This hasn't bothered me, mostly because the mainline Yakuza games are taking place in a modern-day, realistic setting. It doesn't bother me seeing Boss Coffee in konbinis in the game because it's a real product, it bothers me because that coffee sucks ass. They have photos for item icons for lots of things like sushi that are generic, and then also the brand-specific stuff. It feels more slice-of-life and less obtrusive than the FF15 Cup Noodle nonsense.
it works in pikmin since it is earth after a horrible event has occurred, with humans seemingly not being present. the products just being left there is part of the mystery of what happened. they are mainly just random items you would see laying about like bottle caps, a box of bowser branded matches, a floopy disc, mushrooms and potatoes. it's just real life things. the switch port has those things removed and replace with generic made up brands. but the best part was the crazy names like courage reactor [double a duracell battery] cupid's grenade [a cherry], meat of champions [ a slice of ham] remembered old buddy [R.O.B.'s head] and so many more.
Do they still make Bawls? I haven't seen it in years. I knew about that even before I'd ever heard of Red Bull through gaming magazines. A couple of the variants were pretty decent, but the gamer stereotype and goofy name definitely limited their marketability.
They do I sometimes find it at FYE, gaming cafes, and Game Xchange stores stateside (which are all rare and dying T_T) if I do come across it. I have always heard their root beer was great, but never got a chance to try it.
