So Activision came out with this ad in Latin America. Have they gone absolutely caca? Verdansk, the map in Warzone is based on the real world city of Donetsk in Ukraine so they plan on having actual gamers sign this treaty. You know some trolls are probably going to take the piss with this idea ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2dj67NNFFU
In 2016 Akagi Nyuguyo a Japanese ice cream commpany, increased the price of their Garigari-kun ice cream from ¥60 to ¥70. In Japan, apologies are scrutinized and expected. This wasn’t. I liked this. It was a great call to do this ad on Japanese TV. They said in the ad, "We held on for 25 years but… 60 →70" Golf claps all around
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VC66uGR2WFo
You thought "Lucy" was the worst PIF to come from Animals Australia? This one comes dangerously close to being the worst. Jesus fucking Christ Animals Australia, what is your problem?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6v3pJtGVtWc
This is the US commercial for A Link to the Past and boy is it fucking boring as hell. How do you manage to make an adventure series like Zelda seem like every other RPG game on the market? I'm glad they went all out in the Nintendo 64 era. That's how you convey the adventure of Link to save Zelda damnit.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6m0yNUbJSDc
In 2000, WWE and Nintendo teamed up to promote a contest. WWE gave away 2 tickets to the Armageddon paay per view and for some fucking reason, they just had to shoehorn in Majora's Mask when it was new to promote that too. Here's proof https://corporate.wwe.com/news/company-news/2000/11-14-2000
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVsyIAGu0-c
This ad for Secret Of Mana on SNES is fucking beautiful. The art style is lovely and reminds me of a kids movie from the 90s only less crap. Also, "Makers of the world's best games"? Um, Dawn Of Mana, Star Ocean: Till The End Of Time, Final Fantasy XIII, The 3rd Birthday, The Bouncer, those were all crap. So, Squaresoft's tagline in the 90s ended up being a straight lie later on
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lV-Gz0Id10s
And I thought Canada did mentally scarring PSAs well. Well, I've seen Pablo The Mule Dog. This PSA from FRANK's Talk To FRANK campaign in 2009 was really messed up. The sight of a dog nonchalantly talking to the audience while he has a big gaping hole in him is kind of disturbing. If I had a big honking hole in me filled with drugs, I wouldn’t be so calm about it. But this does have that trademark British humor which I do love.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbM2XoH7JbQ
This is a Puerto Rican commercial for Toyota's new safety features in their cars. Toyota Puerto Rico set up a driving academy for their safety features where unsuspecting people had to drive with legendary Puerto Rican singer Jose Feliciano in the passenger side for reason. IDK if this was a cruel joke on the part of Toyota's part making fun of people who can’t drive or they’re just mocking drivers with the help of a singing legend
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lvw36yYidVU