A Nostalgic Feeling with Nintendo Commercials
Nintendo has been a constant in the video game industry over the last 20 years, even though in recent years it hasnt competed as strongly as it used to. Still, there are some beloved games attached to all forms of Nintendo consoles, and along with those brilliant games there have been some great Nintendo commercials. Nintendo was known for making some fun ads, and in some cases theyve created a following of their own as legendary as the games theyre advertising. There are a lot of options online for finding these Nintendo commercials, so here are a few sources to start with.
The number one destination for Nintendo commercials is also the bastion for any other kind of old-school ” or new school ” videos, YouTube. Simply plugging in a search for Nintendo commercials will give you a boat load of results, and youll most likely be entertained for a few hours. There are ads on YouTube spanning from the original Nintendo to the new Wii, so try not to get too addicted while youre at work.
Unfortunately, with all the different videos on YouTube, you can get side-tracked pretty easily. As an alternative you may want to check out RetroJunk.com, which houses essentially everything retro. Just check out the section for commercials and youll be able to find some Nintendo ads quickly, starting in the 80s. You have to dig a little deeper once youre in the 90s, but Nintendo created some of the best and most popular video game commercials in those two decades, so youre bound to find some very easily.
Many people posting in various places online will try and claim that one commercial is better than the other. Most of the time, theyre referring to how funny a commercial is rather than which commercial is technically the best in the context of a marketing tool. Usually the best commercials feature cheesy actors playing the video game being advertised; whether the acting was cheesy on purpose or not is likely a different debate.
The only downside most of these commercials share in common is the poor quality. While newer commercials ” which arent as fun in spirit as the 80s and 90s ” are often pristine, the Nintendo and Super Nintendo commercials are bad rips from VHS tapes. However if you can suffer through the quality issues then youre in for hours of entertainment ” great news if youve recently cancelled your cable to save money.
