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Nintendo's new celeb commercials: Innocent or insulting?

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From the article: "The latest advertising onslaught from Nintendo is a series of commercials featuring female celebrities playing DS games with the tag-line, "I Play for Me."

This seems like a fairly innocent notion and a means to get women and girls interested in the system by showing famous women engaged in games. However, quite a few gamers have taken issue with the games depicted and the actresses' behavior.

There are three TV commercials currently airing: One features singer Carrie Underwood playing Nintendogs, another features actress Liv Tyler playing Brain Age 2 and the final commercial shows America Ferrera playing New Super Mario Brothers."
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Published: 570 days 7 hours ago | Article | Nintendo DS
 
 

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avacadosnorkel - 570 days 8 hours ago
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1 - DS is for girls
PSP is for men
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PS360WII - 570 days 8 hours ago
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Square Enix, Tecmo, Bioware, Team Ninja, Capcom, and many other devs would like to disagree with you.
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Kholinar - 570 days 7 hours ago
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1.2 - @1
Why don't you fire up MyStylist and find yourself something pretty to wear.

J/K... It does seem like that sometimes, but that's just because Sony marketing doesn't believe women outside Japan would buy one. In Japan they're very definitely competing for the female market.
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Mr Fancy Pants - 570 days 7 hours ago
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that's called quick money! lol
the same thing that happen with the PS3 vs X360.
easier development and bigger fanbase.
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avacadosnorkel - 570 days 5 hours ago
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1.4 - DS and the Wii are nothing more than mouse inputs
The DS stick is your pointer.

The Wiimote is your pointer.

The mouse on your PC is your pointer.

...REAL games use joysticks.
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PS360WII - 570 days 8 hours ago
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ah what?
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Stephen Colbert - 570 days 7 hours ago
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I'm still in negotiations with Nintendo on my DS endorsements.

I'm asking for 1 billion, firm. If they want the greatest American to endorse their odd Japanese products they'll pay dammit!

Now I just need to convince them to make a bear-hunting game.
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darkpower - 570 days 6 hours ago
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3.1 - HAHA, haha!
+ Bubble for you...good one there...

...sounds EXACTLY like something Colbert would say.
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Ikanago - 570 days 6 hours ago
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4 - I remember that they have similar commercials in Japan
With women playing DS games. I don't see any problems with the commercials. The stars obviously want to do it cause they get paid bucket-loads of money.

Also, they have some behind-the-scene interviews with the stars on the Nintendo Channel (Underwood & Tyler). While the Underwood one sorta seems obligatory, Tyler at least talks about playing the NES as a kid and enjoying Nintendo games.

So I think it's sorta genuine that at least some of them actually enjoy Nintendo products.
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Duke - 570 days 6 hours ago
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5 - She can play what ever she want
Tyler is sooo beautiful, she deserves what ever she wants.
Dont pay attention to these nerds my adorable Liv, they dont know what they're saying.
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meepmoopmeep - 570 days 6 hours ago
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6 - Liv Tyler
is hot, i'm going to buy another DS since watching that. :D
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mistertwoturbo - 570 days 5 hours ago
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I had a DS, and it turned out to be a huge waste of money for me so I sold it. However, my girlfriend puts her pink one to use. So I 2nd the notion that the DS is definitely more catered to children and women. Not to say that guys don't play it either. But odds are you'll see a girl/women/kid play it than a grown man.
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scissor_runner - 570 days 3 hours ago
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If nintendo knew what they where doing they would just post her friend code... then suddently every one would be fine with them LOL.

So evil-
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