7mo ago

McDonald's Australia and Netflix launch Squid Game Meal

www.mediaweek.com.au

McDonald's and Netflix launch Squid Game Meal

Somehow not satire.

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Wasn't the original Squid Game a social commentary, a critique of inequalities created by capitalism in South Korea kind of like Parasite? Anyone else think it completely went over the heads of Mr Beast, Netflix, McDonalds and most of the viewers?
- Something, something, Torment Nexus
  
  Exactly.
  I wonder what their reaction would be to a tv show where a bunch of CEOs were forced to compete to the death to entertain the masses.
  Would that get a McDonald's merch tie in? I think seeing private healthcare and fast food CEO's being mown down by machine guns in a battle royale would be a real crowd pleaser.
- They made an actual reality show competition with prizing based on squid game. It's all just aesthetics to these people.
'Dare To Play’ demonstrates McDonald’s continued commitment to pushing the boundaries of customer engagement through immersive, cross-platform experiences.
Was this article written by the McDonald's marketing department?
- Most articles these days copy large sections from press-releases, yeah. Especially trade outlets.
  Here's the page on the McDonald's site for comparison: https://mcdonalds.com.au/newsroom/step-squid-game-maccas-new-meal
McDonald’s Australia and Netflix have brought the Dalgona Candy Challenge to life
Wasn't this a real game before the show just introduced it to the rest of the world? The premise of the show is that they're playing familiar children's games; it just is heavily based on a specific culture.
That game with the colored dice you have to throw and pick up look dope as shit. I wanna learn to play that.
all the fast food places are desperately trying to get people to buy their product that they can no longer afford.
I wonder why there is no mention of the price? lol
How many months of Netflix could you buy with 1 squid game meal? lololol
Why would I buy either? lololololol
- Here you go, here’s the price. It’s a bit overpriced for what you get in the meal but it’s about the same as any other meal deal they have.
  
  4,000 kj?! That's something like half an adult daily intake. Plus it's awful for you, has little nutrition. You'll just feel hungry again after a short time.
- They don’t advertise a price because it changes from store-to-store, dependant on demand, stock levels and staffing levels.
I'm just glad they're not advertising to kids
- of course not, this isn't a gambling app
Why are they cross promoting a violent mature streaming series and a children's meal?
Whoever gave this a green light should be beaten about the head with an inflatable squeaky hammer until unconscious.
- It's not a Happy Meal, it's an adult box meal.
  
  Ok, that makes more sense.
  I saw the tiny drink and small portion size, as an American, and could not wrap my mind around that being anything other than a kid's meal, because that is a kid's meal here. Obviously my understanding of a "reasonable" meal is twice the size as what an actual reasonable size is.

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