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Skittzo0413 · May 26, 2017

Burning Justice said:
If they were being paid to do this, they'd be legally required to disclose that, right?

In the US yes, but apparently the penalty for not doing that seems to be incredibly minor according to some posts in this thread. So minor that it might not even be worth enforcing it? It would be interesting to hear from someone who deals with this type of marketing in the US.

Pancakes R Us said:
This is one celebrity. Who are the others.

Scroll down from the OP, there's at least two more on that page.

brawly said:
If you have evidence that they were bought on ebay please provide it.

see how easy that is?

Fact is celebrities get free shit all the time. Because, again, it's free marketing.

Apparently according to a post several above yours he got his around launch, when they were actually not that hard to get. He could easily have paid an assistant to wait in line at launch if he didn't secure a preorder.

But as usual the burden of proof is on the person making a claim (in this case, you).

Bronetta · May 26, 2017

Jack The Nipper said:
.. hmmmmm pretty sure I already said this basic idea in the very post you quoted.... You either read half my post and decided to chime in or you just didn't care after reading the whole thing. I think my point still stands that it is still a bit of a gimmick (how it goes into tv mode) and is a big part of their marketing and why people bought in to it early. I have always been on the closer to wii sales than not also

Already said it once but I'll say it again... it helps that it's their main console (console games) that goes portable easily, just wish the tv mode was done differently since the stand does nothing. Would be nice to just take a cord with me and plug it into any tv in a hotel eh?

Everythings a gimmick. The size, shape, color, features, product packaging. They're all gimmicks, literally every single feature of every single product you ever bought is a gimmick.

Its about how meaningful the gimmick is and how much value it adds. In the case of the Switch's hybrid nature and modularity, the answer is a fuckton of value.

spekkeh · May 26, 2017

Did you guys know Robin Williams was paid by Nintendo to name his daughter Zelda? He's a celeb so everything he did came at a cost. She's still living off the royalties that get handed to her in unmarked envelopes by Nintendo ninjas, to this day.

True story. Much more likely than the alternative. Lol pathetic people who believe otherwise.

brawly · May 26, 2017

Veitsev said:
Actually the burden of proof is on the person making the accusation. That would be you.

Accusation? Okay, come off it. I'm saying celebrities get shit for free, not stealing it off a truck.

Bronetta · May 26, 2017

spekkeh said:
Did you guys know Robin Williams was paid by Nintendo to name his daughter Zelda? He's a celeb so everything he did came at a cost. She's still living off the royalties that get handed to her in unmarked envelopes by Nintendo ninjas, to this day.

True story. Much more likely than the alternative. Lol pathetic people who believe otherwise.

Zelda Commercial

Veitsev · May 26, 2017

brawly said:
Accusation? Okay, come off it. I'm saying celebrities get shit for free, not stealing it off a truck.

So you have exactly jack and shit to prove what you are saying. Got it.

Blobbers · May 26, 2017

This thread is fascinating in that everyone is really sticking to their side yet everyone also realizes that it's a 50-50 shot these posts could be either legit or paid promotion. "I want to believe"

Personally, I'm #teamreal because I believe Andres Iniesta does not take this kinda undisclosed, under the table money

Budi · May 26, 2017

I wonder if the people here being certain all of these celeb tweets being paid ads. Also understand that their favorite Twitch/Youtuber isn't actually enjoying the game they are playing. They got it for free in promotional purposes. They aren't really having fun.

atr0cious · May 26, 2017

brawly said:
If you have evidence that they were bought on ebay please provide it.

see how easy that is?

Fact is celebrities get free shit all the time. Because, again, it's free marketing.

eBay isn't the only way to get a console. Especially for millionaires. Did you know you could get prime shipping while buying scalped consoles? And again, you're suggesting Nintendo is dumping money on folks who don't even mention Nintendo when they post. Why is it harder to believe the manager they call didn't just drop an extra hundred to get the system ASAP instead of signing a contract?

kitchenmotors · May 26, 2017

Reg said:
Umm, ok. It's only a piece of plastic, no need to get upset.

Look in the mirror sis.

Daedardus · May 26, 2017

brawly said:
So he bought it off ebay? The Weeknd? One of the biggest current artists bought a scalped version on ebay?

One call from his manager and he got one in the mail the next day. It's free marketing.

Or do you think half the Barcelona team also cleaned up ebay?

If I was super rich and I really wanted to test out curious thing #2865 that has been on the news lately, I wouldn't mind overpaying by $200 just to see what's new.

I feel like people are also forgetting there's some sort of reporting bias on a video game forum. Celebrities buy and show off lots of stuff all the time, but on this forum it feels like they are only showing of the Switch because guess what, that's what the people here focus on.

entremet · May 26, 2017

bionic77 said:
It is just a great console period for how people live in 2017.

Once you get that freedom to just pick up the console and take it with you it feels very limiting to go back to anything stuck to the tv.

Yep. I barely touch my PS4 anymore and it's a beast in terms of catalog.

ArtHands · May 26, 2017

FantasticMrFoxdie said:
Tons of celebrities are gamers. Doesn't mean they aren't getting paid or deals sharing gaming related things on their social media. Its literally a job or multiple jobs to run a popular social media accounts.

The Switch is barely in stock anywhere so where are all these celebrities getting their Switches? Are they giving in to scalpers or camping on forums like everyone else waiting for it to go back on stock? lol

Those celebrities are rich af. They can easily pay the scalpers if they want 😎

Reg · May 26, 2017

kitchenmotors said:
Look in the mirror sis.

I like your avatar.

ArtHands · May 26, 2017

Wamb0wneD said:
The one who needs to seek help really is you man. Maybe stay out of Switch threads if you can't handle people liking the damn thing.

Wow, Reg is having a mini-meltdown from people liking the Switch

koss424 · May 26, 2017

Ikuu said:
It's cutre seeing people deny these are paid promotions/PR campaign lol

You really believe that Nintendo is put together enough or modern enough to do that? I just have to pop on to any other Switch thread to see how they havent joined the modern gaming world yet.

blame space · May 26, 2017

I'm friends with these celebrities and the switch is all we talk about.

Basketball · May 26, 2017

It's called paid promotion

A key segment of advertising/marketing

Nanashrew · May 26, 2017

Nintendo wouldn't allow The Weeknd to say the word "shit" in a paid promotion of their product though.

BGBW · May 26, 2017

I remember when a man once came up to me and offered me the chance to become a celebrity. I told him flat out, "No". He was puzzled that I turned down such a great opportunity and pondered why. I told him "and be forced to live a life where I can only like things based on whether a company pays me to like them and not on my own terms. That is not the life for me".

I pity these celebs who are being forced to like the Switch because of the Nintendo dollar when they'd clearly rather play Project Scorpio.

phanphare · May 26, 2017

Basketball said:
It's called paid promotion

A key segment of advertising/marketing

receipts please

Shaanyboi · May 26, 2017

Nanashrew said:
Nintendo wouldn't allow The Weeknd to say the word "shit" in a paid promotion of their product though.

Nah man, they know they gotta talk like the kids talk!

Milly Osworth · May 26, 2017

Wamb0wneD said:
The one who needs to seek help really is you man. Maybe stay out of Switch threads if you can't handle people liking the damn thing.

But its fun to read the deep hatred towards a videogame company.

Reg · May 26, 2017

Basketball said:
It's called paid promotion

A key segment of advertising/marketing

Careful, else people will call you a hater.

mclem · May 26, 2017

blame space said:
I'm friends with these celebrities and the switch is all we talk about.

Funny, I'm also friends with these celebrities, and all they talk about is this turtle who keeps following them around.

essenn · May 26, 2017

The Weeknd is a huge Nintendo fan

He was playing Smash Bros (N64), and Yoshi's Wooly World while recording his last album. He was playing Breath Of The Wild on tour too.

Seen a post on his instagram of a prototype Dualshock 4 (before it was officially revealed).

He's just a gamer, not everyone is being paid by Nintendo.

Milly Osworth · May 26, 2017

essenn said:
The Weeknd is a huge Nintendo fan

He was playing Smash Bros (N64), and Yoshi's Wooly World while recording his last album. He was playing Breath Of The Wild on tour too.

Seen a post on his instagram of a prototype Dualshock 4 (before it was officially revealed).

He's just a gamer, not everyone is being paid by Nintendo.

You are obviously paid by Nintendo to post this.

ArtHands · May 26, 2017

essenn said:
The Weeknd is a huge Nintendo fan

He was playing Smash Bros (N64), and Yoshi's Wooly World while recording his last album. He was playing Breath Of The Wild on tour too.

Seen a post on his instagram of a prototype Dualshock 4 (before it was officially revealed).

He's just a gamer, not everyone is being paid by Nintendo.

He's paid by Nintendo to be a fan, and Nintendo stole a prototype Dualshock 4 shipped him that too

every celebrities , politicians, influencers, sports athletics are probably paid for and controlled by Nintendo.

Elwood Blues · May 26, 2017

Back in my day celebrities tweeted about whores and coke instead of video games.

SinCityAssassin · May 26, 2017

Shaanyboi said:
Nah man, they know they gotta talk like the kids talk!

Everyone freaked out when they thought Nintendo approved calling Peach a Badass Princess, if they allow the word shit for Mario kart what worlds will be torn asunder?

Nanashrew · May 26, 2017

If I could choose to be either rich or famous, I'd choose to be rich and unknown so my life wouldn't constantly be seen as a walking ad space by some of ya'll.

phanphare · May 26, 2017

Reg said:
Careful, else people will ask you to back up your claims with any kind of relevant evidence

ftfy

Mael · May 26, 2017

phanphare said:
ftfy

No common sense allowed on Gaming side.

Mbolibombo · May 26, 2017

So Nintendo actually paid Bori to Promote the Switch?

That's a niche audience to promote hehe

cyba89 · May 27, 2017

Nintendo still handing out all that Wii money. $$$

/s

Aaron D. · May 27, 2017

Neff said:
Switch is rocking the boat.

People don't like that.

This is a confusing sentiment.

I'm not going to play dumb, but what is to be gained by thwarting Nintendo's success?

A win for Nintendo on the big scale is a win for us all.

atr0cious · May 27, 2017

Aaron D. said:
This is a confusing sentiment.

I'm not going to play dumb, but what is to be gained by thwarting Nintendo's success?

A win for Nintendo on the big scale is a win for us all.

Console warriors defy logic. Also, Nintendo doing well means they don't go 3rd party and make great games for these warriors console of choice.

Aaron D. · May 27, 2017

atr0cious said:
Console warriors defy logic. Also, Nintendo doing well means they don't go 3rd party and make great games for these warriors console of choice.

That's a selfish take.

I'd hope that we all wish the success of all platforms with the ultimate goal of expanding the entire user base.

I get cheering for your team, but there comes a point where you're more interested in seeing the whole medium expand and mature.

That transcends whoever is in the lead.

Mihael Mello Keehl · May 27, 2017

Aaron D. said:
That's a selfish take.

I'd hope that we all wish the success of all platforms with the ultimate goal of expanding the entire user base.

I get cheering for your team, but there comes a point where you're more interested in seeing the whole medium expand and mature.

That transcends whoever is in the lead.

Thats not how it work tho.

ArtHands · May 27, 2017

Aaron D. said:
This is a confusing sentiment.

I'm not going to play dumb, but what is to be gained by thwarting Nintendo's success?

A win for Nintendo on the big scale is a win for us all.

Rushersauce · May 27, 2017

Sliver said:
Rocking the boat? In what way

Here is a prime example. Denial.

Switch rocking the boat, ya'll! Like it or not.

notaskwid · May 27, 2017

I believe this people love my console as much as I do and just want to share the love.
Because if I had 300000 followers I would do just the same.

John Harker · May 27, 2017

PsihoPerihelion said:
How the hell is that an ad, OP? How in the flying fuck does that strikes you as a piece of advertisement?

You sir appear to be out of touch with social media influencer programs.

PR programs can skirt the #ad stuff too

Mariolee · May 27, 2017

I heard Nintendo paid the Trump Administration NOT to buy a Switch.

jts · May 27, 2017

Aaron D. said:
This is a confusing sentiment.

I'm not going to play dumb, but what is to be gained by thwarting Nintendo's success?

A win for Nintendo on the big scale is a win for us all.

You are aware of the Nintendo going 3rd party movement right?

Some because they still can't get over Sega, some because they feel entitled to Nintendo games on their PC, console, or smartphone of choice.

Kataploom · May 27, 2017

I could believe this is just paid (maybe some are) if I wouldn't have seen this Sony executive posting a picture of his Switch party last week

qko · May 27, 2017

Jon Cena was paid as all his posts had something like #ad.

Pretty sure I've heard that the FCC could fine a celebrity if they don't disclose paid posts.

To know who is sponsored and who isn't is still a difficult thing to know though.

whitemex88 · May 27, 2017

Aaron D. said:
This is a confusing sentiment.

I'm not going to play dumb, but what is to be gained by thwarting Nintendo's success?

A win for Nintendo on the big scale is a win for us all.

People want them to go third party

Renekton · May 27, 2017

So who can I trust?! 😵 Help me

notaskwid · May 27, 2017

Renekton said:
So who can I trust?! 😵 Help me

You can trust me. :^)

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