wow thats awesome

I don't think that the ISFE likes that. And if putting the game on the Index isn't enough, the police can confiscate it, which makes it illegal altogether.

So that ad is telling me to eat the main character of the game?

I've always been fond of the "compare potential customers to Hitler"-method of selling things.

Ultimate. It will offend both vegetarians and those who don't think Hitler can ever be mentioned. Ultimate.

Yeah, I really don't have any qualms about shock humor, but this is just plain bad. I'm gonna have to skip this game, I guess. /cue 10 comments about why I'm wrong

Yeah. But they better not have skipped quality control, because if that's the case, they won't be getting their 5000 or whatever sales.

Haha! Take that PeTA!

I think the game will be awesome because it's going to have unlockable characters from other indie games.

Well, technically, meat doesn't have anything you can't get from somewhere else, so it is entirely possible to live healthily without eating a single bite of meat.

Well, most non-meat eaters already know about this, and know why it's just stupid . Even if it weren't offensive enough by comparing vegetarians to hitler, it's offensive just by sheer moronity.

Really, the exact same argument could be used to say "Hitler was white", or "Hitler spoke German", or "Hitler wore clothing" to justify those things being bad. It's an absolutely meaningless argument.

Anyway, the concept of a character made out of meat seemed lame enough already, this just proves to me the developers have no sense of humour (or logic). I do have to wonder what Nintendo and Microsoft think of having their logos on something like that. It's one thing when a first party company does something stupid, like slaughter a goat, and it's another thing entirely when some no-name company plasters your logo on a poster that insults at least 10-15% of your userbase by comparing them to someone who is widely considered the most hated person in the history of our species.

Exactly. Hey guys buy our game also if you eat things that aren't meat you're Hitler kthxbai.

As a developer you must send every marketing files to Nintendo to let them prove. Now you know why Nintendo watch over it. ^^
But im surprised that Nintendo has no problem with it. Hmm i must think about our own marketing.

Nintendo has already approved that? When they sail close to the wind with such advertising, they surely must have close liasons with censors.

LMAO!! OMG! This wins. 'nuff said. =P

Controversial Advertisement Sell XD
I think that ad wasn't to make people mad.
They just want to make money with the game, it's undertandable for them.
For me, this is better than the act of publish shovelware.

I'm a veggie myself. I didn't find it funny, but not disgusting or offensive either.

I doubt Hitler would have played this game as the technology of his time, trade embargoes, his mustache, and Jesus would have prevented him from even owning a Wii in the first place.

"WiiWare","Hitler", and a black Windows logo in the same advertising? It is very unlikely that Nintendo has approved that.
In fact, have nazi references could be a trouble with the german laws, so the folks at Nintendo of Europe should be amazed now X-D

Super Meat Boy, you missed the point guys.

International vegetarianism is spreading!

I think it's kinda pointless as an ad, unless you know what it's advertising you won't know afterwards either.

I love it!!

HA HA HA. That's like the funniest shit ever. LOL

So Hitler doesn't eat meat so he couldn't have eaten meat boy, hence the game exists otherwise meat boy would have been eaten, but wait lots of people eat meat so meat boy would have been eaten anyway.....I'm confused.....whats the point?

Oh I get it controversy, just wait till the Daily Mail says that all game players suport facists, or don't, either way someone will have something to complain about.

"Right quakster, I get it. I just wish it were possible for most vegetarians to just shut the hell up about it when they're tempted to ridicule omnivores for their choice of diet"

Many times when I tell someone that I'm a vegetarian, they start rambling on and on about how bad and unhealthy it is, asking questions like how and why would anyone stop eating meat/fish and trying to get me to justify my choices (which I don't anymore). So I guess you find these kind of people in both camps (vegetarian / non-vegetarian).

Also, most people keep on asking things like: "But you do eat ham, don't you?", "But you do eat fish, don't you?" and "Oh, this dish doesn't have meat in it" only to then find it has either tuna or chicken sprinkled over it...

About the add... I find it more stupid than offensive, and not very clever or funny...

My wife is a vegetarian therefore I find it doubly hilarious!

Its sad IMHO.

Erm, isn't that kind of offending to vegetarians? =

im am seriously a vegetarian and im nothing like Hitler

wont be buying this game

It's called SARCASM....ever heard of the word?

V- 1; Vegetarians are a mixed lot. Most of the ones that have been vegetarians for more than a few months don't care about converting others, or have given up on it. The thing is, when someone sits down and shuts up, you don't remember it. Heck, you might not even realize they're a vegetarian if you haven't cooked for them before. It's the ones that DO bug you about it that leave an impression, though-- much the same way as most people are fine letting people have their own religion, but the few people who spend all of their time telling people how they're going to hell are the ones that leave a bad taste in your mouth.

2- You're reading into shades of meaning that aren't there. They weren't saying "hey, there's this guy who was pretty intolerant, and there's this group of people that are intolerant" (which would actually be more offensive than the ad as it is), they were saying "Hitler did this, so you shouldn't do that. Also buy our game.". Again, that's an absurd argument. Even if the argument they're making weren't stupid, putting out something so needlessly inflammatory, which will probably piss off a significant fraction of your userbase, is undoubtedly dense.

they aren't making an argument...they are being SARCASTIC

Was this based on an online flash game called meat boy? If it's like that, I would buy it.

But just because it is sarcasm, doesn't automatically make it clever or funny... Yes, it's sarcasm, but not particularly good sarcasm...

BTW, I don't think they care much about the people that might get offended because I figure they don't consider vegetarians to be part of their potential user base...

Seems like they're provocating us because they want attention. And it works. Now everybody knows the Super Meat Boy. Pretty cheeky.

IMO comparing customers to Hitler is not a good idea, unless you really want to be noticed. I smiled a little at the ad, but that's about it.

What I do find funny is that the recent episode of Yu-Gi-Oh: The Abridged Series had a few Nazi-related jokes in it. I know there's a word for this, but I'm too tired to think of it right now.

If this game doesn't bomb critically, this ad has me sold.

One of the most hilarious ads I've ever seen. I know I'm sold on the game now.

Wow, some people actually took this ad seriously. That's funny.

I'd like to eat my Meat Boy well done! Well, I'm definitely getting this whether the supposed meat ad came from the original game designers or not. And since there are no swastikas in this ad, that makes it completely legal in Germany...

That! Was! Awesome!

I'm not a vegetarian.

Also, fascism is not the way.

Put my name in the funny column. Love it.

@Adam - I know. Exactly.
Relax people. I HIGHLY doubt they meant this to be taken seriously.

@Blaze - You do have a point.
@Quakster - I could have sworn that there was a vitamin, nutrient, or something that had to be taken from meat, in someway, in the form of vitamins at least. Now I'm going to have to look that up.

@longtimegamer: Vitamins? Absolutely.

I think the "controversial" Super Meat Boy ad is humorous.

Hitler wore pants
...don't be like Hitler.

That's it.
There is no way that game is comming on to my Wii.

Hitler never played this game.
…Don't be like Hitler.

Well, that's certainly one way to attract attention to your game.

Actually, Adolph was the OPPOSITE of a vegetarian.
http://www.naturalnews.com/025163.html
(That advertisement gave me another reason to dislike Newsgrounds.)

never heard of this game before, but with an ad like this it sounds like an instant buy.

It's seems that people have a weird idea that vegetarians are pretentious and pushy, simply by virtue of BEING a vegetarian. You have to say, "sorry, no thanks I'm a vegetarian" when someone is serving meat and that can be taken badly. Many people like to get all Rush Limbaugh and cry out that they're being pushy and offensive by stating a choice; big deal. I was a vegetarian for a long time, but never pushy about it, most aren't, just a few annoying people in the first week or two of going without.

About the ad, I'm not offended, but it's not really funny though. The image alone is cool and funny the text is just kind of juvenile humor that simply isn't funny. Especially with the "don't be like Hitler" line. The first line says enough, why spell it out like we're idiots? Seems like kind of a kids joke, I think it would be more effective if it was actually MORE offensive, or more clever somehow. It's like showing a bowl of poop and saying "look at this poop! Ha!" that's not offensive enough, or funny enough. I hope the game is fun, though.

ehhh im jewish and vegetarian and i could care less.

I have a strong urge to say "Hitler was awesome! Oh wait, you meant THAT Hitler. Yeah, he sucked." In regards to the ad: its not very useful for its purposes and was likely mor eof a product of boredom.

wait....now Im curious. was he?

I Think It's Funny, and That's All That Matters

YOU'VE ALL BEEN DENIED!!! (jk)

Amen Team Meat

I love it! I am not surprised that the German Nationals are the ones who are upset by this. Nationalism is looked down upon more there than anywhere else, nowadays anyhow. Great marketing, all press is good press!

i noticed that most people seemed to miss something . . . vaggies wouldnt be buying a game called 'super meat boy' with or without this ad. all they did was appeal to the 'fan base.'

All this talk about meat is makin' me hungry. I like my Meat Boy with a beat. MMmmm blood ~;9>

This is the greatest advertisement I have ever seen ever in everness. I laughed harder than when I saw Crank 2 =D

Have I missed something? When I first read the article the advertisement was pictured in it. Has it been removed for some reason?

EDIT: Well I feel like a doofus, I'm at work and they have image hosting sites and the likes blocked. Heh

Totally awesome. Hitler had no sense of humor. Don't be like Hitler.

Simply great!
-Elmernite

It's a german cliche, Don't complain...

As a vegetarian myself, I find this incredibly amusing, since I cannot tolerate the presence of other veggie/vegans, because they are(for the most part) insufferable, know-it-all, judgemental gits. sorry ren, but it's true. "Oh, global warming, oh pesticides, oh my" maybe im a somewhat conservative vegetarian, but that's the way it is.
Also, history shows that Hitler wasn't the evil one, it was goebbels, goering, himmler, etc. Sort of like Elvis and Colonel Tom, if that makes any sense. It helps to read lots of books from many points of view.

I just went to the site. The ad wasn't removed. But the Hitler reference was. Clearly you guys got Nintendo's attention and they went over there to smack some heads.

I'm one of those people who believes no subject should be excluded from humour [I'm a vegetarian but I laugh at good vegetarian jokes, I'm the sort of person who would have taken arms against the Nazis but I enjoy jokes about them and don't think they should be taboo] but this is just lame.

Is this advert morally wrong? Hell no! Is this ad actually funny? No, it's lame. I do like the idea of edgier content for the Wii but I think bringing this along at the same time as "Mad World" is bad timing.

Personally, I think this ad is brilliant. Do I agree with it? No. Do I think it's funny? No. Would I play the game without the ad? Yes (I love the game on Newgrounds.) Do I think that this is a great way to get attention from people that wouldn't know about the game otherwise? Absolutely. It does what an ad is supposed to do, therefore I think it's brilliant.

@Corbie- I saw a Super Meat Boy trailer on the Nintendo Channel.

The fact that you can unlock Tim from Braid as a playable character in this game is cool! If they made Hitler an unlockable character then that would NOT be cool at all!

Wow.

Yeesh.

@Chicken Brutus: If I was a vegetarian, I wouldn't want to play a game entitled "Super Meat Boy" that starred a lump of ground beef. I don't see how there's no possible correlation there.

On the other hand, I think it's a pretty stupid idea for a game character in general, so... Not to say I'm not interested in the game (provided the controls don't SUCK like the Flash original).

Also, I think that the video KDR_11k linked was 1,000 times funnier than the ad this article is about.

I would also like to go on record for saying that I mostly have no problem with vegetarians, provided they don't try to force that lifestyle on me (I love me some MEAT!), but I do have a coworker who once held up my dinner by at least half an hour trying to find a restaurant in the mall that had something she could eat. She somehow managed to find something at CHILI'S of all places. Mostly because that's where I and the MOD wanted food from. I think she had to ask for a special order or something. Dunno.