Celebrities love videogames. Oh wait a minute, no they don’t, they prefer bathing in money and taking drugs. However, this didn’t stop Nintendo of America paying a busload of them to say nice things about its new console, the marvelous Nintendo DS!
You might need to sit down for some of the following:
“They look great!” odd-looking pop singer Pink was paid to say. “They are small enough to travel with and will help me pass away many hours when I'm on tour, especially on those long bus rides,” she continued before tossing the DS onto a massive pile of other promotional stuff she had received that hour.
Perhaps the best quote, or at least the most urban, comes from actor Donald Faison. “Yo, this is the dopest thing I've seen in my life,” he was paid to say.
Genius!
You might need to sit down for some of the following:
“They look great!” odd-looking pop singer Pink was paid to say. “They are small enough to travel with and will help me pass away many hours when I'm on tour, especially on those long bus rides,” she continued before tossing the DS onto a massive pile of other promotional stuff she had received that hour.
Perhaps the best quote, or at least the most urban, comes from actor Donald Faison. “Yo, this is the dopest thing I've seen in my life,” he was paid to say.
Genius!
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Joji 17 Nov 2004 17:12
1/5
Get the impression they'll say anything for a freebee. Nice that Nintendo can do this to get kudos for the press. Giving a few to some homeless orphans might be a better idea, than someone who could buy plenty of them.
I'm clearly just jealous.
I'm clearly just jealous.
SPInGSPOnG 17 Nov 2004 17:52
2/5
Joji wrote:
Giving a few to some homeless orphans might be a better idea, than someone who could buy plenty of them.
It's one of those really freaking insane things about this planet that the people with the most money, who do the least for it, never have to pay for anything... while working stiffs can't get a break for love, nor money.
It takes money, to make money, they say...
But I think celebs will love DS. It has two convenient, portable flat surfaces... ideal for snorting coke off.
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ozfunghi 17 Nov 2004 19:46
3/5
When Nintendo does stuff like this, it's a shame, when certain other companies do it it's cool.
Sure, this stuff stinks... welcome to the world.
Sure, this stuff stinks... welcome to the world.
SPInGSPOnG 18 Nov 2004 09:34
4/5
ozfunghi wrote:
When Nintendo does stuff like this, it's a shame, when certain other companies do it it's cool
Are you saying that?
Or are you saying SPONG is saying that?
Because I think SPOnG is pretty pro-Nintendo. But this kinda thing sux no matter who does it. Media w****rs are convinced they know how to market to us, and you know what... most of the time they are correct! As a generation, we are predictable and trite. Whatevwer happend to the counter-culture? It got bought and paid for boxed and sold back to us.
Sure, this stuff stinks... welcome to the world.
Don't take it. Change it!
ozfunghi 18 Nov 2004 18:43
5/5
Rod Todd wrote:
Are you saying that?
Or are you saying SPONG is saying that?
I'm saying it's becoming a trend. For whenever something goes wrong, blame them. Like last year, they were sued because of warning labels not being obvious enough, while Nintendo (after the early 90's riot about warnings for epilliptics etc) is one of the only companies that actually uses them. Why were they being singled out? Or when they were sued for having a multiplatform game on their console with a certain boxer in it. Without permission of the fighter. Why weren't sony and MS sued? And if they were, why wasn't it all over every news site and was Nintendo the only one mentioned? I'm just making an observation here. Could be wrong of course, but i bet Sony paid someone in the past 12 months to have somebody say nice things about them. I didn't read anything on any news site about stuff like that however.