| Alby_da_Wolf said: I don't know if it's the same elsewhere, and I know there are other problems, but a big obstacle for Wii U I noticed is that retailers, at least in my town, do absolutely NOTHING to make their clients realise that it's a new product, not just an expensive version of Wii. During the Xmas season, at my town's MediaWorld Wii U's, instead of having their own distinct pile, occupied a portion of the Wii's pile, why on earth should uninformed customers have thought it wasn't just another Wii? 'Nuff said. |
It's not the job of the retailers to inform people about the functionality of Wii U. That is up to Nintendo and they missed the chance to inform consumers by advertising. The current situation can't be blamed on retailers. The Wii U will be placed in the area of video games, that's enoug. Shop space is very valueable, you don't just waste a lot of free space for some new console. Every new console get's only a small chunk right next to its predecessor, that was no different with PS2 and PS3. It was different with Gamecube and Xbox, because their sections got cleared before the new consoles arrived.
A new smartphone will be placed somewhere in the smartphone section. A new laptop will be placed alongside all those other laptops. And a new vacuum cleaner also doesn'tget a special place. You get the idea. The companies behind those products have to make sure people know about their stuff and acutally want to buy it. With high demand, products will automatically be better placed, as most people will look for it. But if something doesn't sell, it won't get a better spot. It will instead vanish completely.
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