The Labo-ratory: VGC OFFICIAL Labo Thread (Vehicle Kit out now)

[PAOerfulone]

Nozz-A-La said:

PAOerfulone said:

Do you have any idea how many families, parents, and kids watch the Super Bowl? Farrrr greater than the most popular shows of Disney, Cartoon Network, and Nickelodeon combined. It's constantly the most viewed television event in the United States, year in and year out and it's not even close.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most_watched_television_broadcasts_in_the_United_States 

There's a reason companies spend millions upon millions to get their ads aired during the commercials for that damn football game. If Labo really starts to light up the pre-order rankings of retailers like Amazon, like it is doing right now and builds a lot of buzz and momentum, Nintendo would be foolish not to capitalize on that and expose their next big thing for the hottest system on the U.S. market, during the biggest U.S. television event of the year.

That would be a bad idea. The product launch is 2 month after the superbowl, thats to much time. kids won't remember the commercial after a few weeks and parents don't buy gifts two month before the release. It's a 380$ investment! thats way to much for a middle-class family to spend on a birthday present. If the parents are gamers than it is the possibility is higher that they buy it for their kids so that they can use the switch as well, but I doubt that these parents are very interested in watching this sports events.

A) You underestimate the memory of children, plus, why couldn't Nintendo follow up that commercial by airing it during commercials for kids' cartoon shows as well?
B) Do you know how much parents spend each year on their kids? For their birthdays and Christmas, the amount they spend far exceeds $380, and they will look at this for a chance to get their kids off their iPads and phones and actually doing something creative, while still playing a video game, making it easier for the kids to jump in.
C) It's the fucking Super Bowl! Most, if not all of them, are.
If I'm a company, and I have this product that is generating considerable amounts of buzz and momentum and it has the potential to become my next big thing, I'd be a fool not to take the chance. That's too much money on the table for me to ignore.