It may not be an official Year of Bowser, but March is certainly the Month of Bowser courtesy of Mario Party 10 arriving on Wii U. With the Bowser Mode being an integral part in distinguishing this entry from its many predecessors, it's little surprise that marketing in Japan, Europe and North America is focusing on the lovable rogue of an enemy - yes, this writer's a big fan of the King of the Koopas.
Nintendo of America, for its part, is continuing its support of the annual Kids Choice Awards in the US by sponsoring the event once again, this time using it as an opportunity to promote the latest party game on Wii U. The following commercial has been released, and will no doubt feature when the awards take place on 28th March - it shows Bowser getting doused in goo, so what's not to love?
As a bonus, below is a video posted earlier this week that we skipped up to now, which showcases the booth for the Puzzle & Dragons double release that was shown off at PAX East.
Unfortunately the second video only features Bowser very briefly - we can't be winners all the time.
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Generic commercial alert!
I saw a Wii U commercial on TV recently. It was for Mario Party 10 as well. Good to see Nintendo actually advertising.
Puzzle & dragon looks really good .... I might just get this game day 1 ...
And Nintendo fans wonder why people think Nintendo is a console aimed at kids.
It may be month of Bowser (in the month where Mario's Day is celebrated, of all things) but the Bowser amiibo is not selling that much methinks.
That's actually kind of a cute commercial.
@NintyMan I'd probably give him a cup of coffee and we'd chat about how things are going, what the weather's like, and eat some crumpits. You know. Be civilized.
@NintendoFan64 You reminded me of this XD:
http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/fictionalcrossover/images/e/e2/Wreck-ItRalph_Bowser_%26_ninja.png/revision/latest?cb=20130306173744
Bet the Wii Remotes and the Game Pad still work after being slimed. It's Nintendo after all.
How did the PaZ vid wind up in here? Bonus? Seems more like TW is suffering from DeNA fatigue to me.
@rjejr
"As a bonus, below is a video posted earlier this week that we skipped up to now, which showcases the booth for the Puzzle & Dragons double release that was shown off at PAX East."
I hadn't seen it so I won't complain.
I'll be honest: The Kids Choice Awards trailer looks ten times better than the commercials US got.
@NintyMan Yes please, even if it means having no roof over my head
Nintendo should be nominated for more than just Mario Kart 8. I disagree with the continuous use of Angry Birds games and Minecraft as we already seen those nominated before. Nintendo released some pretty fantastic games on Wii U yet they are only getting one nomination every year (great they are nominated anyway and for a well deserving game but still) At least Just Dance is finally left out
Nintendo! Why would you sponsor Nickelodeon? They're the most evil company ever.
Good to see that Nick's still using the green slime. That's the ONE THING remaining from the Silver Ball era.
Never forget your history, folks.
Now that's just smart marketing right there.
And they say Nintendo is not kiddy.Ha!
@sinalefa - Not complaining, just curious as to what reason there would be for a PAX vid about s 3DS game to be connected to an MP10 Wii U game Nickolodeon thread? Dont you think on any other day they would be 2 different posts, 1 in the Wii U section and 1 in the 3DS section? And besides, it was just a joke, I kid, I'm a kidder
I had zero interest in Puzzle & Dragons until I got addicted to Pokemon Shuffle. Who says that Nintendo doesn't know how to advertise and market their games? I'm actually excited about P&D now. Mario Party can wait until they fix it.
@Tasuki Agreed. Eternal Darkness was a great title on the Gamecube, and it was barely even mentioned in Nintendo Power.
Not at all baffled by the fact that there's a giant turtle monster in their living room
Yeah I rather them just release the old games on VC, Mario Party 3 and 5 are my favorites...get to it Nintendo.
@sinalefa sorry to notice your comment late but to be honest Bowser Amiibos sell better than Mario ones, and yes it may be out for quit sometime but my local and any other game stop and any other retailer are on low stock on Bowser (instead of Mario etc). This commercial shows you the mechanics or ways to play, especially playing as the BAD GUY ever saw that in any other Mario game, probably not.
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