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Remember Acclaim's crazy Ad campaign for Turok: Evolution? Well, now a couple of other companies have decided to jump aboad the bandwagen, and advertise their prized games in a similar fashion:
Nintendo - Silicon Knights
Nintendo have abandoned the traditional run of television and magazine adverts, instead deciding on a massive publicity stunt to draw attention to up-coming horror/mystery/survival game, Eternal Darkness. Nintendo will run a competition to find one lucky participant, who will get the chance to lead the campaign, as well as recieving a wealth of money and prizes.
Once the winner has been chosen, he will become the lead part in a stunt inspired by the name of the game itself, 'Eternal Darkness'. In a massive public ceremony, to be held in an as yet unknown location in London, the winner will be tied to a pole a top a platforum erected in the middle of the square, whilst the public gather around to watch. A volunteer will then be chosen from the audience, who, armed with two sharp 2H pencils, will then poke the winner squarely in each eye, thus rendering him blind. He will now have, 'eternal' darkness.
But the fun doesn't stop there, Nintendo have also managed to include the 'sanity' aspect of the game too. After he has been deprived of his sight, people will be encouraged to throw things at him, drop slimey gunk on him, and generally make scary noises around him. As well as the entertainment value, there is also a small cash reward for anyone who makes him cry, run away, pee himself or just go a bit loopy.
Microsoft - Bungee
Microsft are, surprise surprise, not sparing any expense in advertising the sequel to popular launch title, Halo. And by the sound of current plans, they are going to need a truck full of money to cover the legal expenses! Following Nintendo's idea (you didn't expect Microsoft to do something original did you?) the interest will be created through a huge publicity stunt, taken from the name of the game.
Ten lucky families will be selected at random, out of all the households that own a copy of the original game. They will then be given a chance to win prizes, whilst advertising the game in the process. But the real clever part lies in the execution of Microsoft's grand scheme. Millions has been invested into a contraption called the 'Spiritscope', which is the key element to the stunt.
The families will get their chance to win big prizes on a live television programme, hosted by Noel Edmunds. One person from each family will be selected and made to line up across the stage, then, they will be killed. After telling us a bit about themselves, viewers at home will be able to ring in and cast their vote for which comedy death they recieve. Some of the deaths currently planned include having to drink a shot of vodka, and then operate a lathe. They must then drink another shot of vodka and operate the lathe again, until they envitably get too drunk, resulting in the unfotunate person being pulled into the lathe and killed in a horrific fashion. Another death involves a football being repeatidly thrown into their groin, then they are hit over the head with a wok, repeated until death. The longer they stay alive, the bigger the prize their family can win.
However, that isn't even half of the event. Once a person has been killed, the Microsft Spiritscope [TM] is used to see their spirit depart it's body. If the spirit ascends into the sky, they have gone to heaven and recieved a 'halo'. This then means they were a good person, and their family will soon forget their grief as they are presented with a horde of prizes. There is risk though. If the soul goes down, to hell, they were a bad person, and as a result their remaining family will be tortured in various comical ways, before being thrown into a wood chipper.
Nintendo - Retro Studios
If the ED stunt wasn't enough, Nintendo have even more advertising chaos planned for the following months. This one, however, is possibly the most ambitious idea ever. A secret project has been in development (in Nintendo's basement) almost as long as the game itself has. One hundred replicas of Samus' Chozo Suit will go on sale at various points across the country, for roughly £50. Long time fans of the Metroid games (and anyone who wants to own a cool space suit) will be able to purchase the ultimate piece of gaming merchandise.
But, naturally, theres a tad more to it than that. Something else is being hidden away in the depths of Nintendo's basement. By mixing various genes and DNA from other Nintendo basement projects, such as the Pikmin, Kirby and various different Pokemon, the lab boffins have managed to create the worlds first, live, Metroid. After all hundred of the Chozo suits have been sold, the ferocious Metroid will be released on the innocent civilians in London, where it will surely fly around in a frenzy, sucking the life out of passers by.
It will then be up to the owners of the Chozo suits to make use of their new suits functions to hunt, and take the Metroid down. Or be faced with a horrible, blood sucking death if they should fail. When (if) one of the hunters takes the Metroid out, they can trade in pieces of it's remains for free Gamecube games.
When questioned about if they had any way of taking the Metroid down without fail, should everyone else not manage to do so, Nintendo said "No. The Metroid won't be able to make it across the sea to us here in Japan. A worse case scenario is that the U.K and Ireland becomes a desolate wasteland, populated only by the highly dangerous life forms known as the Metroids."
And in other news..
Twycross based giants Rare will be making a reality T.V show to advertise up-coming Christmas blockbuster, Starfox Adventures. Rare's 'star' fox will be chosen from an animal sanctuary, and the released into the wild with a camera strapped to it's back. Whether watching a fox sniffing other foxes bums and eating it's own excrement will make good viewing or not, is something we'll just have to wait and see.
Assuming there are no rampant Metroids on the loose, and everyone isn't too pre-occupied in scaring the pants off a blind man. SEGA will be releasing a horde of monkeys, in balls of course, onto the streets of London for a mad dash race in preperation for the launch of Super Monkey Ball 2. Unfortunatly the Monkey Target game had to be cancelled as launching monkeys in balls off a giant ramp is cruel, thankyou very much RSPCA.
Nintendo - Silicon Knights
Nintendo have abandoned the traditional run of television and magazine adverts, instead deciding on a massive publicity stunt to draw attention to up-coming horror/mystery/survival game, Eternal Darkness. Nintendo will run a competition to find one lucky participant, who will get the chance to lead the campaign, as well as recieving a wealth of money and prizes.
Once the winner has been chosen, he will become the lead part in a stunt inspired by the name of the game itself, 'Eternal Darkness'. In a massive public ceremony, to be held in an as yet unknown location in London, the winner will be tied to a pole a top a platforum erected in the middle of the square, whilst the public gather around to watch. A volunteer will then be chosen from the audience, who, armed with two sharp 2H pencils, will then poke the winner squarely in each eye, thus rendering him blind. He will now have, 'eternal' darkness.
But the fun doesn't stop there, Nintendo have also managed to include the 'sanity' aspect of the game too. After he has been deprived of his sight, people will be encouraged to throw things at him, drop slimey gunk on him, and generally make scary noises around him. As well as the entertainment value, there is also a small cash reward for anyone who makes him cry, run away, pee himself or just go a bit loopy.
Microsoft - Bungee
Microsft are, surprise surprise, not sparing any expense in advertising the sequel to popular launch title, Halo. And by the sound of current plans, they are going to need a truck full of money to cover the legal expenses! Following Nintendo's idea (you didn't expect Microsoft to do something original did you?) the interest will be created through a huge publicity stunt, taken from the name of the game.
Ten lucky families will be selected at random, out of all the households that own a copy of the original game. They will then be given a chance to win prizes, whilst advertising the game in the process. But the real clever part lies in the execution of Microsoft's grand scheme. Millions has been invested into a contraption called the 'Spiritscope', which is the key element to the stunt.
The families will get their chance to win big prizes on a live television programme, hosted by Noel Edmunds. One person from each family will be selected and made to line up across the stage, then, they will be killed. After telling us a bit about themselves, viewers at home will be able to ring in and cast their vote for which comedy death they recieve. Some of the deaths currently planned include having to drink a shot of vodka, and then operate a lathe. They must then drink another shot of vodka and operate the lathe again, until they envitably get too drunk, resulting in the unfotunate person being pulled into the lathe and killed in a horrific fashion. Another death involves a football being repeatidly thrown into their groin, then they are hit over the head with a wok, repeated until death. The longer they stay alive, the bigger the prize their family can win.
However, that isn't even half of the event. Once a person has been killed, the Microsft Spiritscope [TM] is used to see their spirit depart it's body. If the spirit ascends into the sky, they have gone to heaven and recieved a 'halo'. This then means they were a good person, and their family will soon forget their grief as they are presented with a horde of prizes. There is risk though. If the soul goes down, to hell, they were a bad person, and as a result their remaining family will be tortured in various comical ways, before being thrown into a wood chipper.
Nintendo - Retro Studios
If the ED stunt wasn't enough, Nintendo have even more advertising chaos planned for the following months. This one, however, is possibly the most ambitious idea ever. A secret project has been in development (in Nintendo's basement) almost as long as the game itself has. One hundred replicas of Samus' Chozo Suit will go on sale at various points across the country, for roughly £50. Long time fans of the Metroid games (and anyone who wants to own a cool space suit) will be able to purchase the ultimate piece of gaming merchandise.
But, naturally, theres a tad more to it than that. Something else is being hidden away in the depths of Nintendo's basement. By mixing various genes and DNA from other Nintendo basement projects, such as the Pikmin, Kirby and various different Pokemon, the lab boffins have managed to create the worlds first, live, Metroid. After all hundred of the Chozo suits have been sold, the ferocious Metroid will be released on the innocent civilians in London, where it will surely fly around in a frenzy, sucking the life out of passers by.
It will then be up to the owners of the Chozo suits to make use of their new suits functions to hunt, and take the Metroid down. Or be faced with a horrible, blood sucking death if they should fail. When (if) one of the hunters takes the Metroid out, they can trade in pieces of it's remains for free Gamecube games.
When questioned about if they had any way of taking the Metroid down without fail, should everyone else not manage to do so, Nintendo said "No. The Metroid won't be able to make it across the sea to us here in Japan. A worse case scenario is that the U.K and Ireland becomes a desolate wasteland, populated only by the highly dangerous life forms known as the Metroids."
And in other news..
Twycross based giants Rare will be making a reality T.V show to advertise up-coming Christmas blockbuster, Starfox Adventures. Rare's 'star' fox will be chosen from an animal sanctuary, and the released into the wild with a camera strapped to it's back. Whether watching a fox sniffing other foxes bums and eating it's own excrement will make good viewing or not, is something we'll just have to wait and see.
Assuming there are no rampant Metroids on the loose, and everyone isn't too pre-occupied in scaring the pants off a blind man. SEGA will be releasing a horde of monkeys, in balls of course, onto the streets of London for a mad dash race in preperation for the launch of Super Monkey Ball 2. Unfortunatly the Monkey Target game had to be cancelled as launching monkeys in balls off a giant ramp is cruel, thankyou very much RSPCA.
brilliant topic. Absolutly brilliant :)
i liked the monkey bit at the end. heh :)
i liked the monkey bit at the end. heh :)
Thanks ^_^
good post fina
O.o
Darn brother changing the username again *_*
(I'm WS sister, we use the same account)
Darn brother changing the username again *_*
(I'm WS sister, we use the same account)
Grix Thraves wrote:
> Nice topic.
>
> Great username. :0D
Of course ^_^
I take it your a Skies fan too?
> Nice topic.
>
> Great username. :0D
Of course ^_^
I take it your a Skies fan too?
Nice topic.
Great username. :0D
Great username. :0D
Lol! Great Post Fina, very funny. You should do a sequel in the future!
:)
:)
Lol, and I was expecting something serious!
Good one
Good one
Remember Acclaim's crazy Ad campaign for Turok: Evolution? Well, now a couple of other companies have decided to jump aboad the bandwagen, and advertise their prized games in a similar fashion:
Nintendo - Silicon Knights
Nintendo have abandoned the traditional run of television and magazine adverts, instead deciding on a massive publicity stunt to draw attention to up-coming horror/mystery/survival game, Eternal Darkness. Nintendo will run a competition to find one lucky participant, who will get the chance to lead the campaign, as well as recieving a wealth of money and prizes.
Once the winner has been chosen, he will become the lead part in a stunt inspired by the name of the game itself, 'Eternal Darkness'. In a massive public ceremony, to be held in an as yet unknown location in London, the winner will be tied to a pole a top a platforum erected in the middle of the square, whilst the public gather around to watch. A volunteer will then be chosen from the audience, who, armed with two sharp 2H pencils, will then poke the winner squarely in each eye, thus rendering him blind. He will now have, 'eternal' darkness.
But the fun doesn't stop there, Nintendo have also managed to include the 'sanity' aspect of the game too. After he has been deprived of his sight, people will be encouraged to throw things at him, drop slimey gunk on him, and generally make scary noises around him. As well as the entertainment value, there is also a small cash reward for anyone who makes him cry, run away, pee himself or just go a bit loopy.
Microsoft - Bungee
Microsft are, surprise surprise, not sparing any expense in advertising the sequel to popular launch title, Halo. And by the sound of current plans, they are going to need a truck full of money to cover the legal expenses! Following Nintendo's idea (you didn't expect Microsoft to do something original did you?) the interest will be created through a huge publicity stunt, taken from the name of the game.
Ten lucky families will be selected at random, out of all the households that own a copy of the original game. They will then be given a chance to win prizes, whilst advertising the game in the process. But the real clever part lies in the execution of Microsoft's grand scheme. Millions has been invested into a contraption called the 'Spiritscope', which is the key element to the stunt.
The families will get their chance to win big prizes on a live television programme, hosted by Noel Edmunds. One person from each family will be selected and made to line up across the stage, then, they will be killed. After telling us a bit about themselves, viewers at home will be able to ring in and cast their vote for which comedy death they recieve. Some of the deaths currently planned include having to drink a shot of vodka, and then operate a lathe. They must then drink another shot of vodka and operate the lathe again, until they envitably get too drunk, resulting in the unfotunate person being pulled into the lathe and killed in a horrific fashion. Another death involves a football being repeatidly thrown into their groin, then they are hit over the head with a wok, repeated until death. The longer they stay alive, the bigger the prize their family can win.
However, that isn't even half of the event. Once a person has been killed, the Microsft Spiritscope [TM] is used to see their spirit depart it's body. If the spirit ascends into the sky, they have gone to heaven and recieved a 'halo'. This then means they were a good person, and their family will soon forget their grief as they are presented with a horde of prizes. There is risk though. If the soul goes down, to hell, they were a bad person, and as a result their remaining family will be tortured in various comical ways, before being thrown into a wood chipper.
Nintendo - Retro Studios
If the ED stunt wasn't enough, Nintendo have even more advertising chaos planned for the following months. This one, however, is possibly the most ambitious idea ever. A secret project has been in development (in Nintendo's basement) almost as long as the game itself has. One hundred replicas of Samus' Chozo Suit will go on sale at various points across the country, for roughly £50. Long time fans of the Metroid games (and anyone who wants to own a cool space suit) will be able to purchase the ultimate piece of gaming merchandise.
But, naturally, theres a tad more to it than that. Something else is being hidden away in the depths of Nintendo's basement. By mixing various genes and DNA from other Nintendo basement projects, such as the Pikmin, Kirby and various different Pokemon, the lab boffins have managed to create the worlds first, live, Metroid. After all hundred of the Chozo suits have been sold, the ferocious Metroid will be released on the innocent civilians in London, where it will surely fly around in a frenzy, sucking the life out of passers by.
It will then be up to the owners of the Chozo suits to make use of their new suits functions to hunt, and take the Metroid down. Or be faced with a horrible, blood sucking death if they should fail. When (if) one of the hunters takes the Metroid out, they can trade in pieces of it's remains for free Gamecube games.
When questioned about if they had any way of taking the Metroid down without fail, should everyone else not manage to do so, Nintendo said "No. The Metroid won't be able to make it across the sea to us here in Japan. A worse case scenario is that the U.K and Ireland becomes a desolate wasteland, populated only by the highly dangerous life forms known as the Metroids."
And in other news..
Twycross based giants Rare will be making a reality T.V show to advertise up-coming Christmas blockbuster, Starfox Adventures. Rare's 'star' fox will be chosen from an animal sanctuary, and the released into the wild with a camera strapped to it's back. Whether watching a fox sniffing other foxes bums and eating it's own excrement will make good viewing or not, is something we'll just have to wait and see.
Assuming there are no rampant Metroids on the loose, and everyone isn't too pre-occupied in scaring the pants off a blind man. SEGA will be releasing a horde of monkeys, in balls of course, onto the streets of London for a mad dash race in preperation for the launch of Super Monkey Ball 2. Unfortunatly the Monkey Target game had to be cancelled as launching monkeys in balls off a giant ramp is cruel, thankyou very much RSPCA.
Nintendo - Silicon Knights
Nintendo have abandoned the traditional run of television and magazine adverts, instead deciding on a massive publicity stunt to draw attention to up-coming horror/mystery/survival game, Eternal Darkness. Nintendo will run a competition to find one lucky participant, who will get the chance to lead the campaign, as well as recieving a wealth of money and prizes.
Once the winner has been chosen, he will become the lead part in a stunt inspired by the name of the game itself, 'Eternal Darkness'. In a massive public ceremony, to be held in an as yet unknown location in London, the winner will be tied to a pole a top a platforum erected in the middle of the square, whilst the public gather around to watch. A volunteer will then be chosen from the audience, who, armed with two sharp 2H pencils, will then poke the winner squarely in each eye, thus rendering him blind. He will now have, 'eternal' darkness.
But the fun doesn't stop there, Nintendo have also managed to include the 'sanity' aspect of the game too. After he has been deprived of his sight, people will be encouraged to throw things at him, drop slimey gunk on him, and generally make scary noises around him. As well as the entertainment value, there is also a small cash reward for anyone who makes him cry, run away, pee himself or just go a bit loopy.
Microsoft - Bungee
Microsft are, surprise surprise, not sparing any expense in advertising the sequel to popular launch title, Halo. And by the sound of current plans, they are going to need a truck full of money to cover the legal expenses! Following Nintendo's idea (you didn't expect Microsoft to do something original did you?) the interest will be created through a huge publicity stunt, taken from the name of the game.
Ten lucky families will be selected at random, out of all the households that own a copy of the original game. They will then be given a chance to win prizes, whilst advertising the game in the process. But the real clever part lies in the execution of Microsoft's grand scheme. Millions has been invested into a contraption called the 'Spiritscope', which is the key element to the stunt.
The families will get their chance to win big prizes on a live television programme, hosted by Noel Edmunds. One person from each family will be selected and made to line up across the stage, then, they will be killed. After telling us a bit about themselves, viewers at home will be able to ring in and cast their vote for which comedy death they recieve. Some of the deaths currently planned include having to drink a shot of vodka, and then operate a lathe. They must then drink another shot of vodka and operate the lathe again, until they envitably get too drunk, resulting in the unfotunate person being pulled into the lathe and killed in a horrific fashion. Another death involves a football being repeatidly thrown into their groin, then they are hit over the head with a wok, repeated until death. The longer they stay alive, the bigger the prize their family can win.
However, that isn't even half of the event. Once a person has been killed, the Microsft Spiritscope [TM] is used to see their spirit depart it's body. If the spirit ascends into the sky, they have gone to heaven and recieved a 'halo'. This then means they were a good person, and their family will soon forget their grief as they are presented with a horde of prizes. There is risk though. If the soul goes down, to hell, they were a bad person, and as a result their remaining family will be tortured in various comical ways, before being thrown into a wood chipper.
Nintendo - Retro Studios
If the ED stunt wasn't enough, Nintendo have even more advertising chaos planned for the following months. This one, however, is possibly the most ambitious idea ever. A secret project has been in development (in Nintendo's basement) almost as long as the game itself has. One hundred replicas of Samus' Chozo Suit will go on sale at various points across the country, for roughly £50. Long time fans of the Metroid games (and anyone who wants to own a cool space suit) will be able to purchase the ultimate piece of gaming merchandise.
But, naturally, theres a tad more to it than that. Something else is being hidden away in the depths of Nintendo's basement. By mixing various genes and DNA from other Nintendo basement projects, such as the Pikmin, Kirby and various different Pokemon, the lab boffins have managed to create the worlds first, live, Metroid. After all hundred of the Chozo suits have been sold, the ferocious Metroid will be released on the innocent civilians in London, where it will surely fly around in a frenzy, sucking the life out of passers by.
It will then be up to the owners of the Chozo suits to make use of their new suits functions to hunt, and take the Metroid down. Or be faced with a horrible, blood sucking death if they should fail. When (if) one of the hunters takes the Metroid out, they can trade in pieces of it's remains for free Gamecube games.
When questioned about if they had any way of taking the Metroid down without fail, should everyone else not manage to do so, Nintendo said "No. The Metroid won't be able to make it across the sea to us here in Japan. A worse case scenario is that the U.K and Ireland becomes a desolate wasteland, populated only by the highly dangerous life forms known as the Metroids."
And in other news..
Twycross based giants Rare will be making a reality T.V show to advertise up-coming Christmas blockbuster, Starfox Adventures. Rare's 'star' fox will be chosen from an animal sanctuary, and the released into the wild with a camera strapped to it's back. Whether watching a fox sniffing other foxes bums and eating it's own excrement will make good viewing or not, is something we'll just have to wait and see.
Assuming there are no rampant Metroids on the loose, and everyone isn't too pre-occupied in scaring the pants off a blind man. SEGA will be releasing a horde of monkeys, in balls of course, onto the streets of London for a mad dash race in preperation for the launch of Super Monkey Ball 2. Unfortunatly the Monkey Target game had to be cancelled as launching monkeys in balls off a giant ramp is cruel, thankyou very much RSPCA.