This is a good example of a spot that keys into gaming as a whole, rather than a specific title, ensuring the recognition of a broad demographic.
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Hummer: Racing Games (link to this video)
GM would like you to believe that driving a Hummer is a lot like playing MotorStorm. In reality, it's more like playing Battlefield 2, on a 100,000-person server, with jerks who keep cutting in front of you--and no guns.
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Pontiac: Spy Hunter (link to this video)I'm not sure I get their tag-line, but Pontiac is sure trying to make that connection.
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Ralston Cereals: Nintendo
Now we enter the scary realm of direct tie-in products and advertising.
What do you do when you have a lot of leftover cereal that vaguely looks like video game iconography? Thus, the Nintendo Cereal System by Ralston Cereals. Double-dipping a product has never tasted so good.
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