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If you liked Splatoon then you'll love Paper Mario!
- Thread starter Miroku129
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Diprosalic
Banned
LOL
i am a cool kid.
i am a cool kid.
purseowner
Member
Calling all paint fetishists.
Well, it's not like marketing is about to say "hey we have nothing else for your audience this holiday season so here's a franchise you don't care about".
-Mutsukki-
Member
Is this your first time seeing this kind of advertisement? Gamecube games came with stuff like this all the time. This one actually seems to be pretty well done, since it's made in a 100% tongue-in-cheek manner, did you actually read it?
Movalpolos
Banned
"Misguided" fits Nintendo really well.
SinCityAssassin
Member
I do love paint and painting accessories.
RecRoulette
Member
Fuck that. That's some desperate marketing, and makes me worry that Nintendo doesn't get why Splatoon was successful.
TheMoon
Member
So? lol
I see what they mean, kinda. I'm playing it right now and the game has a serious Super Mario Sunshine aesthetic inspiration, down to the use of paint and the Shine-looking Paint Stars.
Plus, never forget:
Plus, you know, it's marketing. So they're going to try to get fans of a successful game to buy a new game.
Plus, never forget:
Plus, you know, it's marketing. So they're going to try to get fans of a successful game to buy a new game.
Yes I read it. I find it desperate tbh.
Green Mamba
Member
Seems sort of desperate looking, but I haven't really seen much in the way of Nintendo marketing these days so maybe this is the norm.
purseowner
Member
...you'll love Tokyo Mirage Sessions and Xenoblade Chronicles X!
Magnet_Man
Member
"Just play Mario & Luigi, nerds!!"
OP's last sentence. Quoting on mobile is hard.
AcademicSaucer
Member
LOL
BRocknRolla
Member
I was going to get Color Splash for my love of painting...
But I decided painting my kitchen would satisfy those urges in a more effective way. My wife is a pretty colorful character too, and might occasionally make me laugh with a witty remark as she walks by. Thanks though, Nintendo!
But I decided painting my kitchen would satisfy those urges in a more effective way. My wife is a pretty colorful character too, and might occasionally make me laugh with a witty remark as she walks by. Thanks though, Nintendo!
JinjoUnchained
Member
I see what they mean, kinda. I'm playing it right now and the game has a serious Super Mario Sunshine aesthetic inspiration, down to the use of paint and the Shine-looking Paint Stars.
Plus, never forget:
Plus, you know, it's marketing. So they're going to try to get fans of a successful game to buy a new game.
LOL. I read a few years back that someone attempted an actual timeline for all mainline Mario games and spinoffs. I wonder if it's been updated.
Pai Pai Master
Banned
Sup
UnemployedVillain
Member
This is an incredible leap in logic, or you can't take a joke
...But it's not an RPG... >_>So, I was browsing my Facebook timeline and found this ad in the Nintendo Official Account:
I do not know about you, but compare a rpg to a shooter seems misguided and a bad idea all around...
Green Mamba
Member
Actually, think about how bizarre sounding it would be to someone in 2014 that Nintendo would be trying to leverage Splatoon's fanbase to buy a Mario game in the future.
-Mutsukki-
Member
This was literally done all the time
And if you can't see the joking tone on this ad, then I don't think I can really say anything more. You're just looking for reasons to be angry
Dragonslayer_023
Banned
It stands to reason that someone who likes a first party Nintendo game may like another.
Junahu
Member
Is this really a frequent thing in advertising? I mean "from the creators of..." is commonplace, but this is a different kettle of fish entirely.
Angry Chair
Member
I didn't know obvious tongue-in-cheek humor could be so upsetting to people.
I think you need to calm down
Conkerkid11
Member
Needs more toads.
purseowner
Member
Now now - some of them are different colours.
Honestly, Nintendo should just let GAF and SiIvagunner do their marketing for them.
NCR Redslayer
NeoGAF's Vegeta
And the sad part that I hear is that Color Splash is good, or at least better than paper jam bros and sticker star. But man are they going alll out on the marketing.
-Mutsukki-
Member
Right? Especially since this came from their Facebook page. Nintendo has been pretty cheeky on Facebook for a while now, a little like the Sonic page that everyone loves.
Waylon Drums
Member
"or 'LOL' as all the cool kids are saying"
If they were saying it before, they're done now.
If they were saying it before, they're done now.
Sword Of Doom
Member
They're just trying to milk their hit new franchise