Toys are big business, but Little Tikes wants to show that they’re more than that in this faux behind-the-scenes spot. Along with highlighting the fact that these toys are American made, they also slip some references into the brand’s new toys, along with showing classic toys.
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Ubisoft takes you to the medieval port of Genoa to find out more about the historical context of Assassin’s Creed IV. See what led to the formation of the Republic of Pirates and feared pirates like Blackbeard.
Century 21 has launched a series of ads that are for theoretical houses that are #slightlyhaunted. Despite the supernatural issues, they end every ad by declaring “Yeah, we could sell it”.
Source: AdWeek.com
iPhone game controllers are about to hit the market in a big way, and it looks like MOGA could very well be getting in on that action.
A Twitter account named @evleaks has revealed details on a yet-unannounced MOGA controller for the iPhone called the MOGA Ace Power. It’s a controller unit that fits your device snugly between a pre-set pair of analog sticks, along with a D-pad, face buttons similar to regular game controllers, and shoulder buttons.
The report also says that the Ace Power will also include a built-in 1800mAh battery, which will allow the charging of the device while you play it. No word yet if that’s through Bluetooth or Lightning connectivity, but MOGA is likely to reveal details soon.
If the layout looks familiar, that’s because MOGA uses a similar design with the MOGA Pro for Android.
Expect more official information soon.
Source: GigaOm
Nintendo, eager to push its Wii U and 3DS game systems to potential new users for the holiday season, had a nice little surprise announcement for the weekend – Nintendo of America’s president Reggie Fils-Aime will be along for the ride.
Fils-Aime has been a fixture as one of the most public faces of Nintendo, gaining a lot of notoriety with game consumers with his line “My body is ready” to set up a demo of the original Wii at E3 2007. It’s now confirmed through the Nintendo’s Twitter account that Fils-Aime will be tagging along for a few stops of the upcoming tour featuring the Wii U and 3DS.
“I’m off to the #ImWithReggieTweetUp! Follow here and FB (Facebook) to see when I’ll be in YOUR city looking to play #WiiU + #3DS with YOU!” #Regginator,” said the tweet.
Fils-Aime then proceeded to answer several questions relating to the company, including a few Pokemon queries and how he got into games development. The recap of those tweets can be found here.
Source: Polygon
Some clever work goes into these versions of famous logos paired with the slogans that aren’t the official ones… but they capture the often funny side of these brands. Check out the rest at the Honest Slogans web site.
Skylanders continues to be a hot property this year, especially with the recently released Swap Force. So it would make sense that Activision and Nintendo would come to an agreement in regards to a special bundle for the game.
Nintendo has announced that a Skylanders Swap Force start-up system pack would be available at retail on November 15, for the price of $299.99. The package includes an 8 GB Nintendo Wii U system, a copy of the game Skylanders Swap Force, and three interactive figurines – Wash Buckler, Ninja Stealth Elf and Blast Zone. Trading cards, sticker sheets and a collector’s poster will also be included, along with a copy of party game Nintendo Land.
This comes hot on the heels of the recently announced Mario bundle that will be hitting stores this week for the same price. For those who aren’t concerned with downloading software onto the system, this Skylanders pack seems like a good deal.
Skylanders Swap Force is also available for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and 3DS, and will arrive next month on Xbox One and PlayStation 4.
Source: Polygon
Even though it’s still facing an uphill struggle to find a wide audience, the team at OUYA remains steadfast behind the Android-based console. And next year, we’ll see some bigger plans in the making.
The company has announced that OUYA 2.0 will make its way to stores sometime in 2014, along with a redesigned controller. Company founder Julie Uhrman confirmed the news this past week.
“Our plan is to have OUYA 2.0 sometime next year, we haven’t finalized the date of that,” said Uhrman. “We’re still determining what exactly we want that to be.”
The redesign would be an improvement, as many believed that the original OUYA system featured an underpowered design compared with the latest smartphones.
Regarding the controller, Uhrman stated that the company is paying attention to feedback from users, “iterating that software, fixing the triggers, fixing the thumbsticks and if that doesn’t work, we’ll iterate it again and if we decide that’s not the right path, we’ll change it.”
No word yet when the controllers will launch specifically.
Source: Shacknews
Putting together a good résumé for employment can be the toughest thing in the world, especially if you want it to stand out from other applicants. New York based designer Robby Leonardi, however, has a system that’s practically foolproof
Leonardi has managed to design a résumé that looks like something out of Nintendo’s classic Super Mario World series, with pages divided into different sections, each based on levels inspired by the game. These include a piranha plant filled About page, an underwater Skills page complete with descriptive fish, and more.
It’s not like Leonardi needs a job, as he’s currently working for Fox News. That said, you have to admire his creativity. It might just motivate you to do the same.
Source: The Next Web
Ads are commonplace in a lot of game apps these days, including apps aimed at kids. Not all ads are equal, though, and controversy has arisen over an e-cigarette company’s particular advertisement in an iPad kids’ game.
As you can see in the picture below, an ad for the electronic Vype cigarette by British American Tobacco ended up clearly seen in a pet game simulation that’s aimed at kids. As a result, Vype has pulled all advertising from apps at the moment, and apologized through its Twitter account.
In addition, a rep gave the following statement to Mashable.
“We apologise that an advert has ended up on an channel that it clearly wasn’t intended or appropriate for. As soon as this was brought to our attention, we pulled all our online advertising whilst we look into this matter further and establish how it happened.
Vype is an e-cigarette brand marketed and sold by Nicoventures, a subsidiary of British American Tobacco. Children are not, and will never be, the target audience for Vype, which is a product aimed at adult consumers who are able to make an informed choice regarding which brand they choose.”
No word yet on when the advertisements will run again.
Source: Mashable
