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Does Wii U have a marketing problem?

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Shadowfest3 on 01 May 2013

Hey, it looks like desperate times calls for desperate measures. I personally think it's a good idea to send a message to current Wii owners. I really want a Wii U but I don't have the money and I'm waiting for a better bundle. I'll wait to see what they offer when new games like Mario Kart Wii U and such come out.



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Bruxel on 01 May 2013

i swear its the name, the wii u as a console is amazing and one want one so bad, but the name is just to confusing. Nintendo should just start to call it the "U"

or

Super Nintendo Entertainment Cube System Wii 64UGame



 

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sethnintendo on 01 May 2013
S.T.A.G.E. said:
sethnintendo said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
ironmanDX said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
Being that the the Wii was purchased primarily by non-gamers, I doubt 85% of the owners even will see that message because the console isnt even plugged into the internet.


%85... You're kidding right?

Casuals know how to use Wi-Fi on their phones, how would the Wii be a problem? It wouldn't.

I agree with you but %85 is to damn high!!


The neilsens reported higher internet use of the PS3 and 360 use while the system was still fresh. If it was lower than the PS3 and 360 almost every year of its existence. The chances of casual use of a gimmick wearing off is about a year to two years or less if no updates come. The novelty is replaced by something else, like Ipads, Kinects and other things of that ilk.

The chances are high to me the majority of the Wii fanbase isnt plugged in.



You realize some use the Wii for Netflix, Hulu+, and Amazon? Probably just dismiss it but if anything is a gimmick it is your comments.

You have zero facts to back up your bullshit statements. This is the last time I reply to any of your bullshit comments.


Yes some and neilsens last time I check stated that the highest the Wii got was probably 2011. You're very protective of Nintendo. The PS3 has the most usage of netflix than any other console. Nielsens even stated the Ipad and I products are higher on kids agendas today than the Wii U last year.



http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/28/half-of-all-netflix-users-connect-via-a-game-console-nintendo/

http://www.destructoid.com/wii-is-the-most-popular-console-for-netflix-streaming-207510.phtml

http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2010/04/wii_least_connected_of_us_consoles Read last link. Wii is in last for consoles. However, 54% of USA Wiis were connected. How about next time you don't pull an assumption out of your ass.



S.T.A.G.E. on 01 May 2013
sethnintendo said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
sethnintendo said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
ironmanDX said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
Being that the the Wii was purchased primarily by non-gamers, I doubt 85% of the owners even will see that message because the console isnt even plugged into the internet.


%85... You're kidding right?

Casuals know how to use Wi-Fi on their phones, how would the Wii be a problem? It wouldn't.

I agree with you but %85 is to damn high!!


The neilsens reported higher internet use of the PS3 and 360 use while the system was still fresh. If it was lower than the PS3 and 360 almost every year of its existence. The chances of casual use of a gimmick wearing off is about a year to two years or less if no updates come. The novelty is replaced by something else, like Ipads, Kinects and other things of that ilk.

The chances are high to me the majority of the Wii fanbase isnt plugged in.



You realize some use the Wii for Netflix, Hulu+, and Amazon? Probably just dismiss it but if anything is a gimmick it is your comments.

You have zero facts to back up your bullshit statements. This is the last time I reply to any of your bullshit comments.


Yes some and neilsens last time I check stated that the highest the Wii got was probably 2011. You're very protective of Nintendo. The PS3 has the most usage of netflix than any other console. Nielsens even stated the Ipad and I products are higher on kids agendas today than the Wii U last year.



http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/28/half-of-all-netflix-users-connect-via-a-game-console-nintendo/

http://www.destructoid.com/wii-is-the-most-popular-console-for-netflix-streaming-207510.phtml

http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2010/04/wii_least_connected_of_us_consoles Read last link. Wii is in last for consoles. However, 54% of US Wiis are connected. How about next time you don't pull an assumption out of your ass.


As I said...2011 was the Wii's highest year according to the neilsens. It was also the last major year for the Wii.



007BondAgent on 01 May 2013

not many people will get to see this message, so it's pretty much a waste of time



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RicardJulianti on 01 May 2013
S.T.A.G.E. said:
Being that the the Wii was purchased primarily by non-gamers, I doubt 85% of the owners even will see that message because the console isnt even plugged into the internet.


You do know that Nintendo has actual numbers for how many Wii's are connected to the internet, right? I'm not entirely sure they would push out a message like that if only 15% of Wii owners would see it. Even if that number was 100% accurate, that still accounts for almost 15 million users (based off of 99m Wii's sold)...which is plenty of people.

That annoying blue light glows when you get a message too, and doesn't go away until you see it so it's not like it will go completely unnoticed either.



_crazy_man_ on 01 May 2013

If it means anything Wii U is currently 80% online.

http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/library/events/130425/03.html



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S.T.A.G.E. on 01 May 2013
RicardJulianti said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
Being that the the Wii was purchased primarily by non-gamers, I doubt 85% of the owners even will see that message because the console isnt even plugged into the internet.


You do know that Nintendo has actual numbers for how many Wii's are connected to the internet, right? I'm not entirely sure they would push out a message like that if only 15% of Wii owners would see it. Even if that number was 100% accurate, that still accounts for almost 15 million users (based off of 99m Wii's sold)...which is plenty of people.

That annoying blue light glows when you get a message too, and doesn't go away until you see it so it's not like it will go completely unnoticed either.


I was never talking about official numbers from Nintendo. I was talking based off of Nielsen reports I read. I never said 15 million was bad but support for the Wii is pretty much done. Even if its 25% still plugged in think about how many homes with mutiple consoles are using the other for their multimedia. The number dwindles further. The Kinect launch in the US must have definitely penetrated the Wii non-gamer circles so that number dwindles a little bit more between 2010-2012. 18 Million Kinects sold witin those two years? Thats crazy good. They basically sucked up a small chunk of the Wii audience for sure. During those years the PS3's netflix numbers soared to first place. The 15-20 million I speak of are probably the more serious core to moderate gamers. It doesn't have to be 100% correct but does  this make even the slightest bit of sense?



mushroomboy5 on 01 May 2013

If nintendo had done something like this around the time the wii u had launched nobody would have thought anything of it. It's not desperation it's just free advertising ffs.
People say nintendo need to get off their asses and find ways to let people know the wii u is a new console (not an upgrade) but when they do something like this, they are attacked for it????
I guess if they launched a massive tv advertising campaign (which is also something many have criticised nintendo for NOT doing) people would suddenly turn around and say they are scraping the bottom of the barrel, sinking to new levels of desperation.
No matter, I doubt nintendo give a fuck (now people will probably say 'oh but they SHOULD give a fuck!!!!').



NinjaHanzo on 01 May 2013

It's not desperation.

It is an upgrade, TOTAL DESPERATION.