How NOT To Do A Videogame Commercial

Ad for The Legend of Zelda

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2713994116796945354

Obvious Marketing Rule:

Whiteboy rap is not cool.
Teenage whiteboy rap is REALLY not cool.
Not then, not now, not ever.

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    1. Tim Lesher said,

      on February 7th, 2006 at 3:31 am

      Sadly, I remember this commercial (which ran on Saturday mornings, I believe). And I was embarrassed to watch it then, too.

    2. David McCabe said,

      on February 7th, 2006 at 12:21 pm

      Aww, c’mon guys. *Everything* Nintedo did back then was cheesy.

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      on March 8th, 2006 at 4:40 am

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    4. videogame said,

      on July 5th, 2006 at 6:32 pm

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    5. Darren said,

      on November 5th, 2006 at 5:45 pm

      If you’re STILL talking about it….it did its job.

    6. How NOT To Do A Videogame Commercial at Creative Toolbox said,

      on November 7th, 2006 at 1:26 am

      [...] How NOT To Do A Videogame Commercial. How Zelda became popular after this commercial is a testament to how good the game really is. (Via digg toplinks.) [...]

    7. Aaron said,

      on November 7th, 2006 at 3:42 am

      Your parents help you hook it up? You’re telling me the guys in that commercial aren’t old enough to hook a cord to the tv and then plug the system in?

    8. sad state of affairs said,

      on November 7th, 2006 at 4:03 am

      Nice find, but a sad state of affairs in that this ad is actually meant to be cool. The guy with the blond hair just screams “nerdlinger”

    9. James Yeang said,

      on November 7th, 2006 at 8:10 am

      Darren: I think it’s not so much that the ad was effective after all these years, it has more to do with the fact that it’s Zelda. Any Zelda commercial today would be something loads of people would watch and talk about… the fact that its so nerdy only makes it more unbelievable :)

      Aaron: look at them :) would you trust them with an electric cord?

      Sad State: Too true man.. too true.

    10. G said,

      on November 7th, 2006 at 7:38 pm

      blACK POWER N RESET BUTTONS?

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