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StrawberrWii Banana Slurpee
November 9, 2006 - by Ian Bogost

Advergames, Console & PC Games

Even though we talk about advergames here, we usually don't talk about videogame marketing itself. But every now and then there's reason to.

This morning I awoke to a strange banner ad on my usual visit to CNN.com. For 7-11. And Wii. I can buy a StrawberrWii Banana Slurpee and enter to win a Wii. Check out the, uhm, Slurpee straw guy uttering strange pseudo-slang on the site. Marketing promotions often have a charming non-sequitur to them, but StrawberrWii? I guess, erm, sometime after drinking it one does have to... well, you know.

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