Nintendo is pretty unique in the video game industry because unlike Sony and Microsoft, it actually spends money reminding people that some of its evergreen hits are still on sale.
Take this latest Japanese commercial for Animal Crossing: New Leaf - a game that originally launched in that region in 2012 - featuring pop star Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, who helped Nintendo promote the New 3DS and its interchangeable cover plates.
Nintendo is clearly giving New Leaf a fresh push in its homeland, which makes sound commercial sense - the many people who have picked up a new console in recent months might not be aware of the game, and Nintendo will be releasing fresh entries in the series this year - Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer and Animal Crossing amiibo Festival.
What's slightly less logical is why this pop star strumpet feels the need to wantonly grope poor old Tom Nook's tummy during the commercial. We rarely feel sorry for the money-grabbing rascal, but his personal space has been well and truly invaded here.
[source youtube.com]
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OMG, KYARY <3
Best commercial ever!
What a piece of junk...
Don't ever just pinch a man's belly!
Tom Nook be like
Kyary Pamyu Pamyu-chan is doing more Nintendo advertisements? That's kawaii as heck.
Poor Tom Nook. That was just creepy.
I have to say that I find this kawaii stuff makes me more uncomfortable than the showing of cleevage and short skirts stuff in anime and some games. I realise that it's my ignorance and take full responisibility for that. Can anyone explain how this fits in with Japanese culture and how it is viewed in Japan?
If a Japanese pop idol tries to touch you in a place or in a way that makes you feel uncomfortable, that's NO GOOD. So what do you do? First, you say "NO, Senpai!" Then, you get out of there! Most important, you gotta tell your closest Hatsune Miku Community Entertainment and Surveillance Unit, though she probably already knows!
@HollywoodHogan Not sure if look of pleasure or annoyance.
I... really want the QR code for the dress in this commercial. That is all.
He seems to be enjoying it.
Oh hey there's Stitches! He was in my village too
That's sexual harassment, and Tom doesn't have to take it.
She can grab me all she wants!
@TimLatshaw Ho ho mama that made me laugh more than it probably should have.
Never trust weebs with cute animals. Groping, among other things, will ensue.
@Gold_Ranger Heh, I was going to say the same thing...
Pillsbury dough-tanuki?
Any advert containing Stitches automatically gets bonus points
How indecent.
I cycled Stitches out of my town a few weeks ago then discovered he goes for $$$ in auctions, d'oh!
Misleading headline. Not a big deal...
She just did what we all wanted to do...
Thankfully, it's shameful groping and not shameless.
@Jock_Nerd Please tell us more about how you were expecting more intense levels of groping?
Only in Japan...
@TimLatshaw It was a friendly pinch. Nothing more. The picture also led me to believe that was Mr. Nook's bum.
New Leaf needs some DLC or just a direct sequel with new stuff to do, town expansions, etc... I loved New Leaf, but after completing everything, there's just not much else left to do.
That made me feel very uncomfortable. Japan is weird.
Bring that commercial over here for Cartoon Network or something. Don't translate it, don't subtitle it. Just let it roll as is. The WTF factor could actually work in Nintendo's favour.
Funny I just convinced my little sister to buy this game yesterday. I don't know for sure but I think touching a statue of a tanuki's testicles might be good luck or something so Tom Nook got off easy.
Oh god, only in Japan could they make something super cutesy like animal crossing even more cutesy, yuck
They're still advertising this game? O__O
Actually I restarted my town about a week ago. I forgot how much fun this game is!
What the actual hell did I just watch?
... ... ... Really?!? sigh Japan...
I don't really understand why they had her tickle Tom in that particular area. But hey, it's Japan.
Come on, we all know he charged her for it.
Woah, and then they go and ban miiverse accounts for spoilers? Talking about double standards, eh?
I don't see how this is considered to be groping. With that cheesy grin its more like playfully pinching the 'cute' little forest animal's big round belly. There wasn't anything sexual about it, but I guess because its Japan people automatically assume that's the intent.
If this is groping, then what do you call poking the Pillsbury Doughboy?
Lucky Nook, bet he enjoyed that.
Rudy is in this commercial! Automatic A+ in my book.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFpKrM8LNV8
I never ever thought about groping before I read this article. Well, that's the culture difference. So what, it's not a US commercial, so that's fine.
I think she was just tickling him...
I'm pretty sure Isabelle is the main target for groping, whether you're male or female.
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