Interesting marketing push from China

[stargazer093]

http://www.planetside-universe.com/showthread.php?t=44054
so we all know from this thread that the9 (PS2`s China publisher) has signed a contract with Didier Drogba to make him PS2`s face

so here`s the actual marketing part, i assume?:groovy:

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[Littleman]

You'd think China was no different from America just looking at those shots.

But... you can also see why they're in league with those terrorists, the New Conglomerate!

[Carnage]

Of this I approve, as China is closer to Australia then the USA... and I need a good ping.

[Braveliltoaster]

those chinese are crazy about their PS2

[IgloGlass]

China, the definition of TR x)

[Shadowrath]

This is awesome.

[Timey]

Dat football <3

[RedKnights]

Dat football <3

-cough- *Soccer :rolleyes:

But seeing the PS2 logo on a soccer field is... kinda awesome o.0

[Maniox]

-cough- *Soccer :rolleyes:

But seeing the PS2 logo on a soccer field is... kinda awesome o.0

because your opinion is that handegg is football, while they dont really use their feet that much other than for running, nor do they use a ball :3

[Zekeen]

Is it me, or China trying to use PS2 to one up on Korea in gaming obsession? Kinda like they are trying to look down on Korea for Starcraft.

"You have 200 marines? Oh, such a funny small number, we got 2000 players, PLAYERS BITCHES!!!"

[Littleman]

-cough- *Soccer :rolleyes:

But seeing the PS2 logo on a soccer field is... kinda awesome o.0

because your opinion is that handegg is football, while they dont really use their feet that much other than for running, nor do they use a ball :3

Hah, this! We American's call it football. The rest of the world calls what we call soccer, football.

We should also hurry up and set up the education system to ween our youth off the imperial system and into metrics, like the rest of the world.

While America is the land of the free and has some of the most innovative minds in the world, it's also ironically stuck in teaching old, dated standards.

[Accuser]

Hah, this! We American's call it football. The rest of the world calls what we call soccer, football.

We should also hurry up and set up the education system to ween our youth off the imperial system and into metrics, like the rest of the world.

While America is the land of the free and has some of the most innovative minds in the world, it's also ironically stuck in teaching old, dated standards.

I agree with the metric system, but damn, people get too sensitive about there being different names for things.
It can be football AND soccer.
It can be a lift AND an elevator.
They can be french fries AND chips.
Yo dawg, I heard you like f*gs. Using a combination of American and British English, now you can be a f*g when you smoke a f*g while you do a f*g.

The one thing that I can't f*cking stand is the way British English often uses collective nouns as a plural, rather than as a singular (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_American_and_British_English#Formal_ and_notional_agreement) :mad:
If the team IS Spain, and Spain won the game, then Spain IS the winner... not are the winners :rolleyes:

[Furber]

The one thing that I can't f*cking stand is the way British English often uses collective nouns as a plural, rather than as a singular (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_American_and_British_English#Formal_ and_notional_agreement) :mad:

This one annoys me too, but you gotta just roll with it I guess. Anyway, it's pretty cool to see the Chinese so excited about Planetside 2. Although it's kinda hard not to be excited for this game!

[Mr DeCastellac]

-cough- *Soccer :rolleyes:

But seeing the PS2 logo on a soccer field is... kinda awesome o.0

I'm American, but come on. The entire rest of the world calls it football, which makes sense.

Football: You kick a ball with your foot.

(American) Football: You carry and throw a lemon.

I like the term hand-egg, though the pigskin isn't really egg-shaped. Still makes more sense :P

ANYWAYS, don't correct people for using terminology that's correct in every country but ours. xD

[Crazyduckling]

im pretty sure this is old news. just saying.

[HEISTT]

The one thing that I can't f*cking stand is the way British English often uses collective nouns as a plural, rather than as a singular (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_American_and_British_English#Formal_ and_notional_agreement) :mad:
If the team IS Spain, and Spain won the game, then Spain IS the winner... not are the winners :rolleyes:

This is interesting! I never knew this was yet another difference between British English and American English. I actually learnt a genuine thing that has nothing to do with videogames on a forum today!

Oh and while we're on it, why do you Americans need to to use a Z instead of an S in tons of words? Like analysing/analyzing, steriliser/sterilizer etc...

[cellinaire]

At least one thing is noticeable to me : the difference between PS1's marketing push and PS2's is almost like night and day, I guess :)

[ringring]

Hah, this! We American's call it football. The rest of the world calls what we call soccer, football.

We should also hurry up and set up the education system to ween our youth off the imperial system and into metrics, like the rest of the world.

While America is the land of the free and has some of the most innovative minds in the world, it's also ironically stuck in teaching old, dated standards.

US would be perfect if you:
stopped this soccer thing (it really is football)
started calling your 'football' rugby
forget that bas ball stuff, just allow the ball from the pitcher to bounce (ie pitch) and call it cricket
start drinking warm beer

oh and *keep* feet, inches, ounces and pounds - that's civilised.



Fahrenheit is good too.



:love:

[Exodan]

Oh and while we're on it, why do you Americans need to to use a Z instead of an S in tons of words? Like analysing/analyzing, steriliser/sterilizer etc...

Americans also seem intent on omitting the letter U from words like colour, flavour, odour etc. Whats up with that? :huh:

[Momember]

start drinking warm beer

:love:

:rolleyes: Oh boy here we go

Of this I approve, as China is closer to Australia then the USA... and I need a good ping.

Our ping to the west coast of the US is usually better
I hope you are polishing up on your Mandarin and Cantonese
or maybe you are Kevin Rudd in disguise in which case you would prefer to play on a Chinese server.

I think the cues would potentially be longer too >.<

[Exodan]

US would be perfect if you:
stopped this soccer thing (it really is football)
started calling your 'football' rugby
forget that bas ball stuff, just allow the ball from the pitcher to bounce (ie pitch) and call it cricket
start drinking warm beer

oh and *keep* feet, inches, ounces and pounds - that's civilised.



Fahrenheit is good too.



:love:

stopped this soccer thing (it really is football) - 100% agree
started calling your 'football' rugby - I disagree. Theres too much padding and safety gear to call it Rugby!
forget that baseball stuff, just allow the ball from the pitcher to bounce (ie pitch) and call it cricket - or just call it Rounders, make the bat smaller and only allow batters to hold the bat with one hand when they swing
start drinking warm beer - Bombardier, London Pride or Spitfire, beautiful!

[NMnine]

US would be perfect if you:
oh and *keep* feet, inches, ounces and pounds - that's civilised.

Fahrenheit is good too.

:love:

Holy crap, still stuck in the stone age, eh? :lol: Good luck with science, you chuckleheads you! :rofl:

[Canaris]

US would be perfect if you:
stopped this soccer thing (it really is football)
started calling your 'football' rugby
forget that bas ball stuff, just allow the ball from the pitcher to bounce (ie pitch) and call it cricket
start drinking warm beer

oh and *keep* feet, inches, ounces and pounds - that's civilised.



Fahrenheit is good too.



:love:

my car gets 5 rods to the hogs head and that's the way I like it!! ;)

[Landtank]

I'm American, but come on. The entire rest of the world calls it football, which makes sense.

Football: You kick a ball with your foot.

(American) Football: You carry and throw a lemon.

I like the term hand-egg, though the pigskin isn't really egg-shaped. Still makes more sense :P

ANYWAYS, don't correct people for using terminology that's correct in every country but ours. xD

American Football's name comes from Rugby Football, which can be followed all the way back to the 1600's. Eventually rules such as 4 downs and a line of scrimmage were added, and there you have it, Football. Rugby also doesn't use a ball, but you can kick the ball through the goal with your foot, or run across the line, with your feet.

"Soccer" is actually a preservation of the original name of Futball, which was taken from the word asSOCitation. It became "soccer" amongst the lower classes, and "football" amongst the upper classes. So you can thank America for preserving history!

As for the OP, Drogba as a marketing push.. oh China..

[MrKWalmsley]

Can we please stop bickering about language and just accept that when you're using English, English terminology is always correct even when logically in-defencable? Thanks :)

[fb III IX ca IV]

Of this I approve, as China is closer to Australia then the USA... and I need a good ping.
Better get started learning Chinese then, because that's what everyone will use on Voice Chat.

[longfire]

This was a huge stunt and its gonna pull alot of English and Chinese people to the game :p glad the9 knows what its doing in advertising

[Fenrys]

Is it me, or China trying to use PS2 to one up on Korea in gaming obsession?

More than 50% of the world's population of PC gamers live in China. They're already WAY more than one up on everybody else.

[RadarX]

This is actually really exciting (if you follow soccer). The term PlanetSide 2 has now been seen by millions in China.

[Cosmical]

This is actually really exciting (if you follow soccer). The term PlanetSide 2 has now been seen by millions in China.

So about 0.5% of the population then? BOOYAH!!

[Nasher]

I don't get it. Seems a bit random to have a footballer's name on PS2 :P

[Littleman]

Better get started learning Chinese then, because that's what everyone will use in 10 years.

FTFY. China will want to collect eventually.

[longfire]

I don't get it. Seems a bit random to have a footballer's name on PS2 :P

its to spread more news about the game n its the games name on Drogba's shirt. Hes pretty famous, mostly for being a professional diver xD and a lot of people follow him so when they see planetside on his shirt they'l want to see what it is :p

[RSphil]

still better then in the EU lol

[Raymac]

Being an American, I'm not much of a soccer fan, although I have been getting into it more lately. I really love the whole no commercial breaks thing. So while I'm a casual fan of Manchester United, I think I might just have to switch allegiences since Drogba is repping PS2 now.

This is pretty damn cool.

[Mirror]

So glad that Drogba has left the EPL. Good player but I have a real dislike for him.

I looked at him holding the shirt and never even realised it was the Planetside 2 logo until I looked at for a second time (I noticed the little 2 at the right hand side) and was like "OW! that's what everyone is going on about" :lol:.

Saying that I can't wait for the first Spurs vs Chelsea meeting. :D

[Gammit10]

So about 0.5% of the population then? BOOYAH!!

Yeah, I mean that's ONLY 30,000,000 people. Oh wait...

[Raymac]

So glad that Drogba has left the EPL. Good player but I have a real dislike for him.

I looked at him holding the shirt and never even realised it was the Planetside 2 logo until I looked at for a second time (I noticed the little 2 at the right hand side) and was like "OW! that's what everyone is going on about" :lol:.

Saying that I can't wait for the first Spurs vs Chelsea meeting. :D

Did he actually leave Chelsea, or is this just a side thing he is doing?

[RadarX]

I think SOE is going to (now don't laugh) Chinajoy 2012 soon. It's like a Chinese GDC.

You can absolutely expect PS2 at ChinaJoy although it's not quite like GDC. It's more of a GamesComm type event. It's on par with the size of Comic Con.

[Arovien]

This marketing push doesn't seem too early?

[Mr DeCastellac]

oh and *keep* feet, inches, ounces and pounds - that's civilised.

Fahrenheit is good too.

:love:

Wow! You're the first non-American I've seen who doesn't disapprove of the imperial system (and Fahrenheit).

I actually disagree with you. I think we should change to the metric system. It's a lot more logical (everything's on a base 10 system), in addition to being used in loads of equations.

Fahrenheit makes sense though. You could argue that Celsius is more logical in the sense of water (0 freeze, 100 boil), but Fahrenheit is much more useful in just regular conversation and non-cooking context.
Observe:
http://i.imgur.com/PuNzp.png


Also, I must say. Warm beer?
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[stargazer093]

You can absolutely expect PS2 at ChinaJoy although it's not quite like GDC. It's more of a GamesComm type event. It's on par with the size of Comic Con.

woohoo!Dev spotted!

ok, so its it true that The9 will release a giant PS2 CG trailer during the ChinaJoy event:D?

[outsider]

Well I imagine that Didier Drogba would by default get beta access, as he is a promoter for the game.

My question is: Can I have his invite? as I'm pretty sure he won't use it.

edit: Actually he'd probably give it to his nephew or something. So don't worry... back to checking my emails....

[RSphil]

its a shame they couldn't get anything at the Olympics. some planetside 2 troops would be helpful as G4S fooked up lol

[Landtank]

Wow! You're the first non-American I've seen who doesn't disapprove of the imperial system (and Fahrenheit).

I actually disagree with you. I think we should change to the metric system. It's a lot more logical (everything's on a base 10 system), in addition to being used in loads of equations.

Fahrenheit makes sense though. You could argue that Celsius is more logical in the sense of water (0 freeze, 100 boil), but Fahrenheit is much more useful in just regular conversation and non-cooking context.
Observe:
http://i.imgur.com/PuNzp.png


Also, I must say. Warm beer?
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Hahahah /thread

[Dreamcast]

China, the definition of TR x)

Actually no.


New conglomorate is ruled by corporations.....Just like how china is ruled by Walmart.

[Accuser]

Actually no.


New conglomorate is ruled by corporations.....Just like how china is ruled by Walmart.

Not at all. China is dominated by greedy, selfish politicians who want to maintain absolute power. The U.S. is dominated by greedy, selfish politicians who give that power to corporations in order to raise funds for re-election.

So really it's China->TR, U.S.->NC...
Japan's and Korea's philosophies are much more along the lines of "f*ck you I'm building a robot", hence->VS

[MonsterBone]

One orbital nuke and our debt is paid.

[OnexBigxHebrew]

American Football's name comes from Rugby Football, which can be followed all the way back to the 1600's. Eventually rules such as 4 downs and a line of scrimmage were added, and there you have it, Football. Rugby also doesn't use a ball, but you can kick the ball through the goal with your foot, or run across the line, with your feet.

"Soccer" is actually a preservation of the original name of Futball, which was taken from the word asSOCitation. It became "soccer" amongst the lower classes, and "football" amongst the upper classes. So you can thank America for preserving history!

As for the OP, Drogba as a marketing push.. oh China..

Hahah it may have slipped by unnoticed, but I liked this! +1!

[Pella]

I love Drogba, But that League is the most corrupt in the world. Match officials and referees which have been part of that club have been sent to prison for match fixing lol...

[shadar]

Of this I approve, as China is closer to Australia then the USA... and I need a good ping.

I dont think your going to be able to play with them cause the chines goverment is a bunch of dicks. If ive heard corectly chines severs have to be locked for all games so that only chinnes are playing on them. Why do you think that everyone but the chines are playing EVE on one sever