Nintendo cria praia artificial em plena Times Square

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Com o calor que faz em Nova Iorque neste intenso verão que atinge o hemisfério norte, os residentes e turistas da cidade aproveitam a iniciativa da Nintendo para promover o seu novo jogo Wii Sports Resort – uma praia no meio da Times Square.
Areia de praia, uma piscina, espreguiçadeiras, palmeiras artificiais e vários consoles para passar o tempo compensado pelo tráfego estressante da Big Apple, fazem parte desta grande intervenção. Os que por lá passam podem escolher entre 12 atividades similares as do Wii Sports Resort: tiro com arco, basquete, canoagem, frescobol entre outras.A Nintendo garante que também está utilizando o espaço para testar novas tecnologias de jogabilidade em massa e outras técnicas que futuramente poderão ser implantadas pela empresa japonesa.

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50% Sale : Men’s Avenue

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Agency: Pratisaad Communication Pvt. Ltd.
Creative Director: Abhijit Joag
Sr. Art Director: Nasir Sheikh,
Photographer: photolibrary
Digital Artist and 3D: Nasir Sheikh
Copywriter: Abhijit Joag
Account Head: Sanjay Shindgikar
Account Team: Jaspreet Kaur, Shreyas Bangad

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Tiantian Pocket-sized Air Freshner: Metro, Lift

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Executive Creative Director: Michael Dee
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Comic-Con 2009: Campanha viral de “Lost” ganha universidade e série falsa da Iniciativa Dharma

Durante o concorrido painel de “Lost” na Comic-Con, os criadores Carlton Cuse e Damon Lindelof exibiram uma série de clipes misteriosos e deram início a nova campanha viral da série. É a “Lost University”, que oferece uma série de cursos relacionados aos conceitos explorados na trama.

Física da Viagem no Tempo, História dos Hieroglifos, Filosofia da Mentalidade Nós vs. Eles, Lingua Estrangeira para Iniciantes, Básico de Sobrevivencia na Selva, Psicilogia de Dinamicas Familiares, são as disciplinas ensinadas pela tal universidade e direcionadas aos fãs de Lost.

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Segunda o site da “instituição”, as inscrições para os interessados serão abertas no próximo dia 22 de setembro, quando os estudantes poderão fazer uma prova, obter a identidade estudantil e assistir a aula introdutória: Lost 101.

Depois disso, o primeiro semestre de aulas começara no dia 8 de dezembro, justamente a data de lançamento do box em Blu-ray da quinta temporada da série. Pelo que parece, é algum tipo de conteúdo especial que virá junto com a caixa que continuará a brincadeira. Se bobear, é uma campanha mais para divulgar a edição em Blu-ray do que criar uma sub-trama como nas ações anteriores.

O mesmo não se pode dizer desse outro vídeo: “Mysteries of the Universe”. Seria uma série da década de 1980 produzida pela Iniciativa Dharma, mas que nunca foi exibida. Assista abaixo:

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