Nintendo's first Super Bowl ad promotes the Switch, a crossover between a home console and portable gaming device, a month ahead of its debut.
Nintendo had a lot riding on the $299 Switch, as its previous console, the Wii U, was widely regarded as a flop.
This spot, by Leo Burnett and released in full on Feb. 1, features a 20-something-year-old who wakes up and immediately reaches for his Switch to play the coming "Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild" video game, then moves to the living room, where he docks the tablet to play on the TV. The ad features a new song, "Believer," by Imagine Dragons.
Between the spot, the console itself and demand for a new "Zelda" game, the Switch became Nintendo's fastest-selling new console yet, moving 906,000 units in the U.S. in March. Nintendo's original Wii ultimately sold more than 100 million units.
Nintendo posted a 90-second version of the ad on YouTube.
BRAND: Nintendo
YEAR: 2017
AGENCY: Leo Burnett
SUPERBOWL: LI
QUARTER AIRED: Q4