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out of all the promo stuff  ive collected over the years this is probably my weirdest pieces.  10 year ago i got these off ebay.  i dont remember what i paid but i want to say it was 30 or 40 dollars.  these were used in the score 64 promo and nintendo holiday toys from taco bell late 1997 to 1998 i think.  i got these mainly for nostalgic purposes as this promotion was very memorable to me.

 

show me your weird promo crap if you got any 😛

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(this notebook was the first item I ever imported, over 20 years ago)

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The Resident Evil 4 Bonus Disc came with the RE4 limited edition GameCube bundle in Europe. Finding a copy with this case seems to be harder than finding a copy loose.

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Mario Kart: Double Dash!! Nameplate imported from Japan.

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These cards came with my copies of the GameCube versions of Mega Man X: Command Mission and Mortal Kombat: Deception. The Mega Man X card also came with the PS2 version of MMX:CM, but noticeably increases the cost of both versions.

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During the DS launch Nintendo had a "touching is good" contest where you signed up and they sent you a white mannequin hand to take pictures with. It didn't have any specific Nintendo branding but I thought it was one of the weirder Nintendo promo ideas. I originally signed up and got one but never entered the contest. I did seem to lose it sometime over the years. Not mine but here's one...

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54 minutes ago, Aguy said:

During the DS launch Nintendo had a "touching us good" contest where you signed up and they sent you a white mannequin hand to take pictures with. It didn't have any specific Nintendo branding but I thought it was one of the weirder Nintendo promo ideas. [...]

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Nintendo is exceedingly good at controlling their image, and reinventing the perception around the company even during the same console generation. The truth is that at least Nintendo of America has never shied away from "edgy" promotions:

A child catches his Father, and then his Grandfather obviously dressing in drag. Nintendo is blatantly saying "don't let your Family hold you back from buying our video games, and do everything you can to get them to do so. Blackmail? Go for it."

Then there was their Play It Loud campaign that was criticized because ya, it was telling kids to blast the sound of their SNES to the point where it damaged their hearing. They even went beyond that message within the same sales push:

"Ever think Nintendo would use the Butthole Surfers in a commercial? Or suggest: "Give the World a Wedgie"?"

It speaks volumes to me of their expertise in marketing, and manipulating public perception that they're now seen as a very much "good feeling, squeaky clean" company.

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6 hours ago, Aguy said:

During the DS launch Nintendo had a "touching is good" contest where you signed up and they sent you a white mannequin hand to take pictures with. It didn't have any specific Nintendo branding but I thought it was one of the weirder Nintendo promo ideas. I originally signed up and got one but never entered the contest. I did seem to lose it sometime over the years. Not mine but here's one...

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the whole touching is good thing was weird all in its self tbh.

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Pirated Famicoms sold in Venezuela that came with a "Certificate of Authenticity" issued by a fake Nintendo subsidiary called "Nintendo C.A." which had been incorporated in the country.

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5 hours ago, nesmaster14 said:

Bible Adventures (NES) promo cassette that was sent to radio stations:

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May I send you a private message about this?

We purchased a collection of Wisdom Tree, Color Dreams source code, Floppy Mastering Disks (retail,) VHS promo tapes, transparencies, and a few other things early last year.

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On 8/11/2021 at 10:22 PM, Nes Freak said:

out of all the promo stuff  ive collected over the years this is probably my weirdest pieces.  10 year ago i got these off ebay.  i dont remember what i paid but i want to say it was 30 or 40 dollars.  these were used in the score 64 promo and nintendo holiday toys from taco bell late 1997 to 1998 i think.  i got these mainly for nostalgic purposes as this promotion was very memorable to me.

 

show me your weird promo crap if you got any 😛

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I remember this! Sadly I don’t have my toys anymore. Great set.

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