Nintendo Revolution Commercial
If you’ve ever wondered why the Nintendo Revolution will succeed in all markets, especially Japan, check out this video. It shows the universal appeal of the Revolution, as well as its innovative controller:
Yes, that’s right. In order, from left to right, they feature two old folks conducting a symphony, two chefs chopping away, a boy and his girlfriend playing what appears to be a version of pong, the sexy controller itself, a cute Japanese girl bopping to Mario, a Dentist working on drill technique, a grandson and grandfather fishing, a man trying to play major league baseball using the controller as a bat, and then a raunchy dummer. The xBox 360 is not this diverse.
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World of Warcraft Coke Commercial
Coca Cola teamed up with Blizzard to theme a World of Warcraft coke commerical in China with singers S.H.E., also known as Selina Ren, Hebe Tien, and Ella Chen. Here’s a pictoral transcription of the commercial:
Businessman: Girls!
Businessman: Sexy is what sells.
Businessman: You get my drift?
Girls: No.
Businessman: (Turning into an orc) What do you mean, no?
Businessman / Orc: (Roars)
Girls: (Turning into elves) No is no.
Girls / Elves: (Attacking the orcs)
Businessman / Orc: (Takes some damage)
Girls / Elves: (Drinking Coca Cola)
Final Screen! You can download the video yourself from Tokyo-Genki. Funny that they run a WP blog, but don’t publicize the trackback URL…
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Spike TV Videogame Awards 2005
I find award-shows rather boring, and almost comical in their attempt to be sensational. There are no redeeming qualities of award shows, but due to the fact that this was the Spike TV Videogame Award Show of 2005, I feel compelled to write on it. The full list of winners is available here, and here are the most notable winners:
+ Game of the Year: Resident Evil 4
+ Best Action Game: God of War
+ Best First-Person Action: F.E.A.R.
+ Best Original Score: We Love Katamari
+ Most Addictive Game: World of Warcraft
+ Best Graphics: Resident Evil 4
+ Best PC Game: World Of Warcraft
+ Best RPG: World Of Warcraft
+ Best Handheld game: Lumines
+ Best Technology: PSP
