Nintendo Ds Targets Teens

DiscoZombieDiscoZombie Join Date: 2003-08-05 Member: 18951Members
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<div class="IPBDescription">"touching is good"</div> story <a href='http://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/gear/entertainment/2004-11-15-ds-rollout_x.htm?POE=TECISVA' target='_blank'>here</a>.

basically it looks like nintendo is realizing that there are gamers over the age of 12 and that they should modify their cutesy cartoony image... they're apparently getting sick of sony being the ones cornering the market on older peeps...

their ad campaign for the system is apparently called 'touching is good' (refering to the touch screen), and they say it's sexually themed.

let's see how they do. :>
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  • lolfighterlolfighter Snark, Dire Join Date: 2003-04-20 Member: 15693Members
    Gaming needs more soft porn anyway.
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  • SnidelySnidely Join Date: 2003-02-04 Member: 13098Members
    edited November 2004
    Nintendo are lousy at advertising. I remember the GBA SP advert where the guy urinated while playing the GBA. Terrible.
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  • Marik_SteeleMarik_Steele To rule in hell... Join Date: 2002-11-20 Member: 9466Members
    edited November 2004
    I want to be the first to post this now-fairly-well-known comic, courtesy of <a href='http://www.vgcats.com' target='_blank'>VG Cats</a>:
    [edit]Just realized there's some mild language, so I'm linking instead of directly putting the image: <a href='http://www.vgcats.com/comics/?strip_id=116' target='_blank'>There we go.</a>
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  • KaliasKalias Superskulk Join Date: 2002-11-01 Member: 2560Members
    I still prefer the <a href='http://www.vgcats.com/comics/extras/ds.php' target='_blank'>considerably shorter, condensed version</a>. :|
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  • DiscoZombieDiscoZombie Join Date: 2003-08-05 Member: 18951Members
    is the system in the trenchcoat sposta be that old sega handheld whose name escapes me at the moment?

    very funny at any rate <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • Cold_NiTeCold_NiTe Join Date: 2003-09-15 Member: 20875Members
    I hope nintendo's advertisements are good for once.
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  • UnderDOGUnderDOG Join Date: 2003-04-05 Member: 15221Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-DiscoZombie+Nov 15 2004, 10:29 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (DiscoZombie @ Nov 15 2004, 10:29 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> is the system in the trenchcoat sposta be that old sega handheld whose name escapes me at the moment? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Game Gear <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • GeminosityGeminosity :3 Join Date: 2003-09-08 Member: 20667Members
    Iiiiii'm pretty sure that's actually a Megadrive/Genesis. Same one from this <a href='http://www.vgcats.com/comics/?strip_id=100' target='_blank'>old strip</a> <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • DOOManiacDOOManiac Worst. Critic. Ever. Join Date: 2002-04-17 Member: 462Members, NS1 Playtester
    edited November 2004
    TOUCH ME!!!
    TOUCH ME!!!
    TOUCH ME!!!


    p.s. That's definately a Game Gear
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  • GeminosityGeminosity :3 Join Date: 2003-09-08 Member: 20667Members
    uh doom... she actually directly calls him 'mr sega genesis' in the comic I linkied =P
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  • ThE_HeRoThE_HeRo Join Date: 2003-01-25 Member: 12723Members
    I touch myself at night, so I can really relate to the Nintendo DS, so therefore, I MUST get one!!
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  • DefianceDefiance Join Date: 2003-12-01 Member: 23847Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-lolfighter+Nov 15 2004, 08:08 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (lolfighter @ Nov 15 2004, 08:08 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Gaming needs more soft porn anyway. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    So true.
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  • RatonetwothreetwooneRatonetwothreetwoone Join Date: 2004-03-23 Member: 27504Members
    heh, cant wait till they make em where princess leia pops up as a hologram begging for my help....





    in the nude
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  • DOOManiacDOOManiac Worst. Critic. Ever. Join Date: 2002-04-17 Member: 462Members, NS1 Playtester
    <!--QuoteBegin-Geminosity+Nov 15 2004, 05:15 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Geminosity @ Nov 15 2004, 05:15 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> uh doom... she actually directly calls him 'mr sega genesis' in the comic I linkied =P <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    In the one you linked, yes. The one w/ the trenchcoat though in the other comic, the one that was in question, the one everybody was talking about, that one was a Game Gear. :P
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  • JediYoshiJediYoshi The Cupcake Boss Join Date: 2002-05-27 Member: 674Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Marik_Steele+Nov 15 2004, 09:12 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Marik_Steele @ Nov 15 2004, 09:12 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I want to be the first to post this now-fairly-well-known comic, courtesy of <a href='http://www.vgcats.com' target='_blank'>VG Cats</a>:
    [edit]Just realized there's some mild language, so I'm linking instead of directly putting the image: <a href='http://www.vgcats.com/comics/?strip_id=116' target='_blank'>There we go.</a> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Whoa, a mod breaking the rules, now I've seen everything. <!--emo&::gorge::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/pudgy.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='pudgy.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • GeminosityGeminosity :3 Join Date: 2003-09-08 Member: 20667Members
    edited November 2004
    If it's a gamegear then where's it's screen and why does it have a genesis light curving under it's chin? Also why does it look identical to the original genesis strip char if you gave them a trenchoat and hat?

    =P


    <b>edited because... it tickles =3</b>
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