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Professor Layton 2 Viral Marketing Bombshell: The Twitter Account Wasn't Real :(
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dammitmattt
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EmCeeGramr said:
no
Cat in the Hat
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Bonus points for a Jeff Green avatarpakkit said:
WasabiKing
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I knew this thread would get more interesting (hits/replies) after someone was banned.
Let's break it all down, shall we. The reason why others weren't banned was because they weren't being deceptive. JapanGAF, for the most part, isn't deceptive, they just have to brag about games YOU can't play yet, and when you do, your mileage may vary.
All that we ask for industry folk to be upfront about where they work, what they do, and if they are to talk about their game, they need to disclaim themselves. That's only fair to other colleagues and the rest of community.
At the same time, they shouldn't expect everyone to kiss their ass when the game, accessory, or service is released. For reference sake, see Denis Dyack.
Let's break it all down, shall we. The reason why others weren't banned was because they weren't being deceptive. JapanGAF, for the most part, isn't deceptive, they just have to brag about games YOU can't play yet, and when you do, your mileage may vary.
All that we ask for industry folk to be upfront about where they work, what they do, and if they are to talk about their game, they need to disclaim themselves. That's only fair to other colleagues and the rest of community.
At the same time, they shouldn't expect everyone to kiss their ass when the game, accessory, or service is released. For reference sake, see Denis Dyack.
yes, I don't see why what he did was wrong. He was just a fan of a game series and created a twitter account to help promote it in a fun and interactive way. I mean its a lot better then then just creating a hype thread. I don't see why he should be banned just because he created a topic to bring it to our attentionRegulus Tera said:
DeathbyVolcano
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HUELEN10 said:
Nothing really, other than being complete shills. At least with them they are upfront about it. This guy was just a fucking whack job.
Did you turn "Go Nintendo" into "Go Ninty"? Oi.HUELEN10 said:
There was this one really annoying dude who kept posting horrible links from there. For some reason the site was banned instead of him. The website itself is pretty damn horrible, something I blame RMC being too nice on rejecting "news tips" more than anything. Maybe it's got better not but it was unbearable when I stopped visiting.
EmCeeGramr
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Hero of Legend
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WasabiKing said:
So it's the fact he was fooling people into believing it was an official account that got him banned, not due to him trying to help advertise it, which MIGHT be alright after all (well, you didn't clearly say that...)? Am I reading that correctly?
bistromathics
facing a bright new dawn
BrandNew said:
haha, i never said it was good, but it was sincere and probably took a lot of time. ihavent followed the twitter either but it seemed like enough gaffers were following it. how long did it go for?
Fantastical
Death Prophet
I am going to miss Wii Will Rock U from the bottom of my heart.EmCeeGramr said:       /
There's so much about Will Will Rock U I will miss.
Really, I can't stress enough how much I care for Wii Will Rock U.
I don't think people get how much I care for Wii Will Rock U.
I love Wii Will Rock U.
I love Wii Will Rock U so much.
Fantastical
Death Prophet
I think he did this before this topic was made, although I could be wrong.Danthrax said:
bistromathics
facing a bright new dawn
i pmed wasabi just right before you posted this asking what c-waking was :lolkassatsu said:
i still don't get it though. what is this from?
ThatObviousUser
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Firestorm said:
Eh, it has a reputation as a catch-all site for Nintendo news. That probably won't ever change.
I think he has gotten better on applying the RUMOR label to things, though.
UltimateIke
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Something about the order of those posts (and the sections selected from each) seems familiar...EmCeeGramr said:       /
dammitmattt
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pakkit said:
As a fan of Layton, I'd like to apologize to other fans of Layton.
UltimateIke said:Something about the order of those posts (and the sections selected from each) seems familiar...
Oh my God it's Plagiarism!!! Tar and feather EmCee!!!
Hero of Legend
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HUELEN10 said:
Yep, she does that a lot. Not a much lately, at least I don't recall.
TheChillyAcademic
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In the end, he knew what he was doing and knew it went against GAF law.
Cat in the Hat
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Hey no need to repost comments from other users and use them as your own. You work for Gamepro?Undeux said:
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Deleted member 30609
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oh god, what a clusterfuck.
how could have he have thought this was a good idea!?
how could have he have thought this was a good idea!?
Meh, I have no clue. Last time I visited the site was late 2006 or early 2007 and it had gotten really bad. Nowadays most Nintendo information is snoozeworthy and I get all my stuff from GAF anyway. He is insanely fast with updates, but the catch-all site really hurts it imo. Too much useless content, but if it's better now more power to him.Andrex said:
bistromathics
facing a bright new dawn
WasabiKing said:
Ok, this makes sense. I've sometimes wondered how fair the bannings were, but this is the right attiude to have, and I often dont know the whole story. Was wii will rock u a real 'journalist'...cuz when i saw it in this thread i read it in a joking way (ahem, jsnake). where does he work?
I'm surprised at how many people in this topic don't get it.
He wasn't banned for the twitter account. Or for "impersonating" Nintendo marketers.
He was banned for the GAF topic he made about the twitter account, where he said "Wow look at this sweet thing I found!" without disclosing that he himself was behind it.
He wasn't banned for the twitter account. Or for "impersonating" Nintendo marketers.
He was banned for the GAF topic he made about the twitter account, where he said "Wow look at this sweet thing I found!" without disclosing that he himself was behind it.
TheChillyAcademic
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Undeux said:
Eh, its a relatively new meme lol
dammitmattt
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Undeux said:
Read the thread. Understand the situation. Then post if you have something to contribute. Your questions were already answered multiple times, including on the same page you posted in.
Hero of Legend
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GDJustin said:
I'm starting to wonder if he did that, so that if it was a success, Nintendo would've gone "thanks man, we now honor you as an official Nintendo account", just for the glory or something, possibly with the game selling being secondary?
Why would he hide his identity otherwise? If people knew it was him, GAF especially would have known right away that it was far from official.
donkey show
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It'd be awesome if he was homeschooled and lived with his parents as well. :lolbistromathics said:
Cat in the Hat
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I guess we'll never know now.donkey show said:
bistromathics
facing a bright new dawn
oh man thats good. is this a meme i hadn't seen yet, or is this really the first one, cuz it is top notch forum-humor.EmCeeGramr said:       /
edit: o wait...looks like posts after point to meme. my post was for real by the way, i shoulda added some lol faces to dismiss any misconceptions of sarcasm =p
update:
I'm sorry ike, i missed that post. Emcee, this reduces the humor greatly. the gif is good, but you've dropped from 10 :lol 's to maybe 1 :lol . Or just a regular "lol". Shame on you.UltimateIke said:
Undeux said:
He lied to GAF in order to promote his product/project. Whether he "gained" something from it is immaterial. He violated GAF's cardinal rule.
Do you know how many times I've linked to a new project, or article, or something else I was working on? It's NEVER been a problem. In years. Because I've always just said "look at this thing I did."
Now, as for WHY he chose to conceal himself as the person behind the account... that only he can answer.
Kobun Heat
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Regardless of his actions on GAF, and whether or not he should have been doing it in the first place... that was an awesome viral marketing stunt. Nintendo should have been the one to come up with it.
Masked Man
I said wow
EmCeeGramr said:       /
A while ago, I believe I mentioned how you were quickly becoming my favorite poster.
If you weren't already my favorite, this pretty much sealed the deal. :lol
HUELEN10
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You know, you reminded me of this little gem...Kobun Heat said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zX2smM87r14
Didn't Reggie later say that he wanted Pablo to work for Nintendo?
Kobun Heat said:
I absolutely agree. It was genuinely fun solving Layton's riddles and just generally messing with him, the past couple weeks. I was follower #15 or something nuts.
Basically, TopHatProfessor = awesome.
WWRY promoting TopHatProfessor on GAF without revealing himself = super lame.
I wish someone would launch another Layton twitter so I could have more riddles to puzzle through. Maybe I'll make one.