Are Ant and Dec killing gaming?
I thought Donkey Kong Country looked pretty good until I saw those 2 numpties advertising it. They've really devalued the game for me now and it's put me off buying it. I just wondered does anyone else feel like this or am I being stupid? I don't know what it is with Nintendo lately but they can make the best game in the world sound like the worst kind of shovelware.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mF_goSafsCw
Theyve got a whole range of numpties advertising Nintendo stuff, Harry kewell and his bimbo wife advertising the DS, JLS (those x factor numpties) playing on the Wii.
I mean the adverts are embarassing, terrible, the ad agency should get fired for them !
But at the end of the day they probably work, Ant and Dec as much as we dislike them are huge TV presenters so advertising the Wii etc might be a good idea.
I'm personally glad to see gaming become this big and mainstream. In the old days it was thought of as a bit more 'geeky' whereas nowadays everyones got a Wii or DS etc.
Now, the majority of households have computers and internet access, and all of those things are common and mainstream, and even being endorsed by celebrities.
Some of those people from primary school now have to eat their words!
I knew even back then that I would have the last laugh :)
Same as consoles, i had a few mates with consoles but now they all seem to have them, they used to take the mick a few years back and now here they are swinging round a steering wheel while they play Mario Kart on the wii !
Fans of the original DKC will puchase it anyways,i am more concered with the fact its yet another `more of the same` remake from an old title im getting really concered just how much the nintendo classic title cow can be milked before it runs dry
I second this. For years gamers moaned constantly about their hobby not being taken seriously, etc, etc. Now it's become mainstream all they do is bitch about the amount of shovelware, popularity of Wii, etc. They've even given themselves a ridiculous new name - Hardcore! FFS.
Wii = Not cool
Sounds like a good advertising plan to me.
Those games are still there. You just have to look outside the top ten and the mainstream pap from the likes of Activision.
Hey!!!!
Why isn't there no wires from the NES controller pad???
FALSE ADVERTISING!
He tosses the bloody thing too!
Yep...Tossers lol
Well, reportedly they are supposed to be worth ?2million quid.....
So, who's the tossers lol
The X Factor producers. :p
They probably adding a couple of million sales due to their popularity.
Nintendo may have lost 1 sale cos of A & D but I doubt Mr Nintendo will lose much sleep over you not buying...
The X Factor winners sell millions but they've still killed music.
And we've always had rubbish adverts featuring celebs....
I often wonder how that was recieved by non-computer types. Imagining someone playing that on vinyl listening to it on their headphones for the first time....
Which isn't being made because those making real music know there's no point. The whole problem with Nintendo's ads is that even when they release a "proper" game, the way they advertise it makes it sound rubbish which puts off their potential customers. Nintendo then whinge about their core games not selling and go back to making Wii play and crap like that.
Probably thought it was Jesus and Mary Chain's Psychocandy album!
Thats how Hitler started.
Totally agree, went to type the same thing. Its obvious who theyre trying to sell to when you see the likes of JLS/Jedward/Ant and Dec etc. The hardcore will buy their games whatever, but theyre trying to break into the other markets who might be looking to buy their first console
As for the top 40 sadly its not relevant anymore, one reason why Top of the Pops disappeared. People our age are really interested in the album charts (if that), the singles chart has long been a joke
playing on a wii in his bedroom?