After seeing this new DS commercial pop up on YouTube, the idea of taking the DS along to the salon seems like a good one. Playing while commuting is obvious, but the salon's a new one on this blogger. Sitting there while Mary Sunshine chitchats about Dancing with the Stars is ... boring doesn't even begin to cover it. Where do you whip out your DS to numb the pain? Apparently the people in this print ad (to the right) take their DS Lites along to orgies.Can any of our British pals give us the details on this ad? Is it seen often, or is it just one of those rare events saved for particular shows whose viewers already own a DS (or two) anyway?
Check out the ad after the jump.








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11-16-2006 @ 6:02PM
RupeeClock said...
Now those games are much more suitable for girls, why don't they put them in that horrific games for girls section?
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11-16-2006 @ 6:08PM
DiahrreaMan said...
OMG! That ad just described my daily routine! That ad rocks.
STILL WAITING FOR GOLDEN SUN 3 DAMMIT!
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11-16-2006 @ 6:16PM
Alisha Karabinus said...
That would make sense, RupeeClock. We can't have that!
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11-16-2006 @ 7:21PM
Nushio said...
Was that 3 seconds of gameplay? WOAH! Awesome!
They picked a good-looking blonde too, those are hard to find ;)
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11-16-2006 @ 8:10PM
Ghost said...
They pay a lot for games...
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11-16-2006 @ 10:01PM
strider_mt2k said...
We need more Golden Sun spam.
I carry mine in my jacket pocket and play whenever I have enough time. Mostly during dead times at work and most recently while waiting in line for coffee.
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11-16-2006 @ 11:47PM
tyler said...
sweet commercial. way better than the wii commercial- which wasn't bad...just not good either.
And DiahrreaMan, totally with you there on the Golden Sun. think of that on the ds!
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11-17-2006 @ 5:45AM
G said...
I've seen the shortened version (showing Nintendogs and blonde on the bus only) often, didn't seem to be tied into particular shows. Our version of Dancing With the Stars is on the BBC which doesn't show ads, so no chance of a tie-in there
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11-17-2006 @ 6:06AM
sockatume said...
The DS and Wii advertisements are pretty much all about Channel 4, but they're not specific to programs, except the Original Comedy bookends.
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11-17-2006 @ 6:50AM
davey strangeface said...
I've seen this ad during breakfast TV. They are running a few brain training ads then too. The comment about them only being shown on channel 4 is guff.
Not seeing many PSP adds at the moment....
GOLDEN SUN 3 GOLDEN SUN 3 GOLDEN SUN 3!
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11-17-2006 @ 8:14AM
mikeUK said...
the ad with all the dudes and gals sitting around in white are the uk promo shots for the DS lite. some of the models are pretty hot. they get closeups on the store displays.
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11-17-2006 @ 12:34PM
Ben said...
Interestingly, this is a summation of lots of other adverts. Each scenario she appears in during that clip has its own full 30 second advert. The hairdressing one features said lady playing AC:WW with another person being styled, while the overtly gay hairdresser gets impressed over the fact that you can shop in the game.
It's an interesting idea. It's not really at a saturation level of coverage yet, but sitting down for an evening of viewing on the commercial channels means you'll inevitably see one of these. Or those irritating adverts for Brain Training with Chris Tarrant.
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11-17-2006 @ 3:53PM
micster said...
Well. Ive seen that advert quite a few times on ITV1. Ive also seen a long version where she is on the bus talking to her nintendog and all the passengers are like wtf mate o-O
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11-17-2006 @ 8:35PM
Josh said...
That print ad is repulsive. F***ing objectification of human beings. Disgusting.
"They picked a good-looking blonde too, those are hard to find ;)"
That's true, but when you find one...Damn, it's great.
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11-18-2006 @ 3:27AM
craft user said...
camelot's had a pland 2 RPG games for the Wii, i remeber looking at this on IGN a howl buch when they annouced game projects.
http://search.ign.com/products?sort=date&so=exact&objtName=all&origin=&startat=60&nc=false&ns=false&platformSearch=&genreSearch=&esrbSearch=&developerSearch=&publisherSearch=&contentTypeSearch=&minScoreSearch=&maxScoreSearch=&minPriceSearch=&maxPriceSearch=&minReleaseDate=&maxReleaseDate=&totalResults=280&query=%2B%28%22games%22++AND+Wii%29+&originalQuery=Wii+games&activePlatforms=1&categoriesList=Game%3D280&platformsList=Xbox+360%3D0_Xbox%3D0_Nintendo+64%3D0_Artist%3D0_TV+Seasons%3D0_Character%3D0_Macintosh%3D0_Team%3D0_Wii%3D280_PlayStation+3%3D0_PlayStation%3D0_Publisher%3D0_TV+Episodes%3D0_N-Gage%3D0_PlayStation+Portable%3D0_GameCube%3D0_Game+Boy%3D0_Album%3D0_Wireless%3D0_PlayStation+2%3D0_PC%3D0_Nintendo+DS%3D0_Dreamcast%3D0_Series%3D0_Other%3D0_TV+Series%3D0
i gess this can only go down as rumer (because all it says is "A new RPG for the Nintendo Wii by the makers of Golden Sun.")
heres to high hopes!
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11-23-2006 @ 9:27PM
McRaphy said...
She had perfect teeth!
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