Editor's Note: Aaron brings up a good point: Sometimes an ad can be so stupid that it's actually brilliant. Though looking at this ad reminds me of an ancient Wookie proverb, especially when playing against someone such as the Hulk: Just let the angry green giant win. -Michael

Some of the Gamervision guys were hanging out in a comic shop when they came across this advertisement in the back of a comic book:

Seeing this ad sent my mind racing. The first thing I thought was that the Hulk would get frustrated with the Wii's iffy motion-sensing capabilities and -- wrist-strap be damned -- throw the Wii Remote through the television in about two seconds. Of course, I've often wanted to do the same thing, and that's when I realized that the Hulk and I really aren't that different...

OK, that's not really how things went. When I saw the ad I thought it was one of the dumbest print ads I had ever seen. Regardless of how engrossed in the action these two are, how is seeing them play Punch-Out!! supposed to make me want to play the game? Is Thing a trusted source when it comes to finding out whether or not a game is worth a purchase? I've read a few of his reviews, and honestly, they're not that great.

But then I realized that the advertisement is brilliant. If Nintendo had put a traditional ad in that comic book it would have been seen by a very small group of folks. Instead, this off-the-wall pairing has been highlighted on several sites around the web and now has the potential to impact millions of people. When you consider that Punch-Out!! hasn't been selling very well, this seemingly stupid advertisement and the attention that it has gotten are just what the game needs.

Of course, some advertisements that appear to be stupid at first glance are actually just plain stupid. Like this one: