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[arit]

Reminds me of

 

[goomba]

Is it though? The bottom of the page is missing which would give us more of a clue.

Just because it's an EA game doesn't mean Nintendo didn't do the marketing for it. It does look awfully Nintendo-ised. Especially when you consider the bottom left picture includes the Gamepad and console etc - normally you'd just get a console logo if the third party is doing the advertising.

It was published by EA , so marketing is up to them. EA probably intentionally advertised the game this way to appeal to what they see as the WiiU audience.

 

[Legium2k]

This ad just screamed 90s to me when I saw it. Why aren't they looking at the screen?! Beyond that, the quote is from the perspective of the child when the target audience for this magazine is obviously men. If they wanted to stick with this concept, the quote should have been from the dad and stressed how his son can help him win (or how he can help his son win).

I was shaking my head when I saw it. Every bit of advertising, whether internal or otherwise, surrounding this system has been an abject failure.

Yeah, really looks like 90s

 

[Bluekaveli]

What an embarrassing ad.

If I was EA I'd just give up

Spoiler

on the WiiU

I thought they already did? lol.

 

[Monty Mole]

And you were wrong.

Oh, this thread.

Actually, he was right.

It was published by EA , so marketing is up to them. EA probably intentionally advertised the game this way to appeal to what they see as the WiiU audience.

It's a Nintendo ad. See Wario's post.

LOL i didn´t know NFS was a Nintendo IP now.

Some guys try too hard, seriously...

It's a Nintendo ad.

Should I go on quoting people

 

[Infernal Monkey]

 

[DerZuhälter]

 

[alr1ght]

that.is.amazing.

 

[Phazon]

Actually, he was right.


It's a Nintendo ad. See Wario's post.

It has the same theme, probably because EA chose to have it so. That doesn't mean they could have used another one that's more fitting. I really doubt Nintendo paid to advertise NFS: MW.

 

[ElectricKaibutsu]

Yeah, but how 'bout that WarioWare? http://gameandwario.nintendo.com/crowdfarter/#1

 

[GulAtiCa]

Actually, he was right.


It's a Nintendo ad. See Wario's post.


It's a Nintendo ad.

Should I go on quoting people

Except for it's an EA ad. They used same ad like experience for their video ad. Same people as well in this ad as the EA video ad.

Hoe does having similar ad to Nintendo prove it's a Nintendo ad?

 

[DragonSworne]

It has the same theme, probably because EA chose to have it so. That doesn't mean they could have used another one that's more fitting. I really doubt Nintendo paid to advertise NFS: MW.

I really doubt EA paid to advertise NFS:MW

 

[D-e-f-]

Just an EA ad, right?

Touché.

Still doubt half the folks loling at them know about that.

 

[Tuck]

I really feel like including Wii Remotes in Wii U advertisements does not help dissipate Wii u confusion amongst consumers.

And yeah, shitty ad.

 

[Various Artists]

that.is.amazing.

I like that the dad appears to be laying a beat down on his son too. C'mon man you are about to perfected.

 

[big_z]

clearly this ad is about one of the many system crashes the wii U has to offer. it's the only way to make sense of whats going on. the tv screen has frozen, the gamepad reverted back to the system menu and the dad is trying the second controller to see if it works.

 

[Monty Mole]

Except for it's an EA ad. They used same ad like experience for their video ad. Same people as well.

Hmmm...

It's a Nintendo ad. It uses the Wright family.

Regardless of who made it, it's cringeworthy.

 

[Psycho_Mantis]

Trust this to be about the WiiU. That ad is making me cringe just staring at it.

 

[The_Hitcher89]

Not as bad as the Crysis 3 TV ad. What a mess that was.

 

[shinra-bansho]

It's a Nintendo ad. It uses the Wright family.

Presumably there are other ads out there with the Jones and Haskins families as well.

Regardless of who made it, it's cringeworthy.

 

[Jaded Alyx]

EDIT: Guess I was wrong.

 

[dragonflys545]

Just an EA ad, right?

Lulz.

 

[GulAtiCa]

Edit: Guess it was a Nintendo ad? Odd, did the EA launch video for the game feature different people?

 

[Horseticuffs]

GOD DAMN IT, JORDAN, I TOLD YOU TO BACK OFF ON THE TRAFFIC. WHAT THE FUCK, MAN?

 

[Scrawnton]

Son is having a blast looking at the home screen.

that's the HUD screen for need for speed. On that screen you touch te icons for what you want to do, change day to night, traffic rules, switch the drivers car, disrupt police, and look at a full scale map and help navigate to missions.

That's not the Wii u home screen.

 

[Psycho_Mantis]

Just an EA ad, right?

LOL i didn´t know NFS was a Nintendo IP now.

Some guys try too hard, seriously..

Last I checked, Need for Speed is an EA franchise.

It was published by EA , so marketing is up to them. EA probably intentionally advertised the game this way to appeal to what they see as the WiiU audience.

Does that answer your suspicions guys?

Its a Nintendo ad.

 

[Monty Mole]

yeah cause mocking what I said clearly disputes me.

Nintendo having those family Wii U experience ads doesn't really prove that this is also a Nintendo ad. Why on earth would they advertise this game?

Seriously, with all the evidence above, you still don't think it's a Nintendo ad?

 

[Twix]

Wii U related? How surprising.

 

[Open Source]

Hmm, what is the target demographic for an ad that plays up training your son to distract the cops?

 

[GulAtiCa]

Seriously, with all the evidence above, you still don't think it's a Nintendo ad?

I edited my post, didn't see that family video with them till now. Did Nintendo also do the launch video too? Swear that had the same people in it.

 

[alr1ght]

yeah cause mocking what I said clearly disputes me.

Edit: Guess it was a Nintendo ad? Odd, did the EA launch video for the game feature different people?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwYp8hub8SA

 

[Captain Smoker]

/edit

 

[Zabant]

Here comes the eating of the crow.

 

[SmokyDave]

How unexpectedly amusing.

/edit

Swift editing. Impressive.

 

[Captain Smoker]

Swift editing. Impressive.

I'm fast.

The other ads confirm it, so there's no point in my post.

 

[d0g_bear]

That family's couch/tv orientation makes no sense

 

[Psycho_Mantis]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwYp8hub8SA

Nintendo stop please.

 

[ElectricKaibutsu]

This being a Nintendo ad... is not surprising.

 

[teruterubozu]

Those sweaters are cool. I want one for Xmas.

 

[alr1ght]

That family's couch/tv orientation makes no sense

It really doesn't. The kid gets to sit on the ottoman.

 

[levitan]

...more like 80s than 90s. In the 90s video games were supposed to make you cool, rather than helping you spending time with your family.

This...is different. Feels like something a divorced dad will like.

 

[The_Lump]

Wait, why are folks blaming Nintendo for EA's ad?

Just thinking the same.

Edit: ...and then I read the rest of the thread. Lol.

 

[JoeM86]

Come on guys. You know these adverts aren't exactly aimed at people like us. They're aimed at the casuals and general people talking about it is relatable to the general populace and could make people think "oh, that does sound good" rather than getting swamped with specs and details such as that which we all enjoy, which would then confuse them.

 

[GulAtiCa]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTdJRcasiis

Here is the EA Wii U trailer. I see they are different people. This is why I assumed it was an EA ad.

 

[XenodudeX]

The only thing thats cringe worthy is the fact people are making a stink over the point of the ad, which is the boding of father and son having fun together. I guess some of you never played video games with your parents before.

 

[Starphoenix]

Come on guys. You know these adverts aren't exactly aimed at people like us. They're aimed at the casuals and general people talking about it is relatable to the general populace and could make people think "oh, that does sound good" rather than getting swamped with specs and details such as that which we all enjoy, which would then confuse them.

Don't bother with them. They live in their own little world.

 

[shinra-bansho]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTdJRcasiis

Here is the EA Wii U trailer. Is this the same people or different? Hard to tell since the magazine ad has them looking away.

Are your retinas detached?

 

[ReturnOfTheRAT]

Quake ad is still great.

 

[Meier]

It's a Nintendo ad. It uses the Wright family.

Presumably there are other ads out there with the Jones and Haskins families as well.

Regardless of who made it, it's cringeworthy.

Good find. It looks like the quote is actually roughly a quote from Jordan but without the context of visiting the Nintendo page it seems so fake and forced.

I would have gone with Dad's, "I like this! We're working together." or something for ESPN the Magazine.

 

[BlackLagoon]

Seriously, with all the evidence above, you still don't think it's a Nintendo ad?

Yeah, offering free marketing seems to be a common way to "moneyhat" exclusive content. According to Free Radical, a big marketing campaign was what Sony offered Ubisoft for Haze for example (though apparently they reneged on that after it became clear the game wasn't exactly living up to the promises).