Nintendo Gets New Mascot/SpokesDog

[Zerosuit connor]

Warning contains horrible puns about dogs.

The Full Press Release.


In a move that’s got tails wagging from Hollywood to Manhattan, Nintendo of America is teaming up with Uggie, the talented Jack Russell terrier known to moviegoers as the canine co-star of The Artist. Starting today, Uggie will sink his teeth into a memorable new role as Nintendo’s first-ever “spokesdog,” spreading the word about the interactive fun of nintendogs™ + cats for the Nintendo 3DS™ hand-held system.

To help celebrate February as Responsible Pet Owners Month, Uggie will lend a paw by showing how the game includes valuable tips on how people can maintain happy, healthy relationships with their furry friends in real life. Though he previously announced plans to retire after this year’s awards season, the chance to team up with Nintendo was too doggone good for Uggie to resist.

Uggie is no stranger to the spotlight, having appeared in numerous television commercials and films during the last decade. As Nintendo’s spokesdog, he’ll appear alongside his owner Omar Von Muller to promote nintendogs + cats and the Pearl Pink Nintendo 3DS system, which offers a wide range of wireless features and entertainment experiences that can be enjoyed in 3D without the need for special glasses. In particular, Uggie and his owner will show consumers how nintendogs + cats can not only provide players with an adorable, customizable companion but also teach them skills that can translate to real-world dog or cat ownership. With February as Responsible Pet Owners Month, it’s the perfect time for this partnership.

“Uggie didn’t have to sit up and beg for his role as Nintendo’s spokesdog,” said Scott Moffitt, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “It’s truly our pleasure to work with a star of Uggie’s magnitude, especially to help animal lovers and portable gaming fans discover the fun of nintendogs + cats.”

WoW, I think Nintendo is trying to fetch some more profit... I think we all need to put our paws up for Nintendo...

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[Foxi4]

WARNING! Hit the shelters, Nintendogs Fallout on radar, the area will be irradiated with cute in 15 seconds!

 

[chris888222]

When saying 'This is the all new Wii U'...

Woof woof woof woo-woof woof woof.

Seriously this is stupid.

 

[KingVamp]

WARNING! Hit the shelters, Nintendogs Fallout on radar, the area will be irradiated with cute in 15 seconds!

WOT!??!?!?! Impossible!!!!!!! NOOOOOOO.... Why!?!!?!?!

Anyway, those puns are terrible.

When saying 'This is the all new Wii U'...

Woof woof woof woo-woof woof woof.

Seriously this is stupid.

Did I scan that wrong or maybe you just didn't read correctly?

 

[Hanafuda]

to promote nintendogs + cats and the Pearl Pink Nintendo 3DS system

I already bought a Pearl Pink 3DS / nintendogs+cats bundle for my daughter for Christmas. May I please be exempted from exposure to this???

 

[Thesolcity]

to promote nintendogs + cats and the Pearl Pink Nintendo 3DS system

I already bought a Pearl Pink 3DS / nintendogs+cats bundle for my daughter for Christmas. May I please be exempted from exposure to this???

No. You must participate in ALL the marketing campaigns.

...All of them.

 

[yuyuyup]

uggie, more like fugly

 

[Snailface]

lol

I got this game for $5 and I'm still debating on whether it was worth it.

No talented spokesdog can get this game out of the doghouse even if it really is cute.
And it's rather generic and ugly-looking, like the game.

 

[Hop2089]

Nintendo has gotten into the "kawaii mascot craze", they can milk that forever even when Mario goes out of style.

 

[loco365]

That dog needs to go. Now. If it were cute and fluffy like the dog I had, I'd say anything else. Something close to this:

 

[Zerosuit connor]

I bet they didn't have to pay for uggie.

 

[R2DJ]

Must. Resist. You shooo cute doggieee.

Unable. To. Resist. Toooo. *gasp* Cute.

 

[Deleted-236924]

to promote nintendogs + cats and the Pearl Pink Nintendo 3DS system

I already bought a Pearl Pink 3DS / nintendogs+cats bundle for my daughter for Christmas. May I please be exempted from exposure to this???

No. You must participate in ALL the marketing campaigns.

...All of them.

Marketing campaigns from Nintendo are not only fun, they are ABSOLUTELY MANDATORY.

 

[Gahars]

Hey, why not this fella?

Now that's a face that can sell games like hotcakes.

 

[KingVamp]

Hey, why not this fella?

Now that's a face that can sell games like hotcakes.

If buyers didn't die from shock first.

 

[Bladexdsl]

they would have been better off to put mario in a dog suit. how is the dog gonna be a spokesdog when it can't even talk?! have ninty gone barking mad

 

[chris888222]

they would have been better off to put mario in a dog suit. how is the dog gonna be a spokesdog when it can't even talk?! have ninty gone barking mad

Say hello to doggie language

 

[Lucifer666]

What is this?

 

[Bladexdsl]

they would have been better off to put mario in a dog suit. how is the dog gonna be a spokesdog when it can't even talk?! have ninty gone barking mad

Say hello to doggie language

or doggie style

 

[Guild McCommunist]

Unsurprising. Nintendo recently have been all bark and no bite. With this new campaign, it just seems like they're barking up the wrong tree.

Well that's what I think, I've only pawed through the article.