From where I live, the concept of a commercial selling a video game is a foreign concept for me, literally, because this is something television did not show. Not that there are no commercials for video games, but they are so rare we hardly get those. This is why when I first heard about them on a Mario fansite, I am intrigued about them.
Some can be quite influential, like the classic Super Mario Bros. 3 ad:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrATmeFoJPE
Or not as popular, but are nonetheless amusing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qsgScPmVfY
It doesn't necessarily have to be video game related, due to Mario being a good hook to advertise certain other products. Here's an example of an amusing print ad, featuring Mario advertising milk:
Bonus video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJwFUNHtCJQ
Thank you for reading.
Some can be quite influential, like the classic Super Mario Bros. 3 ad:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrATmeFoJPE
Or not as popular, but are nonetheless amusing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qsgScPmVfY
It doesn't necessarily have to be video game related, due to Mario being a good hook to advertise certain other products. Here's an example of an amusing print ad, featuring Mario advertising milk:
Bonus video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJwFUNHtCJQ
Thank you for reading.