| the_dengle said: Well... it's smart of them to advertise during 'adult' shows like The Walking Dead and Better Call Saul. Finally they figured out that they can sell the 3DS to gamers outside of the Cartoon Network demographic. I wish they'd realized that back when they were marketing Smash Bros. I don't think these are the right kind of commercials for the audience of those two shows, though. I get that the goal here is to sell the system rather than the games, but there's just way too much focus on the system and the people playing it. And the voice-over on top of that... it's just too much. Show the games. Show the games. Remember back in 2011 when Iwata said it was difficult to convey the 3D effect through commercials? They still haven't learned from that! They still have these guys standing here telling you, wow the 3D is like so cool. |
To be honest though the 3DS doesn't have impressive looking graphics by modern standards, I don't think you want to "show the games" too much as the gameplay is what sets those games apart. The infomercial style of the commercial is a bit cheesy though I agree. As for 3D ... they're kinda married to it with the 3DS, they don't have much of a choice but to push that angle as its what makes the system unique.
