I like them. The shorter Zelda only version will sell consoles... so much hype for Zelda. The extended version may bring in "some" casual audience Wii had... maybe. Especially if 1-2-Switch or ARMS is addictive fun.

should be the commercial with the man pooping playing video game....

Pretty good commercials. I'll be looking forward to it during the game.

PS: Go Pats!

I loved seeing a competitive game like street fighter and a casual game like 1-2 switch be together. Lets people know there is no compromise for what type of games people will receive 

No Joke. This is the right answer. This is how you get attention on Superbowl Sunday.

It's not like Amiibo or NES Classic. I just explained why.

And why is it not like the Wii days? I just told you - this happens with Apple products literally every year. All of them. I just explained why.

Social media, pizza places, drive throughs, and self check outs all existed during the Wii craze and still exist with Apple products. People are more complex than you think.

I just explained a counter to everything you just said in excruciating detail. I won't repeat myself.

Actually, I will:

"One would have to be incredebly naive to actually think that people willingly watching an ad has little to no impact on their desire to buy or use that product. Of course people watch the ads for the humor. It doesn't matter why they watch the ads - what matters is that they want to watch the ads. You think Pokémon's insanely successful anniversary had nothing to do with the Super Bowl Ad that aired?

Last year the Super Bowl had 112 million viewers. A potential 112 million people saw that Pokémon ad. On what planet is having a potential audience of 112 million people a "shameful waste?" Not on Earth, I'll tell you that much. You have a clear misunderstanding of how commercials are supposed to work and what they do. A commercial's job isn't to get you to immediately buy something the second you see it. It's to plant an idea into a collective subconcience, so that you're eventually tempted to buy a product. That Pokémon ad wasn't saying "buy Pokémon now," it was saying "remember Pokémon?," correctly assuming that the collective audience it was speaking to would say "yes" and do the rest for it.

That Switch ad is saying "Isn't this awesome?" All it's trying to do is plant the idea into everyone's head that Switch is cool. Let's say most people don't even try to buy a Switch after this ad, which will obviously be the case because only enthusiasts preorder tech. That idea that, yes it is awesome, is now planted in their heads, and then they'll start to notice more Switch commercials on TV, one's they'll actually pay attention to, which will only continue to reinforce that message. Maybe they'll see an ad for a game they like. Maybe they'll just like the tech. Maybe they'll simply remember that it's a thing that's coming out, not really caring about it. Either way, Nintendo just did what the ad was supposed to do.

The Switch comes out in March, and everyone pays attention because the Switch has forced itself into the zeitgeist thanks to efforts like that ad. Some people have it - most people don't. Doesn't matter. Everyone knows about it. It's a social platform that's portable, so right away it's the perfect system for word of mouth to spread. I don't just tell you how cool it is - I bring it over and play with you. It's literally a portable Wii at that point. That, plus all of the ads that will now be bombarding every obvservable space because a new product is out, and more people pay attention to because they all were exposed to it by the same ad.

So now people want it, and maybe they can't buy it, but they're constantly being exposed to people who have it and say it's awesome, and they keep seeing in ads that its awesome, and they keep getting more friends, slowly, who get one saying it's awesome, until eventually they can buy one because they're being overwhelmed by this echo chamber of people reinforcing that the Switch is a desirable device that people want to play. Stop looking at things like this so one dimensionally. Advertisement is complicated. The human mind is complicated. People are far more persuaded by good marketing and buzz than you think they are. The Super Bowl is good for that, and even the launch trailer in October was good for making people prepared to watch and be receptive to that. Like come on, you think Pepsi puts out an ad to say "please buy pepsi," or to remind you that people already buy Pepsi?

Also, who care's if the device is sold out at launch? In what universe has selling out at launch ever impacted the sales of a product like this, which is constantly upgraded after launch? This happens to Apple products literally every year. It happened to the Wii for months. People keep looking at the NES Mini, but that was a static product - a toy. You buy it and it never changes. Consoles are evergreen products. They are constantly getting new games, which means there are constantly new reasons to get them."

It's a solid commercial. Regardless of what we about it, though, I think it's apparent that this is a chance for Nintendo to get the word out there for the Switch beyond showcasing hands on appearances at conventions or doing interviews for the gaming media. They are showcasing the Switch in an ad that will be broadcasted to hundreds of millions of people. That's huge. It's probably a little more impactful than having Mario be part of the hand off in the closing ceremonies of the Olympics last year, to an ovation from what I heard in the video (which btw is also seen by millions). This isn't what we saw in the Wii U era. Heck there are probably a lot of people out there who don't know that the Wii U even exists or are confused on what it does. That was part of its failure and maybe partly to blame for the apprent decline of the Nintendo fan base. I mean I can't imagine Pokemon Sun and Moon selling the way they are right now if it weren't for the promotional push by GF and Nintendo along with the phenomenon that was Pokemon Go (which is still generating money mind you). So overall, this can bode well for Nintendo as long as they are able to be more efficient in releasing content over the course of the year.

Wait....so the guy would rather play Mario Kart 8 Deluxe over getting some from his girl? Interesting...

Like a true gamer ;)

Honestly, those were some of the best. Definitely memorable.