Veknoid_Outcast said: I don't think the ad is so troubling, but rather that it's being used in this thread as a vehicle to flame Nintendo and its fans. @OP: the ad could use a little spicing up. The old refrain of "Mario machine" is a little tired. I think a really good ad would be this: "Mario is missing out." It's short, it's sweet, and it uses Nintendo's own words to raise up the Playstation brand. I think it's a lot more clever and biting than "oh yay, another Mario game," which sounds like a fanboy one-liner. |
I disagree. The point here is to get the thought into people's heads that Nintendo doesn't have much beyond Mario. Even if someone scoffs now, the next time a Mario title is talked about, that seed has been planted. It's a little bit of a psychological trick, kind of like how coaches will start yelling about non-existant fouls early in a game in order to get borderline calls later.
I think it can be reasonably effective. If a person actually does get "personally offended" then they're probably not much of a potental customer, anyway. I mean, really, if someone wants a particular console then they're going to get it. How many people are actually going to say, "you know, I really want this PS4 and I'd be willing to pay $400 for it, but ... gosh darn it, they insulted Mario!"?