Personally, I don’t think the Stealthy Ninja series has quite lived up to its potential. I mean, it’s really great how there’s a huge focus on being a stealthy ninja instead of just all-out combat, and how you actually get penalised for not being stealthy, but things kind of frittered off in that last game. I mean, pitting ninjas against aliens? Who thought THAT was a good idea?
And now it’s getting a new television series. So random, and I don’t know why it’s being broadcast in Australia first. Even stranger, there’s massive hype, the likes of which I haven’t seen since season 7 of Fantasy was released and we got to find out what really happened to Jon Crow. They even interviewed some people who do TV antennas in Melbourne, and they said that their offices and workmen are run off their feet with people ordering antennas. Like, people can’t just watch this online, because the marketing has turned it into a massive television event. So now I guess people are suddenly realising that they don’t have TV antennas or satellite dishes, because TV kind of took a break for a while. Big mistake! At least we don’t live in a country with TV licenses, because then they’d be in a bit of a fix.
I’m happy that the noble art of gathering around the box as a family is all taking off, but for something like Stealthy Ninja? People are getting TV antenna repair in droves because of Stealthy Ninja? I guess this just goes to show the power of a good marketing campaign, just like how people went to watch Lifepond despite the raunchy nature and language. It’s all in the marketing, and I guess Stealthy Ninja has that down pat. And the people who do Melbourne antenna repair aren’t complaining, because…well, business. Everybody wins? Huh, didn’t see that coming.