Unaired Xbox 360 Ad

[Pvt.Zombi]

This was, aparently, banned in the UK. Can't see why. I think its awesome.

Safe for Everyone

BANG!

[Depheant]

This was, aparently, banned in the UK. Can't see why.

It's a marketing ploy that started with certain ads by a car company (Ford, Citroen or VW, can't remember) that was "cruel" to animals. They found out that these banned commercials on terrestrial TV actually generated a lot of traffic and publicity.

Blaupunkt also had that awesome bunny add that is pretty much famous around the internet yet never made it to TV.

It's not surprising as Internet advertising has overtaken "traditional" advertising in both volume and capital.

Yes, the ad is funny.

[Muletang]

weren't it Benetton? Or they did something similar. Whack banned on anything and everyone wants to know about it. Sooooo many more people will actively go out and take an interest and it sticks in the head and even becomes a talkin point as to 'why ban that?'... like Deph said I spose. *echo echo*

[DM Agony]

Although that commercial was brilliantly done in my opinion, it does generate the thought of guns and violence in a time when war is so highlighted through the mainstream Media, too bad, I liked it very much.

This one here is a bit more "Consumer" friendly and it is delightfully exciting to imagine yourself in the situation, almost to fun to fathom, hehe. Personally , when I first watched this on T.V. I was all smiles and light laughter. This was creative marketing surely.

http://x602.putfile.com/videos/b5-31415142473.wmv

[Mireille]

it's very much like the original xbox advert in the UK where it starts with a baby being born and flies through the air and eventually ends up being old and landing in a coffin.

That advert was banned because some women complained that it upset them because it reminded them they could not have children.

[Kell]

it's very much like the original xbox advert in the UK where it starts with a baby being born and flies through the air and eventually ends up being old and landing in a coffin.

That advert was banned because some women complained that it upset them because it reminded them they could not have children.

Honestly? wow.. I didn't know it was banned, I think I saw it on the tele here too a few times. That add rocked, heheh.

[JaeEleutheria]

BANG!

That is all.

[Mireille]

Honestly? wow.. I didn't know it was banned, I think I saw it on the tele here too a few times. That add rocked, heheh.

Yeah, I've actually heard that a lot of adverts get removed from UK viewing, just by as little as 30-50 complaints. I believe in self censorship, if I don't like what I see, I look at something else.