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Microsoft to Borrow Nintendo Marketing Ideas?

on 20.03.2008 at 02:14 User Icon Posted by Jorge Ba-oh (jb)
Tag Tags: Wii, Microsoft, Xbox Promotions
A pair of photos from Nintendo and Microsoft's meeting rooms during GDC have brought up some interesting marketing comparisons..



The above photo depicts both companies' respective rooms during the developers' conference earlier this year, the first showing Nintendo's marketing-style for the DS, and the latter revealing a similar theme for Microsoft's Xbox promotion - i.e. happy ladies and gents in a living room pointing their peripherals to lure punters into joining in their button bashing/remote-thrusting sessions.

Thanks to Wired Blog.
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Yo'ster Reply Quote #1 

Yo

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In my opinion, it actually looks like Microsoft did the better job. It might just be the lighting, but that still can make all the difference. Their pictures are much more colorful and lively.

However, I don't know if this marketing style will appeal to their most common audience. Nintendo knows it works for them. This seems to be Microsoft's safe way of seeing if it works for them.
on 20.03.2008 at 03:08 Games | Blog | Wii Codes | Message Me

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Simez Reply Quote #2 

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Punk's Not Dead

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Why have both of those Japanese people got remotes?
on 20.03.2008 at 08:18 Games | Blog | Wii Codes | Message Me

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zcollvee Reply Quote #3 

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I deserve you'r star! Har!

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When I looked at the bottom one i tought they were waving wiimotes and nunchuks.
I personally like the XBOX ones..
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edracon Reply Quote #4 

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the xbox ones look like horrible copies of the wii ones (not shown here).
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Fatman Reply Quote #5 

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BRAWL FTW!!!!

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Not Microsoft too...it's bad enough Sony can't come up with an orginal idea anymore.
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Canyarion Reply Quote #6 

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Big deal.
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Grumbro Reply Quote #7 

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Umbro

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Gripping stuff.
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Simple N Clean Reply Quote #8 

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Wow I thought those people were playing the Wii...Smilie
on 21.03.2008 at 00:35 Games | Blog | Wii Codes | Message Me

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tiamat1990 Reply Quote #9 

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Since when was using "happy ladies and gents in a living room" Nintendo's idea?
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mOojc Reply Quote #10 

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This so makes me want to play a Xbox360.
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