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So lets say you want to start a games company, be it a console manufacturer, games developer or publisher you’ll need some advice about advertisement. So here we are, compiled by some of the greatest companies in the world the Advertisers guide book, find out how these companies made their millions:
1: Sony
Create a TV advert that makes no sense whatsoever and has nothing to do with your product. That way you’ll get thousands of people criticizing it and get the publicity you’ll need, as they say bad publicity is good publicity. More sensible suggestions from the Playstation company comes in the form of sponsoring popular TV programmes like UEFA champion’s league and placing banners at certain football matches.
2: Microsoft
Copy Sony nearly to the dot but use Bill Gates’ cheque book to have more adverts, bigger adverts, better adverts that are on all the time. Also paint random paving stones with a green X but run the risk of getting sued.
3: Nintendo
Do not advertise much; do not advertise in the mainstream. Instead get a collection of talented men to make up an original an excellent concept for a game. Now once that is done sign with a cartoon company to make a cartoon about it, get a movie company to make a film about it and give permission to allow the production of hundreds of pieces of merchandise. Any advertisement you do must be for childish looking games alienating the entire teenage and adult population. Any advertisement for an adult game must appear and only appear in Playboy. Create multiplayer games to improve some of the best advertisement, word of mouth.
4: Rare
Create a random but dramatic rumour about yourself that will get thousands of gaming fans, magazines and websites talking about you despite the fact you haven’t released a game in a year and a half.
5: Free Radical Design
Repeatedly tell everybody that “WE ARE THE TEAM THAT MADE GOLDENEYE!”
6: Capcom
Use the fact that nearly all their games feature violence, blood, monsters, shooting, violence, blood, violence, blood, violence, blood and gore.
7: SEGA
Put your biggest releases into the failing arcade industry so to obtain publicity before it is released.
But naturally you may wish to use your own advertisement ideas, and if you do may I ask what they are? So I can add them into the advertisers guide.
Dringo.
1: Sony
Create a TV advert that makes no sense whatsoever and has nothing to do with your product. That way you’ll get thousands of people criticizing it and get the publicity you’ll need, as they say bad publicity is good publicity. More sensible suggestions from the Playstation company comes in the form of sponsoring popular TV programmes like UEFA champion’s league and placing banners at certain football matches.
2: Microsoft
Copy Sony nearly to the dot but use Bill Gates’ cheque book to have more adverts, bigger adverts, better adverts that are on all the time. Also paint random paving stones with a green X but run the risk of getting sued.
3: Nintendo
Do not advertise much; do not advertise in the mainstream. Instead get a collection of talented men to make up an original an excellent concept for a game. Now once that is done sign with a cartoon company to make a cartoon about it, get a movie company to make a film about it and give permission to allow the production of hundreds of pieces of merchandise. Any advertisement you do must be for childish looking games alienating the entire teenage and adult population. Any advertisement for an adult game must appear and only appear in Playboy. Create multiplayer games to improve some of the best advertisement, word of mouth.
4: Rare
Create a random but dramatic rumour about yourself that will get thousands of gaming fans, magazines and websites talking about you despite the fact you haven’t released a game in a year and a half.
5: Free Radical Design
Repeatedly tell everybody that “WE ARE THE TEAM THAT MADE GOLDENEYE!”
6: Capcom
Use the fact that nearly all their games feature violence, blood, monsters, shooting, violence, blood, violence, blood, violence, blood and gore.
7: SEGA
Put your biggest releases into the failing arcade industry so to obtain publicity before it is released.
But naturally you may wish to use your own advertisement ideas, and if you do may I ask what they are? So I can add them into the advertisers guide.
Dringo.
Put a picture of a naked women on the front, even X-box games will sell then ;-)
You already have my TV ad idea...
What about EA...? That'd be make the longest running (and worst) series of football sims ever and sell them to people because of their official Fifa license...
Yes...
What about EA...? That'd be make the longest running (and worst) series of football sims ever and sell them to people because of their official Fifa license...
Yes...
So lets say you want to start a games company, be it a console manufacturer, games developer or publisher you’ll need some advice about advertisement. So here we are, compiled by some of the greatest companies in the world the Advertisers guide book, find out how these companies made their millions:
1: Sony
Create a TV advert that makes no sense whatsoever and has nothing to do with your product. That way you’ll get thousands of people criticizing it and get the publicity you’ll need, as they say bad publicity is good publicity. More sensible suggestions from the Playstation company comes in the form of sponsoring popular TV programmes like UEFA champion’s league and placing banners at certain football matches.
2: Microsoft
Copy Sony nearly to the dot but use Bill Gates’ cheque book to have more adverts, bigger adverts, better adverts that are on all the time. Also paint random paving stones with a green X but run the risk of getting sued.
3: Nintendo
Do not advertise much; do not advertise in the mainstream. Instead get a collection of talented men to make up an original an excellent concept for a game. Now once that is done sign with a cartoon company to make a cartoon about it, get a movie company to make a film about it and give permission to allow the production of hundreds of pieces of merchandise. Any advertisement you do must be for childish looking games alienating the entire teenage and adult population. Any advertisement for an adult game must appear and only appear in Playboy. Create multiplayer games to improve some of the best advertisement, word of mouth.
4: Rare
Create a random but dramatic rumour about yourself that will get thousands of gaming fans, magazines and websites talking about you despite the fact you haven’t released a game in a year and a half.
5: Free Radical Design
Repeatedly tell everybody that “WE ARE THE TEAM THAT MADE GOLDENEYE!”
6: Capcom
Use the fact that nearly all their games feature violence, blood, monsters, shooting, violence, blood, violence, blood, violence, blood and gore.
7: SEGA
Put your biggest releases into the failing arcade industry so to obtain publicity before it is released.
But naturally you may wish to use your own advertisement ideas, and if you do may I ask what they are? So I can add them into the advertisers guide.
Dringo.
1: Sony
Create a TV advert that makes no sense whatsoever and has nothing to do with your product. That way you’ll get thousands of people criticizing it and get the publicity you’ll need, as they say bad publicity is good publicity. More sensible suggestions from the Playstation company comes in the form of sponsoring popular TV programmes like UEFA champion’s league and placing banners at certain football matches.
2: Microsoft
Copy Sony nearly to the dot but use Bill Gates’ cheque book to have more adverts, bigger adverts, better adverts that are on all the time. Also paint random paving stones with a green X but run the risk of getting sued.
3: Nintendo
Do not advertise much; do not advertise in the mainstream. Instead get a collection of talented men to make up an original an excellent concept for a game. Now once that is done sign with a cartoon company to make a cartoon about it, get a movie company to make a film about it and give permission to allow the production of hundreds of pieces of merchandise. Any advertisement you do must be for childish looking games alienating the entire teenage and adult population. Any advertisement for an adult game must appear and only appear in Playboy. Create multiplayer games to improve some of the best advertisement, word of mouth.
4: Rare
Create a random but dramatic rumour about yourself that will get thousands of gaming fans, magazines and websites talking about you despite the fact you haven’t released a game in a year and a half.
5: Free Radical Design
Repeatedly tell everybody that “WE ARE THE TEAM THAT MADE GOLDENEYE!”
6: Capcom
Use the fact that nearly all their games feature violence, blood, monsters, shooting, violence, blood, violence, blood, violence, blood and gore.
7: SEGA
Put your biggest releases into the failing arcade industry so to obtain publicity before it is released.
But naturally you may wish to use your own advertisement ideas, and if you do may I ask what they are? So I can add them into the advertisers guide.
Dringo.