Vern Fonk: Nintendo's New Marketing Exec

Every city has its own D-class celebrities. Here in Seattle, one such minor celebrity shines above the rest. Maybe it's his shiney bald head. Maybe it's his awesome dance moves. But no late night commercial celeb is more famous than Seattle's own Vern Fonk.

And his marketing genius has not gone without notice. If it works for insurance, it's gotta work for videogames, right? Farewell George Harrison (not the Beattle but the former VP of marketing at Nintendo), say hello to every-man Vern Fonk. Just another nail in Sony's coffin.

Continue reading for some more Vern Fonk classics that are sure to be turned into Nintendo commercials for upcoming releases.

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