Zelda Advertisements

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These advertisements that are in this essay is found in a magazine called “GameInformer”. The first advertisement is for the upcoming game console, Nintendo Switch. The second advertisement is for insurance from GEICO. The last advertisement that will be discussed about is for ThinkGeek. These advertisements in this magazine target gamers, young and old. For the first advertisement, it is for the new console called the “Nintendo Switch”. In this advertisement, they were promoting the console with their new game: “The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild” with a slogan that said “Explore the Wilds of Hyrule any way you like.”. The Legend of Zelda is a critically acclaimed and well-liked video game series since the late 1980s. This advertisement

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