Nintendo Marketing Stunts - Game History Secrets

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Published on August 16, 2020 5:00:11 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZ2diT3g4sw

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Pikmin (2001)

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Today on Game History Secrets we talk about the various Nintendo marketing stunts the company has pulled over the decades. Liam covers everything from dying Des Lynam's mustache purple to advertise Super Mario Sunshine, to ads for the Game Boy Advance (GBA) and Nintendo DS (NDS).

Liam Robertson is a video game researcher and archiver. In his spare time, Liam creates videos and articles for various outlets, and will also be contributing to the Did You Know Gaming channel.

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Sources/Further Reading:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/1943247.stm
https://theguardian.com/media/2002/oct/04/marketingandpr.advertising
https://dvd-fever.co.uk/prgc020/
https://youtube.com/watch?v=e-w2vRxDYFw&feature=youtu.be
https://youtube.com/watch?v=UTvu6cGv4Xw
https://nintendoworldreport.com/news/7491/the-uk-pikmin-launch
https://nintendoworldreport.com/news/7387/eternal-darkness-films-contest-this-week
https://youtube.com/watch?v=d-9hPtg7tI4
https://youtube.com/watch?v=7A2SIbfBYeo
https://youtube.com/watch?v=60jZMqzSzNc
https://ign.com/articles/2003/06/27/eternal-darkness-tv-show-or-movie
https://nintendoworldreport.com/news/9761/konga-beach-reaches-london-zoo
https://web.archive.org/web/20050205054547/http://www.cube-europe.com:80/news.php?nid=7017
https://youtube.com/watch?v=_lUKWbeeOHM
https://nintendoworldreport.com/news/10099/nintendo-teams-with-habitat-for-humanity
https://gamesindustry.biz/articles/hard-core-nintendo-fans-wait-two-days-as-nintendogs-takes-on-new-york
https://nintendoworldreport.com/pr/10835/take-your-real-dog-shopping
https://gamesindustry.biz/articles/virtual-puppy-phenomenon-finally-hits-uk
https://gonintendo.com/?p=3345
https://gamingreinvented.com/feature/nintendo-parodies-kickstarter-with-new-game-and-wario-site/

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