Robot Monkey Posted October 31, 2004 Report Share Posted October 31, 2004 Gamespot reports in Rumor Busters (last item in the story) that Nintendo put up some 32 web sites that parody Halo 2's ilovebees site. You can see what they did here: http://www.ilovepeas.com/ It seems all the sites have the same image. -j Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark E Posted October 31, 2004 Report Share Posted October 31, 2004 http://www.lcvg.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=3260&st=75 This has been up for half the week in the MP2 thread, actually, Jay :green: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Monkey Posted October 31, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2004 Boo, sorry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark E Posted October 31, 2004 Report Share Posted October 31, 2004 No worries; there's a chance somebody might see it here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camp Posted November 1, 2004 Report Share Posted November 1, 2004 First I've heard of it. Hilarious!! Way to go Samus! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Daddy Bling Bling Posted November 1, 2004 Report Share Posted November 1, 2004 ALL YOUR BEES ARE BELONG TO US. NEVER SEND A MAN TO DO A WOMAN?S JOB. Tough talk for a game that will be crushed by Halo 2 at retail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark E Posted November 1, 2004 Report Share Posted November 1, 2004 Wow, that's weird, you'd think Nintendo were trying to sell their game or something... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyN Posted November 1, 2004 Report Share Posted November 1, 2004 Funny article. Halo 2 may sell more copies but the ad is still a good one capt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFo Posted November 1, 2004 Report Share Posted November 1, 2004 Originally posted by Pharmboy@Oct 31 2004, 06:11 PM Wow, that's weird, you'd think Nintendo were trying to sell their game or something... Now, why in the world would they want to do that? Sounds like crazy talk to me. There are also a couple of other websites you can check out related to Metroid Prime 2. The first is one called Channel 51, which is a website supposedly devoted to conspiracies dealing with alien cover ups. There are a few videos to be found on this site, which are obviously taken from the game itself. This website also features a banner ad to a company called Orbis Labs, which is supposedly a company devoted to bleeding edge military technology. The company has developed a device called the Battle Sphere, which is eerily similar to one of Samus Aran's trademark abilities. Oh, and since this does technically belong in the GameCube forum, Jay, you wouldn't mind moving it there, would you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romier S Posted November 1, 2004 Report Share Posted November 1, 2004 Done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob B Posted November 1, 2004 Report Share Posted November 1, 2004 In note to this thread Just want to let you all know that I saw a comercial for Echos on tv the other day. It did not however feature any footage to speak of Edit don't try posting when Mods Are in the process of moving threads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyberwoo Posted November 1, 2004 Report Share Posted November 1, 2004 I just think its funny that Nintendo has to try and capitolize on Halo 2's success. I really dont find anything "clever" about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark E Posted November 1, 2004 Report Share Posted November 1, 2004 I just think its funny that Nintendo has to try and capitolize on Halo 2's success. Nintendo doesn't "have" to do anything. Metroid is a long-standing brand name and will sell regardless of its advertising. I doubt they're breaking a sweat over whether the game will make a profit with or without an ad campaign. Anyway, it's certainly within your right to not find it clever. I think it's genius because not only does it capitalize on pre-existing advertising to get people talking, but it is also reminiscent of the great back-and-forth that Nintendo and Sega used to have back in the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camp Posted November 2, 2004 Report Share Posted November 2, 2004 I just think its funny that Nintendo has to try and capitolize on Halo 2's success. I really dont find anything "clever" about it. Please tell me you're typing that tongue in cheek? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iainl Posted November 2, 2004 Report Share Posted November 2, 2004 Do a whois on those domain registrations - they aren't registered to Nintendo, so I'm remaining sceptical that this isn't a fanboy joke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFo Posted November 2, 2004 Report Share Posted November 2, 2004 Iain, If that's the case, then those fanboys have done a pretty good job of fooling people. Check out the news about Metroid Prime 2 at GameSpot and you'll see that they also picked up on the story (although for some odd reason, the link to their story no longer works). Perhaps they did some digging and found out what you did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Monkey Posted November 2, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2004 I thought the domains are owned by the company that is doing some webwork for Nintendo? I got that impresison from a GS story. -j Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlucci Posted November 2, 2004 Report Share Posted November 2, 2004 Many years ago, my company (Texaco) rolled out CleanSystem-3 gasoline, with the slogan, "It's that good!" Exxon, on the day of our rollout, took out a full page ad in the newspaper to tout their "Formula 4" Gasoline, saying "It's better!" Of course, there was no formula 4 gasoline. It was just meant as a dig to try to take some wind out of he marketing sails. Carlos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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