Aside: Nintendo Wii’s Genius Marketing
Surely you’ve all seen a Nintendo Wii advert or two? Especially in the run up to Christmas, I’ve noticed 360 and Wii adverts have become particularly prolific on TV. The Xbox 360 adverts irritate the hell out of me, sure, but the Wii adverts take the crown for annoyance by a long shot.
All Wii adverts share the same principles; an overly zealous family gathered around a 50″ plasma, with shiny wooden floors and beige furniture, and the father kitted out in a perfectly knitted cashmere sweater. Oh, and all sporting ludicrously bright smiles seeing as they’re the happiest they’ve ever been.
Wii Music is the king of annoying Nintendo Wii adverts. Have you seen this monstrosity? I hunted high and low for the video, but can only find the other UK advert for Wii Music, which is still bad but not even close in terms of bugging the hell out of me. It makes me hate the Wii even more, which I never knew was possible.
Hmm. Uhh. Yeah. Skyrim. It’s massive. The quests are never-ending. My character has a mohawk. My class is Breton. Don’t