I loved Robin Williams in his many theatrical performances such as Hook and Dead Poets society, but  when I found out he named his daughter after my favorite video game franchise of all time, my love for him went up by the power of ten. Now Robin and Zelda are in a new commercial promoting the newest game in the franchise, Skyward Sword, and it is pretty great.

I hope Nintendo and the Williams family continue to bring it with the great television adds. I think the celebrity can really help to get the word out about the game, and make Skyward Sword a huge hit!

What do you think? Do you enjoy seeing Robin and Zelda in these adds?

Hey, The Lion King’s 3D re-release topped the box-office charts over the weekend! (Go Simba!)  Wouldn’t that have been the perfect opportunity for Nintendo to stick pre-movie ads for a certain little handheld game machine? Then again, at this point, wouldn’t anyplace be a great spot for some 3DS advertising? (more…)

What do you guys think?

[source: Nintendo 3DS Blog]

Heavy on CG. This also looks nice. (Thanks, Nick)

They should probably have included “shortages expected this winter” in the fine print as well (or is that a given with Nintendo supply chains these days?).

Who picked it up?