Games with Weird Product Placement
Games that have a secret agenda to weasel in some oddly specific brands into your cranium.
No blatant marketing games (Cool Spot, PETA games, etc), no generic mobile game ads, and no crossovers (which is certainly a marketing ploy, but is kinda a different discussion).
No blatant marketing games (Cool Spot, PETA games, etc), no generic mobile game ads, and no crossovers (which is certainly a marketing ploy, but is kinda a different discussion).
22 Games
Has lots of level transitions shilling Penguin Bars.
I wish James Pond had an ironic meme following turned revival instead of Bubsy he deserves it more just look at him.
I wish James Pond had an ironic meme following turned revival instead of Bubsy he deserves it more just look at him.
There are lots of Snickers logos in one version I think
Animated cutscenes between levels for a Japanese fishing store (she fishes too)
Sega needs to shut up about their "Two Worlds" nonsense and answer the REAL questions about Sonic lore, like how Sonic can still rail grind without his Soap shoes.
Sam O Nella Dole banana plantation joke here
this might be crossing the line of a "marketing game" but Skittles magic is too good to ignore, honestly
Do a McTwist over that McDonald's McTony Hawk!!
There's a bunch of treasures like Duracell batteries and Vlasic pickles. I guess in some regard it's kinda like modern games that just have brands because it's supposed to be our Earth, but this one stands out the most.
It has a Calorie Mate, which I also didn't know existed until now.
He chews Airwave gum, which is a thing I did not know existed until now
Features billboards campaigning for Barack Obama. Making a joke about this is probably a bad idea so im not going to
dont worry about it we got a jeep now
lets get our wahoo's fish tacos gamers
(see, it's because he says wahoo in the video game)
(see, it's because he says wahoo in the video game)
this one has doritos
jfc kojima slow down
jfc kojima slow down
There are Energizer batteries, and also Verizon ads apparently.
They seem to be removed in the remaster, won't anyone think of the corporations :(
They seem to be removed in the remaster, won't anyone think of the corporations :(
You can drive in a Mercedes Benz
Pretty fucked up how advertising is doing its job just by the look of the realistic Mario in that one Mercedes ad at the time being memorable.
Pretty fucked up how advertising is doing its job just by the look of the realistic Mario in that one Mercedes ad at the time being memorable.
At one point, edited the characters' outfits with out of place Capcom Pro Tour logos. Guile got a whole new set of tattoos just for this stunt, crazy.
The Cup Noodles quest is definitely a thing. There's probably others but I just remembered this.
The first monster energy type game.
ok that one's definitely not true kojima
ok that one's definitely not true kojima
Will the Cup Noodles ever show any mercy
Included the beer brand Tennent's Lager
until it didn't
until it didn't
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Energizer batteries in the original version of Alan Wake. Especially silly given how quickly they run out of juice
I dunno if you'd accept it, but Darkened Skye uses skittles for it's magic in-universe.
Sam Fisher indulging in some Airwaves gum in Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
Tennent’s Lager was in THATCHER’S TECHBASE until the lawsuit happened
Speaking of Kojima games, Metal Gear Solid 3 had the good old Calorie Mate and I’m pretty sure Peace Walker had Doritos?
Jeep sponsored Far Cry 2 and there was a special gold edition of an SUV that you got after helping a man do an ethnic cleansing.
The Yakuza/Like a Dragon series is filled to the brim with product placement (It's not a negative mind, because it actually lend itself to the verisimilitude of Kamurocho being based off of Kabukicho. The sheer range of it is weird though, like Boss Coffee, Don Quijote stores, Japan Pro Wrestling, and porn stars.
Mercedes-Benz in Mario Maker 1
Chupa Chups in Zool
Chupa Chups in Zool
the yakuza series was mentioned here already but there's an entire sidequest in yakuza 5 where akiyama plays wingman for some random stranger by suggesting that he buy a gaga milano watch
While looking up the Airwaves thing I found out that Chaos Theory also has Axe and Nokia adverts. Sam Fisher sold out 😔
-Spiderman: Web of Shadows has massive 5-Gum billboards for some reason
-Guitar Hero generally represents all brands neutrally, but since Line 6 made some of the covers for Guitar Hero 3, Line 6 amplifiers are portrayed full force, they even sponsor you in the campaign.
-Rocksmith works with any ol' guitar/bass... but also is sponsored by and proudly pretty much only shows Epiphone equipment in the lessons. Also contains numerous different brands for amplifiers and effect pedals and such, but that only kinda counts as it's for emulating using the actual equipment used to get the tone of many a famous musician, something players would want to do.
-Super Monaco GP has ads for fucking Marlboro cigarettes
-Guitar Hero generally represents all brands neutrally, but since Line 6 made some of the covers for Guitar Hero 3, Line 6 amplifiers are portrayed full force, they even sponsor you in the campaign.
-Rocksmith works with any ol' guitar/bass... but also is sponsored by and proudly pretty much only shows Epiphone equipment in the lessons. Also contains numerous different brands for amplifiers and effect pedals and such, but that only kinda counts as it's for emulating using the actual equipment used to get the tone of many a famous musician, something players would want to do.
-Super Monaco GP has ads for fucking Marlboro cigarettes
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