Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story is poised to be released next week, and it looks like the advertisements have already begun-- or at least leaked out. And the commercial we've seen so far is very... um...

Know what? Just see for yourself?



"They call him the Blue Bomber... because he's BLUE!" Wait, no, that's not right...

While I admittedly don't hate this ad as much as the similar Mega Man one (less brainless babble, really), I think I prefer the Japanese commercials better. But not simply for being Japanese; as one GoNintendo commenter pointed out, the first Mario & Luigi title in North America had a pretty good one, too:



Sort of touching, in a way. And is it just me, or could the "Mario" just before the game footage pass for a really young version of Captain Lou's Mario?

On the other hand, Partners in Time was just a little... ah, weird. See for yourself:



Then again, I guess that one could be considered rather normal compared to Japan's Partners in Time (aka Mario & Luigi RPG 2x2) commercial:



Finally, I suppose I would be remiss in not showing the original Japanese commercial for the first game:



I definitely like that one.

The series' commercials have definitely changed over time-- which one do you like best?