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Pokémon's 20th Anniversary Super Bowl Commericial Uploaded
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Here we go guys...people that spoiler commercials lol
BigJonsson
Member
By that logic they won't care about this ad at all then and its a colossal waste of money
And who do you think watches the Superbowl?
A mobile game that is months away from release or the overall brand which encompasses that and much more
I'd say the brand is a better choice.
SoLongSoStrong
Neo Member
Literally nothing
People aren't tuning into the Super Bowl to celebrate Pokemon. They're tuning in to watch football.
Just because Pepsi and Budweiser do this stuff doesn't mean it makes sense for video games.
UnemployedVillain
Member
You realize most Pokemon reveals were in CoroCoro magazine before that right? Pokemon has NEVER had huge media blitzes for reveals, probably because TPC possesses common sense and knows that EVERYONE knows about Pokemon and no matter how it's revealed it'll be picked up by games media without spending millions on it.
Also this is an Anniversary commercial. Not sure what you guys expected
RazorbackDB
Member
that pikachu is a thing of nightmares.
HeavyMetalLover91
Member
I should have clarified my stance on it, if TPCi or Nintendo or whoever want to use the 20th anniversary to play on nostalgia and get Pokemon back to it's level of popularity as it was in the late 90s and early 00s (which is highly unlikely now) then I feel they should've utilised the positive buzz they got from the GO announcement last year in the commercial a bit more, just look at the view count on the trailer for it.
I personally detest the idea of GO and Pokemon going mobile in any form, but that's just my personal taste. If it gets the franchise back into the mainstream and experiences a resurgence in popularity then that's not a bad thing at all. But the fact is, there is a large chunk of Pokemon 'fans' - see also: the kids that played in the 90s, grew out of it, still love RBY but 'anything after Mew, doesn't count' (that's an actual quote btw) - who while may have expressed an interest in GO, have zero interest in XYZ, or any other media that doesn't pander to the original generation.
RBY coming to the virtual console, while something that will certainly bring a few older fans back in, is not what these kind of people want for the plain reason being it's on the 3DS. The amount of times I've seen people say 'why isn't RBY on the app store! I want to play it on my phone!'. That's what people who loved the originals back in the day want. Which is why GO appealed to them. It played on the nostalgia of gen 1 with a new gimmick using a device that everyone and their mother owns.
As far as the commercial goes for advertising the brand, then yeah it was serviceable. And if that's what Nintendo or TPCi wanted then good for them. What a find baffling is why waste such an opportunity to get GO in the faces of so many more people than those who initially heard about it (and have probably forgotten it's a thing happening).
But ultimately, I don't really care. As long as they main games stay on the dedicated Nintendo handheld then I'm satisfied.
GO is nowhere near ready. That's probably why.
By advertising the 20th anniversary, including the 20th anniversary website at the end, it actually manages to do it all.
We both know GO will disappoint anyway. That trailer was so hype, but the game will be nothing like that.
billy beane
Banned
Fuck, Pokémon in real life would be the best. I want real Pokémon.
NipplesAndToes23
Member
I was wondering for most of it what this has to do with Pokemon. A really different commercial coming from them. I assume they got some new people to make this one.
I know. That's the point, they reveal games in weird ways all the time, a super bowl ad wouldn't be that surprising. I'm not saying they should, but I'm also not saying its impossible.
Mister_Ruck
Member
All of the people complaining that this isn't a Z announcement have clearly never watched the Super Bowl before. Imagine trying to push your chibi anime game alongside Budweiser and Go Daddy. To adults. Good luck with that.
But that's what they're doing anyway?
openrob
Member
- The news feed is from Kanto
- There is a poster for SURF in the bar with the girl
- Nidoking Chess piece
- MooMoo milk ad in the Shibya type area
- The Jerseys in that shot say 1996
- A Pokemon battle
Also TRAIN ON has a Trademark on it (TM lol). Is that significant?
Edit:
Should be interesting
BigJonsson
Member
So why have an ad at all if it's just adults watching?
Ironically Non-Chibi Guy (Liam Nelson) pushing Chibi Game (Clash of Clans) worked pretty well. If you know your audience, you can adjust your advertising.
HeavyMetalLover91
Member
I agree, like I said, if that's what they were going for then it certainly did it's job, I just doubt they will get an onslaught of media attention for Pokemon because of it.
And again, I completely agree, just from that one screenshot they showed of Charizard I think, shows that the commercial was mostly style and little substance in relation to the actual game. But we'll see.
TheSlySoul
Member
Felt too much like a Gatorade commercial for me to like it.
The Red Wizard
Member
That commercial makes me want Pokémon Stadium 3.
vinnygambini
Why are strippers at the U.N. bad when they're great at strip clubs???
What yall don't know is that when Beyonce appears on stage, she will have Pikachu ears and Pokémon fever will erupt once more.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
Well if it's any consolation...
...it proved Lucario ain't "not popular".
...it proved Lucario ain't "not popular".
But you guys are wanting them to reveal and/or promote a game that is months away. That's not a good thing to do with the time. That would be wasting it.
Promoting the brand manages to do that with larger encompassing possibilities. It advertises:
The show for the kids
The games for everyone
The TCG for the card players
The Pokémon GO for whoever wants it
The brand in general
The social media platforms so people can stay on top of everything they want
Far better use of the spot.
Promoting the brand manages to do that with larger encompassing possibilities. It advertises:
The show for the kids
The games for everyone
The TCG for the card players
The Pokémon GO for whoever wants it
The brand in general
The social media platforms so people can stay on top of everything they want
Far better use of the spot.
I doubt that your average Carolina Panthers fan knows what any of these are, so I fail to see how a commercial that neither describes nor depicts these concepts can be seen as advertising them.
And that's why a website link exists.
Delicious Waffles
Member
Agreed. Seemed pretty bland to me.
AetherZX
Member
pfft, he's not even in the top 10.
Baron von Loathsome
Member
It's about brand awareness, with the hope that the ad will inspire some to look into what it offers nowadays.
I don't want to come off like I'm picking on you here Joe, but very few people will look up a link they see in a commercial. And that's assuming those people are even interested in the product in the first place. Your average football fan watching the Super Bowl is not going to miss the better part of a drive figuring out just what pokemon.com is on their smartphone.
Gentle Rodriguez
Member
Fucking Magneton was in the trailer, and I guarantee you Magneton is not popular.
MAGNETON
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
that'd be terrible way when the only thing that's there that they offer "nowadays" is Lucario, unless you mean they'd rather buy the VC release
I expected more of a young kid playing Pokémon on the OG Game Boy -> flash forward same kid now grown up re-kindleling their love for Pokémon or something. With the original tune playing in the background etc. This is way cooler and way more "now" than my idea and I'm glad they went this route. The CGI is kinda crappy and unnecessary in my opinion but it's Pokémon so it makes sense.
And I'm happy it isn't a blatant ad for some product.
And I'm happy it isn't a blatant ad for some product.
ArchedThunder
Banned
That was... not very good...
UnemployedVillain
Member
Please. This narrative on here that pokemon is some obscure franchise that no adult knows about it both embarrassing and makes me wonder what kind of insolated childhood some of you had.
It's like saying if there was a DBZ commercial, with just small references (a sensu bean, a guy with blond hair, an orange/blue gi) no one would know what it is. Pokemon was HUGE at one point. Like, banned from school, attacked by politicians and religious groups, banned from countries huge
Guys this was clearly the reveal trailer for a new pokemon chess game with Nidoking as the King piece.
I would be ok with this
Turn them all into amiibo too and have a 3DS/Wii U version of it
The chess pieces are Pokemon. The logo of the football team is a Charmander (I think). It's taking the "I want to be the very best" thing and expanding it. Telling kids they can "be the best."
It's an awesome and surprisingly touching commercial.