Samba de Amigo gets patently nutty trailer

by Justin McElroy { Jun 26th 2008 at 9:15AM }

As much as we love our friends at MTV Multiplayer, we'd like to request that they not get exclusive trailers anymore. Why? Well, like all MTV videos, the above Samba de Amigo trailer isn't viewable in the UK or Canada. Maybe we're just naive, but we think seeing crazy trailers for Wii games is an inalienable right (like hugs) and we don't think anyone's day should be be without some nutty, PaRappa-the-Rapper-goes-South-of-the-Border action ... even if they are Canadian.

We'd love to paint a word picture for our Brit friends, but honestly, there are no words in English that can accurately reflect how rad it is watching a monkey play maracas. ... Hey, don't blame us, it's your language.

Tags: gearbox, samba-de-amigo, sega

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Nanu @ Jun 26th 2008 9:34AM

Crap. I actually can't watch it cause I live in Canada...

Well, that's an annoyance.

Noshino @ Jun 26th 2008 9:52AM

This one better sell over 1 million....

Nadril @ Jun 26th 2008 9:53AM

It's still really early, I read "patently nutty" as "partial nudity" :/

PojoMofo @ Jun 26th 2008 10:48AM

Its could be partial nudity, maybe "shaking maracas" is a metaphor :)

mr nimblewick @ Jun 26th 2008 10:13AM

What I get from that trailer is there is going to be more instruments than maracas... is this the case? I would love to be mr tambourine man.

Alex @ Jun 26th 2008 10:14AM

That was insane! I WANTS! If only it had maraca peripherals though

Tycho @ Jun 26th 2008 10:30AM

No wonder I've never been able to watch these linked/embedded MTV videos.

I suppose it's for the best though, as this is a work day and I should be working.

A Pissed-off English Gamer @ Jun 26th 2008 10:52AM

"Hey, don't blame us, it's your language."

*Slowly rips paper*

Haggard @ Jun 26th 2008 11:07AM

Staring at a blank screen with 'VIDEO NOT ACCESSIBLE' scrolling along the bottom has hyped me for this game so much :P

Ethan @ Jun 26th 2008 11:07AM

I enjoyed the thumbnail.

point09micron @ Jun 26th 2008 11:23AM

I don't think it's possible for this to live up to the sheer awesomeness of the Dreamcast original. It's nice to see it back though.

WiNG [Life in a Game] @ Jun 26th 2008 11:27AM

SEGA: Makes awesome trailers, makes mediocre games.
NINTENDO: Makes mediocre trailers, makes awesome games.
BLIZZARD: Makes awesome trailers, makes awesome games... eventually.
VALVE: Promises awesome trailers... makes them eventually... pushes back awesome games... makes them 10 years later.

Obie @ Jun 26th 2008 11:33AM

Dude the Game is made by Gearbox, dumbass.

Noshino @ Jun 26th 2008 11:46AM

Obie,

Published by Sega tho, they have a lot of power over the development of the game...

"SEGA: Makes awesome trailers, makes mediocre games."

Crush had mediocre trailers and almost zero advertisement, yet it was an awesome game

Mr.ESC @ Jun 26th 2008 3:30PM

Therefore Crush was made by Nintendo.

I really loved the valve commentary.

Alex M @ Jun 26th 2008 11:29AM

Curse you, MTV!

aristokrat @ Jun 26th 2008 11:32AM

At least MTV spares our international brethren the pain of having to deal with GameVideo's horrible netcode.

Gokie @ Jun 26th 2008 12:24PM

That was... uh... well, if I wasn't already a fan of the original, I don't think that trailer would've done much to make me want the game.

Ridgecity @ Jun 26th 2008 12:40PM

"PaRappa-the-Rapper-goes-South-of-the-Border action" a little bit of geography info.

Samba is from Brazil, so the south of the border fits for Mexico but to get to Brazil you need to cross about 14 borders.

boingjones @ Jun 26th 2008 1:44PM

Check it, not The States readers.

boing @ Jun 26th 2008 1:47PM

Or click this link if it doesn't load, which it doesn't look like it is:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwK7l7g54II

Darth Abe @ Jun 26th 2008 2:30PM

It looks like Japan and Brazil had a baby.

Procopio @ Jun 26th 2008 3:51PM

Looks like Mexico and Japan had a baby, it was kidnaped by a Brazilian drug dealer from Rio de Janeiro.

brett @ Jun 26th 2008 3:27PM

I miss my dreamcast now. *sniff*

Mr.ESC @ Jun 26th 2008 3:31PM

Rock Band killer confrimed.

Mr.ESC @ Jun 26th 2008 3:31PM

*confirmed.

Procopio @ Jun 26th 2008 3:51PM

Good this will make more people think that Brazil and Mexico are the same country.

Mr Khan @ Jun 26th 2008 4:08PM

I dunno, I really kinda want this game, but rhythm games aren't the best for being long and involving

Equally, however, legend says that this is the first Wii game to use that Pay2Play service they spoke of back at GDC, which probably means it has DLC