Microsoft's New Xbox Ad Campaign Begins Badly

Microsoft has announced a new ad campaign for the Xbox 360 that looks to be the largest in the short history of the Xbox franchise. Called "Live Your Moment", it hopes to appeal to the casual market, which the Xbox 360 hasn't done so hot in. These advertisements will be appearing across the nation on billboards, TV, print, and anywhere else you can buy advertising space.

So far, everything make sense? Seems like a good move on Microsoft's part, right? Now watch the first advertisement.

[ThatCanadianGuy]

Im not surprised

['_']

{Everything xbox sucks so im not surprised as well}

[Microsoft_Spokesman]

What I understand is that xbots have empty brains and have nothing to think about but cheesy music.

[---------Nona-------]

Microsoft spokesman wtf were you guys thinking putting out such a horrendous ad?!?!?

[Gam71]

And the empty headed trolls are out.

God damn care in the community.

[Microsoft_Spokesman]

Cocaine.

BTW I love the disagree. Oooohhh! I'm down to 6 bubbles!

[ProfessionalTroll]

I never thought Microsoft would launch a flop bigger than too human,but here we are

[Freezingduck]

Wow M$ failed

"try to reach the casual market?"
Moron.

[Freezingduck]

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

[Overr8ed]

M$ tried to pull off a Sony like Ad and FAILS!!!! at least most of Sony's ads made sense this one is a pure no no.

[Anton Chigurh]

WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING

SDF Activated

[does this username m]

jesus the ad is crap

[Shane Kim]

You can put the balme on meee (on me), yeah you can put the blame on me (on me)....

[nonAsianDroid]

alright keep the Microsoft Xbox Ad articles coming

:/ us droids must stay obssesed with bill gates

[Pain]

That was More Gay then a Super homo at the Mega-Gay pride parade in Brazil.

or was it telling you that Xbots have Huge Spaces between there Ears where a Brain should be?

[SmartPS3Owner]

I dont think it was Smart of them.

[Saigon]

but i think it is going to confuse people at first to what is going on...remember weird commercials do not have high replay value...

[Monchichi025]

I would say it's a good commercial. Although it should be more descriptive on what she is playing. The image is kinda small. But then again, on a tv it will look a lot bigger.

[power of Green]

I thought the ad was sweet so did all my friends when the ad aired on monday night football.

Of course we all thought it was a HDTV ad untill the camera panned around the back of her head.

Haters and some media are going to say anything from MSFT is going to fail/sucks.

The ad got my attention(appealing plus at first trying to figure it out). best ad from MSFT and better then most game ads.

[u got owned]

The commercial doesn't intend to promote rock band, this is an Institutional/retail ad people, the writer of this article is just plain retarded.

The commercial is telling you that you can have this special moment that she's having with the xbox experience and just for only 199.99

[BulletToothtony]

and say.. Hey come on over.. "LET'S ROCK TONIGHT" and then show everyone doing their thing...

that appeals to the NON hardcore gamers..

it's simple and it works..

these commercials are just bad.. who comes up with these ideas and why doesn't everyone notices that they're wrong

think i'm a fanboy?? i hate the europe sony's commercials just as much!!

with so much potential they have to come up with this crap!!!

[Montrealien]

Blog says : I don`t like the new 360 add.

did I miss something? I think it is decent.

[u got owned]

@ 1.5 - why is it so hard to come up with a commercial with one person calling 3 of their friends
and say.. Hey come on over.. "LET'S ROCK TONIGHT" and then show everyone doing their thing...

that appeals to the NON hardcore gamers.. "

Your idea works, but it's not creative. You need creative concepts to sell, is the same as in games you need creativity to make great games. Is obvious that you don't understand the Advertising business. Go to an Advertising Agency and tell them your idea and you'll see what happens. Dont take my comment personal im just saying you need to find creative ways to advertise your product that way you differentiate from your competition.

[Mike134nl]

Marketing wise there is nothing wrong with this commercial unless they where trying to sell rockband instead of more xbox360 consoles.

Microsoft is exactly doing what they said they where going to do. Reaching out to a broader market. Seems like they are trying to attract more female gamers with this commercial.

[No Way]

What's so hard to understand, about it?

[Sitdown]

with everybody who has said that it is not about advertising Rock Band...but the $199 console. I think the commercial set out to raise curiosity and intrigue people...and once you bait people with curiosity..you can go from there.

[Xelai]

I dont like the commercial really, reminds me of some other "smart" ads some other companies have used that usually creep me.

For the casual market the Nintendo "corny" ads are much better in my opinion.

The best thing about this ad, is that it is the first and there is wide room for improvement.

[TheDude2dot0]

What are you on guys?

The commercial made no sense. Why is there a stage in the back of a person's head?