Microsoft bans best Xbox 360 Video ad ever

Rookierookie · Post by **Rookierookie** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 12:14 am

http://microsoft.blognewschannel.com/in ... t-ad-ever/

Lasher · Post by **Lasher** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 12:48 am

Radical....:laugh:

Hill-Shatar · Post by **Hill-Shatar** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 1:30 am

lol! I've never seen anything like that before.

Fiona · Post by **Fiona** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 2:08 am

That's quite strange, really

arno_v · Post by **arno_v** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 3:37 am

Hehe nice one. Don't really see why they should ban this though.

Minerva · Post by **Minerva** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 4:40 am

That's funny Ad! :laugh:

Actually, yesterday I saw a comment made by the vice president (I think) of MS Japan regarding XBox360. "Most of Japanese games on PS2 are men running around with swords in their hands killing others. We will give them an opportunity to play something new", or that sort of line. Then, someone in a forum replied "Well, well, about two third of American games are men running around with guns in their hands killing others...."
I just laughed to see that, but if that is the understanding of Japanese game industry by heads of MS Japan, no wonder Xbox360 hasn't sold as many as they have expected in Japan.

Phreddie · Post by **Phreddie** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 4:41 am

Oh thats great, I honestly dont see the problem with it

, though jack thompson would have a heart attack, not thatd Id be beside myself with grief... :laugh: ohh that one had me giggling.

dj_venom · Post by **dj_venom** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 5:00 am

I really fail to see why it's banned, we have plenty of ads like that (well not the same, but a bunch of people running around doing stuff).

Xandax · Post by **Xandax** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 5:47 am

It is a funny one indeed, but due to the violence it portrais I can understand (don't agree with it) why it is "banned" though.

Siberys · Post by **Siberys** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 6:04 am

BANG!

Ahh, that was great.

Lestat · Post by **Lestat** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 6:08 am

@Xandax: Violence?

I've had a very violent youth then.

If this playful imitation of a gunfight is considered too "violent", well, I don't know, then these people better take a look in their back garden when their pre-teen children are playing.
(I wonder if when you're dead, you can re-enter the game after counting to ten. That was the rule in my time).

dj_venom · Post by **dj_venom** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 6:24 am

*runs up and shoots Siberys in the back*

BANG!

@Xandax: Well isn't that what's on the thing anyway, it seems like they are simply showing what happens when everyone gets addicted to X-Box

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Xandax · Post by **Xandax** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 10:40 am

Yes - I agree it isn't particular violent, but the scene it shows is indeed.
And as I see it there is a strong current of very political correctness flowing through the american society at the moment along side many european countries, so I don't at all find it wierd/strange that this add isn't shown. Stupid perhaps, but not strange

Violence in computergames - along side sexual content - is very much in focus at the moment, with an increased tendency the last few years. So I suspect it isn't to get into any kind of trouble that this add isn't shown.
Just look at the GTA-Hot Coffee affair, and the "violent computergame list" for christmas etc.
Heck - even in very "liberal" Denmark we have increased "debate" about violence in computer games.

To bad though, it is indeed fun imo - and all that I've shown it to found it funny as well, so I'm sure it would go over very well here in Scandianva .... well Denmark anyways.

Hill-Shatar · Post by **Hill-Shatar** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 3:13 pm

I'm surprised it wasn't shown in Canada, when I recently started seeing a bunch of commericals with some off hand comments about male genitals in them.

Fiona · Post by **Fiona** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 3:15 pm

[QUOTE=Hill-Shatar]I'm surprised it wasn't shown in Canada, when I recently started seeing a bunch of commericals with some off hand comments about male genitals in them.

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Is that correctly phrased?

Hill-Shatar · Post by **Hill-Shatar** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 3:18 pm

[QUOTE=Fiona]Is that correctly phrased?[/QUOTE]

Pervert.

TonyMontana1638 · Post by **TonyMontana1638** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 3:26 pm

That's great, along with these new Geico ads I can no longer immediately change the channel when they break to commercial

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Hill-Shatar · Post by **Hill-Shatar** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 5:30 pm

Just goes to show you... you may be able to ban the commerical, but it's not going to stop us from watching it. :laugh:

TonyMontana1638 · Post by **TonyMontana1638** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 5:31 pm

[QUOTE=Hill-Shatar]Just goes to show you... you may be able to ban the commerical, but it's not going to stop us from watching it. :laugh:[/QUOTE]

Compared to some I've seen recently (notably the Boost mobile commercials with the maid yelling at some guy who od'ed and a prostitute recessitating someone she calls "governor") it doesn't seem to be that bad either.

Athena · Post by **Athena** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 7:25 pm

I've got an an Xbox 360!
raaaaah!!!!!