| BlowoverKing said: Now i'm sure someone has made a thread very similar to this at some point this is just my take on the subject.
I've been wondering for a while why the Wii U isn't selling, it's a great system with a lot of cool features that everyone would like but nobody seems to want to buy one. Some say it's because it's "not much more powerful than the HD wins" but the casual market doesn't give a crap about power. Some say it's because it has no games and I would agree to that IF it didn't have Mario. Mario is (for a casual gamer) THE reason to buy a Nintendo console with of course some shovel ware. So what is the Problem? Is it marketing then? Yes, to a certain degree. It's probably the second biggest reason because most consumers don't know it exists. So if it isn't power, games, and marketing then what is it?
The Wii!!!
Now I work in the Gaming department of my local Best Buy so my job is to get people to buy games systems regardless of my preferences. So when i'm showing people the Wii U the first words out of their mouths is "oh I didn't know about this, when did it come out?' or something to that effect. So after explaining what it is and reassuring that it in fact is NOT a regular Wii with at tablet controller I tell them all the features and games available. Honestly after I explain what it is everyone seems interested but they NEVER buy it. I've been left wondering WHY nobody pulls the trigger and gets it untill today.
Today I had a familly playing the Wii U demo and they seemed like they were having alot of fun with it so I approached them to answer any questions they had. So once I felt like they were interested buying it today I asked them " are you thinking about picking one up today?" Her response was no so I asked why. Then she said it.
"Why would I buy a Wii U when I have a Wii at home that no one plays?"
I tried to counter by saying "well the kids seem like they like the Wii U alot so maybe it will get used more." But she quickly responded that the same thing happened when they went and bought the wii.
In closing the reason the Wii U is failing is not because of power, games, or marketing... it because no one plays the Wii and that leads them to not see value in the Wii U. Now i'm not saying i'm 100% right but from my experience this is the Wii U's biggest obstical. |
Hmm good point.
But at the same time I wonder how dumb people have to be.
1. its not a Wii
2. They bought their stupid babies $90 Nike (or any other brand for that matter) shoes and shirts etc. stupid clothes! that the stupid baby can only wear for a few weeks just to go out and buy another pair of brand shit. Those people deserve to be shot :)
Btw I am pretty sure WiiU sells okayish I mean its a new system with no games that has to compete with PS3 360 and even Wii and to a lesser extend 3DS and Vita. It just has no games and noone should expect WiiU to reach 100million liftetime like Wii anyways.
You should ask your next customer if the kids play 3DS and then should convince them that the tablet screen makes the system more a 3DS than a Wii.
