Sony Pulls Dutch PSP Ad

[Blacklotus21]

LOL Check out the Billboard! Of course it's just for fun!

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060712/...RpBHNlYwM3NTc-

[KillerGremlin]

"I am pleased to see Sony taking responsibility for their racially charged ad and appropriately pulling it from the marketplace," said Yee, who has spearheaded state legislation aimed at keeping excessively violent and sexually explicit games out of the hands of minors.

What a prick.



It's only racist if you make it racist.

[GameMaster]

Each of Sony's controversial PSP campaigns has created massive buzz in the Internet blogosphere -- which can work to the company's advantage.

Sony wins. California Assemblyman Leland Yee loses.

[DeathsHand]

Originally Posted by KillerGremlin

What a prick.



It's only racist if you make it racist.

Especially when you consider there's one where the "black PSP representative" has the "white PSP representative" on the ground...

I don't hear anyone crying foul over that one... Or... Even considering it in this whole hooplah...

[Jonbo298]

I already predicted this would probably happen in the other thread that showed the ad and I'm not surprised at the result. Sony expected backlash and they got it.

Will they never learn? or do they need to fire their marketing group to bring in smart people.

[KillerGremlin]

Originally Posted by DeathsHand

Especially when you consider there's one where the "black PSP representative" has the "white PSP representative" on the ground...

I don't hear anyone crying foul over that one... Or... Even considering it in this whole hooplah...

Ah, but in the end Sony wins by creating a media stir in the United States for something miles away. Why the hell does a guy from California care? It's not worth arguing, Sony won.

[Perfect Stu]

Originally Posted by Jonbo298

Will they never learn? or do they need to fire their marketing group to bring in smart people.

no offense, but obviously you don't know a lick about marketing...


as for my take on the whole thing...people are too damn sensative, they look for every reason to complain about something. you could call me any name in the book, and I would either laugh along with you or (if it's just too vulgar/tasteless) simply ignore you. you make a big stink over something, and it gives people more reason to keep it up...in this particular situation, I'd say mission accomplished for Sony. how else are north americans going to pay attention to an advertisement from the Netherlands?

[Jonbo298]

I said that Stu because they should've realized what it would cause. They knew it would create controversy. They probably wanted it but some people would look at it as a tasteless way to advertise.

So what if I dont know a thing about it. But looking at that ad, it couldve been done alot better.

[Perfect Stu]

Originally Posted by Jonbo298

I said that Stu because they should've realized what it would cause. They knew it would create controversy. They probably wanted it but some people would look at it as a tasteless way to advertise.

So what if I dont know a thing about it. But looking at that ad, it couldve been done alot better.

whether or not it is offensive (it shouldnt be) is a matter of personal opinion, not a generally accepted rule. how many people do you think have heard of this, evaluated it, and decided never to buy a PSP because of it? in the grand scheme of things, very few. on the flipside, how many people are now aware that PSP is coming out in a new colour? many more. although I don't believe in this phrase entirely, it was made for a reason:

"there is no such thing as bad publicity"

[Jonbo298]

All the companies are saying is that Sony couldve chosen a better way to advertise their new color.

[bobcat]

Sony knew this would happen, it's just because the PSP ain't selling as well as the DS they have to resort to this type of marketing. Maybe they should concentrate on making better games, rather than marketing.

Smart? Maaaaybe......

[Perfect Stu]

Originally Posted by Jonbo298

All the companies are saying is that Sony couldve chosen a better way to advertise their new color.

and that's all fine and dandy but you're still not making a point, and neither are the people who say "it should have been done better". maybe it should have been...I just wanna know why you say all of Sony's marketing people aren't smart and may need to be replaced

and bobcat...they spend very little time making better games...why waste time doing that? I mean you can't do both, so you might as well stick with marketing...that's the safest bet.

[bobcat]

Why waste time? Maybe the systems would sell better if they had better games to support their marketing. There's no point marketing a system with lackluster games (that's my opinion about general PSP games). I still haven't touched mine in a very long time.

Tekken may be a game I will get tho.

I've become very disappointed with it. I imagined many a+ games to be released by now, but there aren't so many that I really like.

[Perfect Stu]

Originally Posted by bobcat

Why waste time? Maybe the systems would sell better if they had better games to support their marketing. There's no point marketing a system with lackluster games (that's my opinion about general PSP games). I still haven't touched mine in a very long time.

Tekken may be a game I will get tho.

I've become very disappointed with it. I imagined many a+ games to be released by now, but there aren't so many that I really like.

first of all, i was being sarcastic

secondly, sony has released some solid games for PSP...if I owned the system i could recommend a handful, but with my limited playtime I can say that WipeOut Pure is a great game, as is Hot Shots Golf Open Tee. those probably arent your kind of games, though...you seem to like Nintendo-made games, their style. which means you shouldn't have bought a PSP

[KillerGremlin]

how about locoroco, amazing stuff right there