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happydolphin on 18 June 2013
S.T.A.G.E. said:
You can't bring back the Wii-style marketing without the Wii gimmick.

Here, the internet needs more knowledge:

Gimmick:

Not Gimmick:

 



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DevilRising on 18 June 2013

No, because Wii U isn't the Wii. What they need to do, is have commercials that show GAMES. It wouldn't hurt to show people using the GamePad, show it off, etc., but if people need reasons to buy the console, the GAMES are going to be it (as they always ultimately are), not the controller. Nintendo made the controller far too much the focus early on in the Wii lifecycle. That may have helped, but then again, it may have not. Just show games that people want to play, and you're golden.



S.T.A.G.E. on 18 June 2013
happydolphin said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
You can't bring back the Wii-style marketing without the Wii gimmick.

Here, the internet needs more knowledge:

Gimmick:

Not Gimmick:

 


 A gimmick is a novel device created to gain attention. They tend to be a short lived trend and everyone moves onto the next gimmick. The Wii was a gimmick. To Nintendo gamers they probably werent but if you asked a casual who more than likely isnt using their Wii any longer then you'll find out where the product really stands. The Wii was a commercial success, because to got people who dont care about gaming to game. This is a good thing, but gimmick are also made for this purpose. 



noname2200 on 19 June 2013
S.T.A.G.E. said:


 A gimmick is a novel device created to gain attention. They tend to be a short lived trend and everyone moves onto the next gimmick. The Wii was a gimmick. To Nintendo gamers they probably werent but if you asked a casual who more than likely isnt using their Wii any longer then you'll find out where the product really stands. The Wii was a commercial success, because to got people who dont care about gaming to game. This is a good thing, but gimmick are also made for this purpose. 

I forsee a bright future for you as a market analyst or game journalist.



ironmanDX on 19 June 2013
leedlelee said:
Nintendo should bring back the marketing...
Period...


This is the only comment I have and will need to read on this thread. They need to advertise both for casuals and core with some mix-up ads too. The WiiU sells for profit with a game! What are they doing?!?



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S.T.A.G.E. on 19 June 2013
noname2200 said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:


 A gimmick is a novel device created to gain attention. They tend to be a short lived trend and everyone moves onto the next gimmick. The Wii was a gimmick. To Nintendo gamers they probably werent but if you asked a casual who more than likely isnt using their Wii any longer then you'll find out where the product really stands. The Wii was a commercial success, because to got people who dont care about gaming to game. This is a good thing, but gimmick are also made for this purpose. 

I forsee a bright future for you as a market analyst or game journalist.


I love the sarcasm. :)



sethnintendo on 19 June 2013

Yes they should. Fuck that dub step music shit ads.



AZWification on 19 June 2013
AgentZorn said:
AZWification please click the "quote" button when you are responding to someone. I get confused to who you are responding to at times.

Anyways, I do think that they should bring back those commercials but I do think that Nintendo can still make good advertisements, they just need to actually try and put effort into them.


               They really need to hire new people for God's sake. The Wii U commercial are atrocious.



                
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bobgamez on 19 June 2013
S.T.A.G.E. said:
happydolphin said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
You can't bring back the Wii-style marketing without the Wii gimmick.

Here, the internet needs more knowledge:

Gimmick:

Not Gimmick:

 


 A gimmick is a novel device created to gain attention. They tend to be a short lived trend and everyone moves onto the next gimmick. The Wii was a gimmick. To Nintendo gamers they probably werent but if you asked a casual who more than likely isnt using their Wii any longer then you'll find out where the product really stands. The Wii was a commercial success, because to got people who dont care about gaming to game. This is a good thing, but gimmick are also made for this purpose. 

What you are describing is a fad, a gimmick is something is used to attract audience and is not actually put to use or is pointless. Nintendo put it to use with the first game wii sports, it was not a gimmick.



kopstudent89 on 19 June 2013

Yes, the Wii U commercials are just so so so so bad. I don't even understand what they were on about.