New Gamestop Ad Preys On Your Worst Fears
It is an advertising truism that Sex Sells, but so does fear. Whether it is fear of human odours fuelling deodorant marketing or fear of Terror selling a war, manipulating our darkest fears is a surefire way to get the public to sign on the dotted line.
Full marks then for Gamestop’s latest ad which is all about the terror, with just a hint of sex underneath some TV-friendly pixellation. The horror.. THE HORROR.
The take home message is that you should always tell your relatives what you want for Christmas/Chanukah/Kwanzaa/Festivus although in this case ‘new parents’, ‘a padlock’ and ‘a quantum of dignity’ will doubtless edge out games consoles and gift tokens.
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HAHAHAH THAT IS EPIC!!!
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hahaha, awesome!
but nope, got no porn. I just have graphic novels, clothes, and video games in my room thrown everywhere.
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That is why you ALWAYS hide that stuff in the closet, under a laundry basket or something.
With the internet, who looks at paper boobies anymore anyway?
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@riceKRISPYninja: dude, that "first" shit has no place here or any where else for that matter.
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That is fantastic. Truly fantastic. Although who buys porn mags in the internet age :P
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@riceKRISPYninja: Banned.
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@3inst3in is all up in your relativistics., robinandtami: Your being quite presumptious assuming his reasoning is a religious one.
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@ManjiKengo reads DuneTiger reads Kotaku, seems pleased.:
Does the chimer also annoy you when you are giving out complete disinformation like most other Gamestop employees?
robinandtami
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@beanerific!: Depending upon the specific genre of those porn mags..... that may be just what he is hoping for.
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@Cloral: Yes, because porn and the naked human body, even when it is just implied and not actually shown; is of the devil and will cause the destruction of our great nation.
Praise Gawd and Amen!
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@wintersleep: Haha touché!
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@umiman: Oh yeah. All those porno mags in Japan are the same too. So much text! Total waste of money.
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@dae_giovanni:
I misrepresented myself. I hate the chime-inners. I hate the "broswers" who completely ignore you. Granted there are some exceptions.
ManjiKengo reads DuneTiger reads Kotaku, seems pleased.
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@Alpha_Omega: Its still funny
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@Theoutlet: Totally
Hellicus
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The extended cut is dad pocketing a few of those porn mags. That was honestly one of the funniest ads i have seen in a while.
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@zombieryo: Sweet Jesus, learn to use the period key on your keyboard before I have to claw my eyes out.
QuietStorm
Shit, they found my pixels!
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@TRT-X: I love you.
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@Cloral: I found condoms under my parents once...funny as hell. So yes if the commercial was reversed it would bring me a great amount of laughs.
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And people on the internet tell me print media is a dying breed. Then again, [www.penny-arcade.com] said it best.
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