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Worst marketing campaigns in the history of gaming (or: wtf Sony!?)
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Akibastman
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Sony's marketing campaigns are awesome, but yeah, they won't sell anything like that.
Melchiah
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Akihabara said:
Remember that all of those ads were from PS1/2 days, and look how much they sold those systems.
I particularly love those "PlayStation. Now only 100." ads (http://i.imgur.com/aTmf2.jpg & http://i.imgur.com/oUPc8.jpg), where the older toys are killing themselves in desperation. =)
witchedwiz
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MetalAlien
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Also I can't find it but the Saturn had an Ad with a naked man holding the console to cover his privates.
I always thought the first PS2 ad was beyond terrible: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtHOP8h911I
Youta Mottenai
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I must be getting old because most, if not all, of these Sony ads are terrible, pretentious crap that doesn't make any sense. You could replace the PS2, PS3 for any other product brand without any loss of context, because there's none to begin with.
Probably, since the brand is well established, they can afford to waste thousands of $ in ads that barely inform about their product. It's so edgy!!
Probably, since the brand is well established, they can afford to waste thousands of $ in ads that barely inform about their product. It's so edgy!!
A Human Becoming
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RagnarokX said:
I liked the ad, but I don't think it is effective marketing.
"Playstation 9 is going to be AMAZING 78 years from now! In the meantime, buy this shitty PS2."
what!? This ad is awesome!aaaaaa said:
if only for the song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1fTbDJiyrM
SatelliteOfLove
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MetalAlien said:Also I can't find it but the Saturn had an Ad with a naked man holding the console to cover his privates.
The infomercials for those were even "better". So desperate, so much spin, oh so '90s.
Flying_Phoenix
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MetalAlien said:Also I can't find it but the Saturn had an Ad with a naked man holding the console to cover his privates.
"How do they do that?"
Was that seriously their catchphrase?
I found this one unsettling and stupid :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEVC...vil+4+game+cube+cmmercial&aq=f&has_verified=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEVC...vil+4+game+cube+cmmercial&aq=f&has_verified=1
The Japenese AlttP and American LA commercials are pretty strange,but this commerical beats them both.
Japenese Link's Awakening Commercial
Japenese Link's Awakening Commercial
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Now that ass-goo is just gross.
Escape Goat
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Everquest 2. Oh wait, it had no marketing campaign. Or marketing of any kind.
Some of these are pretty good, no matter how gross or offensive they may get. Others are dull planned, like the Canadian MP2 commercial.
I cannot tell which ones are bad ads, but I prefer something that tells me "this is an experience" instead of "this is a game, buy it, 10/10 from randomsite dot com".
I cannot tell which ones are bad ads, but I prefer something that tells me "this is an experience" instead of "this is a game, buy it, 10/10 from randomsite dot com".
this one was prophetic. Welcome to the third place, Sony!
To Far Away Times
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I knew what this was going to be before I clicked on it.
To be fair though, a system that (at the time) cost 599 U.S. Dollars and had no games (again, back in 2006) was a tough sell. Nintendo had the low cost market and motion controls, the 360 had pretty much what the PS3 had but with games and a cheaper price. So the only option was to try to creep people out, I guess.
Jake Tower
Banned
It's like nut. You can play outside.
Found more old PlayStation ads on my HDD.
I like these.
Anuxinamoon
Shaper Divine
Those sony ad's are amazing.
DukeTogo1300
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I like most of these, especially the Sony stuff, and I really miss gaming ads like this.
crazyjah2003
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I dont even
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I remember this one from the old EGM days. I also remember where they had that nerdy video game champion as the spokesman for those bad Codemasters games. Throw in an ad for Chips & Bits and its 1990 all over again.
I remember the debate on which shmup was more rad between Gaiares and MUSHA. Too bad there were no message boards back then.
AlphaDragoon
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Also, I'm really glad that I haven't seen anyone else post this yet. I was almost positive I'd be beaten to it
Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yr9pBbMGrSQ
I don't believe for a fraction of a second that she is wowed or amazed. Or that any couple buys a wardrobe that matches their living room.
But...she looks like hot real life Ashley so I can forgive everything else.
ThankeeSai
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Not sure if this this has already been posted - Not really an ad campaign, but a promotion for God of War II on PS2 (possibly nsfw....depends where you work, I suppose 
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...epraved-promotion-stunt-decapitated-goat.html
Probably not the best idea they've ever had, :lol
)http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...epraved-promotion-stunt-decapitated-goat.html
Probably not the best idea they've ever had, :lol
CadetMahoney
Member
At this point, lack of funds I guess.
Oh man! I would have joined the MUSHA side, thats for sure.
Fine Ham Abounds
Member
Holy shit, I remember this. Jesus christ.
Most of the ones in this thread I remember. The ones I don't have been incredible.
I've owned virtually every Sony console, but I'm starting to think it's because I've been aware of the software I wanted and never paid attention to any of their ads.
Maybe he choose to roll an orc?
