The Los Angeles Times gleefully surveyed the Twitter reaction to the release of the balloons – non-biodegradable, of course.
@gamestop just released a couple hundred balloons in downtown SF, presumably a promotion for their new game “Fish Choker”
wrote Emily Heller.
Really looking forward to watching @GameStop respond to the @-reply anger about their balloon campaign. #schadenfreude
GameStop’s Twitter feed, as of 6pm, was silent on the issue.
Gamestop releases balloons in San Francisco that go over like a lead zeppelin [Los Angeles Times, thanks Edward. Image via L.A. Times]
Andrew Coker
Thursday, March 3, 2011 at 2:03 PMYou wouldn’t take a load of trash and dump it in the middle of a city park as a promotional event – balloons might fly away, but eventually come down, and turn into litter when they do.
popcultured
Thursday, March 3, 2011 at 2:46 PMderp
Ian
Thursday, March 3, 2011 at 3:25 PMGameinformer beat you guys to the punch?
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2011/03/02/thq-homefront-balloon-stunt-angers-san-francisco-citizens.aspx
Aliasalpha
Thursday, March 3, 2011 at 3:31 PMThey should at least have only had 99
Dark_Templar
Thursday, March 3, 2011 at 3:43 PMThey should have been filled with explosives…