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!
Hamza Aziz, Destructoid's Community Director, has been here since day one. He was born when a tiger coughed up a hairball into a pool of ooze. He was one of the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles before budget cuts. Hamza works as a previews editor and manages a team in San Francisco. To date he has given away tens of thousands of dollars in prizes to readers. What a dick. Actually, Hamza is as kind as he is hairy.
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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?
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.
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?
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7:00 PM on 01.06.2009
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