Friday, March 20, 2009

Welcome to my childhood...

Today, products sold to children are advertised on television with slick and polished ads. It's hard to imagine that back in 1987 the following would entice anyone to shell out hundreds of dollars on electronic equipment from Japan. Little did our parents know that this would come to dominate our lives (in some cases, like me, still) and turn into a multi-billion dollar a year industry.

I've been enjoying watching the following...

First Nintendo commercial in the U.S.









Sometimes I'm amazed that I wound up with a social life or girlfriends growing up. Watching these videos only reinforces the fact that I am quite the salesman.

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