad video.

 

[MightyHedgehog]

:lol @ Lady Sovereign miaowing!

That made me spit up my coffee on my monitor! :lol Horrid infomercial. The dude with the stickers was funny as fuck, especially.

 

[aku:jiki]

This is pretty much spot on with the general teen+ culture.

If you actually think that, you are incredibly out of touch with said culture. This includes some of the right ingredients, yeah, but it's horribly uncool. It reeks of "old men trying to be hip", like several people have already said. And as stupid as you people want "mainstream kids" to be, they can still tell when people are only trying to be cool and fail at it. I mean, the only people I can see this ad working on in any way whatsoever would be like 12 or 13-year old kids that have no clue what to think is cool yet.

 

[Mr_Furious]

I can't seem to find the "funny" in this promo. It's just plain sad.

It's not because general people are dumbfucks that you have to feed their stupidity.
This world need ALOT more intelligent commercials.

What this world needs is a good cleansing.

LOL, total chav-bait... but it's still better than the US commercials. It at least explains some of the features of the product, even in such a cheesified way. I still don't get how fat women jumproping has to do with video games.

RE: jump-roping commercial. I think it's more that anyone can jump in, play (jump rope) and then jump out at any time easily which is a metaphor for the Xbox Live feature. That's my take anyways. All of the U.S. commercials seem to focus on the community aspect of gaming through their Live service.

 

[Barry Lightning]

Xbox 360 Marketers - Please kill yourselves

It's Microsoft...How "cool" do you think it will ever get??

The fact is, Microsoft just isn't cool...And they never will be.

PS - The system is not only brilliantly labeled, "Xbox" but its successor is the "Xbox 360"...I mean, come on...

 

[CarlosX360]

Sony's brand is not only brilliantly labeled, "PlayStation" but its successors are "PlayStation 2" and "PlayStation 3"...I mean, come on...

Fixed!

 

[Chittagong]

Well, yeh, but no, but yeh, but no, but yeh, but like, I 'eard from Darren, like, 'e's me bezzie mate Sandra's boyfriend's cousin's mate from Peck'am, yeh, but no, but yeh ennyway, 'e said tha'...

...

...nah, what was da question? I forgot.

Ain't tree sitty BRILLIANT!!!

 

[acklame]

Well, yeh, but no, but yeh, but no, but yeh, but like, I 'eard from Darren, like, 'e's me bezzie mate Sandra's boyfriend's cousin's mate from Peck'am, yeh, but no, but yeh ennyway, 'e said tha'...

...

...nah, what was da question? I forgot.

Ain't tree sitty BRILLIANT!!!

:lol

 

[jaundicejuice]

Little Britain isn't it? I think they just started showing that here in Canada.

Anyhoo...having seen the advertising campaigns for all three regions I think it's safe to say that it's run by cigar smoking chimpanzee's caught in the latter stages of syphilis, or some other malady that drastically affects your gray meats.

 

[Gaybrush Threepio]

.......and that it is why I would never work in marketing for Microsoft. I'm embarrassed for whoever commissioned that pile of crap.

 

[Chittagong]

"Are you absolutely sure you want to have the new Xbox? Remember, you said about the previous Xbox that the art is bad and the device is too big for your tastes? Now, returning it would be a right kerfuffle."

"Yeah I know"

"So, are you absolutely sure you want to get it?"

"I. Want. The. Tree. Sitty!"