ESPN comercial just showed on espn

[MuffinMcFluffin]

I'm sure Madden [censored you naughty boy] are going to tell their friends to stop watching ESPN just so they don't get the game.

[GamerCRH]

Yep, I'm watching the NFL Yearbooks on ESPN and saw the commercial. It shows first person mode and then shows the release. Very nice to see Sega start their advertising early!


CRH

[TheLetterZ]

I just saw it too... Seemed kind of lame. Hopefully they'll improve greatly in the coming months.

[mcon2007]

I saw it during sportscenter.

[ABLCommish]

In advertising, especially with the product far from release, sometimes the best approach is the "less is more" approach. As they get closer, they'll do more, of course.

If I were them, I'd stick with the curiousity approach, and have little clips of first-person mode going on...little blips of some of the more critical action plays (maybe a 4th and goal slant pattern, or a 4th-and-one over-the-top play).

Another way to get someone's eye is to run one of those Halo-esque ads...with the climatic music in the background, slow things down a little...something that comes off as curious AND classy like that will pique some interest.

Just my $.02...but if ESPN wants to do something to get their game some more press, they'd take a different approach to promoting the game. The ESPN name has generally been bad business for games in the past anyway (ie bad gameplay, low sales; I know Sega wasn't involved them, but people are A) stupid and don't put two and two together, and B) don't forget)...so will that connotation hurt?

Definitely a lot to think about. The ad approach they take will definitely be interesting to follow.

-John

[wayne23]

Just caught it last night. The footage was pretty fast. It shwoed a FPM clip. Dam that was a quick commercial...

[CheckMate]

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MuffinMcFluffin said:
I'm sure Madden [censored you naughty boy] are going to tell their friends to stop watching ESPN just so they don't get the game.

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I'm sure ESPN [fill in the blank] will one day stop caring about what Madden fans are doing. Well, I can dream can't I?

[sportsgeist]

I would do a commercial and have them show a slow-motion pass or run play for a TD and use the narration, music and camera angles they use in NFL Films.