Links 2004 (2003)
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Links 2004
Microsoft Game Studios' Xbox golf simulation, developed by Indie Built.
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- Suunto G9
- Contemporary reporting on Microsoft's announcement names the Suunto G9 Wristop Computer as a featured product placement in Links 2004, establishing the model rather than merely a Suunto logo in the game. (GameSpot; MeriStation) The September 2003 announcement distinguishes the G9 device from the Suunto brand mark: both were included in the placement agreement brokered by JAM International Partners. GameSpot describes player wrist-wearing as a presumption, rather than documenting it with a gameplay frame. (GameSpot, 17 September 2003) The Xbox manual's "Game Screen" page shows where the placement sits: the Alternate Ball In-Flight Screen, the readout that tracks swing speed and shot distance, carries the Suunto G9 mark and is captioned "Sponsored by Suunto", so the G9 appears as a sponsored on-screen readout rather than on a golfer's wrist, and the manual's credits add "For more info on Replacing Luck and Suunto G9, visit www.suunto.com". (Links 2004 Xbox manual, Internet Archive)
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