Remember how Sony said they'd have big advertising campaigns in place for the PlayStation Vita?
Well, here's one example. Today, Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC (SCEA) and Taco Bell Corp. have announced a new "Unlock the Box" promotion to give away one Vita unit for every 15 minutes. Yeah, you read that right. The fun starts on January 26 and gamers will have the opportunity to grab Sony's nifty new portable before it officially launches in North America (and other major regions) on February 22.
Said senior vice president of marketing and the PlayStation Network at SCEA, Guy Longwort:
"This partnership is the perfect way to deliver PS Vita's game changing technology directly to our passionate fans in the weeks leading up to launch. We know anticipation around PS Vita in the U.S. is reaching a fever pitch, and we're happy to be working with Taco Bell to give away one PS Vita for every fifteen minutes, ensuring thousands of gamers get their hands on the revolutionary entertainment system before it becomes available in stores."
At participating Taco Bell locations between January 26 and March 11, PlayStation fans can show up and "Unlock the Box." Codes will be placed on specially marked $5 Buck Boxes (these include a Cheesy Gordita Crunch, Crunchy Taco, Burrito Supreme, and medium fountain drink), and the codes can be entered online for an instant chance to win a Vita prize pack. The prize pack boasts a 3G/Wi-Fi Vita (apparently, it can be either/or), a copy of Little Deviants , a 4GB Memory Card, and your choice of the following titles: ModNation Racers: Road Trip , LittleBigPlanet , or MLB 12: The Show .
But there's more. You can also win through Taco Bell's mobile app by battling your buddies on Reality Fighters Dojo , an exclusive augmented reality game set on the $5 Buck Box. The other way to win is by entering an online contest that will ask you what you'd be willing to do for a Vita; consumer videos and images are submitted and placed in a gallery, where viewers can vote. Oh damn…it just popped into my head… "What would you do-o-o…for a…"
So who's up for some Mexican food? Okay, not Mexican at all but our high-fat American take on Mexican food?
Damn, I don't think there's a Taco bell near me.
So I'm hoping that Subway which usually does PS3 gaming deals, also winds up doing some kind of free Vita promotion too
In Canada if they did anything, it'd probably just be like a $5 PSN card every hour for half the number of days.
You Canadians are so lucky.
I got free maple syrup actually.
@tes
Aw, no one here is gonna win, anyways. :p Good for hype though.
@Zenchichiri
You got…. REAL… PURE… maple syrup? Damn…. I'm jealous. I'm gonna have to take a trip out to sugar-moon farm for some pancakes, real maple syrup, sausage and baked beans in their big log cabin warmed by great big fireplace.
Seriously…. small little place in Nova Scotia… amazing…. to die for. Why are the best places to eat the small, unheard of places?
vermont style maple syrup just to die for over french vanilla ice cream.
The box looks like R2-D2 theme.
Jeesh, Spiderman theme, now this? =p
(today is star wars day)
I know what ill be looking for in the parking lots of T bell. I might look like a bum or something but imma get me some free codes DAMIT ! lol
I liked when Sony teamed up with Subway for the Uncharted 3 promotion, and before that, the inFamous2 promotions because I felt like I was kind of eating healthy. This taco bell promotion will lead me to an early death if I go there as often as I went to subway.
An early, though, satisfying death!
Well here's a good reason to go out and get some Taco Bell. My brothers been talking about taco's for so long too, a win/win. Anyway, this is a good step for Sony. Get the Vita out there in everyones head now.
There goes my resolve to eat less fast food…
I do love their burrito supreme.
Yo quiero PS Vita!
oh well there goes my diet!
Where can I get more info about this campaign? I live in PR and I don't know if we apply for "major regions". Probably not… :/
Still, this is a good campaign! (At least for me…)
Is there a thing like this in Canada?
So no news about anything in Europe I reckon' 🙁
In the US you get a nice promo (even if that is not mexican food =P).
In Mexico we get a *(not)nice* bundle containing the PSV, a 4GB card and MNR for *ONLY* 440 USD.
If you only want the PSVita, you can pay *ONLY* 407 USD and have to wait until April 1st.
Mmmmmm Quesavita's
MMMmmmmmm Gorvita's
This would be worth buying even if you throw away the food. Is food the correct word to use when referring to Taco Bell?
Close enough 😉
Well done Sony! More of this please… The Vita wants to live…
Q!
"play.experience.enjoy"
I wasn't a big Taco Bell fan, until now. That $5 buck box is looking pretty good to me.
On other sites they said the URL was unlock.tacobell.com, but they must of had it earlier, but it reroutes to the main TB site.
If anyone was able to access it can you PM the official rules. I'd like to mail-in for some game piecescode right away.