History of video games/Media/Marketing

__NOTOC__ 1970s thumb|Advertisement for the 1976 Sega game Fonz. The quarters in the background and language of the advertisement emphesized the profit the game would generate - something that would appeal to the owner, but not nessicarily the gamer. Video and computer games were generally not intended for direct purchase and use by mass market gamers in the 1970's. What ads did exist at the time were typically aimed at arcade owners, and emphesized qualites that would appeal to the manager of the venue, rather then directly to the gamer. Television advertisements for the Magnavox Odyssey are aired beginning in 1972 and 1973.Barela Anne The Magnavox Odyssey Commercial from 1972 #VintageComputing #Gaming https://blog.adafruit.com/2018/12/19/the-magnavox-odyssey-commercial-from-1972-vintagecomputing-gaming/ 14 December 2020 Adafruit Industries - Makers, hackers, artists, designers and engineers! 19 December 2018 Advertising efforts on television include using commercials and product placement on game shows such as What's my Line. Marketing for the system has many obstacles, and has to explain what the system does to an audience who is unfamiliar with electronic games or closed circuit television add ons.In Search of the First Video Game Commercial https://gamehistory.org/first-video-game-commercial/ Video Game History Foundation 14 December 2020 10 January 2018 1980s Game box artwork 1990s thumb|A 1993 game demo floppy disk distributed in the magazine Amiga Format. Demo disks gave gamers a chance to play small portions of full retail releases for free or for minimal price, especially before digital downloads were common. Pepsi released the PlayStation 1 advergame Pepsiman in March, 1999 to advertise Pepsi soft drinks in Japan.No Corporate Mascot Will EVER Be as Bizarre as Pepsiman https://www.cbr.com/weird-corporate-mascot-pepsiman/ 14 December 2020 CBR 2 March 202010 Classic PS1 Games That Are Still Stuck In Japan https://www.thegamer.com/best-classic-playstation-one-games-stuck-japan-only-exclusive/ 14 December 2020 TheGamer 4 January 2020Pepsiman: PlayStation's Strangest Moment? - IGN https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/03/10/pepsiman-playstations-strangest-moment 14 December 2020 en 2000s In 2007 Mountain Dew Game Fuel is introduced to cross promote Halo 3 for the Xbox 360, achieving wild success.God, Halo 3 Mountain Dew Was Awesome https://www.thegamer.com/halo-3-red-mountain-dew-game-fuel-nostalgia/ 14 December 2020 TheGamer 1 February 2020 2010s thumb|App icon for the game Furmins. Icons such as this were used to grab attention on mobile phone app stores. Many restaurants used the mania surrounding Pokémon Go in 2016 to promote their business.Filloon Whitney How Restaurants Are Dealing With Pokémon Go Mania https://www.eater.com/2016/7/11/12148020/pokemon-go-gyms-restaurants 23 January 2021 Eater 11 July 2016 en 2020s Early in 2020 Burger King attracted negative attention for advertising on Twitch channels by using donation shout outs, instead of conventional marketing arrangements, effectively using a tool for fans to undercut the streamer.Twitch: The streamers furious at Burger King https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-53862091 23 January 2021 BBC News 22 August 2020 In late 2020 Wendy's began working with twitch streamers.Zhang Jenny G. Wendy’s Makes Play for Gamer Market by Partnering With Popular Twitch Streamers https://www.eater.com/22158698/wendys-partners-with-uber-eats-fortnite-for-ps5-xbox-series-x-giveaway 23 January 2021 Eater 7 December 2020 en Gallery References Advertising in video games 2 25%