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Thu, Nov 01, 2012 | 17:33 GMT

Wii U gets its first US advertisement

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The Wii U is coming to America in only a couple weeks, on November 18, but today Nintendo has released the first official advertisement for its next-gen console. Check out the colorful, bouncy, and dubstep-y vid below.

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Fri, Nov 05, 2010 | 08:53 GMT

Live-action Black Ops commercial features slow-mo explosions, Kobe Bryant

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On this week’s episode of “Advertising Budgets Gone Wild,” we have a nice little slice of total insanity from Activision. But it’s a good kind of insanity. Maybe. The basic concept? What if Call of Duty multiplayer was an actual thing? You know, like a paintball match, but with live ammo and enough pyrotechnic work to make Michael Bay shed a few tears, grab his hat, and find something else to hang it on.

Also, famous convicted sex offend– we mean basketball player Kobe Bryant and comedian Jimmy Kimmel are both in it, because why not? Check out the full thing after the break, courtesy of Advertising Age.

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