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axisofweevils · Jul 17, 2015

So, this is bizarre and unexpected.

TUNE IN to @FoodNetwork on Mon., July 20 at 8/7c to see @NintendoAmerica take over #CakeWars!

https://twitter.com/Super_D3/status/621782222316699648

nobodyshero · Jul 17, 2015

They also made a deal with Splatoon and a frozen yogurt chain in Canada. Their marketing team is comprised of people who use Pinterest instead of Twitter.

Lunar15 · Jul 17, 2015

That's so random. Curious to see what happens.

I guess their ploy worked in terms of getting me to watch a show I haven't watched. Curse you, easily exploitable nerd tendencies!

Tom Nook Sawyer · Jul 17, 2015

Super Mario Baker confirmed?

(and that's also Nintendo Minute's Krysta at the table)

Bass260 · Jul 17, 2015

Is that judge Krysta? I'm in.

Cosmo Clock 21 · Jul 17, 2015

nubbe · Jul 17, 2015

Reaching out to the core audience... Soccer Moms

Piers · Jul 17, 2015

Edit:
To the punch.

TheXfactor · Jul 17, 2015

"We know the public wants a real straight up chocolate cake, we know it"

-Horizon- · Jul 17, 2015

For some reason my mind wanted to read that as Nintendo America takes over Food Wars...
I leave disappointed.

Zonic · Jul 17, 2015

Contestants will have to reenact the cake baking mini-game from Paper Mario.

.............& everyone will fail 5 times because they didn't bake it for exactly 30 seconds.

oreomunsta · Jul 17, 2015

I have a weird addiction to watching Food Network, and so this sounds perfect.

I want to see a Nintendo-themed episode of Chopped, now.

nckillthegrimace · Jul 17, 2015

Zonic said:
Contestants will have to reenact the cake baking mini-game from Paper Mario.

.............& everyone will fail 5 times because they didn't bake it for exactly 30 seconds.

I've played that game many times and I have never failed that part. I always assumed it was super generous.

Mpl90 · Jul 17, 2015

Quirky Nintendo, doing different things even on a promotion level?
...this is exactly what I hope to continue to see in the post-Iwata's future.

Alongside improvements on TV ads, though.

TheShampion · Jul 17, 2015

Reading Console Wars has given me a new perspective on this sort of thing.

It doesn't surprise me that the ad people of Nintendo think this is a great idea.

Rapscallion · Jul 17, 2015

You better mix that cake correctly, or there's no way in hell you're progressing

Zonic · Jul 17, 2015

Rapscallion said:
You better mix that cake correctly, or there's no way in hell you're progressing

They will then be forced to mix a drink or "potion" to go along with the cake.

JohnTinker · Jul 17, 2015

The market they're targeting with things like this isnt GAF, yet GAF gets mad that they aren't pandered to.

lenovox1 · Jul 17, 2015

JohnTinker said:
The market they're targeting with things like this isnt GAF, yet GAF gets mad that they aren't pandered to.

Who's mad?

The Sarcastic Dude · Jul 17, 2015

Don't watch this show, but will watch this episode because of Nintendo

and Krysta.

HUELEN10 · Jul 17, 2015

This calls for an old favorite.

http://newmp3.ytmnd.com

Zonic · Jul 17, 2015

Should've had Cooking Mama as a co-host.

udivision · Jul 17, 2015

lenovox1 said:
Who's mad?

Us gamers.

the cake is a lie

am i rite?

Finale Fireworker · Jul 17, 2015

I watch a lot of Food Network. I love Food Network and competitive cooking. Just an FYI that this show is insufferable and you should not even try to watch it.

Bass260 · Jul 17, 2015

Zonic said:
Contestants will have to reenact the cake baking mini-game from Paper Mario.

.............& everyone will fail 5 times because they didn't bake it for exactly 30 seconds.

My sister and I back in the day would always dread this part :3

L95 · Jul 17, 2015

Rapscallion said:
You better mix that cake correctly, or there's no way in hell you're progressing

Heh heh heh

ha ha ha

I remember this, making detergent cake abominations was fun

Smiles and Cries · Jul 17, 2015

Peach is no Cooking Mama

Jetku · Jul 17, 2015

Not surprising if you watch food network! The Nintendo cakes have been in this show's commercials for weeks.

jman2050 · Jul 17, 2015

Should have taken over Chopped instead

Alric · Jul 17, 2015

Now, when will Shokugeki no Soma (food wars) take over food network.

EulaCapra · Jul 17, 2015

I'll be legit surprised if any bakers reference anything outside of Mario, Zelda, and arcade Donkey Kong.

And it seems too much to hope that the last challenge will be a Metroid Anniversary cake.

SolidSnakex · Jul 17, 2015

jman2050 said:
Should have taken over Chopped instead

Cutthroat Kitchen could've probably done some pretty awesome with Nintendo themed sabotages.

Marty Chinn · Jul 17, 2015

If you cut the cord, how do you watch this?

Finale Fireworker · Jul 17, 2015

jman2050 said:
Should have taken over Chopped instead

Not Chopped, Chopped is too pure. It's supposed to be about the cooking more than anything else. And is. That's why they invented...

SolidSnakex said:
Cutthroat Kitchen could've probably done some pretty awesome with Nintendo themed sabotages.

There we go!

Piston Hyundai · Jul 17, 2015

TheShampion said:
Reading Console Wars has given me a new perspective on this sort of thing.

It doesn't surprise me that the ad people of Nintendo think this is a great idea.

"let's get people who watch the food network into playing nintendo"

when in reality it's only going to be getting people who already play nintendo watching the food network

hiryu64 · Jul 17, 2015

Chindogg · Jul 17, 2015

I don't know how well this'll work with younger people, but in college my friends and I watched a ton of Food Network. I imagine that trend has continued over the years among my generation so who knows.

March of the Crabs · Jul 17, 2015

I wanna see Reggie make some cakes

Finale Fireworker · Jul 17, 2015

Lulzwagon said:
I wanna see Reggie make some cakes

You are going to be very disappointed, then. Instead you will have various bakers feigning interest in Nintendo through their excruciating talking heads and terrible, terrible, terrible feedback from the terrible, terrible, terrible judges.

Mihael Mello Keehl · Jul 17, 2015

lenovox1 said:
Who's mad?

People that use pintrest

maxcriden · Jul 17, 2015

Cosmo Clock 21 said:

Amazing.

Linkstrikesback · Jul 17, 2015

nobodyshero said:
They also made a deal with Splatoon and a frozen yogurt chain in Canada. Their marketing team is comprised of people who use Pinterest instead of Twitter.

To be fair, last time I saw nintendo UK try a serious twitter competition, it was a hilarious failure. They gave away 5 Nintendo 3DS xls with copies of Layton & the miracle mask as prizes to people who tweeted a picture of themselves in a layton hat with a certain hashtag, and got the most retweets.

There were a total of 7 entries. And one of them didn't even read the rules and ended up ineligible for the prizes. My family got 3 of the prizes. And while I won't ever turn down a set of free 3ds xls for me and my sisters (we all entered), it obviously failed as a marketing campaign.
So I'm not really surprised they're looking at other avenues for advertisment.

March of the Crabs · Jul 17, 2015

Finale Fireworker said:
You are going to be very disappointed, then. Instead you will have various bakers feigning interest in Nintendo through their excruciating talking heads and terrible, terrible, terrible feedback from the terrible, terrible, terrible judges.

I've been un-sold! I will watch a blank screen while this is on in protest.

Overside · Jul 17, 2015

Makes sense.

Mario will go through anything for a good cake.

ShadowElliot · Jul 17, 2015

Rapscallion said:
You better mix that cake correctly, or there's no way in hell you're progressing

Gourmet Guy better be a judge.

Finale Fireworker · Jul 17, 2015

Lulzwagon said:
I've been un-sold! I will watch a blank screen while this is on in protest.

Please sign my petition on Change.org and thumbs-down the YouTube promos.

jediyoshi · Jul 17, 2015

I'll be shocked if Rosanna Pansino doesn't pop up as a guest

Choppasmith · Jul 17, 2015

I remember spotting the Mario cake in a promo asking with an Aquaman cake and didn't think they'd go all out Nintendo in an episode. Neat.

Dee Dee · Jul 17, 2015

Zonic said:
Contestants will have to reenact the cake baking mini-game from Paper Mario.

.............& everyone will fail 5 times because they didn't bake it for exactly 30 seconds.

Haha, interesting! I think I vaguely read about the Paper Mario baking thing before. I just recently played the game for the first time on Wii U VC. When I got to the part with the "keep it in the oven for 30s" I remembered reading that this part was tricky, and looked over to my boyfriend, panicking. He was like "I got this", and gave me the indication when 30s where over. Cake was perfect on the first try!

Also, someone needs to do a "barrel roll" cake, or tables will be flipped.

udivision · Jul 17, 2015

Linkstrikesback said:
To be fair, last time I saw nintendo UK try a serious twitter competition, it was a hilarious failure. They gave away 5 Nintendo 3DS xls with copies of Layton & the miracle mask as prizes to people who tweeted a picture of themselves in a layton hat with a certain hashtag, and got the most retweets.

There were a total of 7 entries. And one of them didn't even read the rules and ended up ineligible for the prizes. My family got 3 of the prizes. And while I won't ever turn down a set of free 3ds xls for me and my sisters (we all entered), it obviously failed as a marketing campaign.
So I'm not really surprised they're looking at other avenues for advertisment.

holy medaroli
How did they mess up so bad?

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