{"id":96217,"date":"2016-06-29T15:10:14","date_gmt":"2016-06-29T13:10:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=96217"},"modified":"2016-06-29T15:11:16","modified_gmt":"2016-06-29T13:11:16","slug":"the-worst-marketing-ideas-in-videogame-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/96217-the-worst-marketing-ideas-in-videogame-history","title":{"rendered":"The worst marketing ideas in videogame history"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mighty No.9 recently caused <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/KotakuInAction\/comments\/4l0la0\/drama_new_mighty_no_9_trailer_says_make_the_bad\/\" target=\"_blank\">controversy <\/a><\/strong>after its launch <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YngbHOz--oc\" target=\"_blank\">trailer <\/a><\/strong>seemingly made fun of its paying customers.<\/p>\n<p>While obnoxious and mean-spirited, its by no means the worst game advertorial ever, which got us thinking about the real train-wrecks from videogame history.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Check out the worst videogame advertisements of all time:<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">PlayStation 3 &#8211; Baby<\/h3>\n<p>If your console&#8217;s advert is taking cues from several horror movies, while not actually showing what your product does, then you are probably doing something wrong.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gqkNPcUMffU\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Daikatana &#8211; &#8220;John Romero&#8217;s about to make you his bitch.&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p>It was important to establish that John Romero was the brains behind Daikatana after leaving iD Software, but there were so many better ways to do it than this.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/John-Romero.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-96223\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/John-Romero.jpg\" alt=\"John Romero\" width=\"636\" height=\"870\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Dead Space 2 &#8211; <span id=\"eow-title\" class=\"watch-title\" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"Your Mom Hates Dead Space 2 'Participant #0122' Reaction\">Your Mom Hates Dead Space 2<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Nothing makes a videogame &#8220;edgier&#8221; than your mom&#8217;s disapproval.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gMaWuvHbhB8\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Mercenaries 2 &#8211; Free petrol<\/h3>\n<p>The marketing team behind Mercenaries 2 caused chaos when they offered free petrol in several major cities around the world.<\/p>\n<p>The resulting traffic caused in parts of London and Los Angeles actually forced the authorities to close the promotion down.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Advert-02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-96227\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Advert-02.jpg\" alt=\"Advert 02\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Advert-02.jpg 900w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Advert-02-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">White PSP &#8211; Racial controversy<\/h3>\n<p>Sony&#8217;s advertisement of the white PSP in the Netherlands caused outrage for obvious reasons.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Advert-03.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-96229\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Advert-03.jpg\" alt=\"Advert 03\" width=\"640\" height=\"452\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">SEGA &#8211; Mega Drive joystick<\/h3>\n<p>SEGA&#8217;s &#8220;clever&#8221; wordplay and weird sexual innuendo can only leave us scratching our heads.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Sega.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-96231\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Sega.jpg\" alt=\"Sega\" width=\"636\" height=\"447\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">PS VITA &#8211; Sexism controversy<\/h3>\n<p>Sony some how managed to offend both its core audience and women all over the world.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Sony-Sexist.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-96233\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Sony-Sexist.jpg\" alt=\"Sony-Sexist\" width=\"640\" height=\"407\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The company then managed to follow it up with this &#8220;sexy doctor&#8221; ad for PS4 remote-play compatibility:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lE7MnCuL42k\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>What do you think is the worst videogame advertisement of all time? 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