360 Street Date broken by Circuit City

[manasecret]

Originally Posted by Professor S

If MS does a good job with the "shortage" while spending big bucks on advertisements (which it should have been doing more of by now, if just for branding purposes)...

Has anyone else seen the XBox360 commercial with a bunch of people doing some amazing jump-roping? I was impressed, I happened to be watching it with my mom once and even she said wow.

But what the hell does jump-roping have to do with the XBox360?????? I don't get it!!! Can someone explain it to me? My mom said wow but she had no understanding that it was about a new videogame console being released in a week. Plus I don't think Microsoft is selling to me mum...

[Professor S]

Originally Posted by manasecret

But what the hell does jump-roping have to do with the XBox360?????? I don't get it!!! Can someone explain it to me? My mom said wow but she had no understanding that it was about a new videogame console being released in a week. Plus I don't think Microsoft is selling to me mum...

I've always had issues with MS's Xbox advertising. They don't seem to advertise that often anymore since the beginning when they had that great voiceover actor (who was also in They Live and played the father in Something About Mary).

Now they are launching a new system... and where the Hell are the ads? I know that they are sold out for launch, but still, they need to push hard now that they have a lead on the next generation consoles. I just don't understand their strategy.

[Swan]

Originally Posted by manasecret

Has anyone else seen the XBox360 commercial with a bunch of people doing some amazing jump-roping? I was impressed, I happened to be watching it with my mom once and even she said wow.

But what the hell does jump-roping have to do with the XBox360?????? I don't get it!!! Can someone explain it to me? My mom said wow but she had no understanding that it was about a new videogame console being released in a week. Plus I don't think Microsoft is selling to me mum...

Maybe to emphasize the 360 portion, saying that they have come back full circle....multiple times?

[DarkMaster]

The ad campaign for 360 is "Jump In", thus the jump rope commercial.




Although showing actual games might've been a better strategy for selling a new game console.

[manasecret]

Originally Posted by DarkMaster

The ad campaign for 360 is "Jump In", thus the jump rope commercial.




Although showing actual games might've been a better strategy for selling a new game console.

Ah I forgot about that part. That slogan still makes little sense, but perhaps they're building to something.

[Teuthida]

The first Japanese commercial is the best IMO.

http://gametrailers.com/player.php?i...=game&type=mov

[Swan]

Ok.....that looked like a boob to me...

[Acebot44]

Originally Posted by Teuthida

The first Japanese commercial is the best IMO.

http://gametrailers.com/player.php?i...=game&type=mov

That is pretty damn slick