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Why must I be subject to these kind of things on a Monday? I’m coming off a great weekend that saw all kinds of zany escapades I can’t mention here. Now, being at the office I stumbled across this video about five minutes after sitting down.
I’ve already mentioned my disdain for Animal Crossing: City Folk’s first commercial. After the abysmal showing of the ad, I was at least safe in knowing that I would never have to see the commercial again. I was right, in a way. The original commercial might be off the air, or I know how it starts so I can switch channels. Now, Nintendo has gone and released a second commercial, which again makes me want to cry.
I will say that the second commercial is more bearable than the first. At least the gal pals this time are in the same room, and aren’t talking about sea shells over Wii Speak.
I think a saving grace for the second commercial is that I finally figured out what makes me hate the AC: City Folk ads so much. The ladies in both commercials talk about the game as if it’s ‘real life’. No gamer, I don’t care how casual or hardcore talks like that. I bet if you got a group of Hello Kitty: Island Adventure MMO players together even they wouldn’t talk about their game as if it was real life.
The ad does nothing but create a dumbed down, false representation of just about anyone that plays video games. Not to mention that in both commercials, everyone owns a house that is completely covered with glass window walls. I know of no one that owns a house like that.
Here’s the video. Have a brown vomit bag handy while viewing.
*EDIT* – For anyone who finds this commercial funny or appealing please comment. I want to understand who this commercial is trying to seek. Call it my own little social experiment.
December 8th, 2008 at 9:08 am
I agree. I’ve seen both commercials and still have yet to figure out what the point of the game is. As far as I can tell, it’s the equivalent of playing with dolls…except your dolls never lose a shoe. I was never into playing with dolls as a kid, and as an adult that hasn’t changed.
December 8th, 2008 at 2:14 pm
wow, why have a real life with real friends when now you can have Animal Crossing?
December 8th, 2008 at 4:56 pm
Well, even my wife thought the commercials were dumb – to be accurate, she had no idea what they were trying to convey. So… no idea who those are supposed to appeal to.
December 8th, 2008 at 5:22 pm
Oh neat!
No…no wait. Actually I’d like to rip my eyes out and jab pencils in my ears. Why Nintendo feels the need to air these commercials is beyond me.
December 10th, 2008 at 5:22 pm
The point of the game is that there is no point, you guys are overly critical. The casual audience doesn’t know what Animal Crossing is, and when they see this, they might get the gist that it’s a game where you live life.
It’s not a great ad campaign, but it’s not that bad.
December 18th, 2008 at 4:58 am
wow. chillout. its a commercial.