Anyone seen this GameStop commercial?

origamimasterjared · November 24th, 2008, 8:09 am

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJcIUXqN1bU

Just saw this commercial on TV. Harsh. Hahahaha.

Post by **origami_8** » November 24th, 2008, 10:29 am

What a beautiful present, especially if she combines it with some packs from the wall behind her

I wish I had a grandmother!

angrydemon · Post by **angrydemon** » November 24th, 2008, 12:14 pm

Oddly enough, I think I would rather get a PSP than a box filled with coloured papers with a strange man's face on the cover.

Joe the white · Post by **Joe the white** » November 24th, 2008, 5:47 pm

I saw this and the garden master 3 one this morning while watching InuYasha. I immediately recognized the blue labels on the kami packaging. Truthfully, I'd rather have paper packs over any "new gen" console/handheld video games. Its all about the graphics these days.

The guy on the box reminds me of Jason Ku somehow...

Android raptor · Post by **Android raptor** » November 24th, 2008, 7:47 pm

The ironic thing is, I'd much rather get kami over something from GameStop anyday. I've never been much of a video game person to begin with, and I'd rather not support the retailer that single-handedly KILLED the used game industry from what I've heard

Jonnycakes · Post by **Jonnycakes** » November 24th, 2008, 7:58 pm

I would rather have video games over kami and a worthless book. Some nice hanji (or...Origamido) might be a different story-but not for commercial origami paper.

BluePaper · Post by **BluePaper** » November 24th, 2008, 9:32 pm

I saw that ad last night. The moment I saw it, I knew someone would post something about it.

I would probably rather a videogame seeing as I already have plenty of paper and i don't really need (or want) a little book with simple design I already probably know.

Apperently the people at gamestop have something against origami. What did it ever do to them?

mrsriggins · Post by **mrsriggins** » November 24th, 2008, 10:45 pm

BluePaper wrote: Apperently the people at gamestop have something against origami. What did it ever do to them?

It stole some of us nerds away from them and made us want to buy ODS over the newest game

(not nerds in an offensive way mind you, I'm a nerd and I love being a nerd it rocks)

I would take the paper, I would prefer if it were something other than plain kaim, duo colored paper or tissue paper or washi or something but I'd still take it over a video game. The only video game I really like is Halo 3 and I already own it so....

Amazon · Post by **Amazon** » November 25th, 2008, 2:34 am

Hmfph. That commercial is cruel. I'd rather have some pro origami book than a PSP Anyday. At least with origami your learning something.

Oruhito · Post by **Oruhito** » November 25th, 2008, 2:40 pm

Oh my! This is HILARIOUS!!!!

Ah well. A little harsh I admit - but funny nonetheless

I love the guys face on the box: priceless! All jokes aside though I think this is a great example of how society views origami today. I surely hope that in the future, more people will 'discover' the 'New origami' and speak of it as legitimate art form. I guess this commercial shows we're not making much progress

Thanks for the post origamimasterjared! I think we should forward this to Lang, Satoshi, lafosse etc.....

angrydemon · Post by **angrydemon** » November 25th, 2008, 6:05 pm

We should turn this into a poll...

It seems that most stores are reluctant to sell complex origami books because they can only be used by experts whereas those "origami kits" can be enjoyed by beginners, which happen to outnumber the experts. Bookshelves filled with these kits all over the world are kind of giving this weird impression of origami to the world. Somehow I don't think we're promoting origami well enough. Maybe we should divide simple origami and complex origami into two different subcategories, like Lego and construction. Like tricycles and motorbikes. Like burgers and steak. Like TV and cinema. Like tobacco and crack. You know...stuff like...that. We need to educate the public that origami is "cool" so people don't make fun of it with video game commercials.

Hopefully, this was part of the "change" that Obama was talking about...

Rdude · Post by **Rdude** » November 25th, 2008, 8:49 pm

hahaha! If Obama actually made promoting origami as part of his platform that would be hilarious!

Sadarac · Post by **Sadarac** » November 26th, 2008, 12:23 am

LOL!!! how bout john mccain were to get good at origami and put that in his platform for next election LOL "Vote for McCain becuase i will Raise tazes and show you how to do origami!"

origami street racer · November 26th, 2008, 2:58 am

that ones new the one I saw was the one with all the prono the parents were finding.

(pore mom)

unknownfolder · Post by **unknownfolder** » November 26th, 2008, 3:46 am

angrydemon wrote: It seems that most stores are reluctant to sell complex origami books because they can only be used by experts whereas those "origami kits" can be enjoyed by beginners, which happen to outnumber the experts.

I had always been wondering why stores did not stock complex origami books. All I see is Fun Origami, Cool Origami (which is pretty uncool), or Origami Projects for the Whole Family, uggh. The only book i found with some complexity was the Origami Sourcebook, which had terrible diagrams.

What you said about putting it into subcategories is a brilliant idea.

Today's drawing arts are not looked down upon because people see both of its sides -- the simple and enormously detailed, but with origami all people see is simplistic things. At my school I told my friends about my interest in Origami by introducing them to the complex masterpieces (Good way to do this is by randomly sending them an e-mail with Attack of the Krakken

). I approached the rest of my school a little differently. I gave the art teacher the Lion by Hideo Komatsu that I had just recently folded and let her tell people about who folded it rather than me saying directly. This really worked.

Unfortunately I do not think people are too receptive to trying it when all they see is little kids folding cranes in kindergarten.