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The pretty damn amazing Mario Kart 7 ad currently showing looks pretty damn amazing. So amazing that it'd be easy to assume the entire thing, actors aside, was computer generated. But it's not! More »
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Kristen Schaal's web ads were the highlight of the launch of the Xperia Play, the device previously referred to as the PlayStation Phone. Sony Ericsson prolongs the magic with a series of outtakes from the actress and comedienne's commercial shoot. More »
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One thing you can count on in the NCAA basketball tournament, playing now, are the CBS promo spots for The Masters, full of pomp and grandeur, with Jim Nantz invoking the Tradition Unlike Any Other. That's what makes this spot for Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters so fantastic. More »
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For a Nintendo gaming machine, the 3DS is a tough sell! Mostly because it's almost impossible to convey the 3D effects on a TV set or computer monitor. More »
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If you flip on your television, chances are pretty high you'll see a McDonalds ad. For those living in Japan, chances are higher you'll see a mobile phone game commercial. Way higher. More »
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Will a pair of glowing, bobble-headed heroes make you a fan of the PlayStation Move? The MoveMen, stars of a new PlayStation Move ad push, are here to try to sell you one, stylishly. More »
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This is the Metrod Other M commercial, showing us a live-action version of heroine Samus. We showed it to you earlier, but it begs to be compared to other live-action Metroid spots. More »
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Unless Ubisoft has been holding out Rayman's Raving Israeli Lottery Balls on us, the company responsible for these Israeli lottery commercials has some explaining to do. More »
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One million Wii owners have tried out Netflix. It's a healthy number, but given the size of the console's install base, Netflix probably wants more. Cue the expensive commercials targeted specifically at Wii users! More »
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I've never been a fan of the football. But I still watch the Super Bowl every year. Why? The commercials. More »
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Adweek today announced what they believe, as advertising experts, to be the best commercials of the past decade. And amongst the finalists were two video game spots. More »
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Sony's revamped PS3 marketing campaign has won us over, thanks to the efforts of unexpected console mascot Kevin Butler, VP of whatever the job requires. Tapping into the power of a good montage, SCEA's latest spot is its best yet. More »
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What are the odds! One minute, someone pokes fun at Wii advertising (and the Wii itself), the next minute, said advertising goes and wins a prestigious international advertising award. Ad agency Leo Burnett, who were behind Nintendo's "Wii Would Like To Play" campaign, picked up the top prize at the 40th Annual Effie Awards, held in NYC on Wednesday. In explaining away the decision, the Effie's organisers said: More »
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As is always the case, mere weeks after I pick up a new DS, Nintendo goes and releases a new color. The metallic rose DS, originally sold as part of a holiday Nintendogs bundle, will be hitting stores later this month in stand-alone form, and Nintendo has recruited Ugly Betty star America Ferrera and American Idol-born country singer Carrie Underwood to appear in ads promoting the new shade. The commercials will begin airing on Monday, May 19th. Along with those two, Liv Tyler will also be appearing in commercials hawking the crimson and black variant. More »
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Finally, a Wii commercial with a realistic pitch. This ad's part of a Worth1000 run going at the moment for old-school advertisement, and some of the video game ones - for the PS3, Xbox and Xbox Live, among others - are just great. Highlights in the gallery, more Photoshop shenanigans at the link below. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=368243&view=rss&microfeed=true Here they are! The first Super Smash Bros. Brawl commercials straight from Japan. There are three in total so be sure make the jump to check out all three. This one just keeps getting better and better. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=341073&view=rss&microfeed=true "Alright, so it's Friday night and I'm a eunuch, and I'm all about having my friends over just like a mid 90's sitcom. You know, kicking back, dancing stupid, trying to look deep by playing my acoustic guitar. PLAYING SCENE IT ON THE XBOX 360!!! More »
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If you want your commercial voiceover to sound epic and British, there are few better actor choices than Patrick Stewart. As if people needed more motivation to pick up a copy of Final Fantasy XII in the United Kingdom once it hits on the 23rd, Square Enix have announced that that very same epic British voice will be heard in commercials for the game in the UK and Australia. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=236940&view=rss&microfeed=true Any time you catch me complaining about the Japanese getting all the cool gaming-related stuff, point me to this god awful commercial for The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past.I'm not sure I would have purchased the game if they had shown this Michael Jackson / M.C. Hammer-inspired monstrosity of a commercial in the US. They again, it was the 80's (early 90's, almost the same thing!), and everyone was pretty much stupid back then anyway. Michael Fahey More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=233900&view=rss&microfeed=true While in North America we were treated to mind-blowing PlayStation 3 ads featuring exploding toys, creepy baby dolls, and oozing visuals, Europe's commercials seem to be noticeably more subdued. Indeed, that was living. I don't think I truly understood the cell processor until watching this video. Whomever came up with this commercial must have been well into their cups. Michael Fahey More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=229390&view=rss&microfeed=true To put the PS3 price in perspective, it costs just as much as a Commodore 64 did almost two decades ago. And that's not even taking inflation into account. But a PS3 doesn't include four swell programs, including Teach Yourself Basic, nor — I guess — two luscious blonde twins sliding down a water slide in their pink bikini tube tops. So I think the Commodore 64 was still probably a better value. Florian Eckhardt More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=209691&view=rss&microfeed=true Look, I don't want to hear any complaints about how this ad doesnt show any game footage. Or how it doesn't even show the PlayStation 3. Or that if you didn't know better, and somehow missed the final 3 seconds of footage, you'd have zero inclination this was PS3 related at all. Why? 'Cause I like it. Let me just enjoy the serenity of the black and red hued marketing chill out that is "The Wait", now showing at theatres and Web sites nationwide. If you really need to, make some cracks in the comments about how "The Wait" should really only be shown in Europe. Michael McWhertor More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=207717&view=rss&microfeed=true I love these Japanese Metroid commercials. In the first, Samus Aran surfs a 3.5" floppy through the universe to battle gelatinous, brain-sucking slugs. I also love how Japanese pronounce every letter in the English language like a separate syllable. "Muh-eh-tuh-ruh-oid-u!" More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=203375&view=rss&microfeed=true Because there just haven't been enough videos posted lately, here're some classic Japanese commercials for Mariopaint. The first is all about claymation Mario riding a SNES mouse to ultimate victory, while the second features more of the music composition feature and 2d Yoshi.More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=198788&view=rss&microfeed=true Can you help Journey escape from the arena of rock through hordes of love-crazed groupies? Affirmative. I like to think that the life system works on the principle that you can only collide with so many groupies until you are so drained that you ejaculate the spools of your intestines. Although I hope the health system works different when you collide with those "shifty-eyed promoters." Florian Eckhardt More »
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These British ads for Reservoir Dogs are f-ing brilliant. One is a granny and two kids reenacting the dick-dick-dick conversation from the diner and the other is that great final gun scene staring two kids and their bound and gagged dad. If the game is anywhere near as good as these commercials It's going to rock. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=192172&view=rss&microfeed=true A commercial for Mario Hoops 3-on-3 that emphasizes the rhythmic tapping and slashing of the game. For some reason, as I hear the stylus scratch across the touch screen, I clearly envision a piece of grit trapped under the point, irrevocably marring the resplendent screen with a jagged, inch long wound. I'm actually cringing — I'm not buying any game that makes me treat my DS Lite so savagely. Florian Eckhardt More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=187702&view=rss&microfeed=true Highfalutin' intellectual blog Terra Nova wonders if this commercial from Farmer's Insurance Group is the beginning of a new positive stereotype, ushered into the public consciousness by an aging gaming community and the push of game advertising into public media channels: More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=184088&view=rss&microfeed=true Dale's old VHS collection was in need of some attention. He could have sworn he had a full tape of the Red Shoe Diaries just waiting for some special care. Halfway through a cardboard box marked "KTCHN CLOSET" he stumbled on what will, in time, be recognized as the greatest archaeological find of the 21st century. More »
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Dear Gamebrink — we love your constant stream of tips, since it allows us to get paid without actually doing any real sleuthing. But when you post a video, could you please embed it as something besides a postage stamp sized proprietary flash player? Better yet — if you You Tube all your cool videos, we can just shamelessly steal them directly! More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=176272&view=rss&microfeed=true Do American gamers still drink Jolt to get through those epic gaming sessions, or has some new fizzy elixir taken its place since I was last in the country? There should be more soft drinks that market to gamers, desperate for another surge of energy to get through the last leg of that WoW leg. In that regard, the Koreans have the right idea, as evidenced by this ad for Enerzen (pronounced Energen, apparently) that is specifically marketed to the racing fanatics who play the Korean MMOG Kart Rider. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=175626&view=rss&microfeed=true Because game designers code entirely through two button input controllers. Plus design two games a day! More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=171912&view=rss&microfeed=true Now, emulation is something so shameful that companies like Sony constantly update their console OSes regularly so programmers can't figure out how to play their crappy twenty year old NES games on them. But back in the good old days, companies brazenly advertised that their system could emulate competitors' games. Sure, those Colecos would rust up on you in a second, but hey! It's all worth it when for the price of a single expansion module even a Colecovision owner can experience the sadomasochistic glory of E.T. first hand. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=171549&view=rss&microfeed=true The Nintendo Cereal song has to be the catchiest tune ever dreamed up by an 80's jingleer. Although the shapes of the cereal pieces themselves resemble the 8-bit pixellated forms of Mario and Link not a bit, it's that "NIN-TEN-DO! IT'S FOR BREAKFAST NOW" chant that caused us to hold our breath in the cereal aisle at the local supermarket until we began having a series of spastic asphyxiation seizures and our Mom caved and bought us a box. More »
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Okay, this ad for Super Princess Peach is just too (squeal!) cute. Seriously, how can I, a man, in good conscience, possibly play SPP on the subway with all this girly nonsense? I visited the official site earlier today for this game and had to immediately put in Die Hard to make myself feel less femme. More »
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