It seems Nokia just can’t win with its mobile gaming/cell phone hybrid the N-Gage. According to MobileMag, the Advertising Standards Authority has banned the Nokia ads that show various locations with subtext that described what happened there, i.e. a bathroom with the text “this is where I missed the rim” or a bus stop with “this is where I got further with Lara than anyone else.”
Apparently some folks had complained that the ads are sexually suggestive, or evoke situations in which crimes may have occurred, reminding victims of their suffering.
Don’t worry — in case you’ve never heard of the Advertising Standards Authority, that’s because it’s a UK agency. We here in the US are still able to see these ads – bad as they may be (in quality, not taste).