They say that sex sells and Nintendo were not shy of accompanying that to their Western market in the 90’s and 00’s. There have been some interesting, gross and downright silly advertisements used for the video games industry in the past and I thought I would guide you through some of Nintendo’s highlights when it came to the different Game Boy releases. It always makes me wonder who from Nintendo approved of these advertising campaigns before they hit the streets, TV and magazines. A lot of these ads are in conjunction with other companies who sell their products, so many big names have looked at these ads and thought: “Yes, that will do just nicely. Here come the big bucks.”

Game Boy Advance SP

This image was found through Reddit and was an advertisement by American superstore ‘Walmart’. The Game Boy Advance SP was a brilliant upgrade from the Game…