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[Hero of Legend]

Edit: UK version!

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http://streamable.com/u5zf0

Thanks 69wpm!

Amazing ad IMO, hope the ones in NA and elsewhere are similar!

 

[Dystify]

YouTube mirror: https://youtu.be/u-vFhTdTbsg

It shows the real reason why Nintendo Switch was created.

Edit: This is the second Nintendo Switch commercial btw. The first one featured Zelda: BotW: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_hbWGBqdz0

 

[Trago]

They really had the guy taking a crap playing Mario Kart? HAHAHA

 

[Effect]

LOL. They actually had a guy on the toilet!

 

[Daphnes Nohansen Hyrule]

Nintendo..

 

[Hoo-doo]

Man, I wish my university lectures went like that. I have, to date, never seen a handheld at uni, ever.

Effective ad for sure.

 

[-shadow-]

That guy on the crapper!

 

[DoubleYou]

I don't like how they're promoting 8 player "local play" when you need 8 switches for it.

 

[Lexxism]

Lmao. They really did show someone taking a poo while playing.

 

[heringer]

You can get some pretty bad case of hemorrhoids playing on the toilet. I expect Switch will display a message warning you of the dangers.

 

[rardk64]

Is anyone seeing this from an official Nintendo source?

 

[Fireblend]

I don't like how they're promoting 8 player "local play" when you need 8 switches for it.

I mean, it's a feature, why not advertise it?

 

[PumpkinSpice]

I don't like how they're promoting 8 player "local play" when you need 8 switches for it.

Is this really any different from how it worked for Mario Kart DS?

 

[mocolostrocolos]

They had the balls to show someone taking a dump while playing.

Nice.

 

[Fireblend]

I'm gonna miss 3DS Download Play though it doesn't look like it's coming to Switch at all.

 

[rardk64]

Obviously the Toilet-Play is the highlight here, but let's not overlook that these guys are playing 8 player Mario Kart in the middle of a class.

 

[Skittzo0413]

I sure hope this guy cleaned his Switch before having friends over to play...

I can't believe they actually did this though, this toilet marketing could have saved the Wii U!

Spoiler

probably not

 

[Hoo-doo]

They had the balls to show someone taking a dump while playing.

Nice.

It's not the first time they did this.

 

[Outtrigger888]

I don't like how they're promoting 8 player "local play" when you need 8 switches for it.

You can do 8 player local with 4 switches. Split screen on each switch.

 

[NotLiquid]

It's not the first time they did this.

After a decade of wholesome Wii-style marketing it's kind of telling that they're daring enough to show something like this again.

 

[mocolostrocolos]

It's not the first time they did this.

Haha, amazing.

 

[Anth0ny]

After a decade of wholesome Wii-style marketing it's kind of telling that they're daring enough to show something like this again.

yup. nice to see.

 

[protomouse]

Nintendo doing well with these ads!

 

[donkey show]

 

[frankie_baby]

I sure hope this guy cleaned his Switch before having friends over to play...

I can't believe they actually did this though, this toilet marketing could have saved the Wii U!

Spoiler

probably not

I loved toilet playing my Wii U, but after a couple of months it stopped working that far, not sure if it was WiFi interference or damage from dropping the gamepad a few too many times

 

[Santiako]

So odd that MK8 is not a launch game.

 

[Plinko]

LOL

The moment I saw that in the ad, I knew someone here would have it gif'd in no time.

 

[Nerazar]

Well done, Nintendo. Embrace the weirdness and showcase the real possibilities of the device

 

[CharminUltra]

That's dope.

 

[phanphare]

that was an amazing commercial

even though they showed off someone playing on the toilet I thought the best part was how they show the system at the end where they put the handheld in the dock and the image on the handheld screen goes black and then pops up on the tv in the back. that was great.

I don't like how they're promoting 8 player "local play" when you need 8 switches for it.

it's a feature of the Switch and it's a pretty awesome one, at that. why not show it?

 

[Berordn]

The future of marketing.

So odd that MK8 is not a launch game.

Zelda probably has more hype behind it and pushing it out a month gives them a slightly more steady library.

 

[KingSnake]

Playing on the toilet. Deluxe name justified now.

I like the Switch ads a lot. Keep them like this.

 

[Hero of Legend]

You can do 8 player local with 4 switches. Split screen on each switch.

Actually doesn't one Switch support 4 joy-cons? So 4-players each on 2 Switch units.

You could possibly get 32-player local multiplayer if Nintendo allows that, I don't see why they wouldn't.

Edit: Also, hey Nintendo, save loads of money, and just air this worldwide.

Well, they'd have to change MK8's box to reflect each region, but the ad can be the same otherwise.

 

[Seik]

They showed the guy playing while #2ing because, let's be honest, we'll all do that at some point. :lol

 

[Jonnax]

There is obviously plot continuity in this video and this guy is playing a race with his friends in the other room.

 

[sixteen-bit]

They really had the guy taking a crap playing Mario Kart? HAHAHA

Reminds me of the old Wavebird print ads.

 

[Plum]

It's telling of Nintendo of Japan's incongruity with the rest of the world that none of these Western ads have featured people suddenly playing a round of 1-2 Switch. The Switch's main concept is its best selling point, advertising needs to hammer it home as much as possible. Also great that they've finally recognized what many will mostly use the Switch's handheld mode for. Now there won't be any bullshit signal issues if your bathroom is one or two walls away.

 

[PSqueak]

I don't like how they're promoting 8 player "local play" when you need 8 switches for it.

If i recall correctly, the least number of switches you need for 8 players is 2.

It's telling of Nintendo of Japan's incongruity with the rest of the world that none of these Western ads have featured people suddenly playing a round of 1-2 Switch. The Switch's main concept is its best selling point, advertising needs to hammer it home as much as possible. Also great that they've finally recognized what many will mostly use the Switch's handheld mode for. Now there won't be any bullshit signal issues if your bathroom is one or two walls away.

The switch has a lock on japan's market, they can show weird casual party stuff.

In the west, the Switch needs to get a grip on the hardcore gaming market.

 

[atom519]

Does anyone know how many players MK8 supports over the LAN? I guess I didn't really think about anything besides playing split screen together.

One of the Switches just serve as the host I assume?

 

[Berordn]

They the guy playing while #2ing because, let's be honest, we'll all do that at some point. :lol

I imagine most smartphone owners already do this. The numbers for 3DS and Vita are probably similar.

Nintendo Switch: #1 for #2.

 

[K' Dash]

Actually doesn't one Switch support 4 joy-cons? So 4-players each on 2 Switch units.

You could possibly get 32-player local multiplayer if Nintendo allows that, I don't see why they wouldn't.

Edit: Also, hey Nintendo, save loads of money, and just air this worldwide.

Have they shown 4 player split screen?

 

[Anteo]

Does anyone know how many players MK8 supports over the LAN? I guess I didn't really think about anything besides playing split screen together.

One of the Switches just serve as the host I assume?

It should be no diffenrent than 3ds mario kart 7. 8 player 1 of them hosts.

 

[Skittzo0413]

The real reason the Switch has no forward facing camera.

 

[TheOohChild]

Looks like a great way to give your friends pink eye

 

[Yoshi]

Man, I wish my university lectures went like that. I have, to date, never seen a handheld at uni, ever.

Effective ad for sure.

As a student, I had a (small) course where the week after 3DS launch, seven out of eight members of the course were playing Nintendo 3DS before the course began. Also, this semester there was a student in the course I was giving who was playing Pokémon Sun & Moon while attending the course (she was still actively participating, as usual, Pokémon only takes a small amount of your attention ).

 

[Hero of Legend]

I imagine most smartphone owners already do this. The numbers for 3DS and Vita are probably similar.

Nintendo Switch: #1 for #2.

#1-#2-Switch.

 

[guek]

Too bad no one above the age of 6 would be caught dead playing Mario Kart in public mirite

 

[KingSnake]

It's telling of Nintendo of Japan's incongruity with the rest of the world that none of these Western ads have featured people suddenly playing a round of 1-2 Switch. The Switch's main concept is its best selling point, advertising needs to hammer it home as much as possible. Also great that they've finally recognized what many will mostly use the Switch's handheld mode for. Now there won't be any bullshit signal issues if your bathroom is one or two walls away.

Playing 1-2-Switch on the toilet would be quite an ad. Not a good one, but a memorable one for sure.

 

[Ladekabel]

I don't like how they're promoting 8 player "local play" when you need 8 switches for it.

Yeah, me too. Where can I find 7 friends?

 

[donkey show]

Playing 1-2-Switch on the toilet would be quite an ad. Not a good one, but a memorable one for sure.