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Pokémon's 20th Anniversary Super Bowl Commericial Uploaded
- Thread starter JoeM86
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The real confusing inclusion is Magneton.
I love Magneton, but I was scratching my head when it was featured alongside Gyarados, Charizard, and Lucario.
I am thinking we will hear something on February 27th.
I think it did a good enough job bringing attention to the fact that this is the 20th anniversary.
30 seconds is too long?
30 seconds is too long?
manfestival
Member
man I couldnt help but say to myself that the commercial was stupid and I let out a "come on man" when i saw the pokemon on the screen
Square2015
Member
The Pokemon cartoon is still going? ...what channel?
orthodoxy1095
Banned
People keep saying it's blowing up, so I went to check my social media. Not even a whiff of a Pokemon related post. The Super Bowl Babies, Helen Mirren and Christopher Walken are the only big mentions I see.
Watch Da Birdie
I buy cakes for myself on my birthday it's not weird lots of people do it I bet
This new Lucario Pokemon looks pretty cool, maybe I'll google it and see what it's about!
Gunslinger
Member
Missed opportunity IMO. Should have advertised Pokken. Superbowl view count is probably very high. But atleast the game was good, Lot of people I saw it with hated it due to it being a defense heavy game.
The "early 2016" date came in one Ingress video. We've never had a concrete timeframe. Early 2016 is very toploaded as is
EU Rumble World Launch
Jp Detective Pikachu
EU Super Mystery Dungeon Launch
Pokemon 20
Virtual Console launch
Pokkén
Adding Pokémon GO to the mix would be risky.
This is actually a common trend with Super Bowl commercials these days. They upload the long thing early and hope it goes viral with a trimmed down version on the day.
How come? It celebrated & promoted the brand and got people talking.
Would have been better to at least mention the Pokemon re-releases on VC or Pokken. The commercial expressed that Pokemon's anniversary is being celebrated, but I can't imagine a majority of people watching the Super Bowl are going to care enough to go to a website to find out how they're celebrating it.
As a fan that's already aware of these things though, I enjoyed the commercial alright.
As a fan that's already aware of these things though, I enjoyed the commercial alright.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
GuitarGuruu
Member
Just watch it with subs
Listen to this man.
The new X and Y series is really good too. The dub is on Netflix atm, then just move to subs once you've caught up.
Then acknowledge the delay. How hard is that? Tweet "While we previously announced that Pokémon GO would be releasing in early 2016, circumstances beyond our control have rendered us unable to meet that time frame. We're sorry for any inconvenience this might have caused. Stay tuned for more information!" or even just mention it in one of the fluffy as shit interviews they're strong armed into giving with everyone clamoring for more information
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
They should watch a good show instead.Just watch it with subs
I question if there even was a delay.
Even if closed beta starts at the end of this month, or sometime next month, fulfilling 'winter 2015', how short is this closed beta going to be that the full game launches in 'early 2016'? I don't really consider April or May to be 'early 2016'.
That's not to mention, if it is coming that soon, why do we still know almost nothing about it? We got 2 screenshots 6 months ago and some very slight elaboration on a few of the mechanics implied in the concept trailer. That's it.
EDIT: Of course, we knew almost literally nothing about Detective Pikachu until it was suddenly about to come out, so maybe that's par for the course.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
XY is a good show tho
It's more that I question that Early 2016 was ever actually the date and that wasn't just a slip up in an Ingress video. It's not exactly the most official of things.
orthodoxy1095
Banned
I'd agree in so far as it didn't generate any excitement that I noticed. It seemed to hit many of those things that Bosman talked about as being no-nos in celebrating an anniversary.
He can only go so high
Trojita
Rapid Response Threadmaker
Hardy anyone is talking about it in the real world besides gamers that already knew it was coming. To a lot of people it seemed like teasing a product without having an actual product to sell.
I mean if they don't care about visiting the website, then chances are they care even less about old games or Pokken. The point of this ad was to remind people that played it when they were young that Pokemon still exists and still going as strong as ever.
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Deleted member 17706
Unconfirmed Member
What is the basis of this claim?
If nothing else, it's getting a lot more general media coverage than any video game announcement would.
So this was my first criticism of this piece. I just saw the Japanese version of the ad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJNSTpc9n-I
Everyone speaks their native language in it with subtitles in Japanese. Evokes that feeling of Pokemon being a global phenomenon so much better than the English version as a result.
Huh, I didnt knew the dad and his kid were supposed to be german.
But you are right, feels much more global this way.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
American audience, lowest common denominator, etc.
WrenchNinja
Member
So why was the Japanese kid speaking Japanese?
AnkiRendan
Member
That was much better.
They didn't have a better shot to hide the lip-sync, and decided to stick with the one they liked best despite the language change. Probably.
The multi-lingual version is much nicer.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
probably harder to lip-sync
Chaotic-Strike
Banned
Probably the only way I'd watch a Pokemon anime is if they start back from scratch and reboot the whole thing.
As for what Gen to focus on I wouldn't really care as long as Ash would be gone.
As for what Gen to focus on I wouldn't really care as long as Ash would be gone.
It'd be pretty much the same just with a new protagonist. You do realise that, right?
Oni Link 666
Member
So, Pokemon Z is going to be announced on Pokemon day, right?
Stereogatari
Banned
So they're finally marketing towards the older demographic. Let's hope we get some good games out of it.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
they should've put Magiana in the bowl ad for kicks
Chaotic-Strike
Banned
I guess, I wouldn't be that interested in it then.
The status quo of the Pokemon anime is what keeps me from watching.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
there's a reason the proper mindset is "enjoy the ride"