Back before Microsoft roped in popstars, the company had a different game plan: confuse the customers. Here is a TV spot for the original jumbo-sized Xbox, which features a skinny model, a pie throwing machine and a whole lotta wtf. Bizarre, but I guess it works — though sales figures are bound to disagree. The woman says "Play beautifully" in Japanese, and that sure has a better ring than "Let's do do do!" Brian Ashcraft

Selling the Xbox [TV in Japan]

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