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Pokémon's 20th Anniversary Super Bowl Commericial Uploaded
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NipplesAndToes23
Member
You work for Nintendo?
It will be interesting to see if anything Nintendo announces this year manages to pull me back into the fold. I was always an odd duck of a fan, anyway, since I didn't care about collecting. I realized circa 2013 that I was probably done with the franchise, but then, I thought I realized the same thing in 2001. Then I was on hiatus until 2005. Then I was hooked again.
So I don't know. Like I said, I'm interested to see what they announce. I'm not sure what it would take to make me care again, but I'm sure something could.
Definitely not this ad, though.
So I don't know. Like I said, I'm interested to see what they announce. I'm not sure what it would take to make me care again, but I'm sure something could.
Definitely not this ad, though.
Ahh that's right. My favorite version, the one with the colored in starters, will forever be snubbed, save for that one t-shirt.
No. I run a very well known Pokémon website.
Baron von Loathsome
Member
He runs one of the biggest Pokemon fansites in the world.
Shuggananas
Banned
I don't see the point of the ad
"hey guys pokémon exists"
Uh yeah I think everybody knows by now
"hey guys pokémon exists"
Uh yeah I think everybody knows by now
Why in the world would TPC send its press release to Nintendo? It is sent to the press. That is why it is called a press release.
It looks great too ;^)
Gentle Rodriguez
Member
Imagine the faces of Nintendo employees if they got a press release: "wait why did you give us this?"
bizzarewars
Banned
I thought it was a neat commercial, but I can see why people would be disappointed. Real talk though they should've gone all in with that chess set and not just make one or two unique Pokemon pieces, but that's really just nitpicking lol.
To anyone complaining about the lack of a specific product, Super Bowl advertising tends to work best for brand awareness, not product introduction.
This video is fine in that regard. I'm curious if it gets lots of major media attention since it lacks in a big hook (like a off the wall cameo ect)
This video is fine in that regard. I'm curious if it gets lots of major media attention since it lacks in a big hook (like a off the wall cameo ect)
Are you Serebii perchance? If so, you and I used to chat about Stargate on GateWorld, lol. I'm Jeff O'Connor there.
anotherVegan
Member
Epic. I'm hyped for... wait they didn't announce a new game.
But it's still epic.
But it's still epic.
Vulcano's assistant
Banned
I don't see the point of the ad
"hey guys pokémon exists"
Uh yeah I think everybody knows by now
Thst's just about the same as what car manufactures do with the Super Bowl. It probably has been past the point for decades now where they have to show up or it is a negative that they didn't had an ad just to remind us that they are there, so now that's what people think a Super bowl ad has to be, or at least the people in charge here thought so.
Exterminieren
Banned
I don't see the point of the ad
"hey guys pokémon exists"
Uh yeah I think everybody knows by now
I think there's a decent likelihood that a lot of people watching the Super Bowl are only tangentially aware that it exists any more, actually.
RomanticHeroX
Member
Just awful.
Jonneh3003
Banned
I really enjoyed it! Nothing huge but it gets the message across.
Yep that's me. Man that takes me back haha.
There's an NFL Japan... or at least there once was. "Eyeshield 21" was a thing...
Lashley
Why does he wear the mask!?
I imagine they'll guess its for the 20th anniversary, since the advert is for Pokemon20
You should Google a few articles why this is a bad idea. Ie "Most disturbing pokemon"
My best friend there has been in Japan for 5 years and there's more presence of Football or Baseball.
I actually posted on there a couple of times a few weeks ago. Felt surreal. Many of the same folks from back in the day are still on there, too, haha. It was like time stopped over there. (I'm sure Carter can fix it.)
If I ever get sick, I'm staying away from lamps
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
well pokemon in real life would be dangerous unless you own your own too
From watching the anime it seems I'd have to be cautious of going anywhere, lest a beedrill will mess me up.
That's why I'd specialize in Ghost Pokemon. Get all the fucked up shit in the world to work for me.
PreyingShark
Member
That'd be Pokebeach right?
Not really. Only Pokémon Black 2 & White 2 was revealed on Japanese TV.
AnkiRendan
Member
Mushroomer25
Member
Fantastic ad, but I really don't understand why Nintendo is spending $5 million dollars on a Super Bowl slot for it. Especially when it doesn't plug a single one of their prodcts - rather it just reminds people how cool Pokemon is. It'd be easy enough to just have an endslate for Pokemon GO, Pokken, the R&B 3DS, and/or Pokemon Z. Pushing the audience to a website in order to learn about that is just sloppy advertising.
I'm guessing a lot of people are going to be confused by this ad once it airs on the 7th. It plays out like a Gatorade commercial, and then fucking Gyrados pops into frame.
I'm guessing a lot of people are going to be confused by this ad once it airs on the 7th. It plays out like a Gatorade commercial, and then fucking Gyrados pops into frame.
RecRoulette
Member
Kind of a shame they released it so early. But that's going to blow people's minds when they see it during the Super Bowl.
PreyingShark
Member
Shuggananas
Banned
2003 CG is gonna blow people's minds ?
They're probably trying to make the Pokémon brand socially acceptable to the average 25+ year old person in the same way other "kids" properties like Transformers and Star Wars are.
RecRoulette
Member
For a ton of people who don't care about video games enough to read about them on the internet, it's going to be one of those commercials that people talk about the next day because it's out of nowhere. "Did you guys see that Pokemon commercial? Holy shit." It's not really something you expect to see at the Super Bowl
Vulcano's assistant
Banned
Australia is where you'll find your real life Pokemon, folks.