| Soundwave said: I think we're approaching the point where a group of monkeys would be able to come up with the better marketing strategy than the one Nintendo currently has. Like I said even when they do advertise, their commercials are lame. They're like 90s breakfast cereal commercials in tone/style: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VE4WUEVrkRI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSmCv7hrPy4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=153G429U1xU Smartphone commercials are hip/cool and mainstream, Nintendo's ads ... you could throw in Toucan Sam or Tony the Tiger and no one would see it as out of place. |
They are also quite obviously aiming at a very specific audience...and according to Television and Video Analytics firm Ace Metrix, Nintendo actually had the number one advertisment of the 2014 holiday season. Just because an ad doesn't appeal to you, doesn't mean it isn't doing its job. The ads aren't supposed to be selling anything to you, you aren't the target audience for the ads.
http://www.gamnesia.com/news/nintendo-has-the-top-rated-tv-ad-of-the-holiday-season#.VNbuI_nF-So
