| HappySqurriel said: Marketing is all about knowing how people will react to your message ... Produce a poster by taking an attractive woman who is fully dressed (in fashionable clothing) and in a moderately sexy pose holding a Wii (or Wiimote) with the caption "I like my Wii small. Nintendo Wii Size Matters!" It's sexy, it's tasteful and it is somewhat clever (hey there is a reason I'm not in marketing); If well executed it will catch the eye of Men because it is an attractive Woman, it will catch the eye of a lot of women because the woman is cool and stylish, it won't offend that many people because the woman is not being portrayed in an overly sexual way and the message that the Wii is "Sexy, cool and small" will be delivered. Slaughtering an animal, posting graphic images of it, and then joking around about it is offensive to most people because it is unnecessarily cruel, sadistic and brutal; this may be what the game is about, but the emotional reaction people will have with this stunt is not the type of reaction you want people to have with your company or product. |
I agree.
Computer games are about fantasy, taking a break from reality, having fun and being able to do things you could not do in real life.
The only people I can see the appealing to are the ones that really think they could drive a car like in need for Speed or really be like a soldier in Medal of honor (the soldiers in Iraq don't have a health bar which is able to be to topped up with a water canteen you know!) and really avoid the police after killing people like in GTA.
In other words people that find it very difficult to separate fantasy from reality.
I would tell you the story of my son's 14 year old friend that really thought he could roll over the bonnet of a moving car like in GTA, but you wouldn't believe it!!
He's still alive btw, he's also claimed in the past he can move his arms so fast he could repel bullets, but he hasn't tried that yet! 
