Okay, lets start with the screenshot and you can have a look for yourselves first:
"Just looks like a website...? " I hear you say. Well, lets take a closer look and I draw your attention towards the promotion:
Still not sure what I'm talking about? Well, I don't know if I picked up on this because I'm an avid fan of consoles or what. But this took me by real surprise. Virgin Mobile are advertising to win an XBox 360. Great for those who like XBox's (not my cup of tea personally, I'm a Playstation gamer through and through). However, I'm also a Nintendo fan as well, and I know a GameCube controller when I see one. Virgin Mobile are advertising their promotion of The Vibe with an XBox360 with a Nintendo GameCube controller!!! Outrageous!!! If I was Nintendo I would not be happy indeed. Or perhaps there's an all new XBox360 which features Nintendo GameCube controllers? :P (VERY unlikely, hehehe).
Luckily for VirginMobile they covered their backs with the Conditions of Entry. Or, did they?
17. The Promoter will not be responsible for any incorrect, inaccurate or incomplete information communicated in the course of or in connection with this promotion if the deficiency is occasioned by any cause outside the reasonable control of the Promoter, including without limitation technical malfunctions or failures.Does not being able to represent their prize, Microsoft's XBox360, count as 'a cause outside the reasonable control of' VirginMobile? I would hope not.
Something else of note is that the image of the GameCube controller that VirginMobile used doesn't have the "Nintendo GameCube" label or any other brand signature. This would make it look like they knew what they were doing with picture, but that is questionable.
Please post your comments. I'm interested to see what everyone else thinks of this. Notibly it would be good for Nintendo to have their picture up on the website, but for advertising another console, I think the XBox360 would benefit more.
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