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* The UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch Presentation trailer for ''VideoGame/OneTwoSwitch'' starts off with two cowboys approaching each other and preparing to do a fast draw, which looks like something for a [[WildWest Western]] video game. It turns out to be a demonstration for the "Quick Draw" minigame.

* The trailer for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 version of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' looks like a trailer for an entirely different game all together, just to show how well the graphics have improved. Only at the end, when you see Cloud's distinctive {{BFS}}, you'll realize this is FFVII.

** The reveal trailer for the Wii Fit Trainer first starts as what appears to be a trailer for a new ''VideoGame/WiiFit'' game, before pulling out to reveal Mario, Link, and Kirby holding the pose shown on screen, where upon the Trainer gets their attention before attacking them.
** Rosalina's trailer starts out with Kirby flying in space along with ''VideoGame/KirbyAirRide'' music before coming upon Rainbow Road from ''VideoGame/MarioKart'', causing the viewer to expect an ''Air Ride'' game, then an ''Air Ride/Mario Kart'' crossover. Then something shoots off a [[VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy Launch Star]], causing Kirby to crash. Luma splits off from the something and lands. Rosalina appears shortly after, and title card ''"Rosalina and Luma Launch Into Battle!"'' appears. Funnily enough, the presenter of that particular Nintendo Direct (Creator/SatoruIwata) jokes that this ended up being a happy coincidence, as he's can use it to segue into a new trailer for an actual ''Mario Kart'' game (''VideoGame/MarioKart8'', to be precise).
** ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'''s initial trailer was a recreation of the original ''VideoGame/Splatoon1'' reveal trailer, before it suddenly goes dark. As the female Inkling stops in confusion, she looks over her shoulder and is stunned; the viewer can see the Smash logo reflected in her eye, before we see that she looking at a giant flaming Smash logo with a number of veteran characters standing in front of it.
** The reveal trailer for [[Franchise/AnimalCrossing Isabelle]] was placed near the end of a Nintendo Direct, looking very much like a trailer for a new ''Animal Crossing'' game. Isabelle starts to give away the game when she mentions the mayor (Villager) being in ''Smash'', but it's still a bit before it officially confirms itself as a ''Smash'' trailer. Then trailer then becomes a DoubleSubversion, as it ends with Tom Nook in his office watching the Nintendo Direct himself, before addressing the audience and revealing an actual ''Animal Crossing'' game will be releasing next year (though [[VideoGame/AnimalCrossingNewHorizons the game in question]] would end up getting delayed a few months).
** The [[https://youtu.be/qyJ4djjQOr0 reveal trailer]] for VideoGame/BanjoKazooie's inclusion in ''Ultimate'' is a parody of [[Franchise/DonkeyKong King K. Rool]]'s [[https://youtu.be/0-gfC1upmoA own reveal trailer]], complete with VideoGame/DuckHunt in [[Franchise/{{Kirby}} King Dedede]]'s role of the [[DoubleSubversion double fake-out]].
** The reveal trailer for Pyra and Mythra opens with Rex searching for her in what could easily be mistaken as a trailer for ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles2'' DLC, until he manages to find her on a foggy version of ''Smash Bros.''[='=]s Battlefield stage, where she admits she's been hiding that she had been invited to ''Smash''.

* In the Ubisoft video conference of the 2016 [=E3=], there was [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQVPOv0IGCg a teaser]] which gives off the appearance of a Tom Clancy game, with criminal violence on the rise throughout the United States, which calls for extreme measures. "The question becomes: Who will take them?" And shortly afterwards, [[WesternAnimation/SouthPark Eric Cartman in his Coon costume]] can be seen, turning this section of the conference to ''VideoGame/SouthParkTheFracturedButWhole''.

* In a teaser trailer for ''WesternAnimation/TheSpongebobSquarepantsMovie'', it shows the Paramount logo (which the Nickelodeon movie was distributed by), then cuts to several live-action men in a submarine, using footage from ''Film/TheHuntForRedOctober'' - making the movie look like a sea epic. But then we hear the trademark laugh, and see the silhouette on a radar-tracker... and it turns out that the "submarine" is a toy that [=SpongeBob=] is playing with in the bathtub.

** The reveal trailer for [[VideoGame/AnimalCrossing Isabelle]] was placed near the end of a Nintendo Direct, looking very much like a trailer for a new ''Animal Crossing'' game. Isabelle starts to give away the game when she mentions the mayor (Villager) being in ''Smash'', but it's still a bit before it officially confirms itself as a ''Smash'' trailer. Then trailer then becomes a DoubleSubversion, as it ends with Tom Nook in his office watching the Nintendo Direct himself, before addressing the audience and revealing an actual ''Animal Crossing'' game will be releasing next year (though [[VideoGame/AnimalCrossingNewHorizons the game in question]] would end up getting delayed a few months).

* The trailer for ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossing: Toys/{{amiibo}} Festival'' is perhaps an unintentional case of this. Fans saw it and believed that it was the trailer for the eagerly-awaited Wii U installment in the series, until the screen pans to reveal board game tiles. That's right, it's a PartyGame spin-off. [[BrokenBase Reaction to this was mixed.]]

* A commercial for the episode of ''Series/TheGoldbergs'' that aired October 21, 2015 started off spoofing ''Film/BackToTheFuture'', the airdate being the day that Marty went into the future in [[Film/BackToTheFuturePartII the second film]]. However, it showed the series' title in the form of a hashtag in the lower left corner, which somewhat ruined the effect.

'''Narrator:''' [[InAWord In a time when computer animation brings us worlds of unsurpassed beauty]], one film dares to be ugly.\\

* The 2011 ''WesternAnimation/WinnieThePooh'' movie came out the same weekend as ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows'', and thus some Pooh ads started out with lightning text on a cloudy sky (like the Harry Potter movies) with taglines such as "Get ready for the final battle" and "How do you spell adventure?"... with cuts to Pooh running from bees and inverting a set of blocks from "[[TakeThat POTR]]" to "POOH". Once the film's logo appears, there's a clip of Pooh saying, "Were you expecting someone else?" (a nod to the teaser for ''Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me'', which famously tricked audiences into thinking they were watching a trailer for the highly-anticipated ''Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace''). However, in some cases, they have already shown the Walt Disney logo, which somewhat ruins the effect.

'''Narrator:''' In a time when computer animation brings us worlds of unsurpassed beauty, one film dares to be ugly.\\

'''Moe:''' ''The Simpsons Movie''... [[MundaneMadeAwesome in 2D!]] ''(looks down)'' Uh... The bunny's not breathing.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGTrKmkceiE Every]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ii_3miIdecE spoof]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tpbAeUXUzE movie]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tihG_2BSUqg EVER.]]

** A later ''Simpsons'' trailer used the ''Film/{{SpiderMan|Trilogy}}'' UsefulNotes/{{font|s}} before revealing... Spider-Pig.

* In a teaser trailer for ''WesternAnimation/TheSpongeBobSquarePantsMovie'', it shows the Paramount logo (which the Nickelodeon movie was distributed by), then cuts to several live-action men in a submarine, using footage from ''Film/TheHuntForRedOctober'' - making the movie look like a sea epic. But then we hear the trademark laugh, and see the silhouette on a radar-tracker... and it turns out that the "submarine" is a toy that [=SpongeBob=] is playing with in the bathtub.

** A later ''Simpsons'' trailer used the ''Film/SpiderMan1'' UsefulNotes/{{font|s}} before revealing... Spider-Pig.

A Trailer Spoof is when a trailer will [[BaitAndSwitch try to hook your attention]] by pretending to be a trailer for a well known movie franchise, or a highly-anticipated blockbuster film. Then anywhere from half-way to three quarters through comes TheReveal: it's actually a trailer for a perhaps not-so-anticipated comedy movie. (It's almost always some form of comedy, dramas and straight action/adventure films take themselves too seriously to try this sort of thing.)

* The 2011 ''WesternAnimation/WinnieThePooh'' movie came out the same weekend as ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows'', and thus some Pooh ads started out with lighting text on a cloudy sky (like the Harry Potter movies) with taglines such as "Get ready for the final battle" and "How do you spell adventure?"... with cuts to Pooh running from bees and inverting a set of blocks from "[[TakeThat POTR]]" to "POOH". Once the film's logo appears, there's a clip of Pooh saying, "Were you expecting someone else?" (a nod to the teaser for ''Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me'', which famously tricked audiences into thinking they were watching a trailer for the highly-anticipated ''Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace''). However, in some cases, they have already shown the Walt Disney logo, which somewhat ruins the effect.

* PlayedForHorror with the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6eB0JT1DI4 first trailer]] for ''Film/{{Brightburn}}'', whose first half is consciously meant to evoke the trailers for ''Film/ManOfSteel''. A very Music/HansZimmer-esque score plays over shots of [[EverytownAmerica rural Kansas]] while a young boy is told by his parents that, while he may feel different and alone, he was a gift who is destined to do great things. The trailer also emphasizes that producer Creator/JamesGunn was the "visionary director of ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy''". Then the second half of the trailer kicks in, the music turns a lot more ominous, and it becomes clear that the young SupermanSubstitute in the trailer is a CorruptedCharacterCopy as he starts acting like a CreepyChild and eventually killing people.

* The 2011 movie ''Film/TheMuppets'' went crazy with this:

* The trailer for ''WesternAnimation/ChickenLittle'' opened with the exact same sequence used in the teaser trailer for ''Film/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy'', another Disney production.

-->'''Narrator:''' Once upon a time, a man drew [[MickeyMouse a little mouse]] and his animated vision enchanted children of all ages. This summer, that man will be ''spinning in his grave''.

* The start of the trailer for ''Machinima/RedVsBlue: Recreation'' starts off looking identical to the trailer for ''Reconstruction'', right up until Caboose causes an explosion.

* Several trailers for ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosForNintendo3DSAndWiiU'' pulled this off in different ways:
** The first trailer starts by showing the ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' logo in view before flashing to a scene from ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossing''. The Villager is seen picking up his mail, and upon reading the letter, rushes across town, leaving the letter behind. It then reveals that the letter has a ''Super Smash Bros.'' icon on it before the trailer really kicks off.
** The reveal trailer for the Wii Fit Trainer first starts as what appears to be a trailer for a new ''VideoGame/WiiFit'' game, before pulling out to reveal Mario, Link, and Kirby holding the pose shown on screen, where upon the Trainer gets their attention before attacking them.
** Rosalina's trailer starts out with Kirby flying in space along with ''VideoGame/KirbyAirRide'' music before coming upon Rainbow Road from ''VideoGame/MarioKart'', causing the viewer to expect an ''Air Ride'' game then an ''Air Ride/Mario Kart'' cross over. It helped that in the Nintendo Direct installment that featured the trailer, Creator/SatoruIwata introduced it by saying, "The last title to show is one coming out next year you are probably familiar with. Please take a look." (''VideoGame/MarioKart8'' was released in the same year as both ''Smash'' games.) Then something shoots off a [[VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy Launch Star]], causing Kirby to crash. Luma splits off from the something and lands. Rosalina appears shortly after, and title card ''"Rosalina and Luma Launch Into Battle!"'' appears. (After the trailer, Iwata admitted, "We didn't discuss what other content would be included in this Nintendo Direct with ''Smash Bros.'' director Creator/MasahiroSakurai, but he must have figured it was about time to show more on ''Mario Kart 8'' when he created that video. I have to give Mr. Sakurai some credit, because [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mU7tXqYplA8 here is the latest video]] for ''Mario Kart 8''. Please take a look.")
** The reveal trailer for Robin starts with Lucina (also playable) dueling with Captain Falcon, who has laid Chrom out like a floor mat. Chrom laments, "Guess I'll get my chance... another day..." shortly before it's revealed that he's in, too, as part of Robin's Final Smash.
** ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'''s initial trailer was a recreation of the original ''VideoGame/{{Splatoon}}'' trailer, before it suddenly goes dark. As the female Inkling looks over her shoulder in confusion, the Smash logo is seen reflecting in her eye, which is revealed to be a giant flaming Smash logo with a number of veteran characters in front of it.
*** The reveal trailer for [[VideoGame/AnimalCrossing Isabelle]] was placed near the end of a Nintendo Direct, looking very much like a trailer for a new ''Animal Crossing'' game. Isabelle starts to give away the game when she mentions the mayor (Villager) being in ''Smash'', but it's still a bit before it officially confirms itself as a ''Smash'' trailer. But if this trope is the subversion of a trailer, we then get a DoubleSubversion in the form of an actual ''Animal Crossing'' game (later revealed to be ''New Horizons'') being confirmed immediately afterward.
*** The [[https://youtu.be/qyJ4djjQOr0 reveal trailer]] for VideoGame/BanjoKazooie's inclusion in ''Ultimate'' is likewise a parody of [[Franchise/DonkeyKong King K. Rool]]'s [[https://youtu.be/0-gfC1upmoA own reveal trailer]], complete with VideoGame/DuckHunt in [[Franchise/{{Kirby}} King Dedede]]'s role of the [[DoubleSubversion double fake-out]].
*** The [[https://youtu.be/sdgdxaIkU5g trailer]] opens with Rex searching for Pyra could easily be mistaken for ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles2'' DLC or sequel until Pyra revealed she had been invited to ''Smash''.
* The trailer for ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossing: Toys/{{amiibo}} Festival'' looked like a long-awaited Wii U main ''Animal Crossing'' title, until the screen pans to reveal board game titles. That's right, it's another Creator/{{Nintendo}} PartyGame. [[BrokenBase Reaction to this was mixed.]]

-->-- '''Jason Segel''', ''Film/TheMuppets''

--->''(Fully CGI sequence of a bunny [[TastesLikeDiabetes dancing with flowers to the]] "[[PublicDomainSoundtrack Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy]]".)''\\

** A trailer for ''Film/AustinPowersInGoldmember'' began in a manner similar to the opening credits of ''Film/{{Goldfinger}}''. Which in turn led MGM to sue New Line for copyright infringement. The suit was settled and in exchange, the trailer to ''Film/DieAnotherDay'' was attached to all prints of ''Goldmember''.

* The trailer for ''WesternAnimation/AquaTeenHungerForceColonFilmForTheaters'' went so far to identify itself as ''Film/SpiderMan2'' in the text crawl while the narrator reads the correct name.

* Downplayed with the first teaser trailer for ''VideoGame/BioShockInfinite''. It opens with an underwater city and a man in a diving suit, suggesting that ''Infinite'' will take place in Rapture like the first and second games. Then a ''giant goldfish'' pops up...oh wait, that's a just a normal goldfish and the protagonist was just looking into a fishbowl. It's quickly revealed that the real setting of the game is a [[FloatingContinent floating city]].

* Downplayed with the first teaser trailer for ''VideoGame/BioShockInfinite''. It opens with an underwater city and a man in the diving suit, suggesting that ''Infinite'' will take place in Rapture like the first and second games. Then a ''giant goldfish'' pops up...oh wait, that's a just a normal goldfish and the protagonist was just looking into a fishbowl. It's quickly revealed that the real setting of the game is a [[FloatingContinent floating city]].

** Two more trailers were also spoofs of the ones for ''Film/TheHangoverPartII'' & ''Film/GreenLantern''. After releasing a proper trailer, they [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHqLcEtt368 did it again]], this time masquerading as ''[[Literature/TheMillenniumTrilogy The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo]]''.

*** The [[https://youtu.be/sdgdxaIkU5g trailer]] opens with Rex searching for Pyra could easily be mistaken for VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles2 DLC or sequel until Pyra revealed she had been invited to Smash.
* The trailer for ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossing'': Toys/{{amiibo}} Festival looked like a long-awaited Wii U main ''Animal Crossing'' title, until the screen pans to reveal board game titles. That's right, it's another Creator/{{Nintendo}} PartyGame. [[BrokenBase Reaction to this was mixed.]]