Lady Lilith Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 http://www.geek.com/games/nintendo-finally-brings-pure-ecstasy-to-customers-in-the-form-of-illicit-drugs-1582925/ For what feels like the millionth time in its life, Nintendo is once again quickly waning in popularity, with the news cycle churning out article after article discussing whether or not the company can be saved. The Big N’s brand may induce shrugs and eye rolls around most of the gaming world right now, but in Belgium, Nintendo is as hot as ever — just not in the way the company likely hoped. Rather than buying up Wii U consoles and dumping mounds of money into the Nintendo 3DS eShop, Belgians are experiencing Nintendo in the form of an ecstasy pill. Though there are likely some intrepid marketers over at Nintendo that have already thought of a handful of creative slogans regarding Nintendo’s products being as addictive as a drug, there’s no way Nintendo — a company built on a reputation of wholesome family fun — is pleased. The news comes from the Belgian Early Warning System on Drugs (BEWSD), and reports an XTC pill that contains a high amount of MDMA, the active ingredient within ecstasy. The pills have been discovered around Brussels, thanks to the Modus Vivendi project, which allows people to anonymously bring in their drugs to be screened for quality in order to minimize risks of foreign or unidentified ingredients. A quick Google search shows that drugs marked with a Nintendo logo aren’t a new occurrence, but BEWSD has discovered that these specific pills are on the upswing. Drugs can obviously be dangerous, but little pills branded with a Nintendo logo can be more dangerous than your standard pill, as children might think they’re just Dr. Mario themed candies. That one intrepid creative marketing director is probably quite irritated that this synergy has to be left alone. The ecstasy news comes right around the same time Nintendo’s stock took a dive and the company admitted the Wii U is failing. So, cue the jokes about the company’s new business structure. So does this mean those pills in Dr. Mario are...? Oh god, my childhood is ruined. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Mayus Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 (edited) Makes sense now https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ddp_ao6i_M Edited January 24, 2014 by Dr_Mayus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welmosca Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Hoou...interesting...so nintendo is corrupted way beyond my knowledge.That is really surprising...never thought they would go that far.Thanks for the info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Memnoch Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 First decent sale Nintendo has had for a few months Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nasty_Rory Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Finally, a reason to become a repeat purchaser at Nintendo. Too long now that the Big N have been dealing us up a pipe and one pill that soon bored us (Wii), then they even sold a pipe that was boring just by itself (WiiU) as there were no pills for it. And these are high specification pills too - when last could you say that of anything that bore the Nintendo logo? Hold on a fecking second.... the sensible N products have been DS... Drug Squad..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick-loquet Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 That's my first time hearing this... interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KitsuneChaos Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 If this isn't share worthy, nothing is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merciful84 Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Makes sense now https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ddp_ao6i_M LMAO! I remember this. Nice one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon-Patrick-S Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Explains this particular bad trip as well... can't beat that addiction... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Mayus Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 LMAO! I remember this. Nice one I was actually looking for a different commercial but can't find it anywhere on Youtube. It is the one where a girl is talking about her boyfriend's addiction and it looks like a Anti-Drug PSA and it turns out he is addicted to Mushrooms (as he is playing Mario). If any one knows what I am talking about please post the video bellow. Until that happens though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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