View Full Version : The Xbox Funbox: The worst gaming-related commercial ever?!
Xizer
03-28-2006, 01:00 AM
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5972168744208895243&q=funbox
I just want to know what the hell somebody at Microsoft's ad agency was thinking. This is worse than their "Jump In" commercials. Hell, this is worse than the PSP commercials with the talking mexican balls of pubic hair.
This commercial looks like it had the budget of someone's welfare check, and why does this lady have a white son, asian daughter, and a black son? The laughing at the end looks like they had guns pointed at them and were told to laugh maniacally. To top it all off, the games they picked for the commercial were average or mediocre.
I want to know what the hell Microsoft was thinking, and how this actually helps promote the Xbox? If I hadn't heard of the Xbox before seeing this commercial, I would be scared away.
Vinnysdad
03-28-2006, 01:09 AM
I dont know how you can consider Star Wars Battlefront 2 average or mediocre but anyways the commercial was stupid. Did you see how at the beggining of the commercial they put in text saying the funbox didnt really exist. LOL
GrayFox
03-28-2006, 01:22 AM
Uh, nothing can beat the PSP commercials in terms of pure crap.
Push Upstairs
03-28-2006, 01:26 AM
I want the Funbox to put my games in!
I thought the commercial was cheesy-funny but i have to admit the "its not real" comment really took away from the commercial.
Now if they could only make classic funny commercials like what Sega had...
P.S. Methinks Xizer lacks "teh funnay gene" and missed the entire point of the commercial. Honestly, humor is lost on some people.
norkusa
03-28-2006, 02:11 AM
This commercial looks like it had the budget of someone's welfare check, and why does this lady have a white son, asian daughter, and a black son? The laughing at the end looks like they had guns pointed at them and were told to laugh maniacally.
They are all adopted and the mom is bi-polar. I read about it on the Xbox forums.
InsaneDavid
03-28-2006, 02:18 AM
Thank you.
Just another horribly stupid XBox related ad (AKA the jumprope XBox360 commercials). I can understand what they're going for but if you're going to pull cliches like that at least make it pay off in the end.
Did you see how at the beggining of the commercial they put in text saying the funbox didnt really exist. LOL
Yeah, but it didn't ORIGINALLY run with that. So the first time I saw the commercial I was thinking "A 10+ games bundle? That's brilliant... Microsoft is showing some new strategy.. wait....... ... nevermind."
This commercial looks like it had the budget of someone's welfare check, and why does this lady have a white son, asian daughter, and a black son? The laughing at the end looks like they had guns pointed at them and were told to laugh maniacally.
They are all adopted and the mom is bi-polar. I read about it on the Xbox forums.
The whole lot at xbox forums are bi-polar.
And seem to be 9 years of age.
pacmanhat
03-28-2006, 02:46 AM
I kinda like the ad in an "this is so awful it's surreal" sort of way. I also wish that box was real - it'd probably sell decently well.
Uh, nothing can beat the PSP commercials in terms of pure crap.
Agreed this is a little better then a nut you can play with.
gepeto
03-28-2006, 07:29 AM
I personally like the commercial. It definately had me thinking. Whats a funbox? Is battlefront 2 19.99?
Why the weird laugh at the end? Do they represent videogames characters like vampires? As far as the ethnicity of the kids they could be adopted. I have seen commercials alot worse than that one. The funny thing was I would have bought a funbox.
gepeto
03-28-2006, 07:29 AM
I personally like the commercial. It definitely had me thinking. Whats a funbox? Is battlefront 2 19.99?
Why the weird laugh at the end? Do they represent videogames characters like vampires? As far as the ethnicity of the kids they could be adopted. I have seen commercials alot worse than that one. The funny thing is I would have bought a funbox.
poloplayr
03-28-2006, 07:40 AM
*gags*
Sylentwulf
03-28-2006, 07:49 AM
Wow, I actually thought it WAS real, I must have missed the disclaimer. I remember thinking "huh, decent idea, but what a HORRIBLE commercial"
I figured it was real, and would be 10 or so of the platinum hits in a box for around $100 or something. It IS a decent idea :)
comrade
03-28-2006, 08:21 AM
P.S. Methinks Xizer lacks "the funnay gene" and missed the entire point of the commercial. Honestly, humor is lost on some people.
Agreed.
I thought the commercial was funny in that cheesy/annoying way. But, ya know, maybe I am the only one who finds multiracial adoption and Nazi like forced laughter humorous.
SNKFan75
03-28-2006, 09:13 AM
I found the commercial funny. Especially the mother. Her laugh is very contagious.
Sega_Seller
03-28-2006, 09:18 AM
This commercial was just stupid. Microsoft wasted a lot of money producing it and broadcasting it on TV.
vahn401
03-28-2006, 09:53 AM
squirrel please...
I just finally saw this last night, and the whole time I'm wondering as to why xbox would do something like that. It felt akward watching it. And the messed up racial family didn't add anything to it either.
comrade
03-28-2006, 09:56 AM
And the messed up racial family didn't add anything to it either.
Yeah, see, I did.
suckerpunch5
03-28-2006, 10:29 AM
I'm pretty sure microsoft didn't make it. I saw it during saturday night live, and I thought it was an SNL spoof comercial. Isn't it?
Bratwurst
03-28-2006, 10:42 AM
Think ill of it if you must but the commercial worked, this thread is testament to that. The recent pursuit of oddball advertising is a welcome change to me, what do you guys want, clips of some kids skateboarding on a half pipe and screaming at the camera, then random boobies? Too predictable.
Remember back when the Genesis was king they made a commercial for Sonic 2 in the vein of those cheesy 'as seen on TV!' type commercials and that was brilliant, the height of video game advertising as far as I'm concerned.
diskoboy
03-28-2006, 11:43 AM
Uh, nothing can beat the PSP commercials in terms of pure crap.
HELLS YEAH!! LOL
And whats the deal with the mom laughing like an mental patient at the end?
And wasn't that woman on MAD tv?
Push Upstairs
03-28-2006, 01:21 PM
I thought the commercial was funny in that cheesy/annoying way. But, ya know, maybe I am the only one who finds multiracial adoption and Nazi like forced laughter humorous.
No, i find the intended stupid/cheesy commercials to be a work of art actually. Parody is great and while this commercial doesn't parody something that will make you say "Parody!" it does poke fun at family.
The kids in the commercial weren't supposed to be adopted, they were supposed to be her actual kids. How? Thats part of the absurdity.
Think ill of it if you must but the commercial worked, this thread is testament to that. The recent pursuit of oddball advertising is a welcome change to me, what do you guys want, clips of some kids skateboarding on a half pipe and screaming at the camera, then random boobies? Too predictable.
I oddball commercials are the most memorable ones anyway.
Remember back when the Genesis was king they made a commercial for Sonic 2 in the vein of those cheesy 'as seen on TV!' type commercials and that was brilliant, the height of video game advertising as far as I'm concerned.
That is the single greatest video game commercial ever made.
comrade
03-28-2006, 02:27 PM
Thats part of the absurdity.
It's MADNESS! MADNESS I SAY! HUMOR ON TELEVISION? MADNESS!!
MrRoboto19XX
03-28-2006, 03:14 PM
Can we have some now mummy!?
Yea, this is so bad its funny, much funnier than "Cheese you can take outside".
gepeto
03-28-2006, 04:03 PM
I swear I think they are characters from a game or some type of monsters posing as humans. Every time I have ever hear a laugh like that it was monster related.
Half Japanese
03-28-2006, 04:16 PM
If you want some great examples of great game commercials, you really only need two words:
Segata Sanshiro.
Rockman Neo
03-28-2006, 05:12 PM
Of course it's the worst game-related commerical ever made. Sonic Riders was mentioned.
I personally like the commercial. It definitely had me thinking. Whats a funbox? Is battlefront 2 19.99?
Why the weird laugh at the end? Do they represent videogames characters like vampires? As far as the ethnicity of the kids they could be adopted. I have seen commercials alot worse than that one. The funny thing is I would have bought a funbox.
Why did you quote yourelf? No one asked for any redundancy. Although, that is somewhat ironic, since this thread is loosely based on it.
gepeto
03-28-2006, 10:08 PM
Of course it's the worst game-related commerical ever made. Sonic Riders was mentioned.
I personally like the commercial. It definitely had me thinking. Whats a funbox? Is battlefront 2 19.99?
Why the weird laugh at the end? Do they represent videogames characters like vampires? As far as the ethnicity of the kids they could be adopted. I have seen commercials alot worse than that one. The funny thing is I would have bought a funbox.
Why did you quote yourelf? No one asked for any redundancy. Although, that is somewhat ironic, since this thread is loosely based on it.
It was a mistake. Nothing more nothing less. I really don't know how that happened or care but oh well.
Rockman Neo
03-28-2006, 10:14 PM
Of course it's the worst game-related commerical ever made. Sonic Riders was mentioned.
I personally like the commercial. It definitely had me thinking. Whats a funbox? Is battlefront 2 19.99?
Why the weird laugh at the end? Do they represent videogames characters like vampires? As far as the ethnicity of the kids they could be adopted. I have seen commercials alot worse than that one. The funny thing is I would have bought a funbox.
Why did you quote yourelf? No one asked for any redundancy. Although, that is somewhat ironic, since this thread is loosely based on it.
It was a mistake. Nothing more nothing less. I really don't know how that happened or care but oh well.
Don't worry about it. I only used it as an opportunity to make a lame joke.
FireMillen
03-28-2006, 11:39 PM
when i first saw the commercial the first thing i thought was WOOT a sealed 10 pack? FUTURE RARITY
then i saw the disclaimer "this is not a real item" and I just imagined a horde of people crashing stores to get their "super fun pack" or whatever it is. .. funny
Crazy laugh though. I will have nightmares about that mom.
Push Upstairs
03-29-2006, 12:35 AM
It's MADNESS! MADNESS I SAY! HUMOR ON TELEVISION? MADNESS!!
Yeah I miss funny commercials too.
All thats left in this sterile world is "do not attempt", "professional driver", and "may contain peanuts" disclaimers.
Phosphor Dot Fossils
03-29-2006, 12:59 AM
I just want to know what the hell somebody at Microsoft's ad agency was thinking. This is worse than their "Jump In" commercials. Hell, this is worse than the PSP commercials with the talking mexican balls of pubic hair.
I prefer to think of the PSP mascots as proto-fiddygibbers.
As for the Xbox ad, my wife and I saw it during South Park the other night, turned to each other and said "....the hell?" almost in unison. Then again, we don't have an Ecks Bawks, so we figured we probably missed something.
God I feel sorry for those at games stores. I wonder how many coutomers are going to be asking for this.
Push Upstairs
03-29-2006, 02:00 PM
Probably more than a few people, i remember the old PS2 commercial that showed the "PS9" at the beggining and i can remember getting a few phone calls for *that*.
If people still believe its an actual product even after the disclaimer then my opinon of humanity has dipped even lower.
Gamereviewgod
03-29-2006, 04:14 PM
This is one of those commercials I hate so much I end up changing the channel when it pops up. It makes zero sense, it's not funny, and it's just flat out stupid. These ranks right down there with the game college commercials on G4.
-hellvin-
03-29-2006, 04:29 PM
what the fuk
rbudrick
03-29-2006, 05:32 PM
Think ill of it if you must but the commercial worked, this thread is testament to that. The recent pursuit of oddball advertising is a welcome change to me, what do you guys want, clips of some kids skateboarding on a half pipe and screaming at the camera, then random boobies? Too predictable.
You beat me to it, man. The commercial did work. Here we are. The commercial is effective in that it gets you to pay attention. I can see how it is annoying, but I did laugh when I saw it. It is definitley SUPPOSED to be stupid.
-Rob
Push Upstairs
03-30-2006, 12:34 AM
I don't really see how this commercial can be the "worst game commercial ever"....
that award would have to go to the "Zelda Rap" commercial. Not only is the commercial dumb (the rap) but the "rapping" kid is so over the top dorky that its insulting.
The Funbox commercial is a good commercial, but it'll never be as classic as the "Sonic 2 Infomercial" (like anything could be as good as that one).
Fighter17
03-30-2006, 06:14 AM
If you want some great examples of great game commercials, you really only need two words:
Segata Sanshiro.
Yeah, now that's a commercial. 8-)
Richter Belmount
04-02-2006, 12:42 AM
wow you guys dont like alot of things no offense ,but it made me think that its kinda like they were poking fun at their own sucess with xbox , as they decided to do a commercial with overly stupid humor , 360s commercial wasnt direct cause they were confident that you would know what it is and would buy it.
Jasoco
04-02-2006, 06:19 PM
I agree. It was SUPPOSED to be stupid. That's what makes it funny. And if the humor is lost on you, it wasn't directed at you. End of sentence.
http://gameads.gamepressure.com/
Go there!Some highlights starting with Final Fantasy IV Japanese ad...
http://gameads.gamepressure.com/tv_game_commercial.asp?ID=2483
WTF? :shock:
Classic Sega Saturn vs. Sony Plaything. NiGHTS FTW.
http://gameads.gamepressure.com/tv_game_commercial.asp?ID=913
"Fly, Plaything, fly. You're not ready."
Oohh.. Singing Piranha plants in a Super Mario RPG commercial in Japan..
http://gameads.gamepressure.com/tv_game_commercial.asp?ID=3642
Perfect Dark. I remember wondering how they got this past the censors. I saw this one in theaters back then.
http://gameads.gamepressure.com/tv_game_commercial.asp?ID=22
Sideboob silhouette FTW.
Link dances in a Michael Jackson video.
http://gameads.gamepressure.com/tv_game_commercial.asp?ID=2689
Final Fantasy VII
http://gameads.gamepressure.com/tv_game_commercial.asp?ID=1126
"If he fails, you can always hit.. the reset button.."
"I'm hot, you're hot. Who wants to pet me?"
http://gameads.gamepressure.com/tv_game_commercial.asp?ID=1142
"Boo-yah, Grandma! BOO-YAH!"
"It may look like a harmless bagel toaster, but inside is a deadly donut."
http://gameads.gamepressure.com/tv_game_commercial.asp?ID=1073
Best. Playstation. Ad. Ever. Aside from the above one. The best part is the fine print at the bottom.
Seriously, there are some good ones there. And there are some bad ones.
Push Upstairs
04-03-2006, 03:54 PM
The "Zelda Dance" commercial is funny...
the unintentional kind that is.
I can't believe i had to actually tell someone that Link was played by a female (like it was hard to miss).
Slate
04-03-2006, 04:22 PM
(Funky Commercials for games)
BOOYAH
God, one of those guys in that limo sounds like that person who played the voice for Paul ("paulo") In GTA San Andreas. You may remember him and maccer as beavis And Butthead.
And as for the playstation warning ad...
Feels.. so.. FUNKY....
Quote from the game "Destroy All Humans!"
Fly, plaything, fly. x_x
Sothy
04-12-2006, 01:10 AM
I do hate this commercial.
When it comes on I have the same reaction as if someone just scraped a rusty nail across a chalkboard.
When that broad is laughing maniacally in the last scene I want to double tap her in the head with a 9mm.
Beefy Hits
04-12-2006, 02:27 PM
It got my attention, but didn't get me to buy a greatest hits xbox game. Kinda reminds me of the Genesis commercials.
ClubNinja
04-12-2006, 03:34 PM
When that broad is laughing maniacally in the last scene I want to double tap her in the head with a 9mm.
I'd double tap her somewhere else with something else.
keiblerfan69
04-12-2006, 04:25 PM
Classic Sega Saturn vs. Sony Plaything. NiGHTS FTW.
http://gameads.gamepressure.com/tv_game_commercial.asp?ID=913
"Fly, Plaything, fly. You're not ready."
Link dances in a Michael Jackson video.
http://gameads.gamepressure.com/tv_game_commercial.asp?ID=2689
I love the Saturn one. BUt the other one gets a WTF?
Rev. Link
04-12-2006, 06:04 PM
Oh man, you guys! I love that funbox commercial! That's just flat out funny! When the dude looks at the camera and says, "Or can you?" and then they all laugh, I about died laughing at that. This is by far the funniest game commercial I've seen in some time, and I don't even like Microsoft.
I was a little disappointed the funbox isn't real, though.
crazyjackcsa
04-12-2006, 07:19 PM
It's a brutal commercial. Sure it attempts to be funny, and some people will think it's funny, but personally i don't think it is. Regardless of that, to the people that say "Well it must be working if we're talking about it" NO. It only works if people buy the product because of it. And you can't buy the product because it doesn't exist, which will just upset people. Funny? Maybe. Bad? Utterly
Kid Ice
04-12-2006, 07:47 PM
Terrible.
What, exactly, is being sold here? What about the commercial would make one want to purchase what is being sold?
Yeah, go ahead, bundle a dozen or so X-box games for a decent price and call it a day. That would be cool. Make 'em all 360 compatible and I just might buy one of those things. Better yet, give me the box of middling, outdated games for free.
Is it supposed to make me feel wacky and go out and buy some X-box greatest hits? This is like a seventh grade "make an X-box commercial" project. F-
evil_genius
04-12-2006, 11:29 PM
i like it :monkey:
Push Upstairs
04-12-2006, 11:49 PM
Classic Sega Saturn vs. Sony Plaything. NiGHTS FTW.
http://gameads.gamepressure.com/tv_game_commercial.asp?ID=913
"Fly, Plaything, fly. You're not ready."
Link dances in a Michael Jackson video.
http://gameads.gamepressure.com/tv_game_commercial.asp?ID=2689
I love the Saturn one. BUt the other one gets a WTF?
I'd still like to know what the hell they are rapping about in Japanese. I get that its going to be Zelda related (i hope) but what exactly is being said?
That Saturn one was ok, not nearly as good as the Genesis commercials though.
lordnikon
04-13-2006, 01:05 AM
What makes this commercial so silly, is that these are all multi-platform titles. Most of the games featured here have been out for months. NFSU2 has been out forever.
Jasoco
04-14-2006, 09:37 PM
Guys, it's just a fucking announcement for the newest Platinum Hits. Sony did the same exact thing when Gran Turismo and whateverthehellothergameitwas went down. It's not selling you anything specific. It's only making you aware the games have dropped in price. Even if they aren't all Xbox exclusives, they're still Platinum Hits now.