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Actor Fred Willard promotes the DS and Personal Trainer: Cooking to fail results

7:00 PM on 01.06.2009, Hamza CTZ Aziz 11 comments

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Disclaimer: I fully understand that this ad is not intended for me and for pretty much the majority of you out there watching this. With that said, this is one of the worst ads for the DS yet.

Last year, Nintendo got the likes of Liv Tyler, Nicole Kidman and other female celebrities to promote the Nintendo DS. While those ads did nothing for non-casual gamers, it did at least get the point across that the DS can be accessible to anyone.

This year, Nintendo has started a new promotional campaign staring Fred Willard, one of the Bob’s from Office Space and a few other actors that may or may not really be Fred Willard’s friends in real life to promote the DS and Personal Trainer: Cooking. This seven-minute long ad is full of awkward jokes, cringe worthy moments and some real bad acting.

The plot for the ad is that Fred Willard and friends are making a surprise dinner for a girl named Robbie for her birthday. At the end of the video, Fred gives Robbie a present and SURPRISE! SHE GOT A NINTENDO DS AND PERSONAL TRAINER: COOKING AS A GIFT! WOWZERS!

[Via BFeld13's C Blog]


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the GAMEGOBLIN's Avatar
the GAMEGOBLIN at 01/06/2009 19:53
Urge to kill rising...
PrimetimeFool's Avatar
PrimetimeFool at 01/06/2009 19:54
Now I understand the disclaimer -- this ad isn't targeted towards me. That said, can someone tell me the last time their grandpa watched a 7 minute-long ad on the web?
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SwampFoxB46 at 01/06/2009 20:23
You people are poops. Fred Willard is wonderful for his corny humor. I revel in his intended lameness. I'll take this commercial over any PS3 / 360 ad.
MisterMingo's Avatar
MisterMingo at 01/06/2009 20:37
Fred Willard is the funniest man alive and can do no wrong. Even if this is a shitty ad. But that's not his fault, now is it?
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Dimly at 01/06/2009 20:53
Poor advertising aside, the awkward jokes are the point. They happen to be Fred Willard's bread and butter.
Gil's Avatar
Gil at 01/06/2009 22:24
This news post was written by someone who obviously does not understand the genius of Fred Willard, one of the best comedy actors ever.
Mxyzptlk's Avatar
Mxyzptlk at 01/06/2009 23:40
Fred Willard is funny even when he's intentionally being unfunny. Also, am I the only one who recognized Richard Horvitz, the voice of Invader Zim and Raz from Psychonauts in this ad?
Anti-Everything's Avatar
Anti-Everything at 01/07/2009 09:04
I was hoping for a new slop recipe from Trogg.
smurfee mcgee's Avatar
smurfee mcgee at 01/07/2009 21:37
Anti-Everything wins
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