Reckon you could get Ms Kidman to attend?
Rope in nine mates and host a party with Nintendo!
It may seem odd, but it's a fact of life that there are people out there with no clue of what a Nintendo DS is. Well, Nintendo has come up with a clever idea to tempt such people out from underneath their rocks, with their "Discover DS" parties.
Yes, the Big N are offering party games and costumes (yes, really) to UK residents over the age of 18 who can convince at least nine of their friends to come around and try out the DS console. If you can supply the partygoers, Nintendo can supply you with a staff member to demonstrate the machine, hand out some games and even perhaps some other goodies too.
A lot of the DS and Wii's success can be traced back to user advocacy, so these official parties should help the console reach even greater heights. If you live in the UK and want to help your friends better understand the wonderful world of touch screen gaming, head on over to the Discover DS Party website and, with a bit of luck, you too could receive some Nintendo-based backing. Be sure to read the small print, though: Nintendo will not provide booze.
1. Ben878
18 Oct 2009, 13:06 BST
Darn. I'm 17... TOMORROW
2. Roopa132
18 Oct 2009, 13:08 BST
Damn I'm 16 and I don't have 9 friends who are interested in the DS
3. Reala
18 Oct 2009, 13:21 BST
I really can't stand these kinds of promtions, marketing taken to extremes, maybe I'm just cynical.
4. uel
18 Oct 2009, 14:20 BST
I think it's a good idea. Now I can finally learn what a DS is.
5. Chibi Link
18 Oct 2009, 14:41 BST
I am a bit confused. If this is only for UK residents, and only in the UK, why is there a picture of an Australian?
6. Raylax
18 Oct 2009, 15:26 BST
@Chibi Link: Because money > nationality
7. Prosody
18 Oct 2009, 16:00 BST
@Chibi Link - Ms Kidman was used in the DS adverts over here a year or so ago, I'm not sure if that was worldwide or not but it certainly had an impact here.
8. Koto
18 Oct 2009, 16:14 BST
damnit i still have half a year til 18....AND i live in the U.S.
9. SanderEvers
18 Oct 2009, 16:21 BST
@Prosody: that AD was here as well.. Maybe Nintendo should do something like this with some famous Dutch people
@Raylax Money > All. (Even money).
10. Toad Fan 101
18 Oct 2009, 16:48 BST
Ugh
11. roro44
18 Oct 2009, 18:47 BST
Yeah, Kidman is a good choice. I don't even own a DS and here I am posting.
12. XD375
18 Oct 2009, 18:54 BST
"I think it's a good idea. Now I can finally learn what a DS is."
^This. If I lived in the UK I could have merely invited a bunch of friends over who claimed to not have played a DS.
13. edhe
18 Oct 2009, 19:11 BST
Sounds desperate to me.
14. Betagam7
18 Oct 2009, 19:19 BST
Let's just say I don't think Ann Summers has anything to worry about...
15. invmat
18 Oct 2009, 19:32 BST
@ SanderEvers : Famous Dutch people??? (I don't want to know which people...)
16. KillTheHaterzzz
18 Oct 2009, 20:17 BST
@invmat
Maybe Gerard Joling? x'D
17. edhe
18 Oct 2009, 20:18 BST
@ invmat
ahem! Jacobus "Co" Stompé
That's all I can think of.
18. SanderEvers
18 Oct 2009, 20:19 BST
Jan Smit, Frans Bauer, Gordon, Ali B.. They will be really happy to do this
(They really SHOULD ask Ilse Delange or Anouk for it)
19. Aviator
18 Oct 2009, 21:42 BST
Good on ya Kidman. She's one of the last decent Australian actors, and she helps with her powers of recruitment to bring in the hordes of non DS'ers.
20. Token Girl
19 Oct 2009, 01:27 BST
Girl gaming revolution=tupperware parties for the DS? Crazy. I would have done this though in the states. Would have been an excuse to have a party, which we can't argue with. Though, a little bit of investment in booze on their end, would probably be the most effective way to sell at these parties. Drunk people forget how money works sometimes and will buy anything.
21. Machu
19 Oct 2009, 01:41 BST
This is actually semi-tempting, and it could make up for all the Ann Summers parties that lady-friends won't let me go to.
22. luigiman2
19 Oct 2009, 02:23 BST
I'm only 10 and I only have 2 friends that ACTUALLY HANG OUT with me.
23. chunky_droid
19 Oct 2009, 02:24 BST
lol, Kidman was born in Hawaii, all our best actors/actresses seem to be imports
24. deadly.by.design
19 Oct 2009, 02:45 BST
Going for the Stepford demographic, I see. Classy.
25. StarDust
19 Oct 2009, 04:42 BST
"Be sure to read the small print, though: Nintendo will not provide booze." - Awww, what ashame
26. PhoenixSage
19 Oct 2009, 05:22 BST
lolwut
27. ArtMcCarthyDotCom
19 Oct 2009, 12:53 BST
This is never coming to the US.
28. Hyper Luigi
19 Oct 2009, 14:59 BST
This better not come to the USA, unless Nicole Kidman is promoting it.
29. City Of Delusion
19 Oct 2009, 16:59 BST
Hmm... with this and this I think Nintendo's cutting down on their advertising budget.
30. FantasiaWHT
20 Oct 2009, 14:36 BST
I loves you Nicole!
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