Comments on: Monday Fun Video: Before Verizon's iPhone iDoesn't, There Was Sega's Nintendon't

By: BBYM

BBYM — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:02:44 +0000

I hate Verizon and refuse to sell it from now on... (reps pissed me off)

By: dev

dev — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:04:12 +0000

Actually, the Sega Genesis was a huge success at the time of this ad, and for a long time thereafter. Years later, Sega screwed up the 32X, Saturn, and Dreamcast, effectively kiling them as a console company. But this ad campaign, judging by sales figures at the time, was quite successful.

By: Macboy15

Macboy15 — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:29:23 +0000

@RJD Ill get on that. I guess being a in IT and in computers for over 20 years. I have no clue what I am talking about. Do you think the majority of iPhone users are teenagers?

By: Omari James

Omari James — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:29:18 +0000

LOL and obviously Genesis Failed ... Verizon adapted a failed advertising strategy

By: Jason

Jason — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 10:01:38 +0000

Wow, I remember that commercial!

By: Rjd

Rjd — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 05:57:53 +0000

@macboy: enroll in a college level logic class. And take Rene with you. iPhone is saturating its market with teenagers when it should be more concerned with what those teenies are going to want when they grow up.

Why do you think MS gives office away to students. That's why MS owns the REAL longterm market.

By: Macboy15

Macboy15 — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:46:08 +0000

@AG no sh*t Sherlock that's my point. Where's sega now? And where's nintendo?

By: Rjd

Rjd — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 01:09:02 +0000

Well the difference is that the commercial about the iPhone by verizon is actually true. The problem is that Apple is deaf to its customers which is why their products make a big splash then eventually get subsumed. Same thing will happen with iPhone.

By: AG

AG — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:06:54 +0000

@Tweger01 @Nickel

LOL I wasn't tweaking out I just love nintendo and had to back nintendo up (~:

By: LzarEus

LzarEus — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:39:18 +0000

@ MrAnonymous...So right! Road Rash Ruled!!!

By: icebike

icebike — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:14:55 +0000

@pimp Lucious.

You Nailed it!

By: Pimp Lucious

Pimp Lucious — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:55:19 +0000

Wow, that Moto/Verizon ad really hurt Rene's feelings. Don't worry man, Steve's a big boy, he can fend for himself.

By: Nickel

Nickel — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:54:14 +0000

Yeah AG, stop tweaking out.

By: tweger01

tweger01 — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:47:17 +0000

@AG

I think he meant nintendo is on top and sega isn't.

You freak out too easily...

By: AG

AG — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:36:37 +0000

@Macboy15

Wow Have u ever heard of something call NINTENDO WII???? Nintendo is still on top not to mention NINTENDO DS Nintondo is still doing big numbers!!!

By: JimmyD

JimmyD — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:12:22 +0000

The odd part (to me) of the iDoesn't commercial is the 'Saw' like editing at the end. The entire tagger, the reveal of the product name looks like a generic horror movie or video game.

By: TrueEddie

TrueEddie — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:07:00 +0000

All that commercial was missing was "Actual gameplay footage"

By: macboy15

macboy15 — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:49:08 +0000

good job. lol now where's sega and where's nintendo??????? exactly. verizon+moto+roid=Fail

By: cardfan

cardfan — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:42:55 +0000

And then Sony came out and smacked em both around. Sega never recovered.

By: Mike S

Mike S — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:38:45 +0000

@ MrAnonymous

Road Rash was the best game out at that time! I would play that game for hours on end! Sadly the sequels were lacking.

By: MrAnonymous

MrAnonymous — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:35:26 +0000

Sega Genesis was THE SYSTEM for me back then.

Road Rash ftw.

By: shollomon

shollomon — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:34:36 +0000

Love me some 16 bit graphics.

By: d.allen

d.allen — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:29:03 +0000

Hilarious