Okami Haundo
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Not sure if this is sarcasm, but I'll respond as if it isn't. I don't think I've ever seen a "mainstream" commercial that advertised pre-ordering a product. Isn't that normally aimed at the "core" fanbase?
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Nintendo Switch Super Bowl Commercial
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Not sure if this is sarcasm, but I'll respond as if it isn't. I don't think I've ever seen a "mainstream" commercial that advertised pre-ordering a product. Isn't that normally aimed at the "core" fanbase?
They've been in trailers before (sand boss in Switch Presentation and giant boss in the original Switch trailer) so it's only really the names that have been spoiled. Unless a boss is called like "Evil Zelda" or something I don't really care for boss names in Zelda, they're rarely that important to the overall plot.
Majmun
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I already did?
Mario Kart 8 and Splatoon didn't save the Wii U. And motion gaming hype isn't how it used to be.
Sorry for being skeptical, I'm sure the Switch will do better than the Wii U. But it needs more to become like a Wii-level success.
tkscz
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Even reading it, it makes my ears bleeeeeed.
OT: These are good commercials though the extended one makes me cringe because of 1,2, switch.
They should have shown the intended target audience of 30 year olds playing Mario Kart 8 instead
I find Nintendo's "examples" of Switch use ridiculous.
Who's going to do this. Who.
Yup.
Otherwise it was kind of expected and the same commercial as what they did for the reveal so no big surprise here.
Also they should hire someone who knows how to frame pictures, it's hard to Watch sometimes.
PadWarrior
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I don't understand the issue here? Kids play video games.
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Deleted member 752119
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Of course. But that's also not the early adopter crowd. Especially for a non-holiday release. So they were wise to focus on Zelda and core gamers in the actual ad that will air as that's the early adopter market.
Jonneh3003
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Nothing could save the Wii U, it was a product people didn't want. Mario Kart 8 and Splatoon would have sold tons during the Wii's prime. Wii U could have had anything and it would still be a failure.
forknknife
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You got a point there. Still, having the 1 2 switch jerk off games would've been worse.
PushTheButtonMax
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That's a great ad. Smart to keep all the Wii-esque bullshit out of the Superbowl cut.
wow, looks pretty pants in comparison.
The bathroom is a few steps outside my room and the wiiu wont reach. I think its the walls.
And lets not even talk about the rest of my house, no way im playing in any other floor/rooms
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Deleted member 125677
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Looks dope!
gbpackers25
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Yep this is what they needed. Nintendo already doing a better job of marketing the Switch than the Wii U
Booker.DeWitt
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new Wii. we believe
DeathoftheEndless
Crashing this plane... with no survivors!
It seems like a game that social media would love, so I think it will be one of their best sellers.
cubicle47b
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The actual super bowl ad is pretty good. The extended ad is almost perfect.
DecoReturns
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Man I really want to play Zelda.
Mario Kart 8 and Splatoon didn't save the Wii U because the Wii U was a marketing, pricing and product failure not seen since the Virtual Boy, not because those series don't sell consoles. Both of those games sold more than most AAA do nowadays, put onto a console people who aren't Nintendo fans want to buy and yes, they're system sellers. There's also the fact that Wii, 7 and DS were all pretty major system sellers for their respective consoles.
But yeah, it likely won't become a Wii-like success I just find that argument a bit tired and well, wrong.
plentyofmilhouse
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Nice ads. The Zelda and Street Fighter background references are cool. Didn't spot any others yet.
Good to see Nintendo's marketing on point so far with Switch.
Good to see Nintendo's marketing on point so far with Switch.
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Focusing too much in them doesn't help with their "Nintendo is for the kiddies" image among a lot of the gamer market though.
But to be fair those types are never going to buy Nintendo consoles anyway. Nintendo is irrelevant to people satisfied by the types of games and art styles on the other platforms and AAA multiplats. While parents and kids are a huge chunk of their marker so it's smart to appeal to them.
Greninja96
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This looks really good.
Finally, they learning a thing or two from the Pokemon Company marketing team
Finally, they learning a thing or two from the Pokemon Company marketing team
Okami Haundo
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You definitely have a point, but the ad does not focus on children too much IMO. It seemed like a healthy mix of age groups.
jabberwocker
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they really should have paid extra 9 mil for the extended version to have it in it. If they did this will definitely turn heads
But will the extended trailer air ??
The short one is basically missing the whole point.
Also i would add, this is the worst thing you can show to parents, that their kid will play a game all day lol. But that's not the target right now i know.
Jonneh3003
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I feel the same way, it has everything I could want from when it comes to playing games. All it needs is more game announcements.
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Yeah I can't use the gamepad outside the room my Wii U is in either. Older house so I guess the walls are too solid.
Primethius
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It's not a bad ad. But it's not particularly good either. Bit too much of a focus on Zelda before Switch though.
Inferno313
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jabberwocker
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More I think about it, they are going to show the extended too right?
Galactic Specter
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Not as good as this classic
IT'S DANGEROUS TO GO ALONE
Well done sir !
There was nothing that was going to 'save' Wii U. The fact that both those games sold multiple millions of copies on an embarrassingly low user base is a testament to the quality and reach the games had.
Astral Dog
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The Wii U didn't fail because lack of advertising friend
Kingpin Rogers
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The superbowl was on today? I'm not American but I didn't think I was that out of tune.
I'm pretty sure I've mentioned this before but now that we've gotten Super Bowl ads of this, it's absolutely incredible to me that they can advertise this console without using any words. You instantly understand what the deal of it is.
The confidence they have in this console and it's marketing is pretty amazing.
The confidence they have in this console and it's marketing is pretty amazing.
indeed, but good advertising and effective marketing/communication might have helped with a few million more sales.
Maintenance
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I find Nintendo's "examples" of Switch use ridiculous.
Who's going to do this. Who.
Should've used this instead.
It would've been a great Superbowl ad.
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