Burnett Preps Nintendo Launch

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CHICAGO Nintendo launches its Wii gaming system in time for the holidays with a new marketing campaign that leverages extensive partnerships with other brands as well as traditional advertising.

Television spots from Publicis Groupe’s Leo Burnett launch this week. The four spots from the Chicago agency depict two Japanese men showing up at homes across the United States and saying, “We would like to play.” (The Wii system is pronounced “We.”) They gain entry and show how easy the system—with a motion sensitive controller—is to use for everyone in the family.

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